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Commencement Address by Roger Federer

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At Dartmouth College, the retired tennis champion offered his thoughts on winning and losing.

"In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80 percent of those matches," Federer said. "Now, I have a question for all of you. What percentage of the points do you think I won in those matches?"

The answer was 54 percent.

"In other words," he said, "even top-ranked tennis players win barely more than half of the points they play. When you lose every second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot."

He went on, "The truth is, whatever game you play in life, sometimes you’re going to lose. A point, a match, a season, a job….The best in the world are not the best because they win every point. It's because they know they'll lose again and again, and have learned how to deal with it."

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Team Entries for Summer 2024/25 Season Now Open! 

Club Contacts have been sent details and the online link for entering teams for next season. Closing date is Tuesday 30 July 2024 (the last round of this season). The Summer 2024/25 Season will be a 10-team draw and will commence on Tuesday 20 August 2024. 

Hope Stewart Awarded MEMRLTA Life Membership

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Secretary Fiona Dwyer (right) presents President Hope Stewart (left) with her Life Membership Award

At the recent Committee meeting, Hope was presented with Life Membership which had been announced at the AGM. Hope, who joined the MEMRLTA Committee in 2003, had been unable to attend the AGM at the last moment due to COVID. As one committee member commented, she would have taken out all of MEMRLTA had she attended!

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