He hadn’t been ahead much in this game and part of him wanted to savour it. He served again, but Suki’s return landed well away from his racket and the desire to reach it left him panting. The same thing happened with the next three balls and it sealed her victory. It hurt him to admit it, but he had been beaten by a better player. William Lawton could run Suki close but she always seemed to have an extra reserve to draw on, and even on those odd occasions when he played well, she could always go that little bit further. After two sets, Suki still looked gorgeous and when she released the sweaty headband and shook out her curly, golden-coloured locks, a younger man than him might interpret such a gesture as a come-on. She had always been a good tennis player and had received coaching from the age of eight, but now about to turn thirty and having spent too many years as a London socialite, partying hard and staying out much later than was good for her, he hoped it would slow her down, weaken her game and give him half a chance but alas, not today.
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