Update on Ema’s Serve: She played a 35K in Miami this week and served much better. Made semis in doubles. Only 4 double faults per match singles & doubles. Second serve problems can be solved, sometimes quickly 🙌
She is a very clear and concise communicator. Love these series because the sync between student and coach is seamless and at an advanced level. As a recreational player stuck at 4.0 level for a decade,I enjoy watching this player's progress because she asks very clear questions and has great idea about her strengths and weaknesses.
This is incredibly valuable and high level service advice. I hope your audience realizes just how impressive your coaching abilities are and takes the lessons to heart. Great video.
He’s an incredible coach. I’ve gone from not being able to serve to having a flat, kick and slice. It took about a year and a half of studying his videos every day for an hour or so but it’s worth it
Twenty minutes went as seconds! Very interesting lesson! Nik, you should be the coach of Iga or Naomi :) Not only helping with technique but be shrink:)
I think it was John Newcombe who said if you are nothittingdouble faults, you are not goingfor enough on your second serve.Good work Ema. Nik,is it good for her soulder to hit so many serves comsecutively.
isnt here leg drive just a bit too late? maybe would be better to focus on better rhytm, leg timing then the aggresive load with hip, cause I think there is not much benefit in that if the leg drive is too late. Maybe the hand with the ball also could work better, they guy that fixed Sabalenka serve talked about this common mistake - the palm of the hand/inside part of hand should not be pointed to the sky during trophy position, should point to the court and then you tuck it in to your chest - but I dont know maybe thats a small detail
hi nikola - what is your height and weight? do you know your serve speed as measured on a handheld Ball Coach Radar or speed gun? re ema. when you have a big gun: shoot it! say that you have a big killer FH. you *use* it. sometimes you'll miss, that's the nature of the game: as is having a bad streak. you'll have FH errors, and serve errors: that happens when you use your weapon and you're having a bad streak. recognize the bad streak and conjure up ways to fix it or get out of that rut.
Many, perhaps too many, good points. It's clear that Ema is emotional and upset. She needs a good experience. Missing too many serves? Put the tossing hand and ball in the same frame, then focus on hitting the back of the ball. Bread and butter serve is a combo of kick and slice. Hit the ball 8 o'clock-1 o'clock. Produces speed with safety. spin Works every time. Good luck, Ema.
Not applicable to Ema -- but ... Father Time isn't the friend of aging tennis players, hence a major uptake of pickleball -- A study, which tracked thousands of different molecules in people aged 25 to 75, detected two major waves of age-related changes at around ages 44 and again at 60. The findings could explain why spikes in certain health issues including musculoskeletal problems ...
I get the impression that she is becoming a bit discouraged because it is not really working for her. She might be better off focusing on placing the ball rather than on kick and slice.
Update on Ema’s Serve:
She played a 35K in Miami this week and served much better. Made semis in doubles. Only 4 double faults per match singles & doubles. Second serve problems can be solved, sometimes quickly 🙌
Good luck Ema!
Thanks Nick! This session was so helpful 🙏🫶🏻
She is a very clear and concise communicator. Love these series because the sync between student and coach is seamless and at an advanced level. As a recreational player stuck at 4.0 level for a decade,I enjoy watching this player's progress because she asks very clear questions and has great idea about her strengths and weaknesses.
This is incredibly valuable and high level service advice. I hope your audience realizes just how impressive your coaching abilities are and takes the lessons to heart. Great video.
Appreciate that 🙏
He’s an incredible coach. I’ve gone from not being able to serve to having a flat, kick and slice. It took about a year and a half of studying his videos every day for an hour or so but it’s worth it
Nik, thanks for providing us with the “tools” to help with the kick when it falters sometimes mid-match … correction, a lot of the time.😆
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I really would love to get a sever lesson from you,, how can this happen ? This is probably the best serve lesson video i have ever seen in my life👋
Twenty minutes went as seconds!
Very interesting lesson! Nik, you should be the coach of Iga or Naomi :)
Not only helping with technique but be shrink:)
Go Ema!!!
Everyone does double faults but numbers supposed to be smaller
Great lesson Nic 👌
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Unbelievable coaching
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Zlatna lekcija. Briljantno.
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We need to clone Coach Nik so he can coach everyone
22 double faults is giving away almost an entire set!
Ema is looking much better
Is it me or the audio sounds muffed when she talks? Good video
Coach if only I am somewhat closer to you I would love to be coach by you. thanks for the video
on deuce side, her front foot looks almost parallel to the baseline. Is this difficult setup deliberate?
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I think it was John Newcombe who said if you are nothittingdouble faults, you are not goingfor enough on your second serve.Good work Ema. Nik,is it good for her soulder to hit so many serves comsecutively.
isnt here leg drive just a bit too late? maybe would be better to focus on better rhytm, leg timing then the aggresive load with hip, cause I think there is not much benefit in that if the leg drive is too late. Maybe the hand with the ball also could work better, they guy that fixed Sabalenka serve talked about this common mistake - the palm of the hand/inside part of hand should not be pointed to the sky during trophy position, should point to the court and then you tuck it in to your chest - but I dont know maybe thats a small detail
good vid ... but where is the charming Sarah ??
Sara will be back
Where is Ema’s skirt from??? So cute
Lucky in love
emma s cloth brand
Lucky in love
I kinda want to challenge ema, as another USTA 4.5 just for fun :D
hi nikola - what is your height and weight? do you know your serve speed as measured on a handheld Ball Coach Radar or speed gun?
re ema. when you have a big gun: shoot it!
say that you have a big killer FH. you *use* it. sometimes you'll miss, that's the nature of the game: as is having a bad streak. you'll have FH errors, and serve errors: that happens when you use your weapon and you're having a bad streak. recognize the bad streak and conjure up ways to fix it or get out of that rut.
Many, perhaps too many, good points. It's clear that Ema is emotional and upset. She needs a good experience. Missing too many serves? Put the tossing hand and ball in the same frame, then focus on hitting the back of the ball. Bread and butter serve is a combo of kick and slice. Hit the ball 8 o'clock-1 o'clock. Produces speed with safety. spin Works every time. Good luck, Ema.
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she's not getting a good kick on the deuce court
Not applicable to Ema -- but ... Father Time isn't the friend of aging tennis players, hence a major uptake of pickleball -- A study, which tracked thousands of different molecules in people aged 25 to 75, detected two major waves of age-related changes at around ages 44 and again at 60. The findings could explain why spikes in certain health issues including musculoskeletal problems ...
I am first! 👍👍👍
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Not so reliable as a 2nd tho
I get the impression that she is becoming a bit discouraged because it is not really working for her. She might be better off focusing on placing the ball rather than on kick and slice.