Four-Time New York City Liberty Open Singles Champion & Division 1 Player (Atlanta)
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2020
- Player in blue shirt played Division 1 college tennis. He won the Liberty Open four times which is held at the US Open and also won the Miami Art Deco Open four times which is held at the Miami Open. He is also a three-time finalist in the Ultimate Tennis League in Atlanta. Follow blue shirt on Instagram: Tavaris22
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If you think blue shirt is a winners machine(groundstrokes and with tournaments), please give the video a 👍
Technically I think Player in red shirt is better.
His game and physique is a cross between Francis Tiafoe and Serena Williams.
Those are two excellent players to model your game after.
😆👍 Nailed it 100%
You are half right.....
That is a wholly accurate description.
I don't know why this took me out 🤣🤣
Venus's backhand, Serena's forehand and Saquon's thighs.
And amazing power. I agree.
More like Venus's backhand/forehand .. Serena's serve. Eh, who cares? He's talented!
That’s a clone of Serena and Venus. Damn he copied all there strokes..
And it is effective for him. He has excellent groundstrokes.
The backhand loading position is exact copy of Venus’
True.
you can tell this guy spend time with the bucket a lot (practice his serves), they might not be the fastest, but they hit with pin-point accuracy. and the mini hop step return ? that's straight out of Serena's books, power tennis at its finest. Great job! Kudos to all his hardwork.
Ant Tennis we’ll said. Didn’t notice the return style. Great observation and thanks for sharing it.
He's powerful and very athletic too 🤩 Fun to watch! Thanks for the video 😊
Cindy C he can destroy a tennis ball as you said. He popped one early in the set. Thank you for the feedback : ]
Let’s clear this up comments section. The backhand is similar to Venus Williams with the drooping wrists. The forehand is similar to many WTA forehands you see today with the long backswing that goes behind his body. Not necessarily a Serena Williams forehand. (Edit) The service routine after comparing the 2 does look eerily similar to Serena Williams.
I agree - there are a lot of similarities. The backhand is almost identical.
hey man. i've been watching a lot of your videos bc of the quarantine. Great stuff. I do have to say that your serve is getting better and better. thanks for these videos.
Thank you for the feedback and compliment. It helps. Sure better than the usually "you is a -2.5 player" compliment I usually get. Thanks for viewing!
@@TennisTrollChannel TTC. From a coaching stand point, you are coming out of your serve motion too late and instead of going 'up' after the ball with your legs and body, you are only able to get to the standing up position to make good contact. Your contact point and height above your head is good, however because you are late getting to the ball, you have no leg power and lift off of the ground, and if so, maybe a few inches at best. You are also balanced heavy left. You arch your back well to build power, however you stay in that position and don't rotate back 'up' to use that build up. Because of that, you often fall off to the left after a good serve, and it will be harder and harder to get serve receives off to your right up the line. This loses power as well, because your push is to the left, instead of balanced right behind you and forcing the serve, your body, and power forward.
Brett Groen I agree- I always feel like I’m falling to the left. Thank you for tips and suggestion. I’ll try this at the next outing. I’ve made a few videos already so may be a while before we see improvement, but I think this may solve some issues that I have. Thank you.
Well done playing such a good opponent. Keep up the good work man.
Thank yo for the feedback and a big thank you to all the players for being willing to show off their games for us all.
Wow too much class but well done T.T for putting lots of effort !!
He plays at my park, not only is his game amazing in person so is his body. Pure joy to watch.
1fnfigi he is awesome. He can rip a tennis ball.
@@TennisTrollChannel yes indeed, sometimes he and a few others play doubles. I stop playing just to watch him and the others rip that court apart.
Well Troll I'm afraid you were simply overmatched. Athletic, strong, fast guy with powerful and accurate shots. Not too many people can hang with that.
As always you hang in there and your etiquette seems impeccable. Kudos to you as a gentlemanly player as well as a proficient one.
Thank you - he was better than me. I agree. He's really good.
More matches with this guy! It would be cool to see him play other people featured on this channel
We hope to get him in more videos soon - he is awesome.
The player in the blue shirt plays really well. Huge serve, steady backhand, and great forehand.
I agree - he has an excellent game. No wonder he wins so many. It's not easy to win an Open tournament in NYC and Miami.
We love the content you put out; *serve* us 👍😎
Chapeau a vous, Tennis Troll Champion. Chapeau.
Merci beaucoup : ]
Great video as always! Great playing from both of you. Is that you in the orange shirt? It looks like blue shirt hits a very heavy ball, and I don't mean in just speed. It seems like his ball has a lot of bite when it hits the court.
Richard Fincher [Tennis] you know your tennis. His ball is heavy. Good pace with a lot of spin. It bites when it hits the ground. Good observation. Orange is me - getting pummeled : ]
Agreed. His FH is an absolute pile driver combination of control, spin, and pace. Great preparation and balance on both wings as well. Sweet serve to boot! Nice job playing up a level or 2. Losing is learning.
monstertrucktennis thank you for the feedback. He’s a tough player. Good observation with the early preparation. It’s something I and many of us can do better. He’s rarely late when hitting his shots.
Impressive Strength from blue shirt
You is correct. He hits crap out of the ball.
That dude is good lol. Raw talent and gets to everything 😂
Seeking Higher Knowledge sounds right. Raw talent and raw power with quickness. All I could do was watch his winners go by me.
White people love to say a black tennis player gets to everything he can never just have skills and out hit you and just be better than you
These tennis players are the ones I aim to beat after improving a ton. So I can feel confident in actually doing tournaments to go Pro
@@olfam7197 Get out of here with that crap. Not everything is about race or racist. He said he’s good and has raw talent before ever mentioning his speed. Is it racist now to say a black person is fast?
Y’all have to see it in person. Good lord
He's awesome. I agree.
I what’s your insta?
He has a fierce game!
When you try to win but the winners fly past you.
Good one : ]
great forehand! nice controlled aggression.
iceescape referring to orange shirt? Kidding. I agree. Blue’s forehand is a weapon.
Yesss Tavares
Just TOO GOOD.
Great, high level amateur match that has some very pro looking shots. The video should show more shots of errors made so people can relate a little better but it was really great to watch the whole match. Thanks for sharing!
Welcome - we are adding more points to recent and future videos. Want to better represent the match as you suggested.
Well done Mr. Man.. looking smokin' too. :)
He is awesome. Can hit winners from 5 feet behind the baseline. I couldn't compete with him.
If you ever come down to Texas, I'd love to have a match filmed with you. It's always good to go back and look at your mistakes.
I'm all for it. haven't forgotten : ]
What a beautiful tennis venue....
So agree - it's our favorite spot to video - and it's a public park.
Side note-
It would be great if there were more court level camera angles in the pros. It shows speed, arc/spin and angles much better than the look down angles they usually use.
J. C. Agree. I wonder if it’s due to the potential possibility of balls breaking the camera. We’ve had a few of those unfortunately.
I really want to see him against MEP. Strong contrasting style both good at what they're at. ♥️♥️
Blue shirt has a backhand that looks oddly like Venus Williams.
Many viewers will agree with you.
Blue shirt = legs of STEEL
And they are fast legs.
That was the first thing I noticed! You can assume you're in for a long hard day on the court when you see legs like that.
Blue shirt is definitely cut from the Serena mold. He’s athletic and powerful. More importantly, though, he hits the right shot at the right time. He has great technique, too, which I think gets overlooked when someone is powerful. Power is great but technique is what puts the ball in the court.
Well said. He's a smart player. Power is useless unless you know how to use it.
Big ground strokes from blue shirt guy. Agree with NN about the Tiafoe/ Serena style.
Thought you were pretty solid TT, good ground strokes and serves but he was just a class above. Hitting clean winners you could just admire as they went past.
Blue shirt is really good player, I am in nowhere near skill levels as both players to analyse or criticise. But I think your top spin shots give him perfect strikes zone to hit those monstrous shots. Maybe mixing it up with low slices and moon balls to break his rhythms. Just an ideas but easier said than done. Great fun to watch, awesome efforts from both players.
OneHandLike STAN I agree and an excellent observation. It appears my rally ball lands in his strike zone. All good- it makes for a good video : ]
Way too many balls going to his forehand as well.
Serena's groundstrokes and games! That's crosscourt forehand pattern is hard to beat.
Common thread... He has a lot of Williams in his game - His BH reminded me of Venus... BTW, how many orange shirts do you own Troll?😉😆
funny : ] I'm up to 4 now. Friend gave me one - Lotto. Super comfy. May have to order more of those.
Wow, blue shirt hits hard on serve, forehand and backhand. He also generates excellent angles. Orange shirt stood no chance but he gave a valiant effort. I wish I could give you advice on how you could have beat him but I got nothing.
If you think of something please share : ]
Lowkey TennisTroll should host a tournament with players he has featured on the channel.
We are - we have videoed 2 tourneys. Hoping to show 1 next week.
Wow! Blue shirt has some game! Would have liked to see orange shirt mix it up with some slices, and approaches to net, because from baseline rallying it was no contest. Set went by fast though!
You is correct. I should have mixed it up more, but unfortunately it was too late by the time I realized it. Blue is an excellent player. Wasn't sure if he could keep it up, but he did and kept getting better and better.
Dude is a beast.
beasta.
I wish power players like this would go to low-powered racquets to develop their games and shot variety. They are both playing with the most powerful racquet on the market, when power it not what they lack. They would find a new dimension in the sport and provide more enjoyment for spectators.
I think what you describe is similar to wooden bats in pro baseball. It's not a bad idea in my opinion.
Tennis Troll I have watched nearly all of your matches.And you played your best opponent on this day.He had serious game that was a little unorthodox but totally functional and hard I bet to pick up on what he was going to do next.I had some words of advice in another video and I was super impressed on how well you played even in a losing effort.You made adjustments on the fly and I seen you had very good discipline in running Home Base as your set play.It really was working for you well in the last several games.You started to dictate the points by getting off first with a crosscourt shot in the deuce court with a sword pulling him out wide.But your best success in my opinion was From Home Base your shield on his shield you were able to hit amazing mid crosscourt shots with your shield using your wrists to create angles.Excellent set of tennis would like to see a best of 3 setter.
Thank you for sharing suggestions and observations as they help. I did try to make some adjustments as Blue shirt has some serious power and can go down the line or cross court for a winner. He disguises the direction well as you noticed so it's hard to tell where he is going. If you have more suggestions on how the players or me can improve, please share : ]
How about an pre and or post interview of player performance?
I like the idea. Depends on time constraint (how long we have access to the court). A couple videos we do include and hope to include more in future. Not all videos will have, but hopefully we'll see more as I think it's a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!
That would be so dope !
I like your backhand, reminds me of Venus Williams, early takeback
He has a really nice bh. I like how is he prepares early to hit.
Blue shirt has somewhat unorthodox-looking strokes, but boy can he play! How are you getting all these amazing players to hit with you?
There are a lot of tennis players in Atlanta. Blue shirt has amazing power.
At least @tennistroll is rockin a sweet shirt
The best : ]
Just some advice. On his second serve you would split step and then jump backwards. Losing power, depth and ultimately aggression. Its interesting because on his first serve you moved into the ball better and had some pretty good returns when you stepped in. Honestly I think you have the shots to match up and maybe win if you switched your gameplan around. Honestly the biggest difference ive seen over the years between 5.0 and open level or people who are like utr 8-10 and 11-13 is strategy, serving and sometimes athleticism. He plays angles beautifully and sets up his strengths for winners and is constantly looking to. You could do the same :)
Thank you for suggesting. I didn't realize I was stepping back - not sure why. I wonder if I'm doing that in the other videos too. Thanks for pointing that out. I agree with the gap difference. For most people, the groundstrokes are similar - it's usually the serve and strategy that's separates player from single and double digit UTRs.
TennisTroll Channel you do it because your game swits better for you when you catch the ball later. You have big swings and like to feel the ball a lot with top-spin
alvaro mena bustamante true- but as you said, need to swap it around to improve. Thanks for pointing it out.
I used to live in Atlanta and played the Peach many times. Is that Piedmont Park?
Candler Park
Blue shirt is like Serena.....
More like Venus
alvaro mena bustamante yep. The serve is Serena’s, but that backhand is very clearly Venus.
Excellent examples. Didn't think about Venus - you is correct in my opinion.
I would request a DNA test, he might be their long lost brother. Everything he does looks like the sisters..
@@alvaromenabustamante4273 yeah, his backhand take back is just like Venus
it would be interesting to see how the blue shirt guy handle the ultimate pusher from your other match.
Blue shirt vs green shirt? If there's interest and both players are willing, we'll consider it.
@@TennisTrollChannel I think the Blue shirt will blast through the green shirt. Blue shirt is too fast and fit to be lured into unforced errors. The green shirt is a good player though.
@@williamyeh6925 Only one way to find out : ].
I think green shirt would get destroyed. Blue shirt has probably seen green shirts type of game and blue shirt has a ark and pace on his shots so he could hit though green shirt. One thing I think you should have done Troll is get to the net more. What that does is it will make your opponent take hight off his shots. Blue shirt was a good player though.
Raidersscm I agree with getting to net more. I need to do that more with all my matches. Thanks for pointing that out.
Yasss!
Blue shirt is an animal...!
So Tennis Troll, you are in the red shirt? Do you ever make it to Florida to play?
I am - red/orange. I haven't taken a trip since COVID started. I'm hoping to next year after vaccine. Have a lot of places I would like to visit including Florida.
I definitely see the Williams influence on the backhand and angles, but less so on the forehand. It looks like the racquet face moves differently for him in the initial take back than it does for Venus and Serena. I also see the Tiafoe influence on the forehand in terms of the way he gets his arm through the shot...He has a great game though, in any case!
I agree - he generates excellent power. It's impressive.
Red shirt had no answer for Blue shirts huge forehand. It was like target practice for Blue shirt.
Jesus Escatiola sounds correct.
I want to chat with Blue Shirt - year more about him. That forehand is hesitation-free, the racket head speed and taking balls on the rise makes it heavy as hell. The backhand looks more like Venus to me with the bent wrists. Congratulations to him. Love his aggression. Can we have him play the most aggravating player? We would all cheer for blue shirt to shut down the junk baller lol
Most exhausting player? If there is enough interest we can try to make it happen. Blue shirt has an excellent game and technique.
really random, what was that that hit your camera at 4:11? was that a bug? It was huge
Stefan Terence I’m not sure- I’m guessing it was a small bird (I hope).
Did orange have any winners except for the net cord shot? I don't even remember any forced errors. edit: ok so 2 aces also.
Don't think so. A couple aces and service winners.
Does 4x Champ serve with almost an eastern forehand grip or are my eyes deceiving me?
Looks like he might have it slightly turned.
where do you guys play? I need to play are there meetup groups?
We play mostly in-town Atlanta. Send an email to TennisTrollChannel@gmail.com and let's see if we can connect you with a group.
Rajeev Rampras. Where is the rest of this match? Yall only played a set or something?
We had time for one set only. Hopefully we'll have more opportunities to feature him with more players in channel soon.
When you see David Vs Goliath on a tennis court. Except Goliath wins in style.
Good analogy.
That dude just punishes the ball on his forehands. Winners left and right.
Agree - he has excellent power.
To red shirt: if you can flatten your forehand and take the ball on the rise, you can hang with the blue shirt ! There were a few times you actually took the ball on the rise, and you became in control more.
I agree - looking back at the video, I see your point. Thank you for the suggestion.
Against solid opponent you need to vary the way you play: drop shot, slice, to go to the net ecc.
Jean Paul Sartre I agree. Thank you for the suggestion. I think lack of variety is the main takeaway for me with this match and a couple others. Trying to add more slices and drop shots now- mix it up. Excellent point.
I've never seen anyone copying Venus more in my entire life xD
I know, right?
He does it well and it works for him. He's good.
@@TennisTrollChannel That was never in question!
The Tennis Tournament Champion employs very solid tactics and strategy. You can see why he has won so many sets, matches and tournaments. The manner in which he hits the ball ( Serena’s BH) is not as important as his strategy as in placement, pace and purpose to win each point. The fact that his opponent in the Red Shirt plays D1 didn’t mean much because he lost . You are only as good as your record of winning against highly skilled and successful opponents.
thomas medeiros this is a well thought out comment. Thank you for sharing. I agree. Strategy is critical as we also see that in another video- ‘Most Exhausted Player.’ To not confuse viewers, I am a former D1 from 17+ years ago. Not current. Regardless, how blue use tactics and strategy to win are to be noted as we can all add these elements to our games and improve.
Where do you usually play at? I’m a 4.5 or 5.0 looking for some tennis!
Candler park is our base for most matches; however, we video all over Atlanta.
TennisTroll Channel Ok anyone I could get some info and play? I’m close by!
@@documentarymax36 Send us an email at TennisTrollChannel@gmail.com and let's share details. Thanks!
@@TennisTrollChannel Holy crap...that IS Candler park. I play there often, it looks so different on camera.
dayostical that’s correct. It’s the back courts.
Hard to imagine he played D1 and nobody could coach that style out of him. I'm guessing it was a non-recruiting D1. Seems like a nice dude and hits solid, but he'd be crazy good if he loosened up and slightly adjusted the grip off both sides. He's strong enough not to need to hit with a junior girls 14U grip.
I think his ground strokes resemble the Williams sisters.
This guy imitates Serena like Dimitrov with Federer..
It works for him - his groundstrokes are powerful.
I need to know who’s this Serena
Who won blue shirt?
yes
May be your toughest opponent yet
He's a good one - I played well too - not much I could do.
@@TennisTrollChannel I think you could have used some drop shots and tested his volleys or speed. I'm sure he would have gotten some but he would have been on his heels more instead of being super comfortable hitting from the baseline
Bubba I like your suggestion- need to add more variety to my game. Kind of one dimensional sometimes. Thank you.
Blue shirt= Serena Williams backhand
You mean everything but the grunt, right?
Definitely felt like he has Serena's power.
That's Venus' backhand
TLC Serena/Venus- it’s awesome : ] plaid those are two excellent players to be compared to.
I was thinking the way he holds his backhand looks awfully familiar. lol
Just a point: you'd use a less extreme grip, hit more flat. Many times your shot go short and become a easy target for the opponent.
I agree. I need more drive. Working on a few adjustments to obtain it. Thanks for the suggestion.
Yeah and also hit less low to high
Zhar is you referring to my forehand or both?
@@TennisTrollChannel forehand essentially but maybe try to take the ball more on the rise, i think the key is to compact a bit more that swing, watch Uspta teaching pro Rick Macci he explains it perfectly. Regards from Spain.
Reminds me of Serena Williams and physique of Terry Crews with pa pa pa pa pa POWERRR!!!. I'm gonna call him D1-Old Spice.. forehand pow pow pow POWERRR!!!
lol
D1-Old Spice? That works : ]
Blue was only comfortable hitting balls in his wheel house. The minute he the ball bounce shoulder height he backed up. Seems like he didn’t have a slice either. Gotta see more of the match to see if he had a net game or over head. Legit serve though.
That guy for that serena samurai backhand lol. One thing I would comment on is to maybe work on your ability to punish short balls. Just an example is 3:30 where you got a decent return and he pops up a short ball off the backhand. You should kill that ball, but instead hit a passive shot back to his forehand which was hit for a winner. Just something I noticed. Otherwise, nice video.
Good point - I need to hit with more drive on my forehand. Missed opportunity as you said. Thank you for suggestion.
It's a male version of Serena Williams especially on the backhand 🤣🎾 great post
Thank you. Excellent debate ongoing if his backhand follows Serena or Venus. An awesome compliment either way.
Nice tennis club
It's a public park actually. Lucky to have access to it.
How I miss playing tennis...
come on back to tennis : ]
@@TennisTrollChannel I am waiting for the lockdown ends. All courts are closed here in Chile.
juan b bummer. Stay safe. Hopefully covid ends soon. We had to cancel our trip to Santiago : [ maybe next year.
@@TennisTrollChannel let's play a match when you're in stgo!
The bird hitting the camera lmao
Yea - that was funny. I thought I was the only one that noticed.
He is like serena, male version, like if you agree
He has a lot of power like Serena.
@@TennisTrollChannel Swing is the same too. Low backhand takeback, Exaggerated forehand takeback like her as well.
@@agrious39 I agree - it's almost a clone. He definitely has her power. It's impressive.
Hey Tavaris
I would be scared to play blue shirt, he be hitting crazy angles
So agree. Not sure how he created some of those angles but it was awesome.
He’s model that backhand on Venus and stole Serena’s grunt! Great play!
It works - he has a ton of power. Sometimes copying pros and how they hit is a good idea.
TennisTroll Channel yes indeed! At my club my team mates say my play reminds them of Andy Murray someone whom I’ve studied a lot as a counter puncher. I also tell myself sometimes “what would serena do in this situation”.
Jason Elias excellent players to copy. I hope Andy Murray makes it back to top form one day.
He plays just like Serena
I agree. Powerful groundstrokes. Strong serve.
He is like Serena Williams on steroids. Lol,. Honestly, his forehand is a real killer.
I always love a tennis court with lots of trees and plants on the background, feels like palying with nature.😃😃
Thanks for the feedback - we like to video at this public park as it has a nice background. His forehand is awesome. Generates raw power and it's heavy with spin.
until you hit a ball into the bushes :l
Danger Jose so true. It’s a graveyard for tennis balls.
SW on ped is redundant, no?🤔🤫
@@mitchellsewell275 truly..
Why nobody want to admit to the elephant in the room? What’s funny to me was her standing next to Leander Paes in WTT and clearly having size on him in all but the high waist and little bit of height. She had bigger calves, thighs, arms, asz and of course a chest... Paes weight was 180 something. I’m guessing she was close to 200 lbs. How does an estrogen producer have that bulk doing a semi aerobic sport where conditioning and flexibility are wanted not mass? I think at the very least you are looking at a dual gender athlete or PED abuser.
Oh I know him! His name is Tavaris Delaney
Sereno
Thor our there crushing balls. If he using an RF??
Blue shirt plays like venus serves like serena so he's more a venus style with serena grunts lol reminds me of myself lol I took after serena game
Serena and Venus are excellent players to model our tennis.
He plays like Simona Halep
Dude just noticed you are stepping back on almost every return - i think that takes away some of your power on the return. You should be stepping slight forward or at least remain balanced but not stepping back
Yes - thank you for pointing that out. I think another viewer mentioned same thing with this video too. Not sure why I did that - I'm looking to see if I'm doing it all previous videos or just this one. Need to be conscious of that - thank you for letting me know.
Agassi used to back pedal on the return sometimes
Blue was "ahead" in the match. He got to balls early played High Percentage Tennis. Blue advanced and got balls early. Orange traded nicely on several rallies, but ultimately blue forced the action.
Blue is fit and strong. This level of fit builds self confidence on and off the court. Girth and mass definitely impress themselves into his forehand.
Blue was the better player with the better shots - good observation.
There’s no way hacks aren’t involved. Amazing gameplay.
didn t know serena had a brother playing tennis ! loool
Strokes are hideous but he is extremely efficient. Forehand has thump
forehand is amazing.