Hendrik, I appreciated your video. I'm 43 and have been playing for 3 years. There is a lot of growing room here in the Salinas, Ca(Monterey Area). I am probably too excited about playing tennis, but have been competing for about 6 years as an athlete. First as a basketball player, which I still do and recently in tennis, but haven't gotten into the league.
Hey thank you and great that you love the competition!! I went to college in San Diego, I have been most of the time in the SoCal area where Tennis seems to be big with many good players
Great video Hendrik, insightful and motivating! Also, thank you for playing with my son when you were first on the court in Vilbel last year. That was a great motivation for him. See you back in Bad Vilbel!
very insightful and honest video coming from an active pro. I follow singles atp tournaments throughout the year. But to be honest most of us tennis fans are looking at and following the top 10-15 ranked players. Hardly we get to know about the rest of the players and their stories. Hearing about your journey gives the full picture. Good luck for your career on the tour. Keep posting more of these.👋
Hey man this is amazing stuff you have here. Financials is something I think for me will be really tough. for me. How did you do it to start? Did you have a sponsor or did your family help you. The “long breath” I love that comment. Futures going for it in dubs is something I have never thought about either but it’s on my mind now. I see you are in R3 of wimby now. Best of luck and cheering from 🇨🇦
Playing club matches helps the European, in US/Canada hitting with juniors can help to raise money the parents often pay well for a hit and it’s still practice for yourself. Thank you 💪
Good information. I know youve probably been asked this a lot but for your serve your tossing arm is horizontal not vertical, how are you able to load your shoulders vertically back and throw vertically up with tossing arm like this? You have a killer serve
My technique is a bit special, I have a very fast arm. I tried the “normal” technique in the past but it was a bit less effective for me. I don’t recommend copying my serve style
Hi Hendrik, thanks for this video, it's very helpful. I'm 15 years old from Australia with a UTR of 7.3. I try to play 10+ tournaments per year, and find myself very competitive. I'm around top 250 in my country for U/16 year old players, and I am trying to work to get my ranking higher. In the next 5 years, what do you view as my potential, and do you have any tips for me so I can build a realistic path for potential pro tennis, thanks.
Hi Alex, it’s very hard to say because Im not seeing you play. Nonetheless it’s important to keep playing tournaments, probably more than 10 a year and keep developing a game style while developing your body. College is also an option to consider that would give you more time while getting an education. All in all consistency and chasing daily improvements is the way to go and then you’ll see where it takes you
@@hendrik_jebens ok thank you so much, I will work to develop my game style and try to increase my matchplay throughout the year, to create some sort of pathway for the future.
My parents don’t think I’m good enough to play tournaments and join an academy but I have been playing 2.5 years and am beating people my age that have been playing for their whole life. What do I do? I’m 15 and trying to go pro in singles btw
Hallo Hendrik, Ich komme auch aus Deutschland aus Hessen um Frankfurt rum. Ich bin 15 Jahre alt und spiele aktuell Bezirksliga in meiner Altersklasse und Kreisliga bei den Herren. Ich spiele schon regelmäßig seit ich 5 bin. Meine LK ist 13 wenn dir das etwas sagt ;). Ich trainiere ungefähr 10 Stunden in der Woche. Mein Traum ist es auch ein Profi zu werden. Glaubst du, dass ich mit 15 zu schlecht bin um ein Profi zu werden oder was wäre dein Ratschlag für mich um es zu schaffen. Ich bin bereit sehr viel Arbeit dareinzugeben.
Hi du bist noch jung leider kann ich dein Level schwer einschätzen. Es klingt aber als ob die Route über College Tennis sicher interessant ist. Viel Erfolg beim Tennis 🎾💪
Should I quit high school for going pro I am in my mid teens and I just started playing tennis and for me to be able to make it to the professional, is it necessary to just focus on tennis now and as I said leave high school and take it full time?
For me it was highly important to finish High School, becoming a pro is a risk and education is something to fall back on and build another career. Education also helps you become smarter and play better
Yea. It's brutal but i.e. a friend in Laguna Beach invested $500k in his 2 newly acquired Step daughters tennis ambitions . (15 years ago?) 1 got a scholarship to Penn state I think, the younger maybe at Layola? But chose Michigan. as both wanted to leave home! . either way he figured the numbers over 4 years of collegiate tennis plus! private coaches, fitness, psychology, travel, nutrition, cars, equipment, chasing sponsors via photo shoots (they were both lookers) low points tournaments overseas. Plus building a court in back yard for time at home. on & on $500k. And none of it particularly extravagant.
Are people still starting their intro with the generic american "yo whatsup guys". I still remember when everyone was super unoriginal and all said "watsup guts'
Hendrik, I appreciated your video. I'm 43 and have been playing for 3 years. There is a lot of growing room here in the Salinas, Ca(Monterey Area). I am probably too excited about playing tennis, but have been competing for about 6 years as an athlete. First as a basketball player, which I still do and recently in tennis, but haven't gotten into the league.
Hey thank you and great that you love the competition!! I went to college in San Diego, I have been most of the time in the SoCal area where Tennis seems to be big with many good players
Beating Bopanna and Ebden at a Grand Slam: Priceless. Greetings from Australia. Great stuff
Thank you 🙌
Hendrik, thank you for the blueprint! Very insightful! Wishing you all the best!
Glad it was helpful! And Thank you 🤝💪
My son is top 10 in America 14’s division. His goal is to become pro too! Great video!
Thank you and best of luck on the journey 🎾💪
@@hendrik_jebens thank you your video is great and best of luck to you on tour! 💪🎾
Exactly - great matches at Wimbledon - another huge win today - congrats and good luck. Keep it up!!!! Key West, Florida is rooting you on.
@@SSGG-h7m thank you appreciate it 💪 greeting to key west great place
Great video Hendrik, insightful and motivating! Also, thank you for playing with my son when you were first on the court in Vilbel last year. That was a great motivation for him. See you back in Bad Vilbel!
My pleasure and thank you! I’m not playing there anymore but I might be around
Thanks Hendrik! Congrats on your Wimbledon victories 🔥🎾💪💥👊🇩🇪🏆 Great video!!
Thank you 🙌
Wow, another mega win today….u guys are going all the way like that🤞👍🔥🔥
Thank you let’s gooo 💪
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Great video
My pleasure!
very insightful and honest video coming from an active pro. I follow singles atp tournaments throughout the year. But to be honest most of us tennis fans are looking at and following the top 10-15 ranked players. Hardly we get to know about the rest of the players and their stories. Hearing about your journey gives the full picture. Good luck for your career on the tour. Keep posting more of these.👋
Appreciate your detailed message 🎾💪 it’s true barely any players outside top 15 get coverage. Thank you more is coming!!
great video seems like genuine and nice guy with looks of tips and encourgement
Hi appreciate it 🎾💪
"there has to be some talent" is definitely true!!
💯
great video. thank you for the advice!!
Glad it was helpful!
Ima D3 College player looking to become a 10 UTR! Much love you are such an amazing player
Appreciate it and good luck for Your Goal!!!
Hey man this is amazing stuff you have here. Financials is something I think for me will be really tough. for me. How did you do it to start? Did you have a sponsor or did your family help you. The “long breath” I love that comment. Futures going for it in dubs is something I have never thought about either but it’s on my mind now. I see you are in R3 of wimby now. Best of luck and cheering from 🇨🇦
Playing club matches helps the European, in US/Canada hitting with juniors can help to raise money the parents often pay well for a hit and it’s still practice for yourself. Thank you 💪
Thanks Hendrik. This is insightful though I am just a tennis fan tennis nerd.
Thank you and yes it’s a great sport and always good to learn about it
Interesting video. Good luck on your journey! PS You sound like Dominic Thiem!
Thank you 💪 I have heard that before haha
Really good video thank you, I’ll show it to my daughter
Thank you 💪
Very motivating now destroy ur opponents in Wimbledon. Come on Hendrik du bist der beste 🔥
Vielen Dank 💪 jawoll immer weiter
great video love from South Korea
@@kevinkim9929 appreciate it 💪
great stuff... Can you do a video on how to get sponsors?
Thank you!! And yes noted 🎾💪
mal wieder super video danke🤗
Sehr gerne und vielen Dank
ur toss so unique
I’m 80 in the country for 15 year olds in America, this is my goal to go to college and be pro
All the best 💪💪
@@hendrik_jebens thanks man
Good information. I know youve probably been asked this a lot but for your serve your tossing arm is horizontal not vertical, how are you able to load your shoulders vertically back and throw vertically up with tossing arm like this? You have a killer serve
My technique is a bit special, I have a very fast arm. I tried the “normal” technique in the past but it was a bit less effective for me. I don’t recommend copying my serve style
Hi Hendrik, thanks for this video, it's very helpful. I'm 15 years old from Australia with a UTR of 7.3. I try to play 10+ tournaments per year, and find myself very competitive. I'm around top 250 in my country for U/16 year old players, and I am trying to work to get my ranking higher. In the next 5 years, what do you view as my potential, and do you have any tips for me so I can build a realistic path for potential pro tennis, thanks.
Hi Alex, it’s very hard to say because Im not seeing you play. Nonetheless it’s important to keep playing tournaments, probably more than 10 a year and keep developing a game style while developing your body. College is also an option to consider that would give you more time while getting an education. All in all consistency and chasing daily improvements is the way to go and then you’ll see where it takes you
@@hendrik_jebens ok thank you so much, I will work to develop my game style and try to increase my matchplay throughout the year, to create some sort of pathway for the future.
Noting this for my kids .. it's too late for me :(
could you please make a video on how to get sponsors? thank you for this!!
Added to the list 🙌
Wie ist es wenn man sehr spät anfängt mit Tennis, mit 12 Jahren oder so? Super video btw. Dabke dir!
Mit 12 ist spät aber das kann man noch einholen, ich würde meinen Fokus auf Turniere legen um Match Praxis nachzuholen
Machst du auch krafttraining? Wie sieht das so aus? Und ernährungsplan?
Ja 💪 gehe ich in anderen Videos drauf ein
My parents don’t think I’m good enough to play tournaments and join an academy but I have been playing 2.5 years and am beating people my age that have been playing for their whole life. What do I do? I’m 15 and trying to go pro in singles btw
Hey keep improving and keep playing tournaments and see where it takes you 💪
Is it too late at 47?
You could be the first but at 47 is very tough to make it in the atp, has never been done before
Hallo Hendrik, Ich komme auch aus Deutschland aus Hessen um Frankfurt rum. Ich bin 15 Jahre alt und spiele aktuell Bezirksliga in meiner Altersklasse und Kreisliga bei den Herren. Ich spiele schon regelmäßig seit ich 5 bin. Meine LK ist 13 wenn dir das etwas sagt ;). Ich trainiere ungefähr 10 Stunden in der Woche. Mein Traum ist es auch ein Profi zu werden. Glaubst du, dass ich mit 15 zu schlecht bin um ein Profi zu werden oder was wäre dein Ratschlag für mich um es zu schaffen. Ich bin bereit sehr viel Arbeit dareinzugeben.
Hi du bist noch jung leider kann ich dein Level schwer einschätzen. Es klingt aber als ob die Route über College Tennis sicher interessant ist. Viel Erfolg beim Tennis 🎾💪
hat man bei allen challenger turnieren hospitality?
Ja bei allen
Is it impossible to pro in 3 years of hard working?
Depends where you start from..
Should I quit high school for going pro I am in my mid teens and I just started playing tennis and for me to be able to make it to the professional, is it necessary to just focus on tennis now and as I said leave high school and take it full time?
For me it was highly important to finish High School, becoming a pro is a risk and education is something to fall back on and build another career. Education also helps you become smarter and play better
What happen to your shoulder? I think you have a problem with your spine 😮
Might want to focus on FINANCE just touching on the subject at 14.45 or so wont cover it. (Ex Pro.)
Added to the list 🙌
Yea. It's brutal but i.e. a friend in Laguna Beach invested $500k in his 2 newly acquired Step daughters tennis ambitions . (15 years ago?) 1 got a scholarship to Penn state I think, the younger maybe at Layola? But chose Michigan. as both wanted to leave home! . either way he figured the numbers over 4 years of collegiate tennis plus! private coaches, fitness, psychology, travel, nutrition, cars, equipment, chasing sponsors via photo shoots (they were both lookers) low points tournaments overseas. Plus building a court in back yard for time at home. on & on $500k. And none of it particularly extravagant.
What do you think you are missing to be a top 100 singles player? In doubles you obviously haven’t plateaued yet
When I was focused on singles I didn’t move well enough
Interesting, you seem super athletic for your height….more then some other tall guys such as Fritz & that canadian dude
Are people still starting their intro with the generic american "yo whatsup guys".
I still remember when everyone was super unoriginal and all said "watsup guts'
Is there any hope for a 30 year old? 😂
To start to become pro is tough at 30 but major improvements always possible