So yesterday morning I’m sipping coffee thinking, “Damn, when can I catch Adrian Mannarino playing live next?” Got this sudden urge to watch his matches. Here’s how I hunted down his schedule like a detective.
The Wild Goose Chase Begins
First thing I did? Grabbed my phone and googled “Adrian Mannarino tennis schedule.” Easy peasy, right? Wrong. The ATP website popped up, but man that site feels like navigating a maze. Tiny text, dates all over the place. Scrolled forever trying to spot his name among hundreds.
Then I remembered this tennis app I downloaded ages ago. Opened it up, typed his name… spinner just kept spinning. Refreshed twice – nada. Totally blank. Deleted the app right then. Ugh.
Timezone Headache
Okay, let’s try his official Twitter. Scrolled through weeks of French tweets about practice sessions and sponsor stuff. Finally found tournament mentions! But guess what? Dates, no times. And all in Europe local time. Seriously? Now I gotta convert everything?
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My Conversion Disaster:
- Saw “17:00 CEST” for Lyon match
- Punched numbers into timezone converter
- Forgot daylight saving exists
- Ended up setting alarm for 2 AM instead of 11 AM
Double-checked on some tennis forum deep in page 3 of Google results. Random user post saved me from total miss. Why make it so complicated?
Finally Got ‘Em
Switched to my laptop for bigger screen. Slammed “Adrian Mannarino + [tournament names]” into search bar. Hours later, pieced together his next three weeks:
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Upcoming Appearances
- Cordoba Open: Feb 5th – Probably afternoon their time (so my morning)
- Rio Open: Week after – Evening sessions start late for me
- Delray Beach: End of month – Perfect prime time viewing
Saved all dates into phone calendar with THREE reminders per match. Set notifications for “ATP Live” account too. Never trusting single source again.
Biggest takeaway? Tracking tennis players shouldn’t require CIA-level investigation. Tournaments – just post clear times WITH timezones. Is that too much to ask? Anyway, alarm’s set. Not missing Mannarino’s next slice magic.
