My Little Project: Keeping Tabs on Felix’s Scores
So, I got into following Felix Auger-Aliassime’s matches pretty closely lately. It wasn’t enough just to know if he won or lost. I got curious about the actual scores, you know? How close were the sets? Was it a blowout or a real fight? Decided I wanted to keep track myself, just for my own interest.
At first, I did what everyone does. Just checked the scores online after the match finished. Plenty of sports websites show that. But I wanted something a bit more hands-on, something I put together myself. Felt like I’d pay more attention that way.
So, I started simple. Grabbed an old notebook and just started jotting things down. Date, opponent, tournament, and the set scores. Like, 6-4, 7-5, something like that. Added a W or L for Win or Loss. Super basic stuff.
After a few matches, I thought, maybe a digital way is better. Easier to look back. So, I opened up a spreadsheet program on my computer. Made columns for the same things:
- Date
- Tournament
- Opponent
- Round
- Final Score (Set by Set)
- Result (Win/Loss)
I started filling it in after each match he played. It became a little routine. Watch the match or check the result, then spend maybe five minutes updating my sheet. Sometimes, if I found easy-to-access stats like aces or double faults, I’d add columns for those too. But I didn’t want to make it complicated. The main goal was just tracking the scores consistently.
Finding the scores was easy, usually on the official tour website or major sports news sites. Just had to be consistent where I looked to get the formatting similar each time. It wasn’t hard work, more like a small habit.
Doing this actually made following his matches more engaging. I wasn’t just looking at the end result. I could quickly glance at my sheet and see, “Ah, lots of tiebreaks recently,” or “He had a strong run on clay last year based on these scores.” It gave me a different perspective than just reading headlines.
It’s nothing fancy, really. Just a personal log. But it satisfies my curiosity and makes me feel a bit more connected to following his performance throughout the season. Seeing the raw scores I’ve tracked myself tells a simple story that I find quite interesting. It’s a small thing, but I enjoy maintaining it.
