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Sinner could have used more control in this match. He had 3 times more unforced errors than Djokovic. He let the old man off the hook. +1 from me for a 95. He definitely won't change though since he can beat everyone with his current setup except Djokovic - and he still beats Djokovic sometimes...

Agree. Why didn’t the ATP stick with the system of coaching on change overs? They can limit to it to three sessions per match or something like this. Coaching from the stands just seems like a hindrance and can easily be abused.

It’s not ****ting on a team. It’s more observing the effect of the recent addition of coaching to the men’s game. It benefits certain players and teams. It’s not going to ever benefit hurcacz or sinner as much as alcaraz because of their personalities. They simply aren’t going to be able to...

Hmm… I’m not sure if that’s ridiculous. He understands what alcaraz needs to do at 4-2 in the tie break and can convey that more effectively than the opposing players coach. It’s not just that he was a former number one player. There are other factors. He’s also smart and an effective...

I think you made good points. I’m talking about that particular tie break of alcaraz and hurcacz. I was enjoying the match up until about 4-2 in the tiebreak where it became obvious to me that coaching seemed to be having an impact on the match. I was annoyed by the constant coaching for one...

I've never liked allowing coaching. It seems to me like Alcaraz is benefiting much more than his rivals (Sinner, Hurkacz, Tsitsipas, etc) from coaching. First of all, his coach is a former number one and has a much better understanding of tennis. Secondly, his coach talks to Alcaraz WAY more...

I think you’ll see the same from alcaraz. He may increase swingweight ( or may already have!) if he’s not winning slams. These guys are masters at hiding their specs by placing lead out of view on the racquet. There is a reason they do this - endorsements and probably so their opponent doesn’t...

I didn’t say he couldn’t be using stock. I said I would have to see a verified match played racquet on an RDC like we’ve seen from tennis spin recently. Until then I’m skeptical. You have a practice racquet. I’d need to see a match used racquet given to a fan directly from alcaraz . Your post...

Babalot should just release the alcaraz pure aero vs origin now instead of waiting 15 years

I’m not saying it’s impossible he’s using a stock pure aero vs. I’m just saying you should be skeptical. I’m not sure why you keep saying he swings faster than nadal?! Is that a stat that you’ve seen somewhere? Anyway, in general any top pro who doesn’t have lead visible is hiding their spec...

For most of his career, he was generally thought to use the lightest racquet among the elite players. You can’t deny that fact. Even I was duped by thiis for a long time. Sure, many people started to find out that he had a high swing weight before the release of the babolat nafal origin. I’m not...

It possible, but I’m super skeptical because the same thing happened with nadal. We are just now learning he played with a 370 swing weight after so many years (or decades?!) of thinking he used a light racquet. It shows how hard it is to learn a top players true swing weight. A big effort is...

I am super skeptical. The male ego alone pushes us to want to have heavier racquets. This same mystery surrounded nadal. Everyone thought he had a light racquet. Now with the release of the pure aero Rafa origin, we know he has an insane 370 swing weight. The only reason that happened is because...

If you think you can double bagel the junior, please explain how you would achieve it. What weakness in his game would you exploit? Would you just rely on him making unforced errors? Would you return his serve well enough that he won’t be able to hit a third ball? How would a 3.0 player beat...

Whoa really! 3.0. I’m playing a 5.0 league today. I guess I’m in the wrong league. Lol. Just curious, do you think you would double bagel the junior I played in the first video? BTW it’s fine if you think I’m 3.0. Guess I’m just surprised is all.

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Yup Yup! One of the best public courts in the world!

Here's another great player who uses cx200 -

You are clearly not 5.0 -- Just kidding :) Great hitting. if we lived in the same area, I'd challenge you to a match. Thanks for posting. My honest opinion is folks should stop saying this guy is a 5.0, this guy is a high 4.5, this guy is not 5.0, etc and just play. Tennis is all about match...

Thanks! I actually love watching Felix's videos. Was happy to see he also uses it, although I'm not sure it's the best racquet for him to be honest.

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Just take a minute to appreciate the amazing running forehand my junior opponent hit in the intro. It's not easy to hit a clean winner from there, and he showed his athleticism in how low he was able to get to the ball and still get a full shoulder turn. None of the guys in my 5.0 league have...

I've been rated 5.0 by USTA for over 10 years now. Please remember, I did not rate myself 5.0. I was rated by the USTA because I was undefeated at 4.5 8-10 years ago two seasons in a row. But I understand folks look at this video and just don't see what they think of as a 5.0 player and I'm okay...

It's hard to tell via internet communication, but I'm not being defensive. I accept that they are better than me. I enjoyed watching that video. I am saying that my video was not a highlights video, so it does show all the unforced errors, periods of bad play, etc.

The kid I played in the first video, in my opinion, has several 5.5 level shots (shots that you wouldn't see in a 5.0 league). Obviously, his serve is behind the rest of his game. If his serve catches up, he will easily reach 5.5 and beat me much easier since I would no longer be able to break...

Of course they are very good, but remember, they only showed the highlights. If I had only showed the best points in the above matches, it would have been a different video. I showed the unforced errors, the dips in play, frustration with the wind and an old beaten up court, and the long streak...

Meanwhile medvedev continues to use the same 95 tecnifiber dynacore racquet year after year and is destroying everyone…

I’ve had a chance to play with every racquet in the dunlop cx series. This is by far my favorite line up of racquets. Each model brings something different to the table. The CX 400 tour is like a head speed/pure drive hybrid, CX 200 is like a blade, and then the CX 200 tour LTD (18x20) is like a...

Yep. I don’t think I play better with the 95. My results haven’t been better. I just enjoy playing with it more :)

Dunlop has great quality control. I ordered ten cx200 tour 18x20 limited to pick out 3 closest. I have a swingweight machine. All 10 were within 7 SW points of each other. The range was 310 to 317 strung. The higher swing weight racquets also weighed more and were more head heavy so they could...