04 / GIL KITA
THE MINDSET.
A lost set and a 1–4 deficit — and a match still won.
Pressure is the part of the match I prepare for.
In the third qualifying round in Vienna I was a set down, trailing 1–4 and facing 15–40. I stayed in the match, won it, and went on to reach the final.
I play better when the pressure rises. I run for every ball and I don’t accept a lost point until it is lost. When a match gets difficult, I go back to the work I have done and commit to the next ball.
“Every move matters.”— GIL KITA
VIENNA / THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND
5–71–415–40
I won that match. Then I went on to reach the final.
THE RESET
“I’ve done the work. Go for it.”— GIL KITA