Men's 60 Singles Final Vines(1) vs Friedman(2)
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- The steady Mark Vines shows why he's at the top of Men's 60 World rankings. His opponent, Eric Friedman, is a great player too, so this is a very interesting match. Filmed with a Muvi KX-1 mounted on the QM-1 Camera Mount, all from www.mytennistoo....
I’m turning 60 in a week and have thought about getting back on the tennis court. I used to play college tennis but haven’t played in decades. I certainly remember the hard work it took to stay at a good level. Glad to see such a nice level of play from these guys…really inspiring.
Footwork at their age is simply unbelievable. Great work guys. Inspiration for us over 60.
What an amazing game for both players at age 60! Mark is playing very consistant overall with various tactics and skills. Eric is good too with powerful serve for either first or second. Thanks for sharing.
Vines footwork is simply amazing. He may not have explosive foot speed at 60, but his footwork is literally textbook. Always on balance and in rhythm. Pretty amazing to see someone his age move like that.
Good match! Good to see a Richmond Va native. We went to the same High School about
6 or 7 years apart.
Thanks for posting. I like watching high level senior games. Real classic! I can tell Vines is a high level player from just looking at the way he hit those BH slices (particularly on the hard serve returns). His one handed BH and FH drives are text book (70’s -> 80’s) like. Love it.
Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for posting these videos Mike! Please post some more of the over 55 and 60 year old matches in singles.
Soon as I can!
Excellent players thanks for posting
Our pleasure!
These guys are very good. Great movement and skills.
Great match - thanks for posting
Glad you enjoyed it
Mike, I love your videos! Can you post more videos of the 60’s USTA Singles? Thanks,Bob
I will try!
@@10smike I love all your videos. 55 and 65 are cool too! I watch all of them wishing I was in warm weather 😩😫
Thanks for posting. I really enjoy watching amateur tennis on your channel. Wished the angle was better though, but still good job.
Oh, I agree on this match. Unfortunately, there is no fence on the south side of this particular "show court" at the World Tennis Club, only on the corner and on the north side of the court. When I film from the North side, it's looking south into the sun and the glare is bad. It was a tough match to film. :( But glad you enjoy the amateur tennis!!
Great match. Thanks for posting.
You're welcome. Hope you subscribed to the channel!! :) ; I'd like to keep them coming.
@@10smike Yes sir, been subscribed for a while so hope to see the vidoes contiue. Cheers Mike.
Damn. Vines is goals.
When Friedman tried to hit out, he gave Vines a lot of trouble and made a lot of winners, but he made a couple too many unforced errors. Then he tried to just get the ball back, but that played to Vine's strength. If Friedman can get his forehand under control, he'd be tough to beat.
Nice observation.
Friedman has a big time serve and monstrous forehand! Got to play to his backhand!
Vines backhand is off charts great Vines reminds me of Stefan Edberg, whose backhand was much better than his forehand.
Have played against both of them.
These guys are over 60, that's insane...
Not bad, huh? They make it look easy at that age, very smooth movement for the most part. Economical might be a better word.
Really nice
Thank you! Cheers!
Why not position the camera in the more usual position which is the center of one end?
Good question! There wasn't a fence on the south end of the court and the glare in January makes any film from the north end of the court unusable. So, this particular court had a fence in the Southwest corner.....best I could do at the time.
You can really see why Vines is #1 in US and World. He moves well, passes well and has great feel at the net. Friedman is a good player but just made too many errors
Great players have a way of making good players hit a bunch of errors.
Well said!
Vines has a graceful slice back hand. Works well especially with players who make force errors. It's unusual to see someone without a drive back and get so far.
Mark was very consistent! His forehand looks very simple but solid
Does anyone know what racket Vines uses. Looks very oversized what ever it is.
It might be the Gamma RZR Bubba 117
What forehand grip is vines using?
I think he varies it, but I'll ask him next time I see him.
Mike Lammens thanks!
vines doesn't beat himself. Thats the difference...
Can Vines beat a guy like McEnroe in an over sixty tournament?
I asked him and he thought he could go 3 and 3 with McEnroe. On the losing end. Would love to see that, but what would McEnroe have to gain?
Too bad Friedman makes too many easy mistakes, but you can see Vines takes it easy
Yes, Friedman makes too many seemingly "unforced" mistakes, probably because he has to play a little above his capability to keep up with Vines. Against other players, where he wins the points by putting pressure on them, he won't make as many mistakes. He didn't get to the finals without playing some excellent tennis, that's for sure.
Vines is former 110 in the world lol.... he good : )
Yep, and he's a great teaching pro too! I've taken three lessons from him over at the World Tennis Club in Naples and he has great insights, probably because he still competes, unlike a lot of teaching pros who haven't competed in years.