USTA National Grass Court Tennis Bronze Winner (Atlanta)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Tennis player in grey shirt placed 3rd in doubles at the USTA National Grass Court Tennis Championships in 2016 and made the quarterfinals in singles in 2017. He was a scholarship college tennis player at a NAIA college, and played ITF Futures after graduating. He was formerly ranked #1 in Men's Open in Georgia. As a college tennis coach, he won 2 national titles, 10 conference championships, and named Conference Tennis Coach of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
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what is his racket?
3:26 is a great point. I like to sportsmanship from both players at end. Both players recognized an amazing point that was created by them.
His handling of short balls was just about perfect every shot. Thanks
Agree- not easy playing against an opponent who will crush every short ball. He’s good at it.
His footwork, court positioning, and setup and exemplary for efficiency. Great to study.
Agree - he's smooth. He never appeared rushed or pressured.
Man grey shirt what a machine, doesn't seem to miss at all. Moreover his backhand is a massive weapon, he got a ton of winners where most players would just keep the ball in play.
Black/grey guy made so many wonderful run around off forehand winners. Beautiful watching him set these up and making such good position to exploit the short down the middle ball, the finishing with flat deep or angled winners. Great to study. Thanks so much for sharing these videos I think it’s possible that mid level players learn as much from watching this as they do from watching the giants. Sometimes the top players are just so good at what they do they are hard to imitate but there a plays here that we all can learn from.
I agree - pros can do things we cannot do. Gray shirt reminds me of Federer. Similar style, yet gray shirt is older. Wonder if Federer copied him : ] Thank you for complimenting the players - it is because of them this channel exists. We are lucky to have them show their games to viewers.
2 NCAA championships, 10 conference titles, and 5 coaching awards? That is an impressive college tennis background.
Thanks mate! I was fortunate to work with some great people.
If you pay attention the big difference with these guys and higher ranked players is their movement. These guys are standing and waiting while others anticipate and cross their feet while positioning. The shot placement comes with time, movement is what is key.
Agree. Movement is vital to success. Pros are training to get faster and they are always on their toes and anticipating. We are 'training' for the weekend league match if we wake up in time : ]
I need that block backhand return in my life
We all do. Grey shirt has a nice bh return.
Great effort, you hung in there well but that dude has *serious* game.
Thank you and I agree with you.
I know atlanta's a tennis hotbed but you consistently find good players to match against. Kudos
Thank you. None of this is possible without the players being willing. In my opinion, it takes courage to be willing to show your tennis game on UA-cam and they are willing.
@@TennisTrollChannel Agreed how often do you practice a week on average?
If home, two days a week. Usually home 2 weeks a month.
very nice flat forehand. love to see the different styles people have. I played this dude who had the exact same game as jimmy connors except he was right handed.
Jimmy Connors style? That's awesome. Was it difficult to adjust to the opponent's style? Not many people hit flat anymore so I maybe it would take some time to get used to it...?
@@TennisTrollChannel yeah it took some getting used to and I definitely needed to keep staying aggressive against him because otherwise he would control the point with any short balls or balls that bounced up to high without lots of spin/power. also bringing him to net on my terms worked out well the few times I executed the drop shot/short slice.
Good game both players. Your game has improved a lot in the last few months. Bravo!
Thanks! Fyi - will post second video of white shirt player beginning February. Going in order and have a few videos before I reach his. I do plan to obtain more videos of him playing different people soon if he's available.
@@TennisTrollChannel Great. Looking forward.
"great serve" "good shot" clearly this attitude we like to see between players...
Nice tennis, the winner had quite a well-rounded game - and a beautiful and efficient 1HBH on the top of that. His serve was the only thing I would fix a bit...
I agree. Grey shirt has an excellent game and no real weakness I could go after. I like his backhand too. It’s smooth with minimal effort.
Hey Jack I'm not really happy with where my serve is at right now either! I've been fiddling with it for a long time, but not really put the work in to get it right. Kids, coaching, work... you know the story! I'm hitting the kicker really well - it's harder to see on these courts because it was cold and the courts are fast and low-bouncing. But I'm just hitting first serves for spots, not really serving with a ton of pace - certainly not as much as I used to or am capable of!
Glen Hill I know. And, well, that is a minor issue anyway in the grand scheme of your game which looks great even through a video footage. A pleasure to watch.
he has an absolutely BEAUTIFUL one-handed backhand...i could watch that all day!
ala Federer. We call him Fed-Lite
Man is an impressive player. Beautiful backhand. Wicked serve.
Aravis Tarkheena we call him Fed-Lite. Awesome style and game as you said.
groundies were fun to watch but that serve was just plain sick!
Solid play from both, grey shirt looking like Fed on his inside-in forehands
Sometimes it felt like I was playing a recreational Fed version.
Grey shirt guy is stupidly good. You did well at not breaking your racket maintained sportsmanship and played well.
Steve L. Thank you. Gray shirt is too good and he hit excellent shots. Can only applaud as he is great player. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
With the better players, you Immediately notice the physical fitness levels.. shots 'pop' more, court coverage seems so easy..! Great upload!
Excellent points. Being quicker is a huge advantage. More time to set up.
@@TennisTrollChannel .. yup.. after a point, I think many tennis games are won even before they are played. They are won in the gym, on the running track, doing yoga, eating well, etc..
Very good all around game for the guy in black shirt. so inspirational..
He look's like Federer. Cool part is he is older. Maybe Federer copied gray shirt : ]
His techniques are so good and clean. I bet you learned a lot by playing against him.
SoznyW I agree. He is an excellent coach too as his college coaching accomplishments are amazing (details in description box).
Wow, that guy in the grey was good! those forehand winners were nasty!
I agree. Forehand winners we’re coming from all part of the court- even behind the baseline in the run. Too good.
1:16 I find this a very hard shot! Nice upload btw..
I agree. I think it’s one of the better points played by both players.
Hey Walter, I find people tend to jump a little when they try to hit that shot. In the video when I hit it here I really focus on staying grounded and rotating the hips on a level plane. Hope that helps!
@@glen-hill Thanks for the tip! If I were the one taking this shot, I would do a half-volley slice crosscourt then to the net. Really nice!
Black shirt has a lovely classic game - and that BH is gorgeous
Inediblehulk agree- style is similar to Federer.
Enjoyable viewing and two very good sports... other USTA players could learn a thing or two from these two players
Thank you sharing your comment.
Funny looking grass court :)
It’s bluegrass
TennisTroll Channel Kentucky Bluegrass!
It’s not grass lol
These guys are playing at the level I want to get back to. Very nice standard and video.
MrWARRIORMONKS sounds like you must be an awesome tennis player too.
@@TennisTrollChannel Thanks for the nice comment. I have my moments. Growing up in Australia I played for 10 years with a few friends who played professionally - futures and Challengers, so that helped. Living in Germany now and keen to get back into it. :D
MrWARRIORMONKS hope you sober back into it. If so consider starting a channel and post your videos. It’ll be exciting to see your progress.
This guys inside out one handed backhand is killer
He looks like Federer. His backhand is sweet.
would love to play with the guy in dark shirt. Wonderful all-around game and clean shots. Especially fh. Loved the sportsmanship by both.
I would love to practice with dark shirt - I don't want to play him in a tournament : ]
Thanks for the upload, you had some fun points! 🤩
Agreed and thank you for posting the classic pro matches of the 90s. Exciting to view and see how the game has evolved.
Oh boy he is just too good.
Well said.
TennisTroll Channel Even though he is tough I’m sure it must have been fun to play.
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Nice to see someone with a one-handed backhand in one these videos.
Agree - they aren't as common as they used to be. Gray shirt looks like Federer when he plays.
He was great at taking the ball on the rise and cutting your time in half. He also kept you hitting on your back foot. Overall very entertaining tennis from both of yall. Do you happen to remember what kinda racquet he was using?
he has custom made racket. Forgot the racket brand. Thank you for the suggestion - I need to come in more and drive the ball. Thanks for pointing that out.
@@TennisTrollChannel NP dude :) I think you would be pretty dangerous on a clay court. I dont suppose you have any camera suggestions if someone wanted a similar setup to what you have?
jason fry for camera, i use an old iPhone, selfie stick, and duct tape it to back of fence in the middle of the baseline. That’s all. Nothing special.
Wow, that must have been fun being on court with a player of that caliber. Kudos to you for hanging tough and playing some nice points yourself!
Thank you. It was like playing a mini-Federer.
Take away for orange shirt is to recover back to the middle of the where the opponent can hit. Grey shirt took advantage of that quite a few times.
Great tennis...tough opponent. Appears he is dictating points and playing very aggressive. Gotta consider, am I giving him exactly what he wants? might have to slice more....keep ball low...drop more...come to the net more...keep him guessing...and off the baseline imo. Thanks for sharing as always!
Thanks for the suggestions. Slicing and more variety are good ideas. Thanks for sharing your thoughts as well. Grey shirt is an excellent player. He always took control when I hit a short ball.
Part of the reason he is so dominant is that he plays inside the baseline and takes balls early.
Aravis Tarkheena I agree- just like Federer. Hard to pin him behind the baseline.
Thank you for being a model of good sportsmanship.
Thank you for the compliments and feedback. Gray shirt can ball - he looks like a recreational version of Federer with his technique.
very easy energy saving shots , no fuzz , just hit the ball without excessive body movment. Great job sir!
Gray reminds us of Federer.
His Style remembers me very much Pioline... Very smooth
That's a good analogy. I think he's Federer like, but Pioline is a good one too.
rarely to see on this level such a complete player
I agree. I couldn’t find a pattern/weakness I could consistently attack. He can hit winners from both his forehand and backhand.
@@TennisTrollChannel It seemed like his forward movement to the net was maybe a weakness, you hurt him with your drop shots in the highlights at least. It also seemed like your regular groundstrokes were for the most part in his strike zone and he could really hit out. Do you think slicing a bit more could have helped you any more, one to get the ball low and maybe draw him to the net on your terms? Then again this is just a seven-minute highlight video so maybe I am completely off base. But great tennis, it was fun to watch, thanks.
899TK I like your suggestion. I did have success with drop shots as I think they were surprises. Maybe I should have sliced more and brought him to net. However, grey shirt has excellent volleys. As you mentioned, a low, short slice can be a difficult ball to hit when being forced to transition from baseline to net. I don’t think it would have worked as grey shirt is an excellent doubles player who serves and volleys, but I do like your strategy against players who are less comfortable with transitioning to the net. Thank you for sharing your excellent thoughts.
@@899TK nothing you could do if the opponent is a few levels better
@@Johnny-cz2wv Very true
If you don't mind, I would like to give you some tips. First of all, maybe change your grip a little and put more pace on the ball, and second of all always reset back to the center on some points you never reset so your opponent was able to hit winners on you.
Thank you for the suggestions. I’ve been experimenting with my grip. I like the idea. Unfortunately I’m not as fast as I used to be so I tend to cover the easier side and make opponent pick the harder shot (usually down the line). If he makes it, he earned it. Thank you for pointing it out and sharing your thoughts.
great match! I like Tennis Bronze Winner style. Very good!
Comment: improve serve leg drive. Jump and land inside the baseline on every serve. I love watching your various hitting partners technic. Id love to see your improve more. Just a friendly tennis players tow cents advice.
Jr Maniego thank you. I’ve been working on jumping more recently. Feel free to provide suggestions and thank you for pointing that out. Helps to know I’m on the right track.
black shirt guy has the fed serv and backhand. 😂
Agree. I think we’ll start calling him Fed-lite.
Good observation.... with the backhand, I see a bit more Richard Gasquet.
I can also see Gasquet's backhand. This guy backhand is pretty good enough
@@gregg.9420 He started like Gasquet but it got Federer-like towards the end. haha Killer serve and forehand too tho.
And his forehand is amazing too, very clean and powerful forehand.
Seeing GREY SHIRT's game, I have hope for one-handers again
I think the black shirted guy is a Rafa fan...
Think he's game is similar to Rafa? Or his style?
@@TennisTrollChannel I was sarcastic. His technique is almost the same as Federer's, like he's trying to imtate him...
Gotcha. I was confused with the Nadal reference : ]
I am a Rafa fan - who isn't? But I'm also a Fed fan :D I've never in my life been good at playing like Rafa. I'm older than both of them though, so I didn't grow up trying to copy either of them since they weren't around yet!
That one hander is nice as hell
Agree - he looks like Federer when he hits it.
Wow you could see from the effortless strokes that this guy is on a different level. Not to mention this guy is way past his prime
It would have been awesome to have captured him playing during his prime days. Maybe he is what Federer May resemble in retirement : ]
Fed like style of play, cool backhand
The guy in black shirt has ver good footwork for a recreational player
We call him Fed-Lite : ]
What a Federer like forehand from black shirt . He whooooped it
I agree - we call him Fed-Lite.
Good hitting. I remember saying you were a 4.0 a few months back. There’s no way you’re 4.0 (at least 4.5). You probably just play up to whatever competition you’re playing.
Thank you. We all have good and bad days. I have been playing more recently after taking a being away from tennis. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and noticing I am playing better than before.
That's a good player, no waisted foot work. Goes to where percentage is....keep playing him
Most definitely a solid 4.5...or a fraction better.
Oh boy! I missed this one. This guy is incredible. You are defending well. But he seems to be blowing away the opponent.
You is correct. He had a slow start, but once he found his game, the match turned into a highlight reel for the featured player : ]
Thanks for sharing, you played really well. My 2c advice is that you should try to return away from him, i.e., closer to the sidelines otherwise grey shirt players start dominating the court. Of course, it is easier said than done. And Grey shirt has some serious good strokes and a nice one handed backhand.
Thank you for the suggestion - you is correct. Many of my returns landed in the center of the court. Good point.
Grey shirt player is my friend and teammate. Great guy and very technically sound player.
Your team must be loaded. Blue player in other video and Fed-lite? Where’s Nadal-lite...or is that you?
Tennis Tennis hahaha. Yeah we’re stacked.
Tennis Tennis I hear Golf Clan can play some serious tennis. He is pro-lite too.
TennisTroll Channel hahahahaha I’m more of a doubles specialist, but if the camera is rolling I can pull out the singles game
Those rising ball groundies sorta remind me of Mac, especially the backhand.
My spinny shots to his backhand didn't faze him. Mac took everything early and came to net as often - similar to grey shirt.
@@TennisTrollChannel Mac would serve and volley on all first serves and most still conditions serves. He'd sometimes return serve nearly at the service line to bunt and charge. He was extraordinary of course 😉
I means serve and volley on a lot of second serves to. Stupid autocorrect.
Chak Chinalai that era of tennis was exciting to watch. When a player comes to the net, the point instantly becomes more exciting to watch in my opinion.
Great player you had to face! Your shot depth is killing you against this level of player. Too many ground strokes landing inside the service box. Every time it did he either put it away or was completely on the offensive.
You is correct. I struggled with keeping the ball deep and was punished for it as you observed. Saw your doubles video- you all look good too. Please consider posting more of your tennis videos to your channel or here if you wish. You all have a great game and I and others will enjoy watching.
I’m suffering the same issue, so it’s easy to spot. I’m trying to fix the same issue. I’ve been playing singles against 4.5/5.0 player that pounces on every short ball. Only advantage to your brother’s hard flat shots, he doesn’t hit short.😂 Not a lot of margin over that net cord though. Enjoyed seeing the doubles at Jim’s place. Miss playing with you guys.
We are missing you too. Needed you in ALTA the past couple season. All good. Planning to have a couple more videos of our ALTA team early next year. Jim resurfaced his court too - looks amazing. If you return to Atlanta area one day and want to hit, please let us know.
wow, the older one is an amazing player. too much top spin against a strong oppenent doesn't work especially if your shots land too short
Good point and I agree. Struggling to reduce the short balls as I get back into tennis. Hopefully I find my range soon. Thank you for sharing your thought as it confirms what I feel I need to work on next.
TennisTroll Channel Also on varying the serve positions a little more as you serve to the body quite a lot which over time become easier for the opposition to pick and return ... I’m working on this in my game so thought I would share ... you have a great game through and definitely enjoying these videos
The bald gentlemen is pretty solid off of both wings.
I agree. I thought my spiny forehand to his backhand would cause some issues for grey shirt but it appeared to not bother him.
*Balding... it's not gone yet :D
If you want to copy ground stroke technique black shirt is your man! His shots are technically beautiful. Short backswing. Great balance. Follows completely thru the shot.
It's like watching an amateur version of Federer.
Dark shirt and white racquet: great serve and fh!
Orange shirt: that’s some great breathing and great serve! Have you tried sw? Bet it would be a killer weapon!
What racquets were you guys using?
Sw? Was you referring to serve and volley? I use an older mode of Babalot pure strike. I believe grey shirt uses a custom racket.
TennisTroll Channel I meant Semi Western fh grip :)!
Seems to me you use Western grip. SW will give you a faster fh.
Yours: Babolat Pure Drive 2012?
I use the pancake grip that beginners tend to use when hitting serves for the first time. It's not western, but it may not be semi-western also. Maybe somewhere in between? If so, I'll consider moving it more in the semi-western direction. Thanks for the suggestion. Racket is a Pure Drive Cortex. I think it came out around 2005.
TennisTroll Channel yeah it will you more pace and a little less arc on the ball (while still having good net clearance)
That’s an excellent point. Thank you for sharing your suggestion.
Great player, clearly loves Federer, as do i.. haha, another nice upload, keep it up
Thank you. Hope to see more of your tennis videos soon. Was it fun to play a tennis tournament again?
Sounds like an exciting tournament with great matches. Impressive that you may have been able to win it even though you haven’t played a tournament in over after 15 years. That’s awesome. Hope your knee heals quickly. Luckily it’s a sprain.
Nice upload! I’m no expert but I felt as though you could have taken more balls off the rise. Difference between where you were standing behind the baseline versus the other player was pretty noticeable. I know it’s easier said than done but for some of the neutral balls it felt like you could’ve taken those off the rise. And then I think backhand started to become a problem because your balls were falling short and he started to pick on that
Thank you. Excellent t observation. I agree with you. I needed to attack more. Good point in backhand. It appears from video as the match went long, my backhand became a liability. Think my legs were tiring. Thank you for sharing your thought as I had not noticed it before.
@@TennisTrollChannel No problem man, thank you for the videos. I enjoy them and they help me also. Beautiful buggy whip at 1:35 btw!
good video. orange shirt just needs to learn to consistently hit his shots deeper. too many bouncing at the service line and doesn't generate enough power on his own. just teeing the ball up for any decent player. he has solid movement and consistency though.
Good point - orange needs to hit the ball deeper. Short balls at this level will be returned for winners at this level.
High quality tennis. Was there a bracket (like 5.0?) or just open tournament?
This was a practice. I hope I don’t see grey shirt as an opponent at a future tournament : ]
Would the grey shirt be a 5.5 or a high 5.0?
Good question. Some people will say it depends on the region, but in my book either level is appropriate for grey shirt.
Make that 6+
You played well, you were just competing against Super Saiyan Tennis!! #therearelevelstothis#
I agree - sometimes you have to except the opponent played better as grey shirt did.
A lot of strokes seems like federer style, well done
fernando jofre the cool part is he is older than Federer. I wonder if Federer copied gray shirt : ]
I played a high school tennis match here
Come join us one day if you live in the area.
@@TennisTrollChannel i'd love to but i'm not that good 😂
spin's great to keep the ball in, but i think your game can definitely benefit from developing flatter driving groundstrokes that you can use sometimes to pressure your opponents or finish the points off.
I agree - tying to drive the ball more. Need more umph with my groundies. Thank you for the suggestion.
If I had to make a couple of observations, to have any chance at all with a player as great all around as gray shirt player is, you would have to make him run and you would have to get a better jump on the ball. There's a split step, but there's a noticeable pause before you start moving in earnest. Hard groundies in the corner would be lovely, but big loopy shots with topspin, like McEnroe used to do to frustrate Lendl and kept him behind the baseline, would be good, too. Also, sometimes you didn't get back into a good position to receive the ball, which he exploited ruthlessly. Great drop shots, though, and a good fight.
Thank you for the feedback and suggestions. Agree - I'm a step too slow for this match up and it showed. I like the idea of high loopy balls. Good analogy with McEnroe and Lendl as that strategy worked well when it was executed. A quicker step, pin opponent to baseline, and then attack the first short ball - that's a solid plan against we can all consider.
Dude got Fed game down pat.
I never noticed it till I saw it on video. Needs a black racket and head band to complete the look : ]
LOL How old do you have to be before you are stealing from sampras like Fed did?
What racket is grey shirt guy using?
It’s a customized racket
That would be a Zus custom racquet. Small company that makes racquets to spec. I use the same model as he does and it’s 95” 110g unstrung and 70ra for stiffness.
@@jackson_foto Thanks for the info - I'm interested. How did you go about demoing and trying the racket or we have to know the specs we want prior to ordering?
@@TennisTrollChannel If you're in Atlanta, Hardcore Tennis in Marietta has some demos in stock.
@@jackson_foto 310g unstrung ;)
Grey shirt has a sweet backhand.
He’s got game! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎾🎾🎾
Agree - he resembles Federer in my opinion.
the definition of an attacjker !
I agree. Gray is similar to Federer.
The black shirt guy doesn't hold the throat of his racquet on his backhand which is kinda weird. I also suspect he uses a classic eastern grip for his forehand
Not sure what grip he uses. However, it is effective with high, loopy top spin balls. I tried it on him at various times and he had good control with it. Usually high, loopy balls to a one-handed bh works for me, but not in this case. However, he is a very good player so maybe my ball speed wasn't enough to cause issues for his bh.
@@TennisTrollChannel Yeah very good player. I'm sure attacking his backhand and then force him to hit a reverse forehand be the way to go. For some reason players like him can't hit reverse forehand that well.
@@FF_AlohaEdition Whats a reverse forehand?
Thought this might be MEP playing with real hand with how he moved smoothly
Joseph Richards funny : ]
The guy in grey hits the ball on the rise and takes away so much time away from the opponent. However, I would imagine someone in the calibre would run faster. He was kinda slow in moving around the court. Of course, when he does get in position, he does inflict a lot of damage
Gray looks like a retired Federer.
Guy in the Orange shirt kept getting burned by being out of position half the time. Instead of bisecting the angle of possible return, he keeps trying to stay in the middle of the baseline (example 2:23). Coupled with hitting way too many shallow balls, a good player will just pick you apart. And is there a new rule out prohibiting running down lobs that I'm not aware of?
John Montgomery great points. Positioning and hitting deep is important. I think orange may have thought that lob was going out. He was wrong and got burned on camera.
Grey shirt is the closest at duplicating Federer's game than any non touring pro. It's like what Kobe learned from Jordan. No wonder he coached many winning teams lol
Steve L. that’s an excellent point. Didn’t look at it that way but you is spot on. Thank you for sharing your comment.
Wow the guy in orange playing style looks like Janko tipsarevic...
I can see a little resemblance : ]
wow... that was fun to watch
Gray shirt can ball. Similar to Federer style.
The player in black is a big talent. And when he gets in position to hit one of his topspin crosscourt backhands, you know you’re in trouble.
What age group for bronze ball guy?
I'll try to find out.
40's.
Bronze ball was in the 30's, was 40 at the time.
Thanks very nice game - smooth aggression like it
Age 40 playing against 30 year olds? impressive.
Did he ever get to the main draw of Futures?
I’ll find out. Good question.
The guy in orange tshirt should hit the ball on the rise. He loses lot of power when he hits behind the baseline.this is more notorious in his backhand.
excellent point. it appears that does happen and it makes him play defensively.
Hmm.... The guy is really good and seems to play the percentages well. He also is quick to take advantage of any short balls. The vast majority of the shots he hit for winners were around or inside the service line. He was eating you up on those short shots. Granted, some of those short shots you hit were caused by good shots from your opponent. But, a good percentage were just rally balls hit short.
I feel like you did some good things when taking some chances going closer to the corners on rally balls. Getting him on the run did pay some dividends. And I liked that you did some underspin shots and some dropshots when he was out of position.
So, to sum up, I feel you need to take a few more chances trying to get him running side to side and try your best to hit deep shots if you can't pull him wide, even if they are looping shots. It didn't appear he wanted to take deep shots out of the air with volleys, so I think you would be safe doing deep, somewhat looping balls. Also, continue to hit short when he is out of position and hit some sharp underspin shots that stay low when you get the chance....
I know it's a tough ask to do all those things, but the alternative is getting crushed... Nothing to lose... Except the match... LOL Good luck!
I did hit more short balls in this matchup than usual. These courts are a little fast and wondering if I was catching them later than usual. Not sure. However, gray did an excellent job of attacking my short balls. Wasn't much I could do to counter his attacks. However, as you said I should have played with more loopy shots and slices. I'm started to see that I need to do that more all my matches as I tend to lack variety. The angles are a good idea, but as you said, need to pull him out of position and then use. I believe there were a couple times I tried it and he was not out of position and therefore it became an easy ball for him to attack. Thank you for the suggestions.
@@TennisTrollChannel Yup. Against players of similar caliber to you, you can get away with a lot more indifferent shots. Against someone with good finishing skills, you are toast, however. The more you are able to hit every shot with some sort of purpose (besides just getting it back), the more success you will have.
Obviously, against someone with better skills, it will be more difficult to hit every shot with purpose because that is what they are trying to do to you! The ultimate would be hitting with purpose to maneuver your opponent and the ball to enable you to hit your best shot against their worst shot as much as possible.
I would love to know what raquet is the white one
Babolat. Pure strike. 👍🏻
It's a custom frame from Zus. 95", 310 grams unstrung.
@@alloneword154 It's a custom frame from Zus. 95", 310 grams unstrung. I've been playing with them for 4 or 5 years now.
@@glen-hill They're awesome looking. White rackets in general look great with a one hander. The white six one Fed played (so called BLX version) is my favourite because of that reason.
Would you be so kind as to tell us the final mass, swingweight and balance point?
This location looks so familiar. Feel like Ive played there before. Dekalb?
You is correct.
Reminds me of Gasquet a bit, backhand especially.
He has a nice one-handed backhand. I agree.
Guy in grey playing efficient tennis
He looks like Federer in my opinion.
Good game between two gentlemen. I wish my friends would play like this, instead of trying to cheat.
cheat? that's not a good thing.
Did a bird fly by during the second point? Or a UFO?
I want to believe.
I guess if you wanna keep playing like that you want to loosen your strings a bit... its good to spin the ball in to an certain level, but at a certain point its not gonna cut it (seen here very clearly) Imo you need some power and depth to your game...🤙
Agree- need to take more chances and go for it. Thank you for the suggestion. If you have more suggestions please share.
Grey shirt may be the best amateur player I've seen...
I’m a close second? : ] kidding. Grey shirt is excellent. I would like to see his game in grass. Has the perfect game for that surface.
What kind racquet is black shirt using? Some old school stick?
It's a customized racket. Don't remember company name.
The player in the black shirt is at least a 4.5 player. He got game.
Agree - I would put him at 5.0 in my opinion.