TWO friends going head-to-head in a tennis final say flipping a coin is the best way to tip a winner.
Warrnambool duo Elyssa Mutton, 12, and Adele McNamara, 11, made it through to the under 12 girls' consolation final at their home tournament after winning matches on Wednesday.
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They will play in a final on Thursday.
"One day she beats me and one day I beat her," Elyssa said.
"It's never that she's always going to beat me or I am always going to beat her."
Adele agreed and expects Thursday's decider to go down-to-the-wire.
"I think we'll have lots of great rallies and there's no certain winner," she said.
"It will be pretty even."
The pair, among a host of home-grown entrants in the Warrnambool Grasscourt Open, have played against each other "many times" during their fledgling careers.
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Elyssa has competed since she was eight and Adele took up the sport at four.
Elyssa, who is preparing to start high school at Emmanuel College, said Adele was a skilful opponent.
"I reckon she's got some pretty hard shots, especially her forehand," she said.
Adele said Elyssa would keep her guessing while on court.
"She has lots of good tactics and her serve is really strong," she said.
The emerging players, who follow Australian ace and world number one Ash Barty, will compete at regionals in Horsham this summer.
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But in the meantime they're happy to spend an extended period on their home courts.
"I have lots of friends at tennis and I know most people here and I enjoy the matches," Adele said.
Elyssa said it helped build her repertoire.
"I enjoy playing here because there's so many hard people to play against," she said.
"It's a really good experience for me and I also have many friends here."
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