USTA 4.5 vs Mini Monfils!
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- Welcome Nathan to the channel. Nathan is a high school sophomore in LA hoping to play D1 tennis one day. I'm a USTA 4.5 Nathan is more of an all-court player while I'm more of a baseliner.
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Ratings:
Winston - USTA 4.5
Nathan - UTR 8.3
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Equipment
2:35 - Set
18:42 - Outro
20:04 - Meeting Monfils
21:52 - Solinco Gifts!
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"what is that buffoonery my boy" greatest line ever uttered on a tennis court
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@@penglets 12:07 :D
This kid plays like he watches pro tennis. Best possible compliment. Very smart. Despite having some firepower, he utilizes the slice strategically. Very impressive.
God can save you, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved
Nathan had such as great attitude and personality! He's a great player, especially for a sophomore. Nathan, keep working hard. Sky's the limit!
God can save you, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved
I’m around his age I’ll he would beat me 6-0 lol
The kid has a lot of ability and potential. Great energy from him. Enjoyed his evident competitive nature.
God can save you, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved
Impressed with Nathan’s maturity and he has a great personality. Really great all around game, and he will only get better. Enjoyed the video!
i've seen more high-schoolers on this channel than on the mean girls movie hahaha
That was fun to watch, good play from both of you!
Nathan seems to be a great kid. Loved the final point.
Nathan, awesome playing and love the fun attitude. Main tip would be ditch the forehand slice(except in unique situations or on drop shots). You were like 1-4 on points that you hit one.
Great vid man. Love these videos of these more evenly matched games
Also great to see an upcoming junior who isn't afraid to come net and is great at volleying - I feel that's a rare trait these days!
style charisma entertaining this new guy my vote goes to him and i watch all your vids so this one impressed me within the first game i'm still watching the rest of this
Nathan, that bumper hanging off the racket was giving me anxiety! Haha
Winston keep that head up on those serves !!! Love the content !!!
D1's, sign Nathan up! What a great kid, positive attitude, great playing, wishing him the best.
Nice match. Nathan seems so chill. That last point was fun.
Jeeze high school! Damn bruv what a great game you have already, once your net play gets a little more solid you'll be an incredible menace at college. Good energy at the end there Du - couldn't buy a 1st there for a little bit!
Fun match! I heard the Great Horned Owl enjoying it too!
haha finishing with the underhand super nice. Love it. Great playing both players. I think you have that UTR 7 on lock Winston, stayed tight to him at the end.
Super impressive for his age! Hope to see him on the pro tour in couple of years!
Great match and great kid. Engaging and seems wise beyond years.
Good wholesome content. This kid is going to blow up. Showed what he had the first 9 games. Let Winston get his sh*t in. Then finished it off. He looks like he could be a pro. Needs to keep at it.
Great match guys, very entertainment. I appreciate Nathan´s intensity and agressive style of play. Didn´t seem to pull out any punches. Beautuful two handed backhand from him as well. Hope to see you again on the channel Nathan. Winston, your backhand is doing much better, and that heavy topspin forehand should be getting you a bunch of points.
This was a great show.👏
Nathan has a ton of game for a sophomore. Really impressed with your first step which was almost always forward coming out of your split step. Your flat serve is impressive for any age. You play with a very aggressive mindset and confidence with the offensive skill to back it up. Your primary weakness is your drive volley. You have a good touch volley which is pure back spin but your approach volleys were chipped with pure back spin. You will find that good players at the D1 level will punish you coming behind a chip volley that floats and bounces high. You might consider learning how to carve the volley hitting the outside of the ball creating a side spin combined with less back spin. The side spinning volley can be struck with more pace, will not float so much, and will penetrate with a very low bounce. If you have access to a ball machine or playing partner, work on carving those volleys to reach the fence on one bounce. If you can get that degree of pace and penetration on your volleys you will add more teeth to an already impressive offensive arsenal! Well done.
thanks for the advice man i will work on it
I'm glad you will work on it@@nathanhaile6507
Dang, that was a ton of fun. Great job, Nathan. Would love to track his progress and see where he ends up committing to play college tennis. Hopefully he comes and plays for my longhorns :)
Nathan's slice - he smooth with it.
Great job! Ya'll hit the ball with a lot of pop
Nathan no doubt you have D1 future in store. Great serve and net play. That will only get better. Keep constructing smart points.
Yo, awesome stuff. Great playing. Clip off that broken bumper guard, yikes! See you in D1
Nathan's variety, touch, and gutsy net play is a joy to watch, think he could maybe be a little more patient before going all in on the attack from the baseline to avoid some misses--grind a bit more to allow players like Winston to miss or produce shorter attackable balls. Also, love seeing Winston going for it and finishing some points at net, game is always improving and great to see.
This dude is so fun to watch, wow
Rooting for you Nathan!
Good playing. Looks like Trey is in California. You should reach out to have him on.
High energy, hope he goes far in his tennis career
30-30 point 2nd game that lob looked IN to me!
Nathan has a great game! Nice first and second serve, great backhand slice, and solid net game. If I was to make one technical comment, if he brought his racket back higher in his unit turn he could add more shape and height to his backhand which could give him more margin and consistency. But plenty of pros have low take backs and hit line drives, so it can work either way.
I enjoy watching this channel more than ATP Open Championship!
Nathan's fast high intensity play style is fun to watch
Fun match!
Nathan with the touch at net!
yessir nathan!!!
I noticed Nathan's Gravity Pro's bumper guard is cracked. Same thing happened to my Gravity Pro the 2nd day I used it. Otherwise, it's a great racquet.
W nathan, W Winston
I think winston charges straight towards the net which leads to him not being able to recover.
I am seeing the sweaty smokes coming off you guys. What temp was it out there when you played? Do you feel a difference in the bounce and performance of the ball in the cold like that? Also, just in general, how the hell do you play in shorts and tshirts when it is cold enough to see your own breath? Maybe it is my age but that is way too cold to not have underarmour
Hermont if you are out there, please fix Winston's serves ASAP
What camera do you use if you don’t mind me asking? Also, do you just put it on a tripod?
16:58
Serves, ball goes into the net.
Opponent: "No"
Winston, sorry if you get asked this a lot, but what camera mount do you use? I want to start filming myself more to improve.
my gut said i think monfils is in this vid cause i got that vibe watching this kid and sure enough i play tennis but I'm a songwriter so I just started getting into tennis after a 6 week tour
Nathan has a very nice game. Bright future. He has good pace on the serves and good net game. Winston, your toss was just all over the place today. If you can just fix your toss, you can then work on the mechanics of your serve. I think you have problems with your release point. Keep working on it. You will get it.
Winston forgot all of Karue's lessons. Feet are always planted, not moving etc.
Hey Winston. Two words: Topspin Lob. When he comes in like that an you are in a position to get to the ball comfortably, hit the toppy lob. Work on it. It's a huge weapon against someone like this that closes so close to the net. Otherwise, fantastic match. You hit some great backhands. Very surprising. That's how much its improved.
Winston, I got curious and looked you up. I see you're a self-rated NTRP 4.5 (looks like an accurate rating to me), are you going to play league this year? It would be fun to watch you in a team setting!
im so jealous that people in warm parts of the country can play outdoors all year round. it's been a struggle the past month finding court times indoors
Your backhand is so solid now Winston.
Nice match.
But I thing Nathan is using Karue main string on the crosses and the crosses on the main 😂
@winstondu, might not matter much if he’s used to it, but Nathan has his main/crosses swapped. Neon yellow is intended as the cross string
I haven’t played a long time. Why is neon yellow supposed to be the cross string? Curious
@@gregg9694 It's the intended setup by the manufacturer (toroline). The Main/Cross strings are two different strings, specifically supporting the strength of the each string in the Main/Crosses. Obviously though this is all preferential in the end, but he may not be getting the marketed effect of K-pro, rather something different feeling. Also if someone else restrings his racquet, they may be handing him back something he may feel is "off"
Hey Winston, hru? Great videos as always! i am a 4.0-4.5 player in NN, VA. Lmk when i can have a match with you
Great match! Nathan you were over hitting when under pressure! Winston had 3 good first serves😁
That broken head guard on the racquet is triggering me.
Winston shows traces of versatility on court, nice
Heya Winston….is that a foot fault on every serve due to your mini shuffle?
6:28 this was for tennis tv asap!
This was an excellent match my dude, I noticed in the beginning of the match Winston on your first serve you were dropping your head before you hit your first serve and that’s why you were missing the serve, as the match went on you corrected that mistake a little bit and got more serves in, both of you fellas played great tennis and I have seen you play better tennis before, because you got more first serves in. My question is do you play better when you get more first serves in? Or is that something you don’t think about? My strengths were my ability to return serve and put pressure on my opponents, when I started making mistakes on return of serves my game changed a little bit. I didn’t notice that when I was playing, but my coach did, and I fixed that mental issue on my return and it helped me. I am wondering if Krue has ever mentioned that you drop your head down before contact on first serve and you don’t drop your head down as much on second serve? You are a great player Wu and you have a lot of potential to become even better my dude. I just wanted to say thank you for all that you and your friends do for the game of tennis and I wish everyone here the best. Great match fellas!
Isn't everyone playing better when they get more first serves in?
@@vanvalium not necessarily if they’re serving a ball 3 miles an hour every time.
Winston can you please give me a review on the asics tennis shoes you playing with as I want to buy a pair please
Beast..
I would like to see Nathan vs Steven.
Its gonna be funny seeing him play irl cause Brentwood plays Mira costa soon i think so that'll nice he's good
just noticed that @winston has a "shifty" platform serve like me --> a foot-faulty lead foot!
Wow he’s got some power for a sophomore
First time hearing someone explain the dampener😅…Nathan is so well spoken and has a great game….wish him the best! Nice content Winston 👏
order him a new grommet
currently switching back and forth from this video to sinner v djokovic semifinal in Aussie Open
...by the way, Nathan is really good. He's going to be a monster by the time he's college age.
Winston I think you should try to achieve a bigger racquet drop. I can see your racquet doesn't drop much and, because of that, the swing goes from left to right if that makes sense. If you manage to drop it more loosely it will swing all the way to the right and then go up in edge. That will stretch your shoulder and enable a more powerful internal rotation of the shoulder/pronation 🙏
that's what I'm working on
@@WinstonDu nice! good luck
Nathan has a great game. I think he tried some shots that he shouldn't have and maybe wouldn't have if he hadn't realized he was the stronger player. His serve was very good. His touch volleys less so. He should have put some of those volleys away better. Winston, you were overpowered frankly. Your serve wasn't as good as usual either. Nathan the clear winner, but he could have been even stronger with better shot selection. If Winston had come back a bit sooner, it could have been much closer. Nathan, keep the pressure up, make your opponent run and don't give them hope when you miss some foolish shots. Look at the D1 players. Consistent, and they keep coming at you. You have every potential to be there.
Thank you man I appreciate your advice
@@nathanhaile6507 you're a humble champion
Ball at 13:02 looked in
What's the average UTR for D1 players
Usually men's D1 tennis players have 12-13 UTR
Nathan seems to read the game well: coming to the net at all the right times, and reading what seemed like all of Winston's passing shots! Winston's return of serve in his backhand side is really good!
Im a 10th grader Im line 2 on my high school team I really wish I could get the chance to play you but I live all the way in Florida 🙁
What strings does Nathan have?)
K-Pro Toroline
Winston, do you have a UTR ranking? Why not compare your own UTR to other people's UTR instead of comparing two different rating systems?
Winston, you keep your head up on second serves, but you drop it on first serves. That is why you have to hit so many second serves.
at 2550 there was a winner down the line kids said I should’ve got that. Don’t beat yourself up. No one‘s faster than geometry.
Change your serve grip to a continental grip I think will give you more consistency
Winston, you’ve got to throw up some lobs every now and then. 😊
I see quite a few foot faults from Winston especially at the beginning. Maybe still adjusting your new serves?
yep trying new stuff plus bad tosses
Is the shifting of your front foot at the start of a serve intentional? I've seen Fed and Isner do that (to disguise the contact point for a kick serve I believe). I'll be surprised if you try these pretty advanced stuff when testing new serve motions.
6:52 it looks like ur footfaulting😅
Are you still 4.5 not 5.0?
Winston your forehand down the line took time away from him and he only sliced those backhands back every time. If you notice this pattern, you have to capitalize on it. You left a lot of points on the table because of tactical missteps rather than ability and technique.
Why mini monfils and not mini Tiafoe? Thought he was a big fan of Tiafoe? 😂
I’m sure you know this Winston but you lost pretty much every point where you were forced to move off of the baseline. Time to work on your net game my boi. Any decent player will recognize this and serve and volley you to your death. Great video as always
Winston, you are foot faulting a lot!
yeah working on some stuff with my serve and ended up chasing my tosses
He's better than UTR 8.2. Prolly UTR 9.5
He's way too cocky for his level