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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025

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  • @WinstonDu
    @WinstonDu  Год назад +97

    Belen broke a nail hitting the forehand at 3-1, 30-15. Leave some nice comments for her for grinding through! haha

    • @majesticaaa4131
      @majesticaaa4131 Год назад +4

      Ouch

    • @TomMoose
      @TomMoose Год назад +1

      Belen is a great player. So fluid in generating power in serve and backhand especially. Great feet, that cross court dropvolley she had showed ridiculous feel as well. She missed many balls just due to rust so this was closer because of that I reckon.

    • @hamiltobergeran5305
      @hamiltobergeran5305 Год назад

      This is exactly what he wants to hear and why he makes these videos

    • @dustinfehr3466
      @dustinfehr3466 11 месяцев назад

      You cheated her. 4 serves were in you called out. You a lil btch for that!!!

    • @ignaciorodriguez7415
      @ignaciorodriguez7415 10 месяцев назад

      you dont play siriosuly when play against girls

  • @ChowDownDetroit
    @ChowDownDetroit Год назад +53

    Belen's all-court style is refreshing to watch since most players are now baseline hitters. Her playing style reminds me Martina Hingis. I bet she is great at doubles.

    • @robertorolfo
      @robertorolfo Год назад +1

      Yes, that was a nice surprise. I also like her comment about opponent freaking out when she comes in, because they aren't used to it.

  • @footfunk510
    @footfunk510 Год назад +33

    Fun to watch. Belen has great technique, especially on her serve. It was also nice to see someone who's an aggressive net player and see their point construction.

  • @dhp5789
    @dhp5789 Год назад +35

    your content, attitude, and willingness to keep gettin out on the court is infectious. thank you and keep them coming!

  • @samdoessomestuff
    @samdoessomestuff Год назад +16

    I just tried Tennis last night for the first time. Im hooked! You have great content. Thanks Winston.
    Great match

  • @hobbikats8744
    @hobbikats8744 Год назад +1

    U of Arizona Alum here! Great video Winston and so glad you featured Belen! I hope she celebrates her great showing at Dirtbags when she’s back in Tucson ❤

  • @mskcrc
    @mskcrc Год назад +7

    3:55 is how you capitalize off a weak 2nd server, really fun match from two excellent athletes -- great one, Winston!

  • @yonester7
    @yonester7 Год назад +24

    Love this content. It's clear from the first serve that Belen is a high quality player (and so are you). Thank you for keeping this awesome channel going.

    • @smueller12244
      @smueller12244 Год назад +2

      Her first forehand sounded like a cannon. BANG

  • @MarcBossYT
    @MarcBossYT 10 месяцев назад +3

    Wow I really like the flow of her serve. Top tier! 👍

  • @kenttalcott8428
    @kenttalcott8428 Год назад +2

    When Belen was on she made everything look easy.! Great technique, variety, point development and wicked racquet speed when she wanted it. Winston handled himself very well. He weathered Belen's storm in the early part of the set when things could have gone away quickly. Way to fight and stay in the match. The slice serve was on fire! Very fun match to watch - good stuff. Well done by both players!

  • @notagolfer9340
    @notagolfer9340 Год назад +2

    Love Winston's intensity in attempting to get to short balls after she pushed him deep. Really love the fact that Belen would force him back with a deep ball in a corner and follow it up with a short ball opposite side.

  • @mikechan231
    @mikechan231 11 месяцев назад +2

    Belen’s forehand is lethal.

  • @cyksl7173
    @cyksl7173 Год назад +16

    Hey Winston! I've been watching for a few weeks now and I think you have one of those channels that is bound to blow up if it releases content on a consistent basis. Keep giving us great opponents and great matches, thank you so much!

    • @WinstonDu
      @WinstonDu  Год назад +4

      love to hear that thanks!

  • @timesworks
    @timesworks 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great match! Belen's service is flawless, and very good game overall, for sure she could be a great tennis player, hope to see her in the WTA!

  • @dougmilesmedia
    @dougmilesmedia Год назад +6

    She's an excellent player. Shows how good you need to be at the D1 level then need to go up a notch to be able to play professionally on the tour. Good set.

  • @THOUGHTGANG
    @THOUGHTGANG Год назад +12

    Belen's got great touch at the net. Winston, the improvements on your backhand and serve are huge. Really inspiring :))

    • @bobbyearles4230
      @bobbyearles4230 Год назад +1

      Agreed. Winston, you have improved a ton. Your forehand is looking like a real weapon, and the backhand has come a long way. You competed really well against a very tough opponent. I came away super impressed. Keep it up.

  • @TimelyAdventure
    @TimelyAdventure Год назад +2

    Great forehands, lobs, and touch at the net from Belen, and love to see Winston's heavy topspin forehands doing damage, plus some nice serve out wide plus ones, especially some nice serve out wide and volley, nice playing despite some creakiness on the indoor surface

  • @Merro959
    @Merro959 Год назад +6

    What she said about coming to the net is very true. Even if you come in on an approach shot which isn’t the greatest, many players freak out so you get control of the point or they make an error

  • @PerryLoh-i1w
    @PerryLoh-i1w Год назад +18

    Really enjoyable to watch Belen's play style. Completely attacked your 2nd serve on her forehand side

  • @ComfortableTool86
    @ComfortableTool86 Год назад +5

    This was really fun to watch. I watched a pro match right after this and it made me realize how much i wish they would film those matches at court level

  • @lyndseyandandrew5771
    @lyndseyandandrew5771 Год назад +8

    So jealous of those short ball putaways around the service line! Clean D1-level stuff. Great playing!

    • @arnisbole7821
      @arnisbole7821 Год назад

      Ummm clean ball put aways are club level stuff if your a 4.0 or better

  • @hding98
    @hding98 Год назад +13

    Great match! Belen's fast ball hitting near the side lines is a killer!

  • @DamienJemison
    @DamienJemison Год назад +3

    Great match! Belen made a great comment at the end of the match about getting to the net and opponents no knowing what to do. I’d really like to apply this more with a serve and volley type game, but my volleys are horrible. 😂 Winston, you’ve really improved over the last year. Keep pushing and playing top tier opponents!!

  • @TA0L1U
    @TA0L1U Год назад +2

    Good match. Her play is methodical and at ease. Winton was playing defence most time. Good job Winton was able to keep up 5-4.

  • @MsPriyaLal
    @MsPriyaLal Год назад +35

    You keep getting beat by these pretty athletic and skilled girls haha.. Its great you have fun with it!!

  • @GrantTDM
    @GrantTDM Год назад +2

    College tennis really helps develop your net game because of the doubles. Definitely notice the difference in players coming to tour from college.

  • @jasonrowland1594
    @jasonrowland1594 Год назад +2

    Another great player on your channel Winston. Belen has a great net game! This channel just keeps delivering great content.

    • @WinstonDu
      @WinstonDu  Год назад +1

      thanks for the kind words!

  • @escgoogle3865
    @escgoogle3865 Год назад

    I thought it would be bloody out there but Belen had one loose game and Winston was working HARD. She was in control most of the time which is how I like it.

  • @gilbrown4589
    @gilbrown4589 Год назад +1

    Fun to watch. Well done. She hits HARD.

  • @pertjacanape
    @pertjacanape Год назад +2

    Thanks Belen. Your tennis rox!

  • @RollinLeonard
    @RollinLeonard Год назад +2

    amazing player. I love her returns.

  • @tiejema
    @tiejema Год назад +1

    One of your best videos. You were on fire and Belen’s shots are so clean. Keep the videos coming!

  • @sethrose1325
    @sethrose1325 Год назад +3

    I am in awe of some of the backhands you’ll run around. Dude. Just hit a backhand 😂

  • @af02271
    @af02271 Год назад +4

    A women's player who prefers the net! Don't see that often, love the all court game

  • @Allanmere
    @Allanmere Месяц назад

    I love that comment "they freak when i come to net and don't hqve to do qnything"😊

  • @BassByTheBay
    @BassByTheBay Год назад +7

    Belen's form looks good -- looks like a D1 player. Winston, it seemed to me you were a bit more consistent indoors. Would be interesting to see you play some more matches indoors to see whether it suits you better than outdoors.

  • @davidrichard659
    @davidrichard659 Год назад +3

    Wow, she has a killer forehand and great net play - well done!

  • @squidjames7735
    @squidjames7735 Год назад

    Nice to see Belen inner reflect whenever she hits an ordinary shot out or into net.

  • @manuelgilgoodman1126
    @manuelgilgoodman1126 Год назад

    Beardown ! From a former U of A tennis player to a current one! Way 2 represent

  • @johng3621
    @johng3621 Год назад

    You played well. I expected this to be an easy 6-0 or 6-1 win for her, so props for playing her tough!

  • @StreetWiseTennis
    @StreetWiseTennis Год назад +2

    She had a great game and nice touch. She really went for those lines.

  • @Sweeney-Kubach
    @Sweeney-Kubach Год назад

    What is everyone obsession with ratings? Winston just keep playing your game and keep trying your best, and I will keep pulling for you and your channel! I am a disabled 51 year old man, and I can beat half the people on here talking crap to you!
    You only have to worry about yourself and GOD! Just remember you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.
    This was an excellent match and a lot of fun to watch.

  • @Nessaj87
    @Nessaj87 Год назад +2

    Impressive baseline performance from a player who said she don't like to stay at the baseline!

  • @awachsmann
    @awachsmann Год назад +2

    That winner down the line to tie at 3 all was MONEY! 💪

  • @luxluv1012
    @luxluv1012 Год назад

    Great match! Enjoyed watching.

  • @dirkalester1839
    @dirkalester1839 Год назад

    I enjoy watching your matches...makes me want to play more often. I'm from South Africa and we don't have all those rating systems,so it's interesting for me to see where abouts I would fit in.
    Keep posting more matches and thanks.

  • @mfrankel8321
    @mfrankel8321 Год назад

    Nice video. Belen is really enjoyable to watch. She has a great serve and some old-school agressivness. You can see the D1 talent. Belen definitely looked a little rusty and had a lot of unforced errors--which presumably would have smoothed out with more exposure playing indoors.

  • @mundi352
    @mundi352 Год назад

    great ball striking!!! love the content Winston!

  • @tenniswithric
    @tenniswithric Год назад

    Lovely indoor court there, great play Belen and Winston!

  • @adama2569
    @adama2569 Год назад +1

    She has the best looking return stance I’ve ever seen.

  • @-Munditimum-
    @-Munditimum- Год назад

    Too good. Would love to see her go against some other of your channel players Winston.
    On the other hand, I saw some movements and footwork I've never seen you do. Amazing progress and keep it up.
    Cheers and looking forward to more.
    M

  • @akilahjames1
    @akilahjames1 Год назад +1

    THAT'S MY GIRL!!!!!!

  • @gregwall2023
    @gregwall2023 Год назад +1

    Good match! I really like her attacking game.

  • @tampaed
    @tampaed Год назад +2

    You have improved significantly. Great hitting.

  • @tenniswithandy
    @tenniswithandy Год назад +2

    Belen, your volleys are world class. So good!!! Winston, I’m liking that slice serve you’re hitting now on the deuce side. You used to rely primarily on the kick right? Excellent match and thanks for posting.

  • @pianosteph28
    @pianosteph28 Год назад

    Belen kicks ass! Love the content Winston.

  • @nguyen925
    @nguyen925 Год назад

    Holy belen! Shes definitely aggressive and she can back it up with good strokes! Reminds me of a Caroline Garcia!
    Great effort by both parties 🎉 and I enjoy indoor tennis too, just wish I had more free time to play. Hard to get out there with a 9month old lol

  • @Ray96744
    @Ray96744 Год назад +1

    Her forehand had some heat

  • @gregtanner6324
    @gregtanner6324 Год назад

    Man she can work that line on return of serve. Great match.

  • @TotalTennisGeek
    @TotalTennisGeek Год назад

    She did just enough to beat you. Kept the pressure on throughout the match. Sounds like playing indoors is tough! Karue seemed to struggle with it as well.

  • @thomasmedeiros5722
    @thomasmedeiros5722 Год назад

    She is an “ all court player “. That is the term she was looking for to describe her playing style. When you hit a ground stroke and approach the net to volley or on return of serve you chip and charge style of play.

  • @matthewa7433
    @matthewa7433 Год назад +1

    Relax with the full length commercials Winston, don't be greedy

  • @SaqibSheikh
    @SaqibSheikh Год назад

    Winston has improved so much it’s crazy. Well done and keep it up!

  • @ceb7894
    @ceb7894 Год назад

    Well Winston … really nice match!! It’s like she beat you hands down in both tennis and especially looks ❤…. 😂😂😂😂

  • @BackoftheLineTennis
    @BackoftheLineTennis Год назад

    Bear Down Belen! Will need to get ya for a hit if we get down Tucson way.
    Good stuff Winston. Great match up!

    • @Coolrobb
      @Coolrobb Год назад

      Thanks Dork. Maybe time for you to get a life.😮

  • @roeeorland
    @roeeorland Год назад

    That lazy forehand slice all modern players have fallen in love with just because Roger used it so beautifully (when he actually needed it!) is a symptom of how no one takes the initiative anymore

  • @TennisHeartbeat
    @TennisHeartbeat Год назад

    She is all rounder not only baseline hitter she has excellent volleys! Great match to watch. Winston she is too good for your level (4.5-5) but you have improved a lot. 😊 Enjoy Tennis!

  • @SamShrivastava-r2k
    @SamShrivastava-r2k Год назад

    I think you hooked her twice. When she was up 2-0 on serve calls. 😂. She still won. Tough player.

  • @rktechio
    @rktechio Год назад

    🎾 I’m playing tennis from this year summer during weekends morning. Never played or watched tennis before. Learned the game by watching RUclips videos. I like to play with pros to see my game level. It will definitely fun game like pros vs nonpros 😂😂😂

  • @spider-man1120
    @spider-man1120 Год назад

    Such great content! Both play really good!

  • @nascentnaga
    @nascentnaga Год назад

    Belen has such dicipline on her ground strokes.

  • @aztecterp
    @aztecterp Год назад

    Fun match! Indoors tennis is faster indeed. She's fun and very skilled. You did great.

  • @timyamasaki8261
    @timyamasaki8261 Год назад +2

    When i used to play in the 70s thru 90s, the aggressive players were serve and volleyers. I don't even hear that term anymore. Topspin was the conventional way people hit the ball. Now all the pros hit the ball fairly flat. When I started playing, wood racquets were what most players used. Then steel Wilson racquets and oversized aluminum Prince racquets came around. And then graphite racquets became popular in the 80s. The 90s brought in the thick-framed racquets which were extra stiff and transferred vibration down your arm especially on off-center hits. People used those rubber vibration dampeners between the middle two strings near the throat of the racquet, but it deadened the hits, so I never used them. Now older people have gotten into pickleball. I will never get into pickleball. It's a game, not a sport.

    • @ItMaker5000XL
      @ItMaker5000XL Год назад

      This would make an awesome copy pasta...

    • @squidjames7735
      @squidjames7735 Год назад

      pickleball and paddle are not for me. prefer open court and all that cardio work to win points.

  • @vagabond197979
    @vagabond197979 Год назад

    First thing that struck me is your kick serve is so much better after that little lesson with Karue!

  • @IronFudge
    @IronFudge Год назад

    Amazing return at 4:00 !

  • @Thrilla4romManila
    @Thrilla4romManila Год назад +1

    Need to see a doubles match with you and Belen teaming up against anyone.

  • @nordattack
    @nordattack 11 месяцев назад +1

    She's great! In my day a D player was a player who sucked. 😂

  • @Emily-k2b5k
    @Emily-k2b5k Год назад

    Love your channel. Simple thought. On both of your serves you need to drop your racquet head by releasing your wrist on your prep ( while tossing) rather than dropping from your shoulder. It will add more snap and 4-9 mph on a flat first serve. But as they say, unsolicited advice is self serving. No pun intended. 😊

  • @michaelp9061
    @michaelp9061 Год назад

    High quality match you are receiving game is becoming better

  • @abrarqadir503
    @abrarqadir503 Год назад +1

    she's FUN to watch damn

  • @speedymr
    @speedymr Год назад

    2:44 It takes 2 business days to get the ball for Winston 🤣

  • @SneedEmFeedEm292
    @SneedEmFeedEm292 Год назад

    im gonna have to make thanksgiving tennis a tradition when friends come back in to town

  • @bradbixel9816
    @bradbixel9816 Год назад

    Winston, you hooked her at 5:08 lol!

  • @patrikmarflak6559
    @patrikmarflak6559 Год назад

    It was cool when the scoreline showed:
    Winston DU
    Belen DU

  • @ramenben
    @ramenben Год назад +1

    Belen's really good!

  • @pedrox96
    @pedrox96 Год назад +12

    I know it happens but 5:08 was not even on the line, her serve landed 100% inside the box.

    • @WinstonDu
      @WinstonDu  Год назад +4

      Yeah I might've missed that one

    • @radhaarunkumar133
      @radhaarunkumar133 Год назад +3

      Agree fully

    • @ssenssel
      @ssenssel Год назад +1

      Came here just to say this. Ball was IN

    • @chrislw9053
      @chrislw9053 Год назад

      Winston I think you got hooked at 30-0 4-5

  • @williewasahippie
    @williewasahippie Год назад +1

    Nice hitting by both of you! Winston, you keep improving as well. I think you can continue to improve your serve and get more power if you loosen up and get more rotation on your serve motion so the racket dips a little more, closer to your back. It seems like your arm is just a tad far away from the body and you are not getting full rotation that would give you more free power. I'd work on that with someone. That could bring up up to 5.0. :)

  • @superboyjamie
    @superboyjamie Год назад

    Alright, Belen from the U of A! Bear Down Arizona! Greetings from a former Wildcat!!

  • @nicoler227
    @nicoler227 11 месяцев назад

    we need belen to come back for another videooo

  • @nickrock23
    @nickrock23 Год назад

    love her game. great match

  • @DirkMade
    @DirkMade Год назад

    Bear Down Arizona! Good match very well played

  • @paulcosta8930
    @paulcosta8930 Год назад

    Wow! She kicked your butt. Awesome!😂

  • @sepu321
    @sepu321 Год назад

    Belen's serve is amazing

  • @dirtyreiner
    @dirtyreiner Год назад +1

    Loved the girls playing style. Very rare to see that agression from a girl. She took every chance. Like I try. No matter what😊👍

  • @dkia111
    @dkia111 Год назад +1

    Belen is wifey material. She looks half Filipino. On a serious note, during the off season try practicing with a different racquet (more powerful) that will allow you to hit defensive shots more easier. I personally used the blade 98 for 2 years. The blade is solid at the back of the court, but it's garbage for approach shots, slice BH's, drop shots, net play, and serves. If you like coming to the net I'd experiment with a new racquet. The blade is good on offensive, but garbage on defense. Gluck!

  • @HugoNewman
    @HugoNewman 8 месяцев назад

    Her backhand is 👌🏼

  • @cambium0
    @cambium0 Год назад +1

    surprised that winston had trouble with her serve. what was it-big kick? she had her mechanics down though. so solid her forehand was noticeably better than Winston's but he managed to stay in it. She was just really good.

  • @audox4885
    @audox4885 Год назад +2

    You played well, serve is getting better, just a bit more

  • @jimhickox5181
    @jimhickox5181 Год назад +1

    She is adorable, lol! Good player too!

  • @matthewburgar2626
    @matthewburgar2626 Год назад

    It’s good to see you trying to rely on your serve. I think if you could do that a bit more often that would be great. I only counted two aces in that set. But if you worked a bit more on placement, your serve would be a massive weapon.