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yeah but honestly unless an opponent is hitting aces every 3 serves it doesn’t bother me much.Thanks for posting. Some pretty egregious foot faulting by your opponent
yeah but honestly unless an opponent is hitting aces every 3 serves it doesn’t bother me much.Thanks for posting. Some pretty egregious foot faulting by your opponent
Are you blue shirt guy? I am guessing You're a great player, love the depth on the groundies, but you are too good to fist pump and "yeah" when the opponent makes an unforced error, be more selective on that.USTA Sectional 3rd Round vs Wisconsin
Didn’t pick up a racket for close to two weeks leading up to this USTA sectional match 3rd round against Wisconsin in NTRP 9.0 mixed doubles. On top of that, I switched to a one handed backhand just because I felt like it for some reason. Needless to say, i thought it went pretty well and felt pretty good. Played with a former Amherst college player for the first time. Pretty loud and rowdy round but i definitely loved the atmosphere. I know a lot of people would get annoyed by all the noise but I love it. What do you guys think?
I had to stop watching after the first game, the celebrations after every point in his favor were too much.Are you blue shirt guy? I am guessing You're a great player, love the depth on the groundies, but you are too good to fist pump and "yeah" when the opponent makes an unforced error, be more selective on that.
Do you think you are getting a huge benefit from your split step on return of serve?
I understand, he's really too good to do that, which sounds strange, but he should know better, still I enjoyed the tennis action.I had to stop watching after the first game, the celebrations after every point in his favor were too much.
I appreciate your reply but I respectfully disagree. Especially in team tennis and doubles, energy is so underrated. Personally, if I'm flat in terms of energy levels, I don't play well = not 100% effort. If I'm playing a match, I want to put in 110% effort otherwise I feel like it would be rude for the other person. I've always said, I leave it all on the court. Doesn't matter what level I'm playing. It also helps when the team wants to win, I'm just happy to contribute. While yes, I do get yelled at from the opposite team from time to time, it's not my intention to upset them. I'm just giving it full effort. I don't yell back, all the drama stays on the court and I'd love to have a meal with them afterwards. Another observation is that when I play tournaments, I don't get into any drama from my energy. Actually, more players are like that but in league tennis, that's where I find myself get in trouble.Are you blue shirt guy? I am guessing You're a great player, love the depth on the groundies, but you are too good to fist pump and "yeah" when the opponent makes an unforced error, be more selective on that.
Do you think you are getting a huge benefit from your split step on return of serve?
Hey, I've had to work on my attitude on court and I've become a better player as far as atmosphere by listening a little bit to others. Your energy is great, just take a step back and think about not fist pumping if the opponent dumps a routine ball into the net, trust me. Your energy will remain high if you fist bump your doubles partner or jump up and down before the next point. Flexing your arm and "come on" when really the point was an unforced error isn't part of giving 100% effort.I appreciate your reply but I respectfully disagree. Especially in team tennis and doubles, energy is so underrated. Personally, if I'm flat in terms of energy levels, I don't play well = not 100% effort. If I'm playing a match, I want to put in 110% effort otherwise I feel like it would be rude for the other person. I've always said, I leave it all on the court. Doesn't matter what level I'm playing. It also helps when the team wants to win, I'm just happy to contribute. While yes, I do get yelled at from the opposite team from time to time, it's not my intention to upset them. I'm just giving it full effort. I don't yell back, all the drama stays on the court and I'd love to have a meal with them afterwards. Another observation is that when I play tournaments, I don't get into any drama from my energy. Actually, more players are like that but in league tennis, that's where I find myself get in trouble.
I don't really think about split stepping on return of serve. It just happens. Probably because I grew up coached like that.
Nice net clearance on groundies, are you pretty tall? Opponent had a few "come ons" after your errors, maybe this is a new thing and I am overly sensitive to it. Was that geese in the background or a strange dog?
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Thanks for posting. Of all the videos you post, I think that was worse opponent, that guy stinks.This is definitely one of those, do I be truthful or is this pointless oversharing, moments. But I think I'll be honest. I played this match while pretty darn hungover. I was visiting an old , college friend the previous night and well, one cocktail became 3, plus a couple margaritas in a can from the fridge and the last couple hours were a blur and I wake up on his couch at 5am and the rooms still spinning. Cut to 4pm the same day and I'm on a tennis court with a mighty headache having hardly eaten anything all day.
But I still managed to play pretty well, maybe it was the opponent... he is just getting back into tennis after being out for about a decade after leaving high school. Apparently he played all 4 years in HS, then stopped entirely, only getting back into playing in the last month or so. So he's rusty. And I kinda started toying with him a bit at parts. Besides my serve sporadically leaving me for a couple service games, I couldn't hardly put a shot wrong.
me= by chance wearing the exact same outfit as my avatar pic.
racket= back to the trusty adidas barricade
yeah he wasn't good, though his serve at 6:43 was the best serve either of us hit the whole match. Flat, hard, and smack on the outside line, would have aced most everybody I think.Thanks for posting. Of all the videos you post, I think that was worse opponent, that guy stinks.
In Sovet Russia you don't play tennis with racquet, racquet play tennis with you.Bonus video: after the match, I hit with this Soviet frame for fun.
Kudos for not losing focus in this one, I tend to just drift off mentally if points come that easy.This is definitely one of those, do I be truthful or is this pointless oversharing, moments. But I think I'll be honest. I played this match while pretty darn hungover. I was visiting an old , college friend the previous night and well, one cocktail became 3, plus a couple margaritas in a can from the fridge and the last couple hours were a blur and I wake up on his couch at 5am and the rooms still spinning. Cut to 4pm the same day and I'm on a tennis court with a mighty headache having hardly eaten anything all day.
But I still managed to play pretty well, maybe it was the opponent... he is just getting back into tennis after being out for about a decade after leaving high school. Apparently he played all 4 years in HS, then stopped entirely, only getting back into playing in the last month or so. So he's rusty. And I kinda started toying with him a bit at parts. Besides my serve sporadically leaving me for a couple service games, I couldn't hardly put a shot wrong.
me= by chance wearing the exact same outfit as my avatar pic.
racket= back to the trusty adidas barricade
I'd gladly play mixed if it was this level.After doing well in playoff/championship season, I think this match was the first match for the new season for 2023. I could be wrong as I don't really pay attention to how league tennis works. When they say to play, I play. Anyways, played against a new team formed by a close friend and former teammate. Safe to say it was good seeing them but also felt sad that we weren't on the same team anymore. Rough/slow start to this match as I stopped playing consistently around this time due to enrolling in grad school, pursuing an MBA. Hopefully after finishing this program, I can practice and compete again on a traveling level.
I was constantly terrified I was going to lose all control due to fatigue from being hungover lol. Helped keep my focus.Kudos for not losing focus in this one, I tend to just drift off mentally if points come that easy.
Broke my left wrist so forearm was in plaster a while ago. As a right hander I couldn't toss the serve ball with my left arm so tried what this young lady was doing with very limited success. She is indeed inspirational.One of my opponents, as you’ll see in the footage, had a unique game. To be honest, I was inspired and motivated by this person throughout this match.
He's got good footwork and a nice base to build on, solid 4.0. Why "Yoga Fire"? Did he start tennis in 2019 or USTA? If this is his 3rd ish year playing tennis, wow.
Why "Yoga Fire"?
He streams Street Fighter on YouTube when he isn't playing tennis
Did he start tennis in 2019 or USTA?
He started USTA in 2019. Got 2 years of high school tennis in Japan
When we met the first time, neither of us could volley whatsoever so we decided to play doubles together to help our singles game
Thank you so much for watching our videosWatched all your group progress and always seem to have good, fun matches. Last I saw there was a redhead girl in the mix and actually her court IQ and hands were best on court the match I watched. Good mix of players overall.
Maybe it was this video? she is my mixed partner for when we play 8.0 mixedhere was a redhead girl in the mix and actually her court IQ and hands were best on court the match I watched.
Thank you so much for watching our videos
Maybe it was this video? she is my mixed partner for when we play 8.0 mixed
Def one of the best 4.0 I have played with/against
How does one end up with such a preposterous service motion?
Nice 1 handers when you get your body behind it. Luc sounds like he is in pain when he hits sometimes.Another practice match to get Luc ready for Sectionals. Started a bit slower for me and ended tweaking something at 5/6 first set, but still played out some decent points. Working on some different shots for the day, especially more directed volleys and slices. Luc was over most, but made for good practice. And really short points this matches where we normally grind.