Rate this player....5.5? 6.0?

[aaron 3000]

Sorry its only a minute of footage but what's his NTRP?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXg11JxzfJY

[Mike Cottrill]

Only a warm up so hard to tell :wink:
However, his results say #1 in the world

[iamke55]

If that is a 5.5 or 6.0, then I must be Nadal. This guy would get crushed by the 4.0 players in my area.

[Rickson]

Look at the way he hits most of his forehands from the back foot. I'd say he's no better than a 4.0.

[drakulie]

I only looked at the first 6 seconds and I had seen enough.

No energy.
Doesn't run after balls not hit to him.

No split step.

he must be a nightmare on his highschool team. This guys attitude is poison to a locker room, and the cohesion of a team.

[tennisdad65]

another nadal wannabe :)
this guy is far better than the 1000s of Fed, nadal and Novak wannabe's whose videos are up on the tube :twisted:

[larry10s]

4.5 seems he was afraid to hit a backhand kept hitting forehands(forehands looked good tho lol)

[Rickson]

Someone should tell that guy to cut off that mullet. It's the 21st century, jeez!

[rocket]

Sorry its only a minute of footage but what's his NTRP?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXg11JxzfJY

3.0 at best. Doesn't bend his knees, looks very stiff. He even missed an easy forehand.

NNNNNext!!!

[smoothtennis]

Very wristy, muscles the ball too much, would definately get crushed in my local 3.5-4.5 leauge. Not enough point play to rate him accurately, but I would put him at around a strong 3.0. :mrgreen:

[smoothtennis]

Look at the way he hits most of his forehands from the back foot. I'd say he's no better than a 4.0.

You are being very generous Rickson. It took years to get to 4.0, I just don't see it in this kid.

[TonLars]

I dont know guys, I think this kid could be the next big thing. His grip to me is too extreme, and he obviously needs to work on his foot work and quickness ALOT. But if he can do that then I think he could maybe play some college tennis somewhere. Right now... floating around 3.5, 4.0 at best.

[psYcon]

4.5 at best. although I did see some shades of 5.0 in him .

[drakulie]

First time I have seen so many posters in agreement regarding someone NTRP rating.

Looks like the boards are finally maturing.

[rubberduckies]

I think this girl is better than she looks in the video.
She appears uncomfortable moving on the clay probably because she's never really played on it or learned to slide.

[JohnS]

I think this girl is better than she looks in the video.
She appears uncomfortable moving on the clay probably because she's never really played on it or learned to slide.


LMAO :)
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[Sublime]

not consistent enough to play at a 3.5 level. He completely misses the ball at :36... I mean doesn't even frame it.

[littleboi21]

He should consider some other sports. He's not capable of playing at a competitive level in tennis.

[albino smurf]

1.5 pusher. No foot work, flat hit, little arms.

[Sublime]

Unless this guy is messing around and playing with his left hand when he's really right handed, he should look into other sports.

[some6uy008]

Looks like the guy is breaking into the 4.0. He shows promise but I wouldn't place any bets on him ;)

[yassarian]

Horrible footwork, pretty obvious this guy never played clay before. He's probably a 3.5, but if he switches racket to the K90 he *maybe* can be a 4.0.

You can also clearly see that his ball has no pace.

[aaron 3000]

I must've overestimated this guy. Everyone's barely giving him 4.0.

[Alexio92]

to be honest she has a lot of potential, though i would check her for drugs before competing on the wta tour. She has way to many muscles.

[dman72]

Best thread ever.

[smoothtennis]

Best thread ever.

Without question or equal - this got two pages already, LOL!

[TTAce]

Like I said.

Rating is not about the skill.
It is about the "face" of the player!

Oh, he wouldn't be able to run with that "pants"!

[Headshotterer]

why would he be 5.0 or 6.0?

[some6uy008]

why would he be 5.0 or 6.0?

Probably because the OP was impressed with the shiny yellow racket. He probably doesn't realize anyone can buy one.

[littleboi21]

Probably because the OP was impressed with the shiny yellow racket. He probably doesn't realize anyone can buy one.

I think its the way she looks.

[teppeiahn1]

omg you guys are sooooooooooooooooooooooo stuuuuuuuupppppppiiiiiiidddddddd. hes ranked number 1 in the woooorrrrlllldddd. hes name is Rafael Nadal. Get the fact straigghhhhtt guuuys. Bunch of amatures in this thread!
Hes a PROoooooooooooooooooooooo

[drakulie]

^^^LMAO!!!!

pro??


number 1 in the world???

That guy wouldn't be the number 1 of a beginner team.

[sharpilistik]

Sadly, if nadal went to take a lesson at a local tennis club with a typical pro he would be scolded and told the following tennis tips:

Hardly any footwork. no bouncing steps, no "happy" feet.

so far behind the baseline, not attacking, always playing "defence"

not stepping in or transfering much weight

looks so lazy, no knee bend...lack of intensity

doesn't really "watch the ball into his racket"

not hitting "through the ball or extending through contact"

hitting off the "back foot" and "leaning back"

Using all "arm" on the stroke. Not using the body to generate power..

[Hot Sauce]

Solid 3.5, maybe a low 4.0. His footwork needs work.

[aaron 3000]

Probably because the OP was impressed with the shiny yellow racket. He probably doesn't realize anyone can buy one.

You can buy that racquet ??!?!?!?!

[Toxicmilk]

Nice looking ass though. I would like to pick outa hers

[rommil]

3.0 at best.....all those shots went out....

[ericwong]

omg you guys are sooooooooooooooooooooooo stuuuuuuuupppppppiiiiiiidddddddd. hes ranked number 1 in the woooorrrrlllldddd. hes name is Rafael Nadal. Get the fact straigghhhhtt guuuys. Bunch of amatures in this thread!
Hes a PROoooooooooooooooooooooo


Is he? I thought he is just another Rafael wannabe.

[ShooterMcMarco]

Who the **** is Rafael Nadal? What does this guy have to do with it? Since this isn't actual match play, I'll give him 4.0 on a good day.

[kelz]

It's about a 7.

[dman72]

The guy is a topspin monkey. He needs to switch to an eastern forehand ..and does he ever go to the net? Also, his racket looks like it weights way under 14ozs, so he HAS to suck.

[futuratennis]

I must've overestimated this guy. Everyone's barely giving him 4.0.

hahah, HILARIOUS!

[futuratennis]

The guy is a topspin monkey. He needs to switch to an eastern forehand ..and does he ever go to the net? Also, his racket looks like it weights way under 14ozs, so he HAS to suck.

ahahah.. this thread is cracking me up.. is this thread-starter or OP rofl.. being sarcastic or being serious ahaha

[dman72]

ahahah.. this thread is cracking me up.. is this thread-starter or OP rofl.. being sarcastic or being serious ahaha

He's being sarcastic and making a great point about the responses to posted videos by doing it.

[Rickson]

A PROoooooooooooooooooooooo? Ranked number 1 in the woooorrrrlllldddd? what has teppeiahn1 been SMOooooooooooooooooooooooking?

[reflexace]

i think the o.p is prob quite accurate in the title, possibly 5.5, could play #4 singles on my high school team; the #1 & #2 on my team are rated 6.0. i might be able to reach his level with enough practice over summer; i'm a 5.0, started playing last year!

p.s: i am 17 yrs old, 5.0 level after one year of training, do you think i can still turn pro?

[autumn_leaf]

this guy sucks too much to be a 6.0

i mean look at him, sloppy footwork, no split step as mentioned above, and he's running around (well more like walking around) to his forehand side.

4.5 at best =D

[smoothtennis]

p.s: i am 17 yrs old, 5.0 level after one year of training, do you think i can still turn pro?

Heck yeah, of course! One year to get to 5.0, you should be real touring pro within a year or two. Be sure to give us your real name when you start playing Futures, so we can follow your progress.

[aaron 3000]

ahahah.. this thread is cracking me up.. is this thread-starter or OP rofl.. being sarcastic or being serious ahaha


He's being sarcastic and making a great point about the responses to posted videos by doing it.

In no way am I being sarcastic:). I'm very serious. I really want to know what his NTRP would be.

I'm not at all making a mockery of the nonsensical 'rate this player based of off biased 2 minute videos that show nothing' threads. :):):)

But in any case, I feel like a complete idiot for thinking this guy could be anything above a 4.0 with such poor technique.

[Storm_Kyori]

Sloppy footwork. I think he'd make a better pirate @ DisneyLand.

[LafayetteHitter]

I think if this guy would find the video posted on these forums and follow what the posters here tell him he may be able to do well at a lower level university but I doubt he would get a free ride scholarship.

[rocket]

p.s: i am 17 yrs old, 5.0 level after one year of training, do you think i can still turn pro?

Did you use Sony Wii to get to 5.0 after a year?

[NLBwell]

Unless this guy is messing around and playing with his left hand when he's really right handed, he should look into other sports.

I agree.
Not much hope here.
Also, its possible that he has some injury that makes him completely unable to move. Looks like he has knee problems. He obviously has no hope of moving well, so he should try ckeckers.

[arnz]

Did you use Sony Wii to get to 5.0 after a year?


A Sony Wii?? No, but he may have used the nintendo playstation, or the Apple Xbox 360 :)

[smoothtennis]

A Sony Wii?? No, but he may have used the nintendo playstation, or the Apple Xbox 360 :)

To get to 5.0 in only one year of training, it's quite obvious to anyone who knows tennis, that he reads every issue to Tennis Magazine, and studies the pictures. C'mon!

[TTAce]

A Sony Wii?? No, but he may have used the nintendo playstation, or the Apple Xbox 360 :)

APPLE Xbox?

I didn't know Apple make game machine Xbox! I think it was imachine!! lol.

it is Google Xbox.....haha!

btw, it is Sone Wii?? no, it is Toyota Wiii....

dude, you can not be serious!


Anyway, for this wannabe to be a 5.5, he got to pick his butt first!

[5263]

I think this girl is better than she looks in the video.
She appears uncomfortable moving on the clay probably because she's never really played on it or learned to slide.

Way too funny! LoL

She does look strong and athletic, so that should help if she can really work the points and hold down her UEs.

[10nistennis]

What a pretty young lady. She has lots of potential, but she moves around like a rigid robot. Someone needs to tell her to shake that BOOTY.

As for her NTRP, maybe a 2.1925123451?

[FitzRoy]

Is that Sanchez-Vicario? Didn't she retire? Someone should explain to her that moonballing went out of style on the WTA about ten years ago.

[TTAce]

What a pretty young lady. She has lots of potential, but she moves around like a rigid robot. Someone needs to tell her to shake that BOOTY.

As for her NTRP, maybe a 2.1925123451?

I think she/he deserve at least a "pie"

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[tennisguyak]

He looks familiar.

[Mansewerz]

Someone please him to move back. You cannot be that close to the baseline on clay!!!!!

And lose the hat.


3.5 at best. I'd win 6-3 6-1 on my bad days, and that's being generous.

[Clay lover]

One thing I disagree on is him being a topspin monkey with no flat shots, at least in practice. Try returning those balls, they are screamers.

But yeah, 3.0 at best :D

[headwack]

it is funny how u guys are joking around about the worlds best player

[nCode747]

7.0 .

[TonLars]

it is funny how u guys are joking around about the worlds best player

7.0 .

LOL good one guys!

[Toxicmilk]

7.0 .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owzU9_J5Iuw

No way.

[JoshDragon]

Sorry its only a minute of footage but what's his NTRP?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXg11JxzfJY

Haha. Nadal's the greatest of all time. Better than anyone on this forum.

[TonLars]

Haha. Nadal's the greatest of all time. Better than anyone on this forum.

So.... what does Nadal have to do with any of this hmmm? You dont actually think this girl looks like him do you? Lol! Dont get me wrong I think maybe people are being a little too hard on her, but comm'on you cant compare her strokes to Rafa!

[Dreamer]

I actually think she's ok. Her forehand looks erratic, she probably makes a lot of UE on that side. She also needs to work on her footwork, you can tell she's real slow. 3.5, but she wouldn't take a game from me 6-0, 6-0.

[Storm_Kyori]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owzU9_J5Iuw

No way.


LMAO that was classic. Had me cracking up.

[smoothtennis]

Haha. Nadal's the greatest of all time. Better than anyone on this forum.

No way - he's not better than most posters here. I can't believe you said that. Get real dude.

Besides - the girl in that vid isn't Nadal. Sure, a Nadal wannabe of course, and entitled the vid 'Nadal' ---whatever, anybody can do that. She has no skills, takes muscle enhancing drugs, muscles the ball, etc and would lose in most 3.5 leauge play.

[aaron 3000]

so its safe to say this guy is around a 2.5 - 3.0?

from what i've gathered from everyone's replies:

- poor movement
- no backhand (always running around it to hit forehands)
- sloppy footwork
- muscles the ball too much
- too lazy

i knew not to listen to my friend. he told me that this guy had the potential to go pro....unbelievable!!

[Tennisguy777]

9.0 world class player

Also the best player on the planet! Hmmm!

[[K]aotic]

ah jeez look at this idiot. is he a noobie? his grip is all weird.