I’m getting some questions in my DMs about Perricard’s second serve. Let me clarify: He was absolutely hitting TWO FIRST SERVES in this tournament. You can clearly see that it looks different from other second serves on tour, including top server Shelton. What is a second serve? On the ATP, it is generally hit with kick. Perricard is not kicking his second serve in. He is going for it and delivering a slice or flattening it out. Now, he does miss more first serves than second serves, and there has been a discrepancy in average speed this past week (140 mph firsts, 129 mph seconds) Even though he is going for his second serve and ripping it, there are still ways to put more margin on the ball. Shot selection and placement are risk mitigators. That explains why he misses fewer seconds than firsts. However, second serves struck at an average of 129 mph are NOT second serves, and they are NOT kick serves. The average second serve speed on the ATP tour is 96-98 mph. Aliassime, Berretini, and Shapovalov have big second serves with average speeds slightly over 100 mph, which is nowhere near the numbers Perricard delivered this week. Truly insane!! Also, Perricard’s first and second serve average speed discrepancy in the final alone was smaller, 134 mph firsts & 128 mph seconds. Perricard Serve Analysis (In-depth) 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-esuLkuXe3B8.htmlsi=3lreeqyo3v9xfd_T
Glad you brought Pericard and Draper to our attention. I knew from the start the Draper has some very good components to his game, go figure as he just won his first ATP 500 tournament. Then there's Perricard, this guy goes all out and rarely misses makable shots, he has such a good touch, accuracy, and power. His one-handed backhand is very flat with tremendous power, never seen anything like it in the modern game, his style that is, begging the question, "Is the one-hander" dead? Also gets his first ATP 500 title.
Hi Nick, I was there in Basel and I was able to record Giovanni‘s serves in slow motion from good angles. I’m happy to share with you if you’re interested. Just let me know how could I send them to you.
did he also serve like this on clay? i loved his style. not its the most beautiful, but because we will have style clashes again. 1-hander against 2-hander. and serveNvolley approaches. seems like Perricard watches too much tennis of the 80/90s )
@@MilanCsiszarIf you allow me a 1-bounce serve in table tennis, I can match his performance. Exhausting having the short Chinese guys like Fan Zhendong🥇 able to grind me down in 3 shot rallies
This guy is 6'8 and Kyrgios and Draper are both 6'4, way taller than the average person. Pretty handy when it comes to serving. For most people, the guy whose serve you want to copy is Pete. He was 6'1 (not super tall) but was one of the best servers ever to play the game. His technique was perfect.
Yeah true but sampras threw a racket wit an sw near 400 soo the penetration of the ball is not near the same if you take your pd with 320 and smack some balls
You can copy the technique of Sampras, but the speed won't be anywhere near because you don't have the musculature and shoulder joint flexibility that he does. That's why you should never copy any pro's serve because every pro serves differently any way. You just learn the mechanic to produce the most efficient serve and try to get as close to that as possible because how close you get depends on how well you can implement the mechanic and what physical shape your body is in. I could serve pretty well when I was from mid 20's to mid 30's. I always got a few aces during a match. But now at 60, even though I still know the most efficient mechanics, the body just would not be able to produce the same speed. I could still hit the same spot that would get me an ace before, but now it wouldn't. However, if you play double, the slower serve but well placed can still give your net partner a pretty good poaching opportunity.
I hope we'll get more of it. I'm somewhat convinced it's still possible to play 90' style of tennis today. Just because there isn't much anymore doesn't mean it's not possible. It's a lazy argument. There's a lot of self fulfilling prophecy involved as players are trained according to the style being played in that moment (it's the safer route). Of course, you absolutely need a good serve for that.
I watched GMP courtside in Melbourne when he was 16 playing 2020 Australian Open Boys vs a tiny Australian kid. He hit a 215km body serve. I made sure to remember that name! Glad to see him doing well.
Brosky is 6"8. Let that sink in. He is a giant. No amount of copying his techique will let you hit as hard as he can consistently unless you are also 6f 8. Its literally impossible if you are below 6.
I was in the crowd during the final… Perricard left nothing to Shelton. The slowest serve the guy delivered was 187km/h (116 mph) and was a slice wide out on the line. All the others were all above 125 for second serve and 140 for first serves. We could not track the ball from the stand as we were sitting too close to the court, it was just insane! People were not realizing what was happening… we probably saw the rise of (potentially) the greatest server of the game displaying all his abilities.
I agree one hundred percent. But what impressed me equally as much, at least in today's final, was his consistent Lendl-like backhand and Sampras-like forehand. I witnessed a complete package today that was more impressive than Alcaraz. Just my opinion, of course!
I think your previous video of Perricard's serve made me aware of this player, I hadn't known him back then. I think you said something along the lines of "he MIGHT be the greatest server in the making" and that's a bold statement so I checked him out. Wow, I think you were right. Scary thing is, he is getting even better at fast rate...
Count me in as one of those potential imitators. Can I start with the 2.04m height? I am not sure I see a major difference between this guy and the other great servbots like Isner and Karlovich. The top players, especially the Big 3, learned to read their serves enough to neutralize them. This guy seems to have even a little more power and confidence, so it will be interesting to see if the youngsters can do the same.
The greater height helps in bringing the ball down in the court more than just getting greater power. Andy Roddick who was 6 ft 2 in and he had one of the biggest serves of all time..
Yes, I was thinking that today-he reminds me of people like Stich and Kraijek, he's not a serve bot, but a blast from the past, with amazing elements in his game of touch, and incredible forehand and highly capable backhand. A bit like boom boom Becker.
Good point on his serving style. It has to be natural. I have some problems with my serve and tried somewhat to copy this style but it just didn't feel good. I'm stuck with what I know and try to improve the various aspects of it
@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten doesn't matter. The point he's making is that being taller gives you a bigger advantage than if you're short - it's basic physics...
GMP vs. Shelton on paper looked like a match that would be boring... two serve-bots acing each other non-stop. But somehow the spectacle of those serves mixed with just enough ripping returns and a few good rallies made it actually enjoyable to watch!
I saw an ATP "Serve Quality Insights" ranking of all ATP 2024 players, and Gio was number 1 with a 9.5 out of possible 10 quantitative ranking. Raonic was number 2 at 9.1. Opelka was number 3 at I think 8.9.
I don't know the whole analytics behind the 2 first serves strategy, but we might be seeing the birth of the Steph Curry of the ATP bringing this strategy into prosperity if he pulls off more titles using this strategy. One of the most interesting things about watching GMP the next couple of years is to see if he influences a whole new generation of tall players to go all in on the two first serves strategy and how effective it will be against the great all-court players with good return games.
Instead of having different coiling motions for each side of the court, he could just adjust the starting base position. The swing is the swing. The coil is the same. Orient in the direction you'd like it to go. Builds even more consistency.
As an old-schooler, modern tennis has bored me. But this guy is the saviour for me, that serve and OHBH remind of Sampras and hopefully he can give those boring robots Alacaraz and Sinner et al some stick.
I agree. I prefer watching old Sampras games to modern baseline grinding, but this guy is interesting. Would love to see him against the top guys when he can play on a high level consistently.
It would be great if you make a video on how to get more continued rhythm on the serve (Kyrgios, Perricard, Wolf like). In my serve for example I stop at the trophy position, it's not a continuous motion. I've tried to change that but I don't know where to start.
If Perricard was hitting his second serve exactly like his first, the stats would be the same. And they aren’t. So it’s safe to say that instead of dropping the speed like everyone else, he keeps it high, but drops it minimally to stay more on the safe side. So instead of 148, he might hit 135, which is still super high for anyone
@ 3:40 I've always disliked calling one serve the 'first serve' and the next a 'second serve'. I prefer to think of it as I have a menu of serve types to choose from. If I'm good enough to hit flat at 149 mph with a 70% success rate, why slow down? It's 2 choices/chances to make a serve, not 2 different serves.
I am not sure "aces per match" is a relevant metric. A different number of games will be played in each match. "Average aces per service game" seems to me a better statistc.
The most i like of him is he looks so serious and stern spreading fear on his opponent. Is the new Karlovic for me when you watch them you.want them to win and humilate the opponents 😂
Idc how tall you are, hitting the ball 140 plus with placement to get aces on tour players is not an easy feat. He may have the advantage on service and return play, with a massive reach, but mobility is reduced and footwork will be slower than is possible at 6’ and below. It’s a beautiful and well balanced game, and no one person will ever have an absolute physical advantage over another. Every great player is worth taking a look at to learn what you can and adapt what works for you into your game
Hubi was the serve king in 23, GMP is the serve king in 24. 25 will be between these two guys. (Hubi would have prob got most aces this year as well bc he plays more matches, but he was injured a lot).
There are 2 things to bear in mind with GPM: 1) the speed of his second serve which is faster than a 1serve of the average top players ! and 2) the consistency of the 2serve in key points. A guy that hits a 2serve in t-break in that way is an absolute news in tennis. I noticed that in Stuttgart and W and I said that this will be a tremendous weapon difficult to stop.
No doubt the serve was amazing in Basel, but his service games are so boring after you have seen a couple of games. The match against Shelton was unexciting.
@@JAM-fm8lt No doubt the serve is important, but did you watch the matches against Rune and Shelton? Nadal had a so-so serve (compared to the best servers) and people loved watching the matches. Pro tennis is about entertainment and advertising dollars. I am guessing people aren’t paying to watch you, so what you want for your game is irrelevant. No one will be watching tennis if you had 20 players like Mpetshi Perricard competing for titles each week.
Porque los grandes sacadores no están entre los mejores jugadores de la historia,salvo Sampras.La velocidad del servicio no me dice nada,es la variedad y la regularidad.Karlovic es el jugador que más me ha impresionado como sacador.😊
Maxime Cressy also goes 2 first serves. But with some slice on the second most of the times and serve-volley almost every time. What he also does is switch rackets depending on serving or receiving.
