It felt almost poetic seeing Ian being the last man standing on the last match of this channel. Thanks for all the entertaining content over the years.
Just incredible. Totally speechless about how these guys did what they did. I don't want to spoil it for the rest, but I'll say this; thank you Ben and Chris for the entertainment. Ben you're just a cardio monster on the tennis court and to think that you've played 2 matches before this during the last 2 days, is really a testament to not just your fitness, but everything that you stand for. Cheers! M
Great match and great effort by both players! It's sad to see the channel go, but thanks to Ian, Mark and the team for all the entertainment you've provided. The format of the channel was really excellent for showcasing amateur tennis.
Wow, what an incredible match! Crazy impressed and inspired to see what MEP has done with his game - the willingness to come out of his comfort zone and move forward like that. I can only imagine how much harder that makes him to beat. And I’m sure it doesn’t hurt his doubles game either:). Hope he keeps it up. As for Chris, what grit, determination, fierce competitiveness, and desire to win! He battled himself and his opponent. He beat MEP the hardest imaginable way….by out grinding him. So refreshing to see both competitors test their physical and mental willpower at this level. And both showed so much class and sportsmanship! Very memorable last match on RT. Thanks for all of your efforts and wishing you all the best moving forward.
Thank you all so, so, so much for the ride. This was a grueling, dramatic match to end off on for now. Love this channel and every bit of effort you all poured into it.
What a great match to end on. Respect to both players. Seemed to me like after that first set Chris both loosened up but also figured out the rhythm of MEP. First time I've seen someone fight MEP fire-with-fire style almost. Thanks for all the great matches on the channel! Best wishes in the New Year to everyone who made all of this possible!
Crazy match, and a nice sign off for this channel. Fitting that what appeared to be the most exhausting match on this channel featured MEP. One that seemed to exhaust even the man himself (and even me on this side of the screen 🙂).
Great battle 👏 It’s the end of an era, bummer there won’t be more matches on this channel. Many thanks to Ian, his team and all the players for putting on great shows the past few years 🙏
This set has turned into MEP vs MEP (Spy vs Spy??)! At 13:00 minutes, MEP wore out one commentator! LOL At 20:00 another commentator down... Most Exhausting Player versus Most Exhausted Player?? Not sure which player was which! LOL Not much to say other than somehow as tired as Chris was, he gutted it out! I'll bet Ben will admit how tired he was, too, on the interview video next... Huge respect to both guys and to Ian and the gang for producing so much good content over the life of RT! Sorry to see it go!
Great match. So sad to see everyone leaving the commentator booth. Chris was such a good sport. MEP succeded in exhausting his opponent. MEP had to be bleeped a lot more; don' t think the other videos had as much profantiy. He also made some surprising errors going wide/long.
Great grindy match. Congrats to Chris. Maybe Ian will keep the channel up-I must might go back and watch some earlier matches. The upside of an old and poor memory is I don't remember who won most of the matches!
Lesson: develop an overhead, or get really, really fit. If either guy had a working overhead on a non-trivial ball, they could have finished so many more points.
I get that u can't continue this content profitably but just wanted to say what other have: that there are fan out there that watch all 3 episodes till the end and enjoy every second. I'll miss this...
Say whatever you want about MEP, he has improved dramatically in the last couple years. He is still playing the most frustrating form of tennis known to mankind, BUT, his power and placement have improved a lot. Great match!
@ if you were on the receiving end you would see the difference. He plays a very frustrating backboard game. That said, in the past, he had no passing shots. When he goes down the line, they are very flat and zippy.
Wow these two have absolutely horrible form and technique but makes up for it by being very fast and anticipating well They are gonna be hardstuck at this level if they dont improve their stroke mechanics
Awesome last match to put on the channel . @realtennis: please know that I have started trying Diadem balls here in Belgium because of you (even though they are only imported by one guy, my stringer :D ). So maybe they should just pay you more for the sponsorships!
It felt almost poetic seeing Ian being the last man standing on the last match of this channel. Thanks for all the entertaining content over the years.
Excellent fight. Thank you Ian for several years of excellent tennis matches.
Just incredible. Totally speechless about how these guys did what they did. I don't want to spoil it for the rest, but I'll say this; thank you Ben and Chris for the entertainment. Ben you're just a cardio monster on the tennis court and to think that you've played 2 matches before this during the last 2 days, is really a testament to not just your fitness, but everything that you stand for.
Cheers!
M
Can’t believe this is the last match for the channel . Will miss it !
Such a nice match up too.
Great match and great effort by both players! It's sad to see the channel go, but thanks to Ian, Mark and the team for all the entertainment you've provided. The format of the channel was really excellent for showcasing amateur tennis.
I love the sportsmanship and positivity from these two. Great match!
Thanks for all the matches over the years. I enjoyed everyone of them.
The sadness of Ian left alone the last match, oh my..
Wow, what an incredible match! Crazy impressed and inspired to see what MEP has done with his game - the willingness to come out of his comfort zone and move forward like that. I can only imagine how much harder that makes him to beat. And I’m sure it doesn’t hurt his doubles game either:). Hope he keeps it up.
As for Chris, what grit, determination, fierce competitiveness, and desire to win! He battled himself and his opponent. He beat MEP the hardest imaginable way….by out grinding him.
So refreshing to see both competitors test their physical and mental willpower at this level. And both showed so much class and sportsmanship!
Very memorable last match on RT. Thanks for all of your efforts and wishing you all the best moving forward.
Thank you Real Tennis for all the great matches over the years. Hope to see more one day
This coulda went either way!!!! Thank you for entertaining RT & ET universe!!!
Thank you all so, so, so much for the ride. This was a grueling, dramatic match to end off on for now. Love this channel and every bit of effort you all poured into it.
A very fitting match to finish on. Thanks to all the people involved for making this happen ❤
What a great match to end on. Respect to both players. Seemed to me like after that first set Chris both loosened up but also figured out the rhythm of MEP. First time I've seen someone fight MEP fire-with-fire style almost. Thanks for all the great matches on the channel! Best wishes in the New Year to everyone who made all of this possible!
Great match guys. Lots of respect for those two warriors!!! Thanks Ian.
Crazy match, and a nice sign off for this channel. Fitting that what appeared to be the most exhausting match on this channel featured MEP. One that seemed to exhaust even the man himself (and even me on this side of the screen 🙂).
Truly a GREAT MATCH and two awesome people Chris and Ben are incredible!!!!
Amazing match. Congrats Ben, Chris and Ian.
Great battle 👏
It’s the end of an era, bummer there won’t be more matches on this channel. Many thanks to Ian, his team and all the players for putting on great shows the past few years 🙏
This set has turned into MEP vs MEP (Spy vs Spy??)!
At 13:00 minutes, MEP wore out one commentator! LOL
At 20:00 another commentator down...
Most Exhausting Player versus Most Exhausted Player?? Not sure which player was which! LOL
Not much to say other than somehow as tired as Chris was, he gutted it out! I'll bet Ben will admit how tired he was, too, on the interview video next...
Huge respect to both guys and to Ian and the gang for producing so much good content over the life of RT! Sorry to see it go!
I loved this series, very entertaining RT!
Wow, that was a great display of mental toughness and physical stamina.
Great way to go out. They really battled it out, inspiring stuff from both of them.
MEP coming to the net aggressively that's something new 👍.
awesome set. the "old style", crazy third game.
Great match guys!
What a nail-biter. We love you all, Real Tennis will be missed immensely!
Chris is nuts. Did he just say that it was really fun? That’s a different kind of crazy. Great perseverance in getting the win.
Great match. So sad to see everyone leaving the commentator booth. Chris was such a good sport. MEP succeded in exhausting his opponent. MEP had to be bleeped a lot more; don' t think the other videos had as much profantiy. He also made some surprising errors going wide/long.
Yeah, MEP was probably showing signs of wear and fatigue from the three matches in two days.
Holy smokes, what a great match 👏
Not a pretty match, but probably the most intense one on the channel. It's hard to imagine grinding to a win against MEP from a 1-6 first set.
Great grindy match. Congrats to Chris. Maybe Ian will keep the channel up-I must might go back and watch some earlier matches. The upside of an old and poor memory is I don't remember who won most of the matches!
How long was this in real time?
MEP is so efficient just standing in the middle, bunting balls
Lesson: develop an overhead, or get really, really fit. If either guy had a working overhead on a non-trivial ball, they could have finished so many more points.
Spoiler
Chris stamina and consistency eventually prevailed. This was an awesome match to close the channel. Congratulations to all involved.
I get that u can't continue this content profitably but just wanted to say what other have: that there are fan out there that watch all 3 episodes till the end and enjoy every second. I'll miss this...
Good game!
Say whatever you want about MEP, he has improved dramatically in the last couple years. He is still playing the most frustrating form of tennis known to mankind, BUT, his power and placement have improved a lot. Great match!
What power? I see none.
@ if you were on the receiving end you would see the difference. He plays a very frustrating backboard game. That said, in the past, he had no passing shots. When he goes down the line, they are very flat and zippy.
@@msalvs naive lol
One of the best matches
Of all time
👏👏👏
The drop shot is another new weapon
I feel like Chris is always moving backwards on his FH.
Battle of the lefties didn't disappoint.
keep fighting :)
How does Chris not have a backhand?
Ari appeared for the sponsors but disappears when the match is on. 😅
I think it’s Chris who’s the most exhausting player as he beat Ben on his game😊
Good point but keep in mind that Ben played 2 matches right before this!
M
Bravo
Respect
RIP Real Tennis
Hello did you run out of? Hamm s for the angry old man.
FROM THE LAND OF SKY-BLUE WATERS
this extremely loopy forehand with no drive at all and this slice backhand with no variation whatsoever got MEP exhausted
Tbh, I lost interest when it wasn’t Ian, mark, Ira or Scott commentating.
MEP seems like a nice guy, but he should never be allowed on a tennis court again!🤣
I can’t understand why no one has taken the time to coach up the right stroke techniques for the guy in the green shirt? Does he have no friends? 🤔
Wow these two have absolutely horrible form and technique but makes up for it by being very fast and anticipating well
They are gonna be hardstuck at this level if they dont improve their stroke mechanics
Awesome last match to put on the channel . @realtennis: please know that I have started trying Diadem balls here in Belgium because of you (even though they are only imported by one guy, my stringer :D ). So maybe they should just pay you more for the sponsorships!