Incrível esse video ! Muito obrigado por postar ! Me inspiro em Lendl, seus golpes são perfeitos ! Saudações do Brasil ! This video is incredible! Thank you very much for posting! I'm inspired by Lendl, his strokes are perfect! Greetings from Brazil !
Ivan Lendl's racquet is the Adidas GTX Pro, which came in at a hefty 13.5 ounces and sported an 80 sq. inch head size. The sweet spot is about the size of a tennis ball. It was made of a graphite composite that is less stiff compared to today's frames. Back when this was filmed, he used to string his racquets with natural gut at around 80 pounds to provide maximum control. (Natural gut still feels great even at high tension, although this required him to change out his racquets at every ball change during a match due to string wear.)
@@jpants5144 yes it was. I used the white star pro by kneissl and the Gtx model was pretty much identical. His head size was 74 inches and then he went to the “mid” size one at 80
There's no windshield wiper in the last video. Lendl's forehand drive has an "out in front" follow-through, as we can see at min 5:18. At the top of backswing, min 4:27, his arms open at 180°. No more tennis player do this now. Ivan Lendl's forhand has a wider backswing and a more linear follow-through.
Thanks for sharing ! Can you consider doing a Boris Becker serve analysis ? Particularly with his grip as there are people on internet that have said he used an Eastern forehand on his serve instead of Continental but I’m not sure if it’s true , hope this request can get a spot in line. Thanks !
After Lendl retired, he said that he hated players serving to his forehand on big points. He didn't say why. Its interesting watching watching some of his old matches - he was much less willing to run around his backhand than modern players, even when he had plenty of time. Perhaps he was actually more confident on his backhand side.
The secrets of the Lendl forehand? Play the Adidas GTX-Pro-(-T, sometimes with T, sometimes without T) aka KNEISSl White Star Masters 10 (old name: White Star Pro Masters) - these are the same rackets - and then leave the racket because of its weight distribution fall into the pendulum movement on its own and then pull the racket forward in one movement! Complete! As a technical all-rounder (both attacking and baseline playing), I played this racket from 1988 to 1990 and know exactly what I'm writing about! The small sweetspot requires training - training - training, but in return you have groundstrokes that are so precise that you know in advance - within approx. 10 cm or not - where the ball will bounce in the opponent's half of the court!!! I've never been able to do that with any other racket and with today's mid-plus rackets it's unthinkable!!! So with this former Adidas/Kneissl racket then you have reliable groundstrokes, so you don't have to worry about whether you can play the ball back, because you will manage it, this is the only way you can build up a tactic cleanly if the groundstrokes can serve as a secure foundation and that's exactly what the Adidas/Kneissl was designed for! On the other hand, the racket is not very fast and requires a lot of concentration when playing volleys due to the small hitting surface, otherwise the mistake was inevitable. This racket was first produced around 1980 and was about 10 years ahead of its time, yes, it was something special, a racket that you like or don't like at all! It was like made for Ivan!
Nice video and analysis. His arm at contact is more closer to the body vs Fed. With Fed's swing, I thinks that he can get more torque and speed. They are both tennis legends, just a little different at contact points.
spot on. look if mannarino's swing works to win a few low-level atp trophys, lendl's swing would be just fine. Ivan can hit it in the most stressful pressure situations.
A reskinned Kneissl White Star. I had that racquet. Hated it. No feel at all- and despite being among the racquets that spearheaded the graphite revolution, it actually wasn’t that powerful. That is testament to Lendl’s technique.
Merry Christmas and TY! I was a big fan of Lendl back then, I watched live the legendary match with Michael Chang. Adidas rackets aren't around anymore which is a pity.
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Incrível esse video ! Muito obrigado por postar ! Me inspiro em Lendl, seus golpes são perfeitos ! Saudações do Brasil ! This video is incredible! Thank you very much for posting! I'm inspired by Lendl, his strokes are perfect! Greetings from Brazil !
Ivan Lendl's racquet is the Adidas GTX Pro, which came in at a hefty 13.5 ounces and sported an 80 sq. inch head size. The sweet spot is about the size of a tennis ball. It was made of a graphite composite that is less stiff compared to today's frames. Back when this was filmed, he used to string his racquets with natural gut at around 80 pounds to provide maximum control. (Natural gut still feels great even at high tension, although this required him to change out his racquets at every ball change during a match due to string wear.)
I played with that racket. Ivan was my hero. In my profile picture I’m using it and I also was sponsored by Adidas then
thought it was the kneisal (same as kevin currens, just painted as the adidas gtx pro?)
@@jpants5144 yes it was. I used the white star pro by kneissl and the Gtx model was pretty much identical. His head size was 74 inches and then he went to the “mid” size one at 80
@@PrecisionPointTenniswho was the first pro to use 90+ sq size racket?
@@bournejason66 I don’t know, you? I’d love to know. Thanks
Amazing to see the exact technique of such a legendary champion and a forehand that dominated 80s tennis
There's no windshield wiper in the last video. Lendl's forehand drive has an "out in front" follow-through, as we can see at min 5:18. At the top of backswing, min 4:27, his arms open at 180°. No more tennis player do this now. Ivan Lendl's forhand has a wider backswing and a more linear follow-through.
I love Lendl. He was my hero. I was sponsored by Adidas too and used Ivan’s racket. But I hit harder then. He is a legend.
You hit harder than Lendl?
@@DonQuickZote I sure did back then
Perfect analysis of Ivan Lendl's forehand !
Awesome analysis of all these ex pros forehands
Thanks for sharing ! Can you consider doing a Boris Becker serve analysis ? Particularly with his grip as there are people on internet that have said he used an Eastern forehand on his serve instead of Continental but I’m not sure if it’s true , hope this request can get a spot in line. Thanks !
After Lendl retired, he said that he hated players serving to his forehand on big points. He didn't say why. Its interesting watching watching some of his old matches - he was much less willing to run around his backhand than modern players, even when he had plenty of time. Perhaps he was actually more confident on his backhand side.
The secrets of the Lendl forehand? Play the Adidas GTX-Pro-(-T, sometimes with T, sometimes without T) aka KNEISSl White Star Masters 10 (old name: White Star Pro Masters) - these are the same rackets - and then leave the racket because of its weight distribution fall into the pendulum movement on its own and then pull the racket forward in one movement! Complete! As a technical all-rounder (both attacking and baseline playing), I played this racket from 1988 to 1990 and know exactly what I'm writing about! The small sweetspot requires training - training - training, but in return you have groundstrokes that are so precise that you know in advance - within approx. 10 cm or not - where the ball will bounce in the opponent's half of the court!!! I've never been able to do that with any other racket and with today's mid-plus rackets it's unthinkable!!! So with this former Adidas/Kneissl racket then you have reliable groundstrokes, so you don't have to worry about whether you can play the ball back, because you will manage it, this is the only way you can build up a tactic cleanly if the groundstrokes can serve as a secure foundation and that's exactly what the Adidas/Kneissl was designed for! On the other hand, the racket is not very fast and requires a lot of concentration when playing volleys due to the small hitting surface, otherwise the mistake was inevitable. This racket was first produced around 1980 and was about 10 years ahead of its time, yes, it was something special, a racket that you like or don't like at all! It was like made for Ivan!
Nice video and analysis. His arm at contact is more closer to the body vs Fed. With Fed's swing, I thinks that he can get more torque and speed. They are both tennis legends, just a little different at contact points.
spot on. look if mannarino's swing works to win a few low-level atp trophys, lendl's swing would be just fine. Ivan can hit it in the most stressful pressure situations.
Just so you know, that adidas frame he is using was graphite, I used to have one but it was a little too stiff for me but Lendl had no problem
A reskinned Kneissl White Star. I had that racquet. Hated it. No feel at all- and despite being among the racquets that spearheaded the graphite revolution, it actually wasn’t that powerful. That is testament to Lendl’s technique.
It’s really interesting to see this analysis
Very good video, thanks. I was fans of Ivan Lendl.
Pros were hitting modern forehands in the 80’s
Graphite frame
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Merry Christmas and TY! I was a big fan of Lendl back then, I watched live the legendary match with Michael Chang. Adidas rackets aren't around anymore which is a pity.