Good match, seems like the pips disturbed a bit the tempo and made you (and Dev) miss some forehand shots. Also, the fact that pips don't have the same grip as inverted rubbers mess a bit with the muscle memory when they push, or at least it's happened to me, lifting too much or not enough. Dev's no-spin blocks were nasty when happened, very hard to return and react, but you had the upper hand when it came to forehand to forehand rallies. It was very close.
Good match, seems like the pips disturbed a bit the tempo and made you (and Dev) miss some forehand shots. Also, the fact that pips don't have the same grip as inverted rubbers mess a bit with the muscle memory when they push, or at least it's happened to me, lifting too much or not enough. Dev's no-spin blocks were nasty when happened, very hard to return and react, but you had the upper hand when it came to forehand to forehand rallies. It was very close.