"Tennis Interruptus"

Your TennisTitan was itching to play today. Having watched so much Wimbledon recently with no opportunity to play, this week was torture for the 'boisterous behemoth.' How accommodating for the 'Ad Man,' Mitch Leiser to include TT on his afternoon card both today and tomorrow. Merci! Or do I mean Mercy!? Titan and his goomba Joe 'Gimpy Knees' Cruz paired for three scintillating sets at Edgemont HS against Monsieur Mitch and his stalwart, Nathan 'King of Queens' Heilweil. The boys from Yonkers got off to a slow start dropping the opener (3-6) before 'GK' had hardly sipped his rum in coke. TT relies on Advil to dull the pain in his aching bones prior to the contest whereas 'GK' is more imaginative with his refreshment breaks at change overs. TT/'GK' elevated their game in set two to bring about a more favorable result (6-3). Titan had a good mix of 'pop' on his first serve and had the 'folly floater' working to keep the opposition at bay. 'GK's soft hands suddenly became more effective and TT displayed his deadly left handed running forehand on two occasions for winners. 'KQ's effective serve, along with his consistent play from the back court had Titan/'GK' back on their heels after an early break in the third set. 'Ad Man's slice backhand was a similarly effective tool in turning the tide of the match. Down 3-5 and unaware that there were time constraints, TT/'GK' rallied to level the contest at (5-5) only to have Monsieur Mitch be a bitch. "Adieu, mon frere, I must get a part for my car before the store closes." As a tired threesome retreated to their cars minutes after 'Ad Man' had departed for Auto Zone, TennisTitan was overheard explaining 'coitus interruptus' to 'Gimpy Knees' as the 'King of Queeens' pondered aloud if he were "entitled to a reduced EZ-Pass fare" on his ride back to Queens.