Can I Beat Our Club Champion?? Mic’d Up Match (Ep 6)

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Can I Beat Our Club Champion?? Mic’d Up Match (Ep 6) #tennis
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I’ve started a new series of videos where I play matches against a range of players and coaches whilst both wearing microphones. As well as being a fun way for me to make you videos, it’s going to mean that I can actually start playing more tennis and hopefully share some useful insights with you.
In episode 6, I face our Club Champion who hasn't lost a singles match in 4 years!!!
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@keylargo5157 Месяц назад

You mentioned Andy Murray at one point. Say , what if you could somehow get his attention and get him to play you for a video. After he retires , he may just be up for helping out fellow players. Will he win , of course , BUT , you will have a blast doing the vid , and it will illustrate for those who think they are hot shots just how hard it is , and just how far the gap is between club players and pro.

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

@@keylargo5157 there is nothing I’d love more than to be bagelled by Andy in a Mic’d Up Match. He has one of the best tennis brains we’ve ever seen on tour along with his humour! I couldn’t think of a better guest…

@MichaelSienkiewicz Месяц назад

A pro like Sir Andy probably hits about 25% harder than these guys on every single shot, plus has an arsenal of skills that amateurs can only dream of

@svarodzic 29 дней назад

Thinking that a rec player (even a high performance one) can win even a single game out of even retired 3 times grand slam champion and 11 times grand slam finalist is a total absurd.

@keylargo5157 29 дней назад

@@svarodzic yes of course , but that would be kinda the idea. Such a match would show just how wide that gap is to the average person. Perhaps Felix could give it a go. The other positive to this would be the publicity boost to tennis mentor.

@keylargo5157 29 дней назад

@@TheTennisMentor Just think of the publicity. Hey , maybe you and Felix together play him at the same time ,OR tag team! What an event that would be!

@lyndseyandandrew5771 Месяц назад

Once James’ serve catches up with the rest of his game he’s going to be an even greater menace!

@anttitapio4145 Месяц назад

Thanks guys, this one was a great match and delight to watch 👏🏼

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

😊🙏

@kennotsee Месяц назад

I loved the spirit of the game - respect for the game; repect for the opponent. 👍

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

We had fun!

@FelixMischker.Official Месяц назад

wasn't ready for Ashleys grunt at 06:15

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Hearing yourself grunt during an edit is the worst.

@parismorton-thejourney6575 Месяц назад

ash...ashley? 😮

@mrjamesflores 29 дней назад

🤣

@thorstenkoch5860 24 дня назад

Das Stöhnen ist schrecklich

@Fitness4London Месяц назад

Love the friendly rivalry and valuable analysis. Ashley, your first serves were incredible. Both of you hit some amazing rallies.

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it 😊 thanks for watching!

@chuckersthenut2097 Месяц назад

This was very high quality tennis. Thank you.

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ajaymittal125 Месяц назад

Haha "I'm not Andy Murray" - made me chuckle that Ash

@SixWeeksProductions Месяц назад

Both using Speed Pro’s? I’m sure a lot of would like to know each of your setups. I saw lead at 3 and 9 for the Club Champ. Strings, tensions?

@alexstrom1396 Месяц назад

That was great. Fun to watch 👍

@jamesduffy5019 22 дня назад

Love these informative head to heads!👍

@TheTennisMentor 22 дня назад

Glad you’re enjoying them James!

@jamespreston8080 Месяц назад

Beautiful club! If either of you ever want an unorthodox opponent, let me know. Nearly 55, early retiree who picked up the game late in life. I was told I needed two new knees 4 years ago, but tennis keeps them strong. I’m only a couple of hours from you and I relish a challenge 😁 Tennis heals everything

@srudloff12 Месяц назад

This was real life tennis and I like it!

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Glad you did, thanks for watching!

@pzivic Месяц назад

Good match, Ash has a much better technique and plays very well, the opponent is quite solid. It's a shame you didn't play the two sets. A very nice club I would say. And in the end, Adidas t-shirt, sneakers and Nike shorts, don't work 😅😂

@jasonenglish4581 Месяц назад

Sweet video that looks like a very nice club to play at. great content Ashley.

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Thanks Jason, we’re fortunate to be at a great club! Thanks for watching 👍

@hrasenspocht3530 Месяц назад

loved the video and both of your commentary. impressed by the mental "maturity" (sry, not a native speaker) and instant smart reactions on the court. also the level of the points towards the end of the match was very impressive. thank you for your content, Ashley.

@stranger360th Месяц назад

Great format. Very interesting match of players with different skills and very instructive with the direct commentary. You rarely find that on RU-vid! Many, many thanks and keep up the good work. PS: Grass is a rare surface for most Europeans. So a similar format on (red) clay would be the icing on the cake ;-) PPS: I love Great Britain and its people and hope that one day we will all see ourselves as Europeans again. Greetings from Bavaria!

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Thanks for your nice comments! I’m glad you found it interesting and informative. I’ve made a few others in this series. One on the beautiful clay courts in Monaco! Check out my playlist and drop a comment once you’ve seen the others 😊

@TheStorytella72 Месяц назад

I never used my slice backhand as a weapon, I usually use it to movement the opponent around. My weapon of choice is always has been driving it down the line.

@tenniscoachliam4444 Месяц назад

Good effort James, good to see your tennis is as good as your touchtennis 😉👏

@double_fisted_tennis Месяц назад

Nice match. James is a backboard. He can get to a lot of balls and I like his attitude. It was an interesting contrast in styles. Ashley has a really smooth serve and has a nice relaxed forehand that he catches out in front and swings through. You can tell his two-handed backhand is not his favorite shot. I can relate to that. James looks smoother on his backhand and hits through it, but his forehand looks really shoulder heavy and I think thats why he is catching the ball late and not finishing through the ball. Relaxing that arm and letting his hips lead would probably fix that, but I know thats hard to learn. Fun to watch. Thank you both for sharing.

@MichaelSienkiewicz Месяц назад

It's not easy to diagnose his forehand. It's obviously a loopier swing and he breaks the plane, but i'm not sure how i'd go about trying to fix it.

@double_fisted_tennis Месяц назад

@MichaelSienkiewicz Very true. I'm just going off my personal experience of having a similar issue and what helped me to get more connected and swing through the ball. I very well could be off base, but it looks very similar to how I used to hit my forehand and what was holding me back from generating easier power.

@MichaelSienkiewicz Месяц назад

@@double_fisted_tennis It's actually kind of a James Duckworth type forehand, but his swing path is not direct to the ball so he can't create any offense

@tomk5238 Месяц назад

@@MichaelSienkiewicz by not looping it behind him and on the left breaking the plane. he shld be keeping the loop entirely on the right hand side, there are many videos on this.

@seank468 20 дней назад

wow nice match. James is a great player

@TheTennisMentor 20 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@MichaelSienkiewicz Месяц назад

Ashley's serve and forehand are much more efficient than James's, but they are close to even on backhand, volleys, and James might have the edge in movement and touch. Great match

@tomk5238 Месяц назад

yeah James has a gigantic take back on the forehand and just a mid serve. Surprised he has not lost more games as this can be exploited. But he looks to be very athletic so its likely he chased every ball down to make up for this weakness.

@blueeyedboy-oc1to Месяц назад

great video Ash, really enjoyed it. Your serve was dominant :)

@ollie708 29 дней назад

Come in more Ash!

@fl9667 25 дней назад

What a nice lawn. Great match!

@hartspot7418 Месяц назад

7:04 That “sorry” to “no you’re not” is what I say all the time.

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Nobody is really sorry about a net cord, they’re actually pretty pumped 😆

@hartspot7418 Месяц назад

@@TheTennisMentor best confidence booster.

@yeeeaaahmayneee3808 Месяц назад

@@TheTennisMentormost dishonest apology ever

@FilnotPhil 21 день назад

very curious about where you got the grass court specialist jumper :) love the videos

@thiagoest 25 дней назад

great game guys!

@TheTennisMentor 24 дня назад

Glad you enjoyed!

@MrYehiSaidit 29 дней назад

I always think it’s cheeky when the club pros enter the club championships 😜

@TheTennisMentor 29 дней назад

It’s an interesting one! Some clubs love it, others hate it! I was always encouraged to play.

@howiesk8 27 дней назад

Playing a match whilst that many hours in to a fast shows insane physical fitness. My body would say no, no, no, without carbs a few hours prior. Fair play.

@jimclawley9117 Месяц назад

The LTA gets tons of funding yet they can’t organise a proper structure of tennis yet! That’s a joke. My big annoyance with Tennis is that the best in the world are largely the best of the people who can afford to play and continue. Hardly any top players come from poor backgrounds. Don’t say Novak as his parents were business owners.

@sylvainbauge 27 дней назад

I've done 3.5 days without eating and still working out. It's not easy!

@Nyren_ 20 дней назад

What’s with the “ which side would u like” when it goes to duece ?

@TheTennisMentor 20 дней назад

With ‘no ad’ scoring, the receiver gets to choose the side the point is played on

@davidanthony4960 Месяц назад

i think with the lack of power he will have more of a chance in the over 30s and 40s tbh.. not much pace on them balls.

@grantdelmege2724 Месяц назад

Great match guys! You both played some high level tennis and James is so fast! Would be fun if you played Dylan from tennis with Dylan!👊

@davidwatkins8016 Месяц назад

Ashley, fun session. Thanks. I thought you lost relatively few points at net. Two questions 1) In retrospect do you think you should have continued with your plan to come into net more frequently- either serve and volley or with more frequent approach shots? 2) At the club level, do you think the new rackets and strings have killed aggressive net play as it has at the pro level, or should most of us spend a little more time practicing our volleys? Most of us club players play doubles anyway. Thanks again, David - Dallas.

@pureb7235 Месяц назад

He's right when he said he wasn't hitting through his forehand. He looked like he was swatting flies most of the time. 😂

@anielloliguori6312 28 дней назад

Great to watch! So got a question, I was playing a league match at my club last winter, I am 64 fitness not bad for my age during a rally a dropped a ball short drawing my opponent in, he hit it to my backhand as i moved toward it to hit a double handed backhand across him it dipped below the net i went down doing the splits the pain made me screech a little, he missed a tricky volley which landed in the tram lines! He insisted the point got played again since he says the screech put him off! I replayed again (begrudgingly) he won the replayed point! this was in the deciding champions tie break since it was 1-1 set all! I think at the time it was 2-2 all, but i was really pissed since when i talked to other players they reckon I should have stood my ground and not replayed the point! I went on to lose a close tie break 11-9 but the whole episode left my concentration not what it would have been!

@sudhirpakala388 Месяц назад

Nice club! Where is this?

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Thanks, it’s at The Avenue in Hampshire, UK

@raytrace2014 Месяц назад

Interesting that James has won so many matches without a strong serve. I can see how it's not that easy to attack because of the spin but he won't get many free points with it or start ahead in the rally. Just my amateur opinion of course.

@MartinIsherwood-h7l 28 дней назад

Really enjoyed the match, its good to seen good club players instead of the pro's.I believe long fasting has been shown not to be beneficial especially for sports people. Too much muscle wastage without much upside.

@bigbud1978 29 дней назад

What does this tennis club do in the bad weather ? Winter ? Is there other surfaces?

@TheTennisMentor 28 дней назад

We play in most conditions, we don’t have a roof but we have 4 artificial clay and 3 synthetic grass courts

@anthonydabaco8407 Месяц назад

Thanks gents, excellent content. Both of you were moving very well. Curious to know what the 44hr fasting is all about?

@tennisvids7547 25 дней назад

Curiously, what is James UTR?

@huyngo2655 12 дней назад

23/24 First serves made. 96% FS%

@ReggieNoble1089 Месяц назад

I can't with James missed matches logos 😂

@chrisdenman5519 Месяц назад

Being 8n the moment is somthing i need to work on when i get back on court now ive expected i have somthing wrong and doctor has confirmed it.

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

I’m sure that the doctors diagnosis will only help 🙏

@ΓιαννηςΚουρεας Месяц назад

James , if you see this comment, I wanted to ask what is your racket customisation because I want to customise too my own speed mp Thank you nice video!!!

@cyl450 Месяц назад

😮2024speed pro or the old one you use is better?

@stewpatterson1369 Месяц назад

good vid

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Thanks Stew!

@peterguerreri7143 Месяц назад

Please play Mike Johnson, see the differance between wannable Country player vs actual county player

@jimclawley9117 Месяц назад

Bluming heck! If you had no video during that match, you’d wonder what you were watching

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

🤣 I’ve made a deal with myself to never grunt again!!!

@sergiosimbula Месяц назад

Did you put contacts in when you took your glasses off Ash?

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

No, my eyesight is pretty good. One eye is fine, the other has a stigmatism which gives me headaches if I’m doing focussed stuff without my glasses. I just struggle when I get sweaty, they steam up!

@KC-tt6oh Месяц назад

Hey, Graham Stephen plays tennis.

@Pezerinno Месяц назад

Has James done stuff in front of the camera before? He is very comfortable!

@bradr9227 26 дней назад

James is so handsome

@shrirham489 24 дня назад

Great game and format. But the "grunts" are insufferable. Please try to avoid.

@TheTennisMentor 24 дня назад

Agreed. Improved in my next one after suffering the edit!

@spooky1304 Месяц назад

7:43 out

@Dfblack2008 Месяц назад

Nice vid. I think you could've and should've destroyed him though!

@tomathome77 Месяц назад

Would love to play at your club if he's the best they've got 😆😆😆

@chuckersthenut2097 Месяц назад

He would run your old ass ragged

@TheTennisMentor Месяц назад

Come on down… James would be up for a match!

@raytrace2014 Месяц назад

Can we get this match on camera please? Overconfident RU-vid troll Vs James.

@gavlatennis2824 Месяц назад

I'm confused - why is he fasting? He doesn't look like he's overweight or anything, so why a 45h fast?

@sergiosimbula 29 дней назад

Could be for health benefits. There is a lot of literature on the influence of fasting on the gut microbiome and therefore on the immune system.

@vwmusicplaylist1935 29 дней назад

I'm confused by this as well as there's no explanation on the video.

@chrisbrown-plus Месяц назад

Is it just me or do you both have the same voice?

@rafini549 Месяц назад

yes

@tyler108 Месяц назад

just you...

@ntnnot Месяц назад

:D Looking back this crossed also my mind, especially when I stepped away from the screen for a moment and was only listening. I wasn't thinking precisely that "hey these guys have the same voice" but just being confused over who spoke.

@sapientbudgie5652 Месяц назад

James needs to play some better players if he has not lost in 4 years. Does Ashley have a backhand? That slice is ok, but will get murdered with higher level players. Great sportsmanship, nice guys, just average 4.0 tennis.