Mark saying "I started to pick up steam and am already thinking about the next set" then proceeds to get broken immediately is the best thing that ever happened on this channel
Alex has a deceptively quick first serve, and a great return game! Players like him are the most frustrating to match up with - pushers who can neutralize whatever shot you hit at them. Great set!
“I’m not even thinking about this game anymore, my mind is at the start of the second set” is a Hall of Fame Anti-Sports Psychology moment. Mark!! You have to know better than that.
Honestly I play badminton, but this tennis channel is so underrated because of how great the quality of the video is. Very clear graphics and sound. What I love mostly is the players themselves getting into mechanics and strategies throughout the game which we don't see very often from tennis or badminton specific videos. Players commenting and analyzing is great to watch
Alex is the guy if you get first round of the tournament you know it's gonna be a loooooong weekend and there's no way you're gonna have legs for later even if you make it there.
Great set to watch. And particularly like the "head" game that Alex is playing on Mark. Clearly knows that getting inside Mark's head is the way to beat him. "That's a bigger swing than Mark's ego" :)
Hey I'm Canadian but I'm not that nice, I guess cuz it's not so white up here where I am at least! 👊😅 ...So I was rooting for my boy Mark first, then of course my paisan Alex. Thank you RT and looking forward to part 2! Cheers, M
@@hank1529it’s funny how you americans find that FH a “thing of beauty” lol, you should come here in Italy and see some of your 4.5/5.0 players practicing then hahah, the guy doesn’t rotate his torso on the take back at all when loading the forehand and over rotates on the follow through, it’s a cheap copy of Federer’s one.
Great set! Mark is definitely not playing his best, but Alex is making him work for everything! Maybe it's just me, but it looks like Alex is guiding his forehand just a bit which is causing some errors. It seems to me his swing speed is a bit on the slow side so he's struggling just some to avoid being late on this fast surface. He's certainly making it work, however. Alex is playing great considering he's only been playing for about 3 years! I'm not sure about his 5.0 rating. He's not dominating with his shots, but he does get a lot of balls back and deep which makes up for not having the most powerful shots. I wonder how long he's been a 5.0? If Mark doesn't cut down on his errors and get his wind back he's likely to fall in another close set. Did Mark say there is a doubles match coming up! That would be entertaining!
Wow, incredible tennis from a guy who so recently started tennis, and almost old school tennis he learned somehow too, but pretty sure Thickums has a couple tricks up his sleeve still
Is Alex my new favorite player on the channel? He might be my new favorite player on the channel. You've got to respect the audacity of someone who picks up tennis for the first time and decides to become rec Federer and actually makes it to 5.0 in a few years. Crazy. Fantastic running commentary, too.
@@alexsweeta do you really have zero background on tennis and just started since pandemic? Or you had played in junior before but stopped to focus on swimming? Thanks.
@@alexsweeta one advice on your serve is to pull your left arm down more to create that seesaw action. Kinda like free style swimming where you grab water down to torso/hip area. Your footwork is very good. How do you learn it? 👍🙏
@@bournejason66 Karue talks about it - athletes in any sport transitioning will bring intensity and quickness to tennis. Strokes coordination, hand eye, decision making now that’s tough all at same time with ball coming at you 😤
hey Mark. Good to see you again. So no more working with Ian? By the way, it seems like you have gain about 10 pounds or so. However, you are moving well ha ha ha. By the way, is this your youtube channel? thanks for this Vid. PS: Mark, why are you keep hitting your forehands (which is your major weapon) on your back foot? Way more than your previous matches when you were with Ian.
Every single minute there is the same two ads for 30secs. No matter the content it is unbearable to watch. I lasted for 15mins but have to close the video to not go crazy..
Are you watching this on a loop?! 🤣 There is 1 ad for each channel sponsor per Set - that's how they help pay for their production costs. I'm guessing if you donated $1,000 per month they could remove them? Love you bedroom critics 🤣
Mark is too overweight/out of shape to play really competitively anymore and plays way too careful to really be in full control of a match and to be confident.
mark didnt know he was gonna play this match until about 20 minutes before we took to court. show a little respect for the guy putting himself out there for you to enjoy some tennis content for free.
That guy is like a cheap Federer copy, he moves very well with those split steps and cross court steps but the FH technique god damn, he doesn’t rotate his torso on the take back when loading the forehand and over rotates it on the follow through, hurts my eyes to see it.
Mark saying "I started to pick up steam and am already thinking about the next set" then proceeds to get broken immediately is the best thing that ever happened on this channel
Yes! I agree😂
Counted them before they hatched 🐣😈
Been there
Great competitive first set, awesome to see it go to a tiebreaker! Love Mark's commentary, so entertaining!
Lots of "Andy Murray running for a drop shot" grunts in this match! 😜
Ha. I noticed that too. Wait until you get old and you'll understand.
No need for a commentator when Alex has this good of a running commentary himself!! Might even have more one liners than Mark 😝
(EPIC MUSIC) (VIDEO CUTS TO BLACK) "I've gotta get my head out of my bunghole" ahahah
Alex has a lovely service motion. Doesn’t look like he is trying but getting good power. Stays side on very well
Alex has a deceptively quick first serve, and a great return game! Players like him are the most frustrating to match up with - pushers who can neutralize whatever shot you hit at them. Great set!
He's also a great athlete in great shape...sounds like a nightmare for most rec players.
“Pusher”, good way to describe him. 5.0? Not so much.
“I’m not even thinking about this game anymore, my mind is at the start of the second set” is a Hall of Fame Anti-Sports Psychology moment. Mark!! You have to know better than that.
Honestly I play badminton, but this tennis channel is so underrated because of how great the quality of the video is. Very clear graphics and sound. What I love mostly is the players themselves getting into mechanics and strategies throughout the game which we don't see very often from tennis or badminton specific videos. Players commenting and analyzing is great to watch
Is there a similar channel in badminton?
Alex is the guy if you get first round of the tournament you know it's gonna be a loooooong weekend and there's no way you're gonna have legs for later even if you make it there.
Great set to watch. And particularly like the "head" game that Alex is playing on Mark. Clearly knows that getting inside Mark's head is the way to beat him. "That's a bigger swing than Mark's ego" :)
Mark's a easy target ;)
This was fantastic. Tennis and talking. Dream matchup.
cheers wait for the next match up and doubles still to come!
Amazing set! Heard you mention Doubles would be later that same day. Hopefully you filmed it too. Miss seeing doubles on this channel.
Stay tuned 🍿 👀
Hey I'm Canadian but I'm not that nice, I guess cuz it's not so white up here where I am at least! 👊😅
...So I was rooting for my boy Mark first, then of course my paisan Alex.
Thank you RT and looking forward to part 2!
Cheers,
M
Can't believe Alex started only around four years ago. Great set by both players.
Top athletes in one sport, pick up others very quick. Always amazing to see.
Still hard for me to believe. This is very disheartening to me, since I have been working my behind off for way more years, but still a 3.5
BTW, Alex's forehand is a thing of beauty!
@@hank1529I have been 3.5 for 20 years, if I play too much for improvement I get injured,
@@hank1529it’s funny how you americans find that FH a “thing of beauty” lol, you should come here in Italy and see some of your 4.5/5.0 players practicing then hahah, the guy doesn’t rotate his torso on the take back at all when loading the forehand and over rotates on the follow through, it’s a cheap copy of Federer’s one.
nice set...very fun to watch!
"Great Shot!" and Mark replies "Yeah I know, I hit it!" INSTANT CLASSIC!
Or recycled gag?
@@scottbroady3159 the old ones are the best! 😂
@@Reakerboy flattery will get you everywhere
Great set! Mark is definitely not playing his best, but Alex is making him work for everything!
Maybe it's just me, but it looks like Alex is guiding his forehand just a bit which is causing some errors. It seems to me his swing speed is a bit on the slow side so he's struggling just some to avoid being late on this fast surface. He's certainly making it work, however.
Alex is playing great considering he's only been playing for about 3 years! I'm not sure about his 5.0 rating. He's not dominating with his shots, but he does get a lot of balls back and deep which makes up for not having the most powerful shots. I wonder how long he's been a 5.0?
If Mark doesn't cut down on his errors and get his wind back he's likely to fall in another close set.
Did Mark say there is a doubles match coming up! That would be entertaining!
Wow, incredible tennis from a guy who so recently started tennis, and almost old school tennis he learned somehow too, but pretty sure Thickums has a couple tricks up his sleeve still
Mark, with the goat ezone dr. I love it!
Not a big deal but you guys didn't switch at 9-9. Probably didn't affect the outcome. Great first set. Awesome competitiveness from both.
great point -- think we were both running on adrenaline there at the end and didnt have commentators to remind us
@@alexsweeta Love the C10 Pro! Love that racquet. What do you prefer for strings and tension?
impossible to support team USA...Mark plays for them
Laughed at Mark's pickleball comment.
"Change my name from TT to Amtrak, bc this is a trainwreck!" LOLLLLL Classic. 19:14
The troll is back! And a loss to boot!!😊
Everyone’s talking about Mark’s premature set-winning confidence, but let’s not underappreciate the perfect celebration of the let cord
What racket is Alex using? _edit_ I think I found it. Völkl C10 Pro.
Wow this guy is a rock.
I’m liking Wet Federer. Good mental tennis from him.
thanks mate
Is Alex my new favorite player on the channel? He might be my new favorite player on the channel. You've got to respect the audacity of someone who picks up tennis for the first time and decides to become rec Federer and actually makes it to 5.0 in a few years. Crazy.
Fantastic running commentary, too.
Thanks 😏👑
@@alexsweeta do you really have zero background on tennis and just started since pandemic? Or you had played in junior before but stopped to focus on swimming? Thanks.
@@alexsweeta one advice on your serve is to pull your left arm down more to create that seesaw action. Kinda like free style swimming where you grab water down to torso/hip area.
Your footwork is very good. How do you learn it? 👍🙏
@@bournejason66 I picked it up at 22 after graduating from school. I started in 2016 not like mark said during pandemic. Giving me too much credit.
@@bournejason66 Karue talks about it - athletes in any sport transitioning will bring intensity and quickness to tennis. Strokes coordination, hand eye, decision making now that’s tough all at same time with ball coming at you 😤
Alex looks like Buzz Lightyear
Not worried, Mark got this!! I do have a soft spot for Canada 🇨🇦 but I bleed Red, white, & blue 💙
you should get that checked with a doctor immediately
Alex has that John Isner look and vibe.
anyone is a john isner next to mark ;)
@@alexsweeta
mark must be pleasant enough in reality but god he's annoying on the court
Nichikori choking to federer like in the old days
Mark where did you get that sweet shirt?
alex def a roger fan
For life my man 🐐🇨🇭
@@alexsweeta hell yea
what set up are you using?
That forehand giving canadian tennis a bad name lmao
Close one. Mark looks tired.
How did mark choke this set away? 🤦♂️
"He played a good service game. I played a better near perfect service game" don't get too humble on us Mark
we'll see perfect service game in match two from yourself :)
C10 pro or evo?
c10 pro customized to RF spec
bump for the algo!
Alex's stroke's remind me of Fed a little bit
hey Mark. Good to see you again. So no more working with Ian? By the way, it seems like you have gain about 10 pounds or so. However, you are moving well ha ha ha. By the way, is this your youtube channel? thanks for this Vid. PS: Mark, why are you keep hitting your forehands (which is your major weapon) on your back foot? Way more than your previous matches when you were with Ian.
got Feliciano López vibes
Every single minute there is the same two ads for 30secs. No matter the content it is unbearable to watch. I lasted for 15mins but have to close the video to not go crazy..
Are you watching this on a loop?! 🤣 There is 1 ad for each channel sponsor per Set - that's how they help pay for their production costs. I'm guessing if you donated $1,000 per month they could remove them? Love you bedroom critics 🤣
Thickems!
Taco-Bell!
Haha quality😂
No commentators??? Ian, Ira, Topher, Mike, Matt, Adam, Chris (tweener addict)……!!!! No-one????
we tried to organize a few people -- schedules didnt align and that food emergnecy with scott's toliet :D -- hence the extra amount of self commentary
LOL. Get better Scott!!!
Reminds me of that terrible tragedy
Hmm looks more like 4.0
Mark looked like a 3.5 here. Definitely the worst tennis I’ve ever seen him play.
omg… more commercials than a golf tournament.
gotta pay to play -- making videos aint cheap
@@alexsweeta Your response is as sharp as your tennis! LOVE IT!
Who gave that guy a rating? Ain’t no way he’s a 5.0.
Mark is too overweight/out of shape to play really competitively anymore and plays way too careful to really be in full control of a match and to be confident.
mark didnt know he was gonna play this match until about 20 minutes before we took to court. show a little respect for the guy putting himself out there for you to enjoy some tennis content for free.
@@alexsweeta well said again. Don't you just love these bedroom boy critics?! 🤣
5.0 lol maybe 3
That guy is like a cheap Federer copy, he moves very well with those split steps and cross court steps but the FH technique god damn, he doesn’t rotate his torso on the take back when loading the forehand and over rotates it on the follow through, hurts my eyes to see it.