What is Your Biggest Comeback?
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Jeff Plumb Asked 17 years ago
Tell us all the details about your biggest comeback. Who were you playing? What was the tournament and what was the one thing that turned the match back in your favour?
Jeff Plumb Answered 17 years ago
I was playing Paul Langely in the Australian National Championships. I was down 2 sets to love and he had just hit a screaming winner to go up 19-11 in the third. I really believed the match was gone after that point and I think that is what turned the match around. I started playing better with less pressure on myself and fought back to 19 all. I lost the next point but managed to save the match point to level again at 20 all. Then I won the next 2 points and took the set. From there I didn't look back and ended up giving him a hidnig in the 5th set winning 21-5.
It turned out to be a great win as over the next decade Paul Langley went on to win many Australian National Titles and represented Australia at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.
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