My most painful tournament so far...
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- LTA National British Tour Graves
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Hey Cameron, former D2 tennis player here (Tomas Martinez). I finished playing collegiate tennis 4 years ago and I haven't competed since. I miss it. This was a tough loss but just try to remember that these matches are why we play tennis. Don't forget that feeling. That feeling at 8-8 in the breaker, I felt it just watching you and I miss it. Enjoy the tough moments too. Life doesn't give you too many of those. All love and keep going brutha.
agree huli
Thanks mate, means a lot
Really felt for you mate. You have a great attitude. Keep enjoying what you do.
Hi Cam, you played bloody well and if you hadn't of missed that forehand at 4-3 deuce in the 2nd(not meaning to rub the miss in), you'd of won in straights. Also Noah has a massive game and whilst erratic at times, is super dangerous so you played the match perfectly.
Probably the best I've seen you play so you're on the right track.
I would seriously consider dropping down a level to play some grade 3 events to get some wins/confidence then play some more British Tours.
Keep going mate as you're playing well and knocking on the door👍👊👊
I watched the entire match! this was a tough loss but please keep going!!! I felt every moment of it with you and I know how much it stinks especially after how good you were playing!! I promise your time will come very soon just keep up the good work
thats probably the best i've ever seen you play. Keep your head up and trust the process man
I enjoy your content. This was actually one of the most emotionally powerful pieces of tennis content I’ve seen on UA-cam.
The online coach (forgot his name) is really good for you.
Your final comments around the positive mindset are the right ones. You are beating yourself up way too much during the match.
Your game is solid. Pump yourself up on court more, stop slapping yourself down. Life’s way too short to be your own hater. There are other people who will do that to you, don’t do it to yourself.
Enjoy the game. One day you’ll be my age and watching someone on UA-cam doing something you’d love to do yourself!!!
Thanks so much for your support, means a lot!
That's so tough. But honestly there's so many improvements in your game having watched your progression over the year. Your depth in the rallies was superior and movement was so impressive. Really forced him to go for too much and gave him nothing to attack. With the improvements your making the wins will come... was just a bit of concentration/tightness on the big points
Thanks so much! Appreciate the insights
Stink🙈 Good to see your emotions after this tough loss, that means that you are invested 💯% - Onwards and upwards mate - hang in there🎾❤
one thing to take away from this is to always remember to try find their weakness. This guy loved hitting when the ball sets up well for him. I would have sliced him like crazy, and moved him. Force him to hit running low shots, that he would have to lift and then come in where possible. I felt like you decided to trade with him at the back, and that just wasn't the way to play this guy. You are far more consistent then him, you should have de-risked your shots (slice), and made it physical for him. He relied on his serve a lot, if you gas him every point, that serve quality will drop.
Just some food for thought, you were the better player here and even though you played well, you just had to play smarter, always think what shot would they hate to hit, vs what shot you like to hit.
Spot on
I think you should be really proud of your performance! That’s a really tough opponent. Watching you now compared to you videos some year ago it’s an incredible development. Stay strong brother 💪
Thanks so much :)
Head up man.. tight margins.. you did well. Keep going.
Thanks for the support!
fantastic match! You're really improving quick.
Still inspiring to watch you do this. I am not an elite sports player at all... but I do know, that my failures and losses in life have taught me more than my successes. They've driven me to improve, be better and to understand what is important.
Yes - this ^^
Amazing video Cameron! Love the vlog style of these videos. Planning to do more stuff like this soon, thanks for being an inspiration 🔥
The decision to go for the slice at 8:8 man.... at that point of the match he was playing with a hunter mindset, while you were playing with more of a survivor's mindset. I think you can take a little bit more risk with doing more power shots for the future, you have it in you. I saw it at 29:05 the score being 3:8 from your point of view. Absolute rocket!🚀💪 Keep fighting!
You play well! WINS WILL COME!!! Don't give up.
You need to be more positive!!!! Think throughout the match... "I am going to win" "I am going win". "I am playing well!!!" Brainwash your self.
Great video, keep going you are getting better and better💪💪💪
Hey Cam a fellow coach here know it will of been hard at the present time but you played some really good tennis there and that’s the best tennis you have played in the videos I’ve watched of yours so keep your head up and trust the process and the outcome will take care of itself
Thanks mate, really appreciate it
Like your vids & best ive seeen you play.
Imo, you were the better player all round and tbf still almost won this match with a serve thats no where it’s full potential more so pace. Keep pushing on.
That guy is a beast lol. And then coming so close. Tough loss.
Hey Cameron, I really like your videos and your journey. Tough loss, I've been there.
I might sound harsh, but this opponent is someone you should always beat. You are a much better player. You've got way better hands.
This is a match you should win twice 6-3. No excuses.
Oooof tough one!
I like how introspective you were at the end. Nothing like some nature to get your proportions straight :)
shake it off, you actually played some good tennis.
On to the next one.
11:50 for sure dropped in
It's tough mate. Know the feeling, just lost a similar deciding tie-break. Just think about what you can improve for next time, then do it. It's the effort that counts.
Thanks for the support :)
i swear 11:44 was like a foot in
He played better when it mattered most. Thats all at pro level.
Cameron you played fantastic game your opponent was hitting some big shots yet you held in there and kept fighting! That game could have gone your way on that tiebreaker!
You should play Sean Hodkin and put that on a video . He has the same type of channel as yourself trying to go pro
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Another reason to just try harder mate. Losing is the biggest part of tennis. U motivate a lot of people with what u do.
Thanks for the kind words :)
I'd love to play this Burton guy, most of the time he can't hit more than 5 shots in a row
@@joburton1629 If you read the comment I posted correctly, you would've seen 'most of the time'. The match isn't high level, so ask yourself why is he struggling to get more than 3 balls in. By your UA-cam name, you have a bias towards the guy playing which is understandable.
@@vinton169 his normal mo is more than five balls in a row is my point , and the error rate in this match isn't typical for him.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
And, playing safe and steady to get unforced errors is good no shame in that. After all, the player who can put the ball in one more time wins the match but you still gotta make the guy run. As you said you gave him to many balls in the middle, his balance and timing was not good when he was moving or when you mixed things up.
Anyway you did some great points, well built and with a good finish. Work with that, keep the good things and work hard to be able to reproduce those points threw-out a hole match!
Work on your strengths!
Thanks for the insights :)
You mentioned you use visualization , just wondering have you worked with a psychologist or learnt this technique yourself ?. On visualization could I suggest that you watch the match back and then visualize each game of that match. let your mind stop at the good points first and replay them in your mind. This will help your brain to take that info on the good points and store it for future play. Only after you have done the positive plays you can move onto the negative ones ( most people start with the negative, that the wrong thing to do). Here the trick is to learn how to change the picture in your head by replaying for example a shot but this time getting the result you want. I would be interested to know when you visualize what view point you mainly do it from, what I mean from above, behind, eye level. learning to view your match from all different view aspects in your mind allows you a greater degree of control over the outcome.
Your game reminds me of Sebastian Korda
The unthoughtful dropshot at 8-8 hurts a lot.
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That Burton character truly was a chump, how did he manage to do 4 years of college tennis!? You should have won this and were truly the better player
Bro search him up he’s won a national championship in America and he’s still out there playing so I think he’s doing pretty good out there, however it was a tough match could have gone either way
man i think you soffer a lot when you're playing. your opponent was clearly inferior to you. please consider to play with a different mindset, bc i see a player who isn't happy and not enjoying. push the ball, and play your game. this will not make you happy or proud. it's tough to say and to listen, it's clear that you're a good guy. best luck
@@federicobonzagni4122 the opponent actually had an injury hindering him , which is why he was more erratic.
Good. Video. You got lots of things to improve. Your footwork is not for this level. You unitturn too late almost every shot. You need to learn the fluid effortless energy. ( breath hit recovery ) Al going in a circle. Your spacing in every shot is always you hit near rhe throughout of your rac ket. Give space ro the ball so you can use the hips. You will be way better if you will work on this basic things. Footworks and paterns to a tennis match.. With Midern game and new generation style. All will matter is be a great runner. This guy was verry easy to beat. Due you could cause many unforced errors to him. But your stroker and footwork are not for professionals. Start from zero. And you will be twice strong in 4 months.