impressed with stan’s overall accuracy during the rally. looked more stable than anyone in these practice videos. i agree with a comment stating his return too weak. his forehand actually looked less effective than backhand.
He is a smooth player, but it depends on who one is hitting with. I watched one of these vid's with him and Federer, and they were pushing each other around quite a bit.
@@abradfordajb Think it was 2013 U.S open practice - yeah they were really going full tilt and its really a thing to behold.i sometimes play it a few hours before i go on court - We all have to have our ideals.
You can learn much more from the pro's when watching with these angles, I wish all matches were filmed a bit lower so you really see what it takes to make all the shots and what kind of speed the ball has.
It seems like all arm but it's actually his torso that is thrust forward letting his shoulder and arm go. Simple and effective. If he used only arm, it won't be reliable and most definitely won't last a full match day in & day out.
I love Stan's serve. Maybe not as pretty as some player's serve, but it is simple and consistent and he lets the racquet do the work. Good placement and control, he doesn't try "too hard."
That backhand...boy he really throws that racket head through the ball..and then sometimes that extra little flick at the top just to get completely over the ball;The beautiful flight of the ball,the arc,depth,weight and penetration...i find myself saying it might even be better than Feds version.
Mr. Munar certainly puts his body to work during that serve and gets maximum extension. Lots of energy deployed and one wonders how he might hold it together during the latter stages of a match.
I was there. But not in the video. I was in the lower left corner court-side in the shaded area. Parking was a shit-show that day with the Citi-field parking lot closed.
He's good, but athletic is not the right word to use with tennis, it's a game played by well conditioned aerobically skilled individuals, but 'athlete' is a miss-used and overused word... Also practice hitting and playing are two different worlds..
4:42 what was the issue, the ball is rubber and weighs 2 ounces, it's not baseball Stan, a tennis ball hits a spectator and the reaction should be to giggle....
