I saw Liam training earlier this year at the Citi open at the academy I train at in Jtcc in college park Maryland where tiafoe trains also and I saw his endurance workout which he was running for a good 40-50 minutes straight. This pro tennis players are real athletes incredible to watch.
Still remember the first time I met Liam at Bolton around 5 years ago and hearing him talk about the level he wanted to reach and who he wanted to play against. I was only 9 and seeing him like this now is such a good feeling.
I can see Broady being a late bloomer and picking up some trophies over the next few years - that win against Tsitsipas was heroic! edit: Was that Emma on next?!
This is such a great video! Just subscribed to your channel because of this. I really like the deep interaction with a pro and their trainings! Hope you'll get more insider things to share with all of us.
Excellent content. Who remembers londontennistube (Simon) covering Liam's progress, match on match, up the rankings ....before the LTA had the coverage removed ......
@@TheTennisMentor great content on liam's off-season but also on his close to top 100 acknowledgement. I gave Simon the idea and impetus to start that journey, covering many lesser lights Arthur Ferry, ages 13, jack draper, aged, 14, Emma raducanu, Matteo berrtinni. I encouraged him to start the journey of filming grass roots but it was his passion that captured all of these and more...not to mention, Hannah Klugman, aged 11 winning women's British tour, and, hopefully, main draw next year at Wimbledon....anyway, looking forward to hearing about your announcement with David. Great content, today!
I loved this video. Liam's story is fascinating from lingering between 250 to 150 to making the leap to top 100 with an improved forehand and serve. Liam deserves a lot of credit because his persistence and grit has paid off big time. If he can continue to improve, there's no reason why he cant be top 50 and get a few ATP titles along the way. Wouldlove to see more pro training videos like this even if they're futures players because you can learn so much from watching them.
That forehand looks so effortless, great swing. With the backhand, not sure. He has this sort of shoveling backhand that a lot of US players have. Feels like a weakness compared to the closed racket face. I'd like to see some numbers on how his backhand performs compared to other players with similar rankings.
Liam's forehand is quite efficient. A relatively flat stroke relying on good timing with a full swing. What is your opinion on developing a stroke like that, and how does it compare to a more whippy topspin clay-court forehand? I found that defense against other flat heavy hitters is quite difficult if your natural stroke looks a bit like Liam's.
We generally develop our strokes around the environments that we spend most time in. Players in colder countries that play mainly indoors tend to develop flatter swings (as you reap the rewards on quicker courts) whereas players that grow up playing on slow clay courts tend to develop more shape and spin (naturally more effective on clay). As you say, these ‘flatter’ strokes do require great positioning and timing, Liam is one of the quickest movers on the tour so he copes well! I think the real key is knowing your gamestyle and creating your identity. Your strokes will develop their own shapes around your intentions.
Liam used to have a much longer, whippier stroke as I recall. It was very stylish but this one feels more professional, like a KO punch. Boom. Game over.
Great to see what these guys do.. Thanks. But volley... the shot that wins points only has a small part to play in the drills. Why not more emphasis? Good volley players can read and get into position to dominate more often. Why so little time spent on this important shot? Is 'Dan the man' up next?
Cool. Thanks. Someday I’ll show the world the secret training methods that nick bollettieri used for me and Agassi , courier, etc. I’ve never seen anyone use them publicly yet. His method was beyond phenomenal and that’s why his players achieved so much against all odds. I even called my channel here by his method: precision point tennis 🎾🥇
@@Rorshacked it’ll blow your mind. It’s simply the reason Agassi and courier came out of nowhere in the late 80s. I’m amazed it’s been kept secret for so many decades
@@TheTennisMentor thanks. I’ve met so many ITF players and have told them they’re wasting their practices by what they do. They have no clue about precision point tennis. I just spent a week hanging with Apostolos Tsitsipas…
Hey, no we stopped working together back in August. We had a good year but it was becoming increasingly difficult to get enough court time together. He’s now training closer to home (I’m about 90mins to 2hrs away from him)
I think i didn’t get it right. So 30 sec I hit short forehand cross + 30 sec of rest. 5 or 7 sets like this? And than 90 sec of rest.. and than what? Sorry 😞