MTC Open Sem-Finals Tennis Highlights 2019 

lots of old school players with 1h backhand seem to do this

@@vlseph usually they are coaching someone haha

u honestly cant bro old dudes are dangerous😂

Austin Osenenko I like long points so anybody that can end the point fast I dread. A huge serve or very aggressively ending points quickly (win or lose) is not fun for me.

iRacer3 I see. I theorized as much but I wanted to hear my curiosity wanted to hear it from you personally. Thank you for the response.

@@iRacer3 I'm the exact opposite. I get impatient and rush the point.

In my opinion it depends on how often your first serve goes in and how much pressure they put your soft second serve under. If you're making a lot of 1sts then hitting the 2nd harder isnt going to as much of an issue. Conversely, if they're not attacking the soft serve and you back yourself in the point then I'd personally just hit that one.

2nd serve needs to go in 100% of the time so whatever speed you need to hit it at to make it go in 100% of the time. Double faulting is unacceptable especially at lower levels where just starting a point has a high likelihood of you winning it because the opponent probably can't hit a winner off a slow serve. 1st Serve you also want to go in about 70% of the time. So figure out what kind of power/angle you can get to go in 70% of the time for your first serve (make 7 out of 10 in practice). Getting a first serve in even if you have to take a bit of power off is important physiologically in a match. If your dumping every first serve into the net it can give your opponent a mental edge just in itself. Then make sure you have a serve that you can get in 10 out of 10 times in practice. During a match you should be aiming for 2 or less double faults per match.

@@iRacer3 thanks Andrew, that's really helpful! I play 4.0 /4.5 and I find most guys can;'t consistently attack my 2nd serve ( Its a slice). I played 2 sets today and only double faulted twice. I go for big for a big 1st but sometimes have to take speed off like you said to get my confidence up lol . My playing style is kind of a counter puncher but aggression when needed.

@@dropshot118 A counter-puncher with a big serve is rare enough in the pros; it's even rarer at the "hit and giggle" levels of play. In other words, it's nightmarish to deal with.

Julian McOmie keeping it hype thank you brother!

Ehh probably cut it closer than I wanted but if you aim safe even if your a little off the shot will be OK. I think the hardest part of that shot was just getting to the ball. Pretty much anything I could get into the court was going to be enough because of how far he was out from the previous shot.

I have no idea how old he is, but at 68 I move a lot better than that. I always thought I'd be done with tennis before I was 50, but instead I actually played my best tennis at 60. I haven't lost much even though I've been through open heart surgery since then. You'd be surprised what you can do as you get older!

What end, you mean the loopy end with all the sitters halfway up the court?

You're right and if you notice there are many times I can easily come into net and do not. I really feel comfortable extending points and I like enduring long physical points and making my opponent suffer with me. Quick points are not what I enjoy so I have never really trained the kill ball that you are speaking of. In theory, it would certainly help me win points faster, but I would hit more unforced errors and the match would be less physical.

Honestly I have recorded a bunch lately that I feel is not high enough quality to post. You have to realize once you get a decent following you don't really want to post junk, so I have dozens of sessions I have recorded that never make the final cut. And yes we have a stream that we enjoy doing most nights of the week late night when the courts and gyms are closed so it doesn't affect training.

@@iRacer3 Thank you Andrew...keep posting amigo..i enjoy so much your tennis match...thanks...

I agree. I said this in another video.

The Guy in White, drives the ball from his arm and makes errors. The Guy in Blue, is more consistent getting the ball back BUT he returns far too many sitters up in the middle of the court. His type of game is really doubles than singles.... BUT Against the advanced players you cannot afford to hit them back any short weak balls (sitters) or you will just get ripped all off the court.

Don't sleep on this guy he whips the hell out of 99% of the guys at our club (20's, 30's, 40's) and definitely dominates his age group. You give a guy like him 1 inch and your losing the match 100% of the time.

iRacer3 I understand but you know that tennis requires you to be in excellent shape in order to play at a high level. You looked way superior in my eyes. BTW are you stringing in the 40’s ? Sounds that way when you hit the ball. If you ever visit Puerto Rico let me know so we can play. Cheers !!