Answerbag describes an unforced error as follows: “In tennis when a player flat out makes an error which is not a result of an action by his/her opponent, it’s referred to as an unforced error. An example might be a ground stroke hit directly into the net or out-of-bounds when the player was in the perfect position to return the ball for a winner. Reducing the unforced errors is the best way a player can improve his/her game. In some sports it is referred to as beating yourself.”
Fazeer Mohammed’s firing was an unforced error. CNMG went out of it’s way to get in front of a speeding truck to destroy one of the few real assets that it possesses. How does one recover from an unforced error? Well I’m no tennis aficionado but I imagine the first thing you must do is get over the error and not let it affect the rest of your game. Depending on when the error is made it could cost you a point and sometimes it could even cost you the set and or the whole match. And of course your opponent can also make unforced errors. Some people think Dr Rowley’s description of Hurricane Tomas as a cloud was an unforced error. Luckily you can make unforced errors in politics, and marketing and life and still win. Sometimes.
