Is your playstyle similar to the players you enjoy watching the most?

Spin Diesel

Spin Diesel

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For me the answer is no, because I do enjoy watching all kinds of different players.
I'm actually a bit of a basher but at least with a bit of slice, dropshots and finishing points at the net. I do enjoy watching pro bashers but at the same time, as an example, I find Medvedev's game interesting.

How about you?
 
I don't play tennis, i only watch it...where i live - tennis is very expensive sport, having an average income in family you would be lucky to find a semi-decent trainer, who you could afford to pay for tennis lessons and it's even more expensive if you want an actual decent sports gear and kit...where i live - you should be a millionaire to afford playing tennis or at absolutely least very very wealthy bussinessman...tennis is not for an average joe like myself in our country...
 
Not exactly, i developed my game with my coaches and strengths and weakneses just appeared naturally, when i was younger i wanted to imitate some of federers shots but as soon as i took it more seriously all that disapeared, if i had to name a player that my movements and gamestyle looks more or less similar would be wawrinka
 
Djokodalerer31 said:
I don't play tennis, i only watch it...where i live - tennis is very expensive sport, having an average income in family you would be lucky to find a semi-decent trainer, who you could afford to pay for tennis lessons and it's even more expensive if you want an actual decent sports gear and kit...where i live - you should be a millionaire to afford playing tennis or at absolutely least very very wealthy bussinessman...tennis is not for an average joe like myself in our country...
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What country is that?
 
Djokodalerer31 said:
I don't play tennis, i only watch it...where i live - tennis is very expensive sport, having an average income in family you would be lucky to find a semi-decent trainer, who you could afford to pay for tennis lessons and it's even more expensive if you want an actual decent sports gear and kit...where i live - you should be a millionaire to afford playing tennis or at absolutely least very very wealthy bussinessman...tennis is not for an average joe like myself in our country...
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That sounds tough!
 
Sorta.

Takes a big pair (or delusion) for a rec player to say "I play like Fed", but yeah the 1-handed artists like Fed, Pete, Shapo, Musetti, Dimitrov really inspire me.

I learned tennis from my Dad and he played with a 1H. So my game is a lot like his, and I'm a lot more comfortable doing 1H stuff (slices, volleys, smashes) than most 2H players.
 
Want to play like Djokovic. Have developed a double hander which is quite reliable. Problem is movement which isn’t there and pace of shots is like 1/2 of Novak’s lol.

Add to it - my brother likes Federer and has a one handed back hand.

So ya, to some of us our fav players matter.
 
Slicehand said:
Not exactly, i developed my game with my coaches and strengths and weakneses just appeared naturally, when i was younger i wanted to imitate some of federers shots but as soon as i took it more seriously all that disapeared, if i had to name a player that my movements and gamestyle looks more or less similar would be wawrinka
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Yeah that does make sense. I didn't just mean, if someone bases his game around some favourite player but also the other way around - if they enjoy watching pros, that have a similar style to their own.
 
Rosstour said:
Sorta.

Takes a big pair (or delusion) for a rec player to say "I play like Fed", but yeah the 1-handed artists like Fed, Pete, Shapo, Musetti, Dimitrov really inspire me.

I learned tennis from my Dad and he played with a 1H. So my game is a lot like his, and I'm a lot more comfortable doing 1H stuff (slices, volleys, smashes) than most 2H players.
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Yeah sure - obviously I didn't mean like someone playing at the same level. But someone can still approach his gamestyle in a similar way to a pro at basically any level, except for maybe the very beginner, where you better just try to get the ball to the other side. :)
 
Sure, I try to emulate the players I enjoy watching. The ocean between our skill levels don’t really matter to me when I’m playing with friends casually.
 
Spin Diesel said:
Yeah that does make sense. I didn't just mean, if someone bases his game around some favourite player but also the other way around - if they enjoy watching pros, that have a similar style to their own.
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Oh well, its an strange thing, because i have a way of playing in my head, lets say, the way i like or i think tennis should be played, but its not always in consonance with my body or capabilities, so my game ends up being a middle ground between what i have in my head and what my strengths and weaknesses are, that said, i enjoy watching very different players, i always like more attacking players in general but i dontlike a player that sends every second shot out either, and i also can enjoy a more deffensive player, but i dontlike souless or plain games, i like a game played with joy, with freshness, dont mind if its deffensive, serve and volley, etc, but yeah i tend to admire more the net rushers and shotmakers
 
Not sure if any rec player can really mirror the style of a professional tennis player. They play a completely different game than us. It’s like your lazy friend in basketball who shoots a bunch of 3s calling himself Steph Curry.

The only pro who my game resembles even slightly is Artem Bahmet.
 
Kralingen said:
Not sure if any rec player can really mirror the style of a professional tennis player. They play a completely different game than us. It’s like your lazy friend in basketball who shoots a bunch of 3s calling himself Steph Curry.
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yeah pro technique is very different from rec one, and movement is also much less interiorized and less natural, maybe you could compare to a pro in terms of strengths and weaknesses more than anything, and some shots might look similar in style, of course no one talks in terms of performance
 
Kralingen said:
Not sure if any rec player can really mirror the style of a professional tennis player. They play a completely different game than us. It’s like your lazy friend in basketball who shoots a bunch of 3s calling himself Steph Curry.

The only pro who my game resembles even slightly is Artem Bahmet.
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"when i play good i play like novak, when i play bad i play more like murray"
 
Spin Diesel said:
For me the answer is no, because I do enjoy watching all kinds of different players.
I'm actually a bit of a basher but at least with a bit of slice, dropshots and finishing points at the net. I do enjoy watching pro bashers but at the same time, as an example, I find Medvedev's game interesting.

How about you?
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I wish I could play even 20% aa good as Rafa.
 
Slicehand said:
Oh well, its an strange thing, because i have a way of playing in my head, lets say, the way i like or i think tennis should be played, but its not always in consonance with my body or capabilities, so my game ends up being a middle ground between what i have in my head and what my strengths and weaknesses are, that said, i enjoy watching very different players, i always like more attacking players in general but i dontlike a player that sends every second shot out either, and i also can enjoy a more deffensive player, but i dontlike souless or plain games, i like a game played with joy, with freshness, dont mind if its deffensive, serve and volley, etc, but yeah i tend to admire more the net rushers and shotmakers
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Yeah, I guess that's something most players will know, hehe. For example I'd like to play some occasional serve and volley - it does work for me in doubles but in singles I'm not having a lot of success with it. So mainly I rather stick with not even trying in match play. It's not exactly like you just can choose how you want to play but some things are just not as natural, even after you put some extra work into it.
 
Jonesy said:
I have no words...
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It was a gambling set-up iirc, some guy paid for his friend to get into Doha qualifiers (who obviously couldn’t play tennis) and then bet he would lose badly.

I am probably not as terrible as he is and most regular players are even better. But unless you are a 4.5 or above you probably will look exactly like him against a professional on a professional court.

Until you get to 4.5 or 5.0 there isn’t really much of a “style” or a player type to emulate. You’re just far too limited and lacking in talent and speed, I guess you can emulate playing styles and shot patterns in your head (I.e. playing the big flat FHDTL, doing a lot of slicing, serve&volley and rushing the net) but that’s not modeling after a pro player really.
 
Kralingen said:
Not sure if any rec player can really mirror the style of a professional tennis player. They play a completely different game than us. It’s like your lazy friend in basketball who shoots a bunch of 3s calling himself Steph Curry.

The only pro who my game resembles even slightly is Artem Bahmet.
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Yeah, obviously the levels are not comparable at all. But you still can have different playstyles or approaches, playing more defensive or aggressive, coming more to the net vs staying at the baseline, relying more on loopy topspin or playing more flat or maybe also add some slice.
 
Kralingen said:
It was a gambling set-up iirc, some guy paid for his friend to get into Doha qualifiers (who obviously couldn’t play tennis) and then bet he would lose badly.

I am probably not as terrible as he is and most regular players are even better. But unless you are a 4.5 or above you probably will look exactly like him against a professional on a professional court.

Until you get to 4.5 or 5.0 there isn’t really much of a “style” or a player type to emulate. You’re just far too limited and lacking in talent and speed, I guess you can emulate playing styles and shot patterns in your head (I.e. playing the big flat FHDTL, doing a lot of slicing, serve&volley and rushing the net) but that’s not modeling after a pro player really.
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My question actually wasn't about modeling after a pro player. I was asking more in the sense that if someone for example is playing more defensively, does he also enjoy watching more defensive players.
 
Nah. I watch Djokovic but play with a one-hander and focus on ball placement and tactics because others are better than me in being consistent.

I also serve mostly flat with some underhand shenanigans thrown in there because I'm not as confident in my other serves.
 
Spin Diesel said:
Yeah, I guess that's something most players will know, hehe. For example I'd like to play some occasional serve and volley - it does work for me in doubles but in singles I'm not having a lot of success with it. So mainly I rather stick with not even trying in match play. It's not exactly like you just can choose how you want to play but some things are just not as natural, even after you put some extra work into it.
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yeah im working on my transition game and being brave to go to the net in matches, it takes time but i already feel im becoming better at it, at first you just have to accept you are gonna get passed A LOT, but still, if half of the times you go to the net you end up winning the point it still could be worth it, specially if you catch your oponent by surprise
 
Spin Diesel said:
Yeah, obviously the levels are not comparable at all. But you still can have different playstyles or approaches, playing more defensive or aggressive, coming more to the net vs staying at the baseline, relying more on loopy topspin or playing more flat or maybe also add some slice.
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Yeah for sure, I still know what you meant! I don’t really feel good enough to characterize what I do as following a distinct professional style is my point.
 
I play like a dollar store version of dollar store versions of Alcaraz. Maybe a dollar store version of Wal-Mart versions of Wu Yibing.

My forehand mechanics are like if a mediocre animation artist who's only watched tennis a couple times tried to recreate the Djokovic forehand from memory. Backhand mechanics are as if Andy Roddick showed up to give me one lesson and gave up on me immediately thereafter.
 
Spin Diesel said:
For me the answer is no, because I do enjoy watching all kinds of different players.
I'm actually a bit of a basher but at least with a bit of slice, dropshots and finishing points at the net. I do enjoy watching pro bashers but at the same time, as an example, I find Medvedev's game interesting.

How about you?
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I serve and have 1HBH, like Fed.
I return and run like Djok.
I pepper the opponent's BH, my FH is loopy, my BH is flat, like Ned.
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I make mistakes and delusional, just like myself and 99% of rec players.
 
Yes, I started playing when Federer was coming up and decided to go with a ohbh because I thought it was cool. I later started using the AeroPro Drive because of Rafa and added a lot more topspin into my fh. As a former cyclist, my cardio is great and my movement has always been an advantage for me, so I sort of turned into a baseline grinder like Rafa. After a few years off, I came back to the game and started using the RF97 and then PS97 and improved my flat shots and slice game, and started going for more aggressive shots so as not to always have to grind from the baseline. This year, I switched to the PA98 (largely due to Alcaraz and wanting to play like him) and I've gotten much better with disguised fh drop shots. The PA98 was a nice balance of the control from the pro staffs and the spin/power from my original APD. On a much much lower level than any of those guys, obviously, I've sort of modeled my game after a hybrid of Fed/Rafa/Alcaraz I guess. Though if I were to watch myself play, I might realize that the similarities are more in my head than in my actual ability to "look like them" on the court.
 
I played in college in the mid 80s. I patterned my "intended" style from McEnroe. I still have a strong serve, good at the net, and mediocre ground strokes. I end the point as early as possible at the net because I don't have the stamina. Still play at 4.5.
 
Nah... I loved Becker, but played nothing like him. I was a half-decent junior, had a few wins over guys who went pro (even top 50), but had no serve and no backhand. I was pretty fast, gritty, retrieved a ton and ran around my backhand to do damage with my (very heavy, if I may say so myself) forehand. I also pulled all kinds of shenanigans and mind games to psych out my opponents. So I guess that, in reality, I was more of a mix between Berasategui and Koellerer :-D

BUT, I did try to emulate one of Boom Boom's signature traits. It all goes back to the 1989 Wimbledon victory... The previous year, as a 7-year old, I had watched the final in its entirety - probably the first match I ever sat through from start to finish - and I was absolutely devastated when Edberg clinched it. So when Boris closed it out in 89 I was going crazy, screaming and jumping, nearly on the verge of happy tears. But then I look at the TV and I see him standing there stone-faced, as he briefly raises his arm to the sky and doesn't even crack a smile. I thought that was so cool... to have that kind of composure, that detachment, dare I say that indifference, in the face of the biggest triumph in tennis. I wanted to be THAT! So whenever I won a tournament or a big match, I NEVER cheered or celebrated or even smiled - just walked to the net and shook hands.


Now I'm fat, slow and riddled by decades of smoking and infinite injuries. So I serve and volley and try to end points early - mainly because I have no choice...
 
Spin Diesel said:
For me the answer is no, because I do enjoy watching all kinds of different players.
I'm actually a bit of a basher but at least with a bit of slice, dropshots and finishing points at the net. I do enjoy watching pro bashers but at the same time, as an example, I find Medvedev's game interesting.

How about you?
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No, because they are professionals and I am a hack.
 
Baseline_Bungle said:
Nah... I loved Becker, but played nothing like him. I was a half-decent junior, had a few wins over guys who went pro (even top 50), but had no serve and no backhand. I was pretty fast, gritty, retrieved a ton and ran around my backhand to do damage with my (very heavy, if I may say so myself) forehand. I also pulled all kinds of shenanigans and mind games to psych out my opponents. So I guess that, in reality, I was more of a mix between Berasategui and Koellerer :-D

BUT, I did try to emulate one of Boom Boom's signature traits. It all goes back to the 1989 Wimbledon victory... The previous year, as a 7-year old, I had watched the final in its entirety - probably the first match I ever sat through from start to finish - and I was absolutely devastated when Edberg clinched it. So when Boris closed it out in 89 I was going crazy, screaming and jumping, nearly on the verge of happy tears. But then I look at the TV and I see him standing there stone-faced, as he briefly raises his arm to the sky and doesn't even crack a smile. I thought that was so cool... to have that kind of composure, that detachment, dare I say that indifference, in the face of the biggest triumph in tennis. I wanted to be THAT! So whenever I won a tournament or a big match, I NEVER cheered or celebrated or even smiled - just walked to the net and shook hands.


Now I'm fat, slow and riddled by decades of smoking and infinite injuries. So I serve and volley and try to end points early - mainly because I have no choice...
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You and I would be good doubles partners. Ha ha. Have a heater between sets.
 
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