Ah, that old system! Hand-in, hand-out at nine points was a test of nerve. You only scored on your serve, so matches were long, strategic battles. Then, around 2004, they made it point-a-rally to eleven for more speed and excitement for television.
But I tell you, the old way built stronger minds. I won the 1998 Gangtok club final 10-8 in the fifth set, and that last rally on my opponent's hand-in... the silence before the stroke! These new rallies, they don't teach that same patience.
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