Practicing On ROD LAVER AREANA With A Top 60 Player | Australian Open 2023
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Had the privilege to hit on Rod Laver Arena this year at the #australianopen Always a pleasure. What is your favorite court on tour?
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We reveal pro tennis tips that help amateur players quickly win more. Our how-to videos cover all essential parts of tennis: forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, singles strategy, doubles tactics, and more. Brought to you by Gui Hadlich and Karue Sell, passionate former D1 college and ATP professional players.
I thought it would be a cool idea to record each tournament you play at and create a 'speed of court' list to then go over at the end of the year. Many people who don't play on a variety of courts, let alone different hard court varieties, appreciate the speed of the courts. Seems like the Australian open courts are playing super quick and skiddy, be interesting to hear if they're faster than Miami, IW, Shanghai, US open, etc.
that is a great idea!
well miami and IW are painfully slow
What an amazing court think the camera angle and emptiness actually captures the scale of it so well. Would love to hear about your new natural gut hybrid! (15:00). Looks like you guys are both rocking the new Vcores and I'm sure there's a good number of viewers who would appreciate a setup breakdown. Huge fan from Korea, cheers!
clean hitting and clear insights. it doesn't get any better than this! thank you!
Karue, love this content. At some point would really love to see a video where you talk about anything you learned about coaching from your time with Naomi Osaka's team and how those processes and techniques might translate to working with Marcos.
Great suggestion!
More info on the natural gut switch would be interesting. Why crosses, not mains? Tension/string before after. Why the switch, how has it changed your game/swings etc.
Will cover that in a video
I love my Natural Gut setup. ‘18 vcore 95 weighted. Natural in mains and Alu rough in crosses. Its a little more expensive but with the hybrid setups you get 2 stringings. I get about 20hrs of play and they are great all the way to when they break.
Same! Mine lasts forever and stays so good!
Was there at AO and RLA is awesome. But in an empty stadium the sound blows my mind. Awesome
Yes, please do expand on the prevalence of natural gut for cross strings. Also, a review on the new VCores when possible. There seems to be a lot of buzz about it and T Paul is having immediate success with it. The head shape seems pretty different from the previous versions.
Great stuff! Great format. Great to watch!
thank you!
Karue, sucesso pra você! Muito boa a temporada do Marcos e sua atuação na equipe dele... Estou torcendo pelos dois
Karue, thanks for posting again! yes, would like to hear more about natural gut! Would be good to know why in the crosses vs the mains (as Federer), how much they last you in hours. I watched most of the match. It did feel like Marcos was going more behind consistency vs power. Enjoy Acapulco!✌️
On crosses gut stops the snapback of poly main. Put it in the mains and it will snapback on the poly.
Please do a video on the guy set up for the 95 ? That would be very helpful
I'm playing with a hybrid setup for years now, love to hear your take on natural gut, I'm never going back to full poly 😂😂.
You didn't have to adjust to the fact that the court is way bigger behind the baseline? I liked that a lot when I played on a bigger court.
What's your hybrid set up? How long does it last? I'm still at full poly, "soft" one, I like it, after 5-6 hrs ball flies everywhere, even with my 18x20 pattern.
I have signum pro tornado in mains, luxilon big banger in crosses. I play with the Yonex vcore pro 97. It usually takes about 6 hours approx when I cut it out. I have never broken a string since I went for the Hybrid setup. Don't know if that's because of the Yonex frame, u used to eat strings when I played with head and Wilson years ago
But I cut it out when my mains start to move around a lot.
hybrid set up is the way!
Court level pros practice at Rod Laver. GOLD! That sound! Lots of complaints about the balls going flat early favoring the flatter hitters. Good conditions for Nole eh?
Yes the balls definitely favor flatter strokes. Nole has it on lock
Excelente vídeo! Parabéns pelo conteúdo do canal, muito bom!
muito obrigado
Thank you Karue
I don't know about you Karue, but at least I feel as a rec player that natural gut feels AMAZING right after it gets strung for the first 2 sessions of playing. But once it gets a little worn it starts launching the ball unpredictably. On a full bed of poly, strings from a couple sessions get looser and still grip the ball well, and still act relatively predictable. But it feels like on a poly/natty gut hybrid it rebounds the ball before it can really grab onto it once the strings get worn in. Making it feel really unpredictable and straight up frustrating when you're not hitting a heavy topspin shot and you need to put a slider or dropshot somewhere. Even on a typical groundstroke, I feel that the amount of topspin I get changes from the exact same shot I make from the hybrid setup after it gets a little worn in.
Oh and you said it at 16:20 ! "sometimes you get those flyers" , that's exactly what I'm talking about. You're doing a typical forehand just like you always do, and for some reason the strings didn't grip into it enough to give you the same topspin for a shot you've done millions of times.
I think I played like 5 or 6 hours with it before it got really frustrating. With how you're hitting, it probably falls off after 3 or 4. And God forbid you try to practice flat serves for a half hour to an hour then expect to play a match with them. They're gone after that haha.
Unless you constantly have time to get a fresh bed constantly I wouldn't recommend it. But definitely curious what your thoughts are.
where in the video ist he gut set up talked about ?
Also what tension and frame do you string it on... And which cross string
@@farood5 I forget the synthetic gut I used since I just use Solinco blackout these days.
I string at 54lbs on a wilson v13 ps97
@@andrewpatterson9833 ahh o thought you were using a gut poly job
@@farood5 Yeah I'd previously use gut or synthetic gut (hybrid with a poly) and noticed similar behavior when they fell off. Either way super annoying, would not recommend lol.
Hi Karue, thanks for your videos, it has helped my game a lot. Just a quick question, one of your older videos popped up of you wanting to change your forehand similar to Del Potro’s. I was wondering whether you changed it to that or to something new? My forehand is very inconsistent, and I’ve been trying to tweak it. Thanks!
such clean hitting
Just want to say I was fortunate to be there in person at Rod Laver Arena for Marcos' match on Monday night.
Thanks for coming out! Sorry it wasn’t the longest match hahaha
@@Karue-Sell actually worked out ok because I managed to catch one of the last few trains before midnight! Didn't expect Swiatek's match to be that long!
Yesss 👏👏
I see you trying to get that Meddy sidespin off your backhand. Laver is such a vibe.
Hahah good eye
Great video! Have you tried the new vcore line? I'd love to hear your thoughts on those racquets
Very little. Working on getting one to review
@My Tennis HQ Is Marcos using the new one or is he stil still using an old model ?
I was going to ask if you adjust you play style to his next opponent. But you answered it in flattening out your backhand a bit... Interesting, thanks for sharing the practise!
I don’t adjust a lot but we try to replicate some patterns/shots
Yaaaaaas 🙏🏼
I'd like to listen your feelings after this aussie tour.
It's Karuuu Sell Bell!!!
I’d be freaking out getting to hit on this court
Giron is doing well!!
Nice Video!! What do you think about the new Vcore 98?
Haven’t tried it yet
I’m taking this unique circumstance as a tennis fan who can actually engage with a pro’s coach to make a few observations that could hopefully be useful in your coaching to Marcus:
He needs better second serve placement (i.e. corners like his first serve) because it feels like his opponents aren’t having a hard time returning them.
He can’t seem to push his opponents out wider and wider in a backhand vs backhand (crosscourt) rally to setup the inside-in forehand down the line weapon. His default backhand reply against strong shots is short and near the middle which keeps him on defense.
He needs to improve on his backhand return against really good servers in the deuce court so that he can have a better chance of staying in the point.
And lastly, I think he needs to be more positive in tough moments. His body language doesn’t reflect this.
If you re-watch his practice with Taylor Fritz from a year ago, it's clear that Taylor was dominating because of his serve, shot depth, and movement. Marcus was almost always on the defensive and rarely got to dictate, much less impose his game.
Would definitely like to hear more about the natural gut.
Karue and Marcos doubles would be fun
Not sure if it's because Daniil's just way too fast, but a lot of Marcos's supposedly finishing shots are just like sitting there, and kinda lack a bit of oomph (from the TV broadcasting angle, they look pretty heavy here, lol), especially when he hits with a close or neutral stance on both sides.
Felt exactly the same when I watched the match, like Marcos "lacked" plow through, compared to Daniil. Karue does say they went more for consistency vs power though.
Yes, Marcos definitely need more power. An other racket or looser string setup.
he doesn’t need more power. The fact people suggest that again tells me that watching tennis on TV is so deceiving. It is impossible to tell what is really happening. We played in conditions that the ball was slow through the air (colder at night) and fast low bouncing courts. Which meant that to really rip through the court you need to pull the trigger on a very flat, deep and low shot from meddy. That is a recipe for disaster. Yes he could have gone for more, but it is not his racket that is the issue. He is already switched from full poly to hybrid natural gut for more easy power.
@@Karue-Sell Thanks for replying. My thoughts during the match were, he does have a plan and is looking to execute it. Yes, it felt slow, but as you say, it is deceiving. I watched live Schwartzman and Jaume Munar training and it felt so fast, but in the video I filmed doesn't look like that. I was also thinking, in that last practice set they uploaded in LA, it felt like they were smacking the crap out of those balls, so he definitely has that power. Conditions may make it different. Anyways, thanks again and much success going forward. It's a journey, hope it starts clicking what you are working, like Brad Gilbert with Agass,i soon; trust the process. Saludos!
@@Karue-Sell the broadcasting angle of the center court is very deceiving, and Daniil is just everywhere with potential dangerous counters. Must be a nightmare facing him
I think gut is better on the mains. It can snap back on the poly crosses.
Some people play on mains, some play on crosses. It’s personal preference
So you do coach Marcos Giron? wowwww, i thought u guys were just all ways practising together cuz he seems like a nice guy, never thought about you actually being he practise coach!!!
yeah I do
Did the court feel extra bug without the line judges seats?
It’s huge!
great content as always! do players and coaches have to pay for stringing at AO? and how was the food on the grounds!
Food is the best of any tournament, top notch. Stringing is free up to 5 rackets. First time that has been done, all tournaments charge for stringing these days, hopefully it changes!
Nice
Why do you think it plays slower? Must be awesome playing there. I've played on the show courts and that was great.
not sure why, it just does. Seems like it happens at most events
p.s. i'd love to hear more about natural gut. i've never used it and don't know if i could afford it but i'd love to live vicariously...
It’s expensive but worth it as it won’t break or lose tension for a long time. Plus you only use half a set per stringing session when doa hybrid set up
Love this kind of content. Would you do something different after the match against Medvedev if you could? 🤔
Like, different in this practice?
RLA seems to have a lot more space behind the baseline and in the sideways compared to outer courts, does it make any difference? I’ve heard players get lost at first.
Yes it does. It is visually very different so it takes time to get used to. Big difference between outside courts and stadiums
Appreciate the video. What about the balls? I heard Pegula complaining that they were very slow. Was this your experience?
Are you doing the same fitness routine off the court with Marcos?
Nope but I am filming a week of his fitness routine. Stay tuned
It's not the same I've played in Rod Laver for many years since I was 13 to now 25, the court is slower than the outside courts and the courts have been getting slower over time
Back to vcore 95 2023? Talk to us why plz
it is in the works!!
Cmon coach, get him a more powerful racket n give up little control that he can get back with practice...his short arms swing 200mph but ball travels slower then opponents swinging at half speed...RUUD EXTENDED EZONE OR THE REGNA 98
Great suggestion. I will have him switch tomorrow
@My Tennis HQ rooting for you guys to get in top 20
@@Karue-Sell 🤣
Why no video on Marcos losing to Meddy
Not saying in a negative sense but
Court sucks from a spectator perspective. The way Djokovic and Nadal both complained about the time clock given how long a walk it is to the towel explains why. There is so much space from the courtside seats to the courts. It’s even (much) worse than Ashe which has a similar issue but doesn’t have that huge space between the seats and those sidelines on-court barriers. Also the “bowl’ design blows, it places fans up and away. IMO, the best courts put the spectators as close to the players and as close to court level as possible.
id like to hear about the natural gut
+1 to string stories.
It's a pity Giron lost, but the other Bruin defeated Nadal 😊
You should offer to help Ric Macci with his channel. Maybe collab. You could help him and he could help you.
Entrenando contigo normal que marcos giron sea un jugador tan mediocre... luego compite contra gente buena y no es ni medio competitivo
Que boludo sos