Definitely think there's a few things you can add to this (as a former big hitter): 1. Get first serves in even if that means taking a bit off of it. Most big hitters attack second serves. Getting a first serve in, even if it's 90-95% of your normal first serve, gives you a better chance of getting a defensive or a neutral return versus offensive. First serve percentage is huge against people that attack and are big hitters. 2. Force them to go down the line in points (you sort of cover this with low percentage shots but I wanted to be specific). Higher part of the net, less court distance, and lower percentage. Play really heavily based on cross court directionals. As long as you keep the ball deep, make them play bigger than they need to. Opening up the court with a big hitter allows them to hit spots. Make them create their own space. 3. Since most younger players don't have buttery slices, I think you take the opposite approach. Add a foot of net clearance and 6 inches of depth. Give that ball some action and get away from the flatter rallies. Big hitters want the ball in the same spot and they want pace. They want rhythm, especially with their contact point. Slice is better for this if you have a good slice, but since most don't I think this is better than giving them popping slicing balls. If your slice cant stay below the net, cut that out of your match play until it can. 4. Figure out which stroke is less fundamentally sound. Is either stroke hit off their back foot? How's the shoulder turn on the backhand? Figuring out which stroke is less sound is key in finding which cross court directional you want to hold to (tip 2). 5. I think this is really important, don't push. Even if someone hits bigger than you, don't default to pushing and hoping for errors. Giving big hitters opportunities to step in the court and get access to angles is playing into their hand. You might catch them on a day where they're off and get some errors and possibly a W, but your gameplan should never be to give a big hitter what they want. 6. Don't get discouraged by them blasting winners. They're going to hit winners, that's their game. If you start getting into your head about getting blasted in a few points, you're going to crumble. Liked this video for sure, cool concept.
Great advice! I just came back from a game with a big hitter and did exactly the opposite of your advice and lost in exactly the fashion you'd expect. Gonna try this next time!
Agree especially about 2nd serve. Even if you have a kick serve if its weak it sits up nicely for heavy hitters to step into the court & crush it on the rise. nice low Slice serves best bet along with deep moon balls and slices for rally balls mix it up. if they are consistent you're probably going to get destroy either way
I've never heard a tennis player being so wise as NOT to make results oriented thinking, but, instead, evaluating his choices on court based on every important element BUT the result of the point! Hats off to you, Mark!
Playing heavy spin/deep hitters when I am a more flat player. I love taking stuff on the rise, but the timing has to be just right! Also, dude, this is so peaceful and informative! Love it! Keep going
Great video Mark. Very good points all around, both on and off court. LOL. One thing I try to do when I play big hitters is to use slice whenever I get a chance to attack, rather than attacking with a drive. I've noticed big hitters don't like junk and they tend to overhit. Especially when they're out of position given that, as you mention, they tend not to get their "legs under the ball".
Congratulations, you are always adding new things. Love it. Next can you analyze the opposite situation? How would Ridley beat you, not as strong, slicer dicer, and gets everything back deep and loopy. Thanks!
In the example, I did not see your opponent has being that superior in hitting ability. From what I can see, you are matching him in intensity and power. I do see that he does not employ the slice. So I will definitely practice my slices lol Are you able to do a video on the smash? Sadly, it is my lowest confidence shot. I run into this a lot at the public park, where low court availability requires you to do play doubles against more of the old timers. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the time out there. I just feel like I cannot exercise the full range of tennis I normally can against younger, harder hitting opponents. Anything you can do to cover those topics are greatly appreciated.
Wow, I loved your analysis. You play at a much higher level than me and I learned a lot! MORE of these vids, please. I have a question for you... You mentioned that playing with too much spin could be bad in certain situations especially against heavy hitters because the ball jumps up right in their wheelhouse. And it made me think that playing with a spin focused racquet such as a pure Aero could be a disadvantage all else equal on hard courts indoor because it is harder to flatten out shots with such a racquet. It seems like having a racquet that helps you flatten out shots indoors on hard court helps you on your offensive shots. The disadvantage of hitting flat perhaps is that its hard on defense because net clearance is lower. What do you think?
Great video and tips. I love the change of pace strategy. Andy Murray was/is a master of this. Getting balls out of their strike zone is key to frustrating big hitters!
Oh I can def see how Murray is so frustrating to play against... No rhythm, slices, changes of pace, and sudden injections of pace from his backhand side. Also almost impossible to ace
Nice video. Good analysis. Having watched your match against Ridley, I would say that if you had some type of Hawkeye system, it would show that your average ground stroke speed would be pretty close to that of Ridley, if not higher. So I wouldn't say that Ridley is a true big hitter since you handled his pace quite well and he wasn't just hitting winner after winner. Plus your backhand I would say is better, more reliable than Ridley's and you made about 3x less unforced errors. To me the unforced error metric puts you at quite an advantage, more or less neutralizing Ridley's power.
Love the videos Mark. First saw you on essential Tennis. Love your competitive edge and tenacity for the game. A lot of tennis players act very reserved when they play but that energy shows respect your opponent and want to win. I would not say I am new to tennis because I first started played 11 years ago as a sophomore in HS, but I only played for 10 months and did not really play again until this past July. My goal is to try to compete at the 4.5 NTRP level by the end of 2021. I enjoyed your video on how to deal with that specific player, but would you or have you post some videos on plays you run and how you construct certain types of points. I have a couple general schemes that I run when I play, but to be honest I worry that as I continue to climb I will become predictable. I know when Federer goes up to serve he isn't just thinking about where the serve will go, but elite players actually decide how they want to play each point before hand. Of course as elites they handle improvisation incredibly well, but in general they have a design in mind of how they want to the point to go. I've heard of plays like Home Base or Battering ram where you attempt to control the point by not only controlling the balls position but the opponent's position as well. Would you post any videos breaking down different plays you run or do you rely more on improvisation tailored to the type of player.
Agree worth developing a good slice (both wings) very effective defensive even offensive shot providing you have a strong low slice with heavy backspin. mix it up don't let anyone get into a rhythm(reason we lose to junk ballers). Also I have won numerous points knifing a fast slice heavy backspin directly at an opponent at the net you would be amazed how many times your opponents volleys end up in the net. Don't listen to so called experts who tell you not to use a slice as it is a low percentage shot. It's not if you have a good one and will set you up with many put away shots. Slice, drop shot, topspin, moon ball mix it up more weapons the better
Big hitters (especially over a 5.0 play) usually have more weapons in the forehand and/or backhand arsenal. You say they have a lower trajectory over the net which is not necessarily true. Most 5.0+ players have mastered topspin and depth - that's what makes it difficult and they vary the spin and speed as well as angle. The lower-ranked player slices the ball. A 5.0+ player presses their opponent back behind the baseline and tries to move in, volleying or half-volley. Actually, changing pace. Going to their strength first to see if you can press them there then seeing if their weakness is weaker than yours. Also, you aren't using directionals to your advantage - you are hitting to his strength most of the time. But you also make some good points - good overall analysis. Just for your information - I have much more trouble beating a pusher who uses spin and drop shots (but I'm 65+, but still a 5.0+ player) Jim S.
Awesome content Mark! Hey, just out of curiosity, do you use a semi-western grip for your topspin forehand (cool how you can also slice off the forehand, not many people can do that well)? Also, when you hit a backhand slice, do you use the same grip as you do for a topspin backhand, or do you slide down a bit into a continental grip?
I use a somewhat semi western forehand for my topspin. Yes, my backhand slice is continental, whereas my backhand drive is more eastern (traditional) one handed backhand grip.
Your fb & bh slices are so deadly, I’d be cursing too if I had to play you. 😳 Was it something that came naturally for you or did you have to work on it?
Great stuff here and on Essential Tennis! You kinda covered it here in this match, but I'll explicitly ask, how do you starve your opponent's forehand and get into more backhand rallies?
I play mixed doubles with a very good \woman's player- probably 4.0- who has trouble playing with us guys because of the power of the men's serve and groundstrokes. So in mixed doubles how do you apply the examples you showed today and specifically for return of a men's serve?
You played smart and managed the match well with Ridley (ditto with the former Concordia player, albeit there it was maybe 'smart play to survive'). It will be interesting to see how Ridley develops with good coaching and a solid team; not to mention playing against some of the power schools in the midwest (Chi, Wash U, Kenyon...).
How about playing against the moon baller? Don't see them as much or at all at the 5.0 level but for the levels below where overheads from the baseline are harder it would be helpful.
Can you do one on how to beat basine grinders? Not necessarily defensive players, but players that would rather stick to baseline than do anything else.
Bring them to the net. My hitting buddy loves baseline so I hit some short balls and he generally sucks at transition shots so I get many points off him this way.
I disagree when you call your slices ugly and scrappy. They're Beautiful! The shot works so well at changing up the pace and also giving you time to get your feet under you and set up for the next shot. I need to do this more myself. Side note: VLC player would be great for this type of video. It has built in features to slow down frames and you can pan through it more easily I think. Check it out you might like it more than the windows media one.
Hey I’m a “bigger hitter” who mainly finishes my points off at the net and there’s this one guy i struggle to beat he’s extremely consistent and seems to always be able to pass me any tips for defending against passing shots
I like coming to the net as well. If I get passed it’s usually because my approach shot is sub par. When I get passes by my opponents frequently I try to 1. Come in after better approaches, 2. Vary the depth of approach shots to keep him off balance. In fact low short chips are very effective in forcing my opponent to hit the ball back up to me for at least a chance for me to put the ball away. Cheers and keep up the pressure. Just my 2 cents.
@@btcutter agree with all that. Also if I put a tough shot to deep to their backhand and I see them in trouble I will come to the net, usually there's nothing difficult coming back at me from that situation and I close out the point. So you don't need always do an approach shot. Lobs too, when I lob them and see them running back for dear life I will come to the net and finish them off
Great vid, what stuck out to me was it doesn't always have to be pretty to work and effectively win you the point. I'll stop trying to look like RF and go for the win. Be proud of being ugly, I like it. 👍🏻
I think a good idea for a future analysis would be against another well rounded player like yourself. At some point most tennis players seek a level of efficiency in all departments and those are the trickiest players to compete against.
I have a match tonight. I am 5’7’ he is a lefty 6’2’. I am barely hanging on at 4.0, he is 4.5-5.0. Ten years younger than me. He is exactly like your description....his shots are hard, much lower over the net than me. Stupidly, when we play, my ego makes me just try to bang with him vs. playing scrappy slices to throw him off. Tonight, I am going to throw all kinds of things at him and remain patient. I’ll let you know!
I saw a comment on an ET Video about someone saying that MEP's game was "visually offensive" 🤣🤣🤣. I wanna see THAT GUY play MEP in a state league match. Winning is winning. Form has NOTHING to do with ratings.
I looked at part 1 of the match and well, I wasn't very impressed with the state champ. He moves awkwardly and his strokes aren't the smoothest. And also he seemed to lack a lot of variety in shots. And although his 1st serve was good, he had a strange take back and he seemed to lack a good kick serve. Hits a lot of slices for a second serve. He really didn't make it that hard for you to return his serve. I wasn't surprised you won that first set.
Hello Mark, I am a junior tennis player and wanted to see if before your next video you can give me a shoutout and I will do the same on my next video so we can help each other grow!!!! Tell me if you are up for this. thank you!
Definitely think there's a few things you can add to this (as a former big hitter):
1. Get first serves in even if that means taking a bit off of it. Most big hitters attack second serves. Getting a first serve in, even if it's 90-95% of your normal first serve, gives you a better chance of getting a defensive or a neutral return versus offensive. First serve percentage is huge against people that attack and are big hitters.
2. Force them to go down the line in points (you sort of cover this with low percentage shots but I wanted to be specific). Higher part of the net, less court distance, and lower percentage. Play really heavily based on cross court directionals. As long as you keep the ball deep, make them play bigger than they need to. Opening up the court with a big hitter allows them to hit spots. Make them create their own space.
3. Since most younger players don't have buttery slices, I think you take the opposite approach. Add a foot of net clearance and 6 inches of depth. Give that ball some action and get away from the flatter rallies. Big hitters want the ball in the same spot and they want pace. They want rhythm, especially with their contact point. Slice is better for this if you have a good slice, but since most don't I think this is better than giving them popping slicing balls. If your slice cant stay below the net, cut that out of your match play until it can.
4. Figure out which stroke is less fundamentally sound. Is either stroke hit off their back foot? How's the shoulder turn on the backhand? Figuring out which stroke is less sound is key in finding which cross court directional you want to hold to (tip 2).
5. I think this is really important, don't push. Even if someone hits bigger than you, don't default to pushing and hoping for errors. Giving big hitters opportunities to step in the court and get access to angles is playing into their hand. You might catch them on a day where they're off and get some errors and possibly a W, but your gameplan should never be to give a big hitter what they want.
6. Don't get discouraged by them blasting winners. They're going to hit winners, that's their game. If you start getting into your head about getting blasted in a few points, you're going to crumble.
Liked this video for sure, cool concept.
Fantastic advice
Great advice! I just came back from a game with a big hitter and did exactly the opposite of your advice and lost in exactly the fashion you'd expect. Gonna try this next time!
fantastic analyses..
Agree especially about 2nd serve. Even if you have a kick serve if its weak it sits up nicely for heavy hitters to step into the court & crush it on the rise. nice low Slice serves best bet along with deep moon balls and slices for rally balls mix it up. if they are consistent you're probably going to get destroy either way
I've never heard a tennis player being so wise as NOT to make results oriented thinking, but, instead, evaluating his choices on court based on every important element BUT the result of the point! Hats off to you, Mark!
Hi Mark, I wouldn't mind you going through your tactics against a counter puncher. Cheers.
:)
Spin depth spin depth spin depth.
Never supply the pace without spin vs a CP
How would you play MEP?
Hey, love this format of video for breaking down a match. More please.
More to come!
I would camp inside the baseline to be on the aggressive and in the net ASAP.
MEP scares all of ET!
I had no idea you had a channel, i'm glad this vid popped on my recommended. The Essential Tennis Cinematic Universe is getting larger!
Nice video. Commentary is super useful, strange that there aren't more play-by-play tennis like this one. Nice job.
Playing heavy spin/deep hitters when I am a more flat player. I love taking stuff on the rise, but the timing has to be just right!
Also, dude, this is so peaceful and informative! Love it! Keep going
This is a really good use of this format. We need to see more of this from you.
Will do!
Your best video to date! Would love to see more of these, especially against counterpunchers!
Having watched several of your videos I didn't realize I wasn't subscribed. Liked and Subscribed, keep up the great content!
Mark the commentary really helps with understanding the points. Thanks for posting this! 👍🎾
🙏 more to come
Nice editing, Mark! It made the video really pleasant to watch.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great video Mark. Very good points all around, both on and off court. LOL.
One thing I try to do when I play big hitters is to use slice whenever I get a chance to attack, rather than attacking with a drive. I've noticed big hitters don't like junk and they tend to overhit. Especially when they're out of position given that, as you mention, they tend not to get their "legs under the ball".
Mark I love this content! Lots of examples, to the point comments, real life matches. What more do you want? Keep it coming!
I gotta start this series again haha - its been a while
This was a very well done analysis bravo
i think you are a very consistent big hitter...keep it going dude! grtz
Congratulations, you are always adding new things. Love it. Next can you analyze the opposite situation? How would Ridley beat you, not as strong, slicer dicer, and gets everything back deep and loopy. Thanks!
Best video yet man. Thanks for the practical tactical content.
Next up: how to beat a hungover d1 player in a Saturday morning
In the example, I did not see your opponent has being that superior in hitting ability. From what I can see, you are matching him in intensity and power. I do see that he does not employ the slice. So I will definitely practice my slices lol
Are you able to do a video on the smash? Sadly, it is my lowest confidence shot. I run into this a lot at the public park, where low court availability requires you to do play doubles against more of the old timers. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the time out there. I just feel like I cannot exercise the full range of tennis I normally can against younger, harder hitting opponents. Anything you can do to cover those topics are greatly appreciated.
I need more of these videos.
Subbed. Gratz on your win vs Alex. Your backhand is insane
Thanks! It was definitely on that day!
Wow, I loved your analysis. You play at a much higher level than me and I learned a lot! MORE of these vids, please. I have a question for you... You mentioned that playing with too much spin could be bad in certain situations especially against heavy hitters because the ball jumps up right in their wheelhouse. And it made me think that playing with a spin focused racquet such as a pure Aero could be a disadvantage all else equal on hard courts indoor because it is harder to flatten out shots with such a racquet. It seems like having a racquet that helps you flatten out shots indoors on hard court helps you on your offensive shots. The disadvantage of hitting flat perhaps is that its hard on defense because net clearance is lower. What do you think?
Agreed that the Babolat Pure Aero (any any babolat racket including the pure strike line) BLOWS ASS when flattening out.
Great strategy vid Mark. Need that backhand slice lesson, such a neutralizer against big hitters.
Great stuff. I cringed at that first BH DTL shot selection, but we've all done it.
Great video Mark, thanks
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Great video and tips. I love the change of pace strategy. Andy Murray was/is a master of this. Getting balls out of their strike zone is key to frustrating big hitters!
Oh I can def see how Murray is so frustrating to play against... No rhythm, slices, changes of pace, and sudden injections of pace from his backhand side. Also almost impossible to ace
love your videos mark! Thanks for the tips and string reviews!
Nice video. Good analysis. Having watched your match against Ridley, I would say that if you had some type of Hawkeye system, it would show that your average ground stroke speed would be pretty close to that of Ridley, if not higher. So I wouldn't say that Ridley is a true big hitter since you handled his pace quite well and he wasn't just hitting winner after winner. Plus your backhand I would say is better, more reliable than Ridley's and you made about 3x less unforced errors. To me the unforced error metric puts you at quite an advantage, more or less neutralizing Ridley's power.
Good advice Mark. Love the content
:))))
Love the videos Mark. First saw you on essential Tennis. Love your competitive edge and tenacity for the game. A lot of tennis players act very reserved when they play but that energy shows respect your opponent and want to win. I would not say I am new to tennis because I first started played 11 years ago as a sophomore in HS, but I only played for 10 months and did not really play again until this past July. My goal is to try to compete at the 4.5 NTRP level by the end of 2021. I enjoyed your video on how to deal with that specific player, but would you or have you post some videos on plays you run and how you construct certain types of points. I have a couple general schemes that I run when I play, but to be honest I worry that as I continue to climb I will become predictable. I know when Federer goes up to serve he isn't just thinking about where the serve will go, but elite players actually decide how they want to play each point before hand. Of course as elites they handle improvisation incredibly well, but in general they have a design in mind of how they want to the point to go. I've heard of plays like Home Base or Battering ram where you attempt to control the point by not only controlling the balls position but the opponent's position as well. Would you post any videos breaking down different plays you run or do you rely more on improvisation tailored to the type of player.
Loved it, Mark!
Love YOU
Can you make a video on how to beat left handers who target backhand with lots of spin. PS: Thank you Mark
Nice tips and match analysis 👌!
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Great stuff Mark!
How quickly in a match do you decide that the other guy is going to out hit you and you have to adjust your style?
Literally during warm up
Agree worth developing a good slice (both wings) very effective defensive even offensive shot providing you have a strong low slice with heavy backspin. mix it up don't let anyone get into a rhythm(reason we lose to junk ballers). Also I have won numerous points knifing a fast slice heavy backspin directly at an opponent at the net you would be amazed how many times your opponents volleys end up in the net. Don't listen to so called experts who tell you not to use a slice as it is a low percentage shot. It's not if you have a good one and will set you up with many put away shots. Slice, drop shot, topspin, moon ball mix it up more weapons the better
Big hitters (especially over a 5.0 play) usually have more weapons in the forehand and/or backhand arsenal. You say they have a lower trajectory over the net which is not necessarily true. Most 5.0+ players have mastered topspin and depth - that's what makes it difficult and they vary the spin and speed as well as angle. The lower-ranked player slices the ball. A 5.0+ player presses their opponent back behind the baseline and tries to move in, volleying or half-volley. Actually, changing pace. Going to their strength first to see if you can press them there then seeing if their weakness is weaker than yours. Also, you aren't using directionals to your advantage - you are hitting to his strength most of the time. But you also make some good points - good overall analysis. Just for your information - I have much more trouble beating a pusher who uses spin and drop shots (but I'm 65+, but still a 5.0+ player) Jim S.
Thanks for the input!
Glad you are still playing high level baller tennis James!
Awesome content Mark! Hey, just out of curiosity, do you use a semi-western grip for your topspin forehand (cool how you can also slice off the forehand, not many people can do that well)? Also, when you hit a backhand slice, do you use the same grip as you do for a topspin backhand, or do you slide down a bit into a continental grip?
I use a somewhat semi western forehand for my topspin.
Yes, my backhand slice is continental, whereas my backhand drive is more eastern (traditional) one handed backhand grip.
Your fb & bh slices are so deadly, I’d be cursing too if I had to play you. 😳 Was it something that came naturally for you or did you have to work on it?
It DRAMATICALLY improved when I switch to a one hander.
Great stuff here and on Essential Tennis! You kinda covered it here in this match, but I'll explicitly ask, how do you starve your opponent's forehand and get into more backhand rallies?
Sharp forehand groundies to take him out wide to his forehand wing to open up the backhand!
Tips for returning with one hand backhand and when to use slice instead?
Could you analyze how to beat your game style (gets to everything but can easily go on offense)?
Absolutely not. Why would I tell people how to beat me?! 🤣🤣🤣
@@MarkSansait it was worth a shot 🤣🤣
You should film some Wisconsin whitewater matches during the season
I am in contact with the head coach, just figuring out the logistics (and legality...?). Time is the biggest factor for me.
@@MarkSansait yessir
I play mixed doubles with a very good \woman's player- probably 4.0- who has trouble playing with us guys because of the power of the men's serve and groundstrokes. So in mixed doubles how do you apply the examples you showed today and specifically for return of a men's serve?
1) Don’t let the woman touch the ball
2) hit to the woman
Marks the new Ian
I wish....
Is the best way to chang the pace with a slice?
for me, yes
You played smart and managed the match well with Ridley (ditto with the former Concordia player, albeit there it was maybe 'smart play to survive'). It will be interesting to see how Ridley develops with good coaching and a solid team; not to mention playing against some of the power schools in the midwest (Chi, Wash U, Kenyon...).
Funny enough his brother played for Wash U 🤣. I also coach him
@@MarkSansait Hope Ridley does well at Whitewater (and I hope they get to play some this spring).
This is great stuff Mark. 29k Subs coming soon. Have you thought of breaking down strategies of pro players? Cheers and thank for the upload!
Should I do Lord Ernest Gulbis or the GOAT (Fabrice Santoro) first?
@@MarkSansait Prioritize as you wish :)
Great video!
Thank you Penn!
Great video Mark! You should make a video about playing against a moonballer lol.
Just call it out
How about playing against the moon baller? Don't see them as much or at all at the 5.0 level but for the levels below where overheads from the baseline are harder it would be helpful.
Awesome content
You're the one that inspired me!
Hmmm ... your name seem familiar ...
Can you do one on how to beat basine grinders? Not necessarily defensive players, but players that would rather stick to baseline than do anything else.
Bring them to the net. My hitting buddy loves baseline so I hit some short balls and he generally sucks at transition shots so I get many points off him this way.
Dude, Essential tennis is killing me releasing three parts of your match with Alex.
Should be illegal
@@K4R3N yes def should be illegal
Looks like Mark is going to take it with those ground strokes, but I bet he knows that game is more interesting if Alex is fresh.
Or not. Just observing.
Was it what you guys expected?!
Thanks for the vid, great for the average player like myself
🙏🙏🙏
I disagree when you call your slices ugly and scrappy. They're Beautiful! The shot works so well at changing up the pace and also giving you time to get your feet under you and set up for the next shot. I need to do this more myself.
Side note: VLC player would be great for this type of video. It has built in features to slow down frames and you can pan through it more easily I think. Check it out you might like it more than the windows media one.
I was thinking of using my video editing software to make this more professional (Adobe Premier PRO CC), I am able to go frame by frame as well!
Hey I’m a “bigger hitter” who mainly finishes my points off at the net and there’s this one guy i struggle to beat he’s extremely consistent and seems to always be able to pass me any tips for defending against passing shots
Try covering only down the line and center. If opponent passes you cross court then they deserve the point it but the percentages will be against them
@@K4R3N I'd say build up the point from the baseline, putting pressure then finish with a put away volley in an ideal world
I like coming to the net as well. If I get passed it’s usually because my approach shot is sub par. When I get passes by my opponents frequently I try to 1. Come in after better approaches, 2. Vary the depth of approach shots to keep him off balance. In fact low short chips are very effective in forcing my opponent to hit the ball back up to me for at least a chance for me to put the ball away.
Cheers and keep up the pressure.
Just my 2 cents.
@@btcutter agree with all that. Also if I put a tough shot to deep to their backhand and I see them in trouble I will come to the net, usually there's nothing difficult coming back at me from that situation and I close out the point. So you don't need always do an approach shot. Lobs too, when I lob them and see them running back for dear life I will come to the net and finish them off
Agreed I feel like I am more than likely just rushing on a poor approach shot
Thank you!
:)))))
Can you make a video about pushers who are in really good shape and get everything back
You're gonna have to develop more consistency and weapons. It's not easy
Great vid, what stuck out to me was it doesn't always have to be pretty to work and effectively win you the point. I'll stop trying to look like RF and go for the win. Be proud of being ugly, I like it. 👍🏻
Classic book to read: Winning Ugly
UGLY AFFFFF
4:11 we ain’t gonna talk about the misspelled word position
REEEEEEEEE
we are not 🤨🙁☹️
and the apostrophe misplacement, it reads dont' instead of don't.
Shhhhhhhh
Slice tutorial on tactics and technique
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How to beat an opponent when you are injured and cannot get around the couort as well as you expect???
What's the music in the background?
Streambeats LoFi Playlist (Harris Heller)
Hello, thanks!!!!
Do a video on how to beat someone who uses slices alot
Just like moonballer, call every shot out
I think a good idea for a future analysis would be against another well rounded player like yourself. At some point most tennis players seek a level of efficiency in all departments and those are the trickiest players to compete against.
Me? Well rounded?
*blushes*
@@MarkSansait 😆😆
Can you do a video how to beat people who can handle the power
Just subbed.
Thank you so much!
I have a match tonight. I am 5’7’ he is a lefty 6’2’. I am barely hanging on at 4.0, he is 4.5-5.0. Ten years younger than me. He is exactly like your description....his shots are hard, much lower over the net than me. Stupidly, when we play, my ego makes me just try to bang with him vs. playing scrappy slices to throw him off. Tonight, I am going to throw all kinds of things at him and remain patient. I’ll let you know!
MORE!
MOARRRRR
well you're definitely the person to make this video
Hehehe thank you!
Mark is normally the big hitter on ET
False. Scott hits bigger than a sniccer
So the lesson here is: we need to be more like MEP sometimes! :)
I saw a comment on an ET Video about someone saying that MEP's game was "visually offensive" 🤣🤣🤣.
I wanna see THAT GUY play MEP in a state league match.
Winning is winning. Form has NOTHING to do with ratings.
Yeah, using unorthodox defense, just a little more subtle than MEP 😂
Is he a bigger hitter than cole?
discord won't allow me to join! Says "Invite Invalid."
Is it the link on my UA-cam "About" page?
I looked at part 1 of the match and well, I wasn't very impressed with the state champ. He moves awkwardly and his strokes aren't the smoothest. And also he seemed to lack a lot of variety in shots. And although his 1st serve was good, he had a strange take back and he seemed to lack a good kick serve. Hits a lot of slices for a second serve. He really didn't make it that hard for you to return his serve. I wasn't surprised you won that first set.
Nice hair buddy.
Thanks, Chief
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You mean how to beat "Mark Sansait". Haha
NOOOOOO
ridley and I played on the same high school team
I am very sorry to hear that.
@@MarkSansait 😂 😂
Too bad he skips leg day
How to beat a pusher?
Hook
@@MarkSansait what do you mean
Call every ball out that they hit, even if it is in
I could easily beat Mark. I'd simply challenge his 4.5 ranking. :)
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤷
Mark, you gotta be a UTR 9-10... which is a 5.0 for sure. why you keep saying you a 4.5? you aint, you sandbagger LOLLL
I never throw matches. Blame the usta
Did you one day dramatically improve your movement or were you always pretty much a human jumping bean? :-)
I'm jumping around because the Taco Bell from last night is still trying to escape from my intestines
@@MarkSansait FYI, I had a Crunch Wrap Supreme in your honor this week. Now I must try before hitting.
You could have also titled this video "How to out think a big hitter"
Should I bring out a sudoku puzzle next time to show him during changeovers?
@@MarkSansait what, and give away your edge? Nah!!
Be a Pusher
Be MEP!!!!
How to beat you!!!
I am Ridley 😢
Anyone mind sending me Ridley’s @?
@thirst_traps
winning ugly.. brad gilbert would be proud
Ugly is beautiful!
My mom says im beautiful... 🤔
Open the court with short cross court balls , let him go to the ball His movement is not that all.
What happened to ur hair? 😂
Hello Mark, I am a junior tennis player and wanted to see if before your next video you can give me a shoutout and I will do the same on my next video so we can help each other grow!!!! Tell me if you are up for this. thank you!
I'm only 3.5 so I won't face any big hitters anyway hahahaha hahaha haha ha... ha :(
HAHAHAHAhahahaha :((((
*Cries internally*
How Ben Shapiro beat a big hitter - with *facts and logic*
FACTS