Winston didn't attack enough. He let his opponent dictate the point. When he took charge of points, he won them. Abby is great and will have an amazing future :-)
High quality tennis. Hermont’s balls seem to sit more so Toby is able to attack it. If Hermont can get his balls to be more penetrating or have more kick I think it would be hard to beat Hermont.
Winston, I appreciate this type of content the most. It takes a lot of courage to play a 13-year-old girl. Most adult males would not even do it off camera, never mind a 100K sub audience. Your serve and backhand have improved, and your forehand is as smooth as always. Keep up the great work. Abby is a great player with a bright future.
Abby is a great player with a wonderful game. She hits a heavy, consistent, and well placed ball with excellent technique that is unrushed. Good playing Winston. I'm sure she would beat most of us grown ups. I hope she chooses USC...fight on! She may go straight to the pros so who knows? She has a bright future for sure though.
Great hitting both of you. Brother Coach, your remarks were on point. It is interesting that Winston feels most comfortable rallying from the baseline but he was most effective crashing the net.
Winston - I said recently I didn’t think you were a 4.0 USTA rated player but man you definitely showed me you can move! Definitely a 4.5! I recant my statement! Great work man! Really looked strong and confident!!
It's kind of insane how good Winston is without any sort of serve or split-step to speak of. The ball striking has gotten so much better over the years.
Also fun was that once she got done feeling out your ground strokes, she had them easily timed on the rise, and was just teeing off on anything that didn’t pressure her with depth. After maybe 2 games, she looked in control all the time. Just dictated points. Such a serious competitor.
One thing I’ve noticed about the “best ## year old in the country/world” in any sport is that they always play with purpose. Regardless of skill differential against the adult, the competitive nature and using what tools they do have to win points is really fun to watch.
Winston, I think you have improve a lot! But I see that you can run very fast, but it’s useless if you don’t even anticipate a little bit what your opponent next shoot. My advice is to hit more balls on the run where you can put them in play, it doesn’t have to be a great shoot. Good luck and hope some day we can play.
Big time hitting Abby. Make sure to push up through the serve rather than falling down to the left. That might facilitate higher contact point someone mentioned earlier.
If the ball is hit with enough backspin such that it bounces on the other side of court and then goes back to the side it was hit from with the opponent touching it, the player who hit that shot wins the point. In this case, as the ball is moving back to its original side, the opponent can reach over the net to hit the ball provided they don't touch the net or the other side of the court.
Absolutely amazing content! Interesting matchup! Good fighting! Awesome brother! Wasn't Abby hitting pretty nice and deep and that is why Winston didn't find his forehand?
Winston, stop hitting it so short, and stop hitting off of your back foot. Only way to get away with these is to drastically increase the pace of your shot, and increase your strategy.
Love this channel. Winston is actually awesome for being able to keep taking beatings and being chil about it. Your tennis is going to improve so much.
