Thanks for the post. Although I completely understand the position that there are things over which we have “some control”, (tennis match) this perspective is actually contrary to stoicism.
Using the tennis match as an example, winning or losing is not in our control at all. What is in our control is the amount of preparation, both physically and mentally, that was expended to prepare. That is where control ends.
Control ends at the very moment that anything other than your mind is one of the variables that produces an outcome. With stoicism, there are only two states — those things that are in our control, and those that are not. Everything in between these things, or the realm of “some control”, is not stoic. Rather, it is an attempt to hold on to the false feeling of control in an effort to comfort oneself.
Hope this helps, and best of fortune in your journey.
