@@kauti7054 no, in the juniors, they call their own line calls. The guy in blue celebrated because he called the ball out and tried to cheat. This is very different from the pros where someone else makes the calls.
@@JohnSmith-xn3yf I think what he’s saying is that when a ball was called “IN” and the other player challenges it which means he thinks the ball was out. Just saying I think that’s what he means
Lol I think we all did. Playing a guy that’s cheating, pushing, and screaming when u miss an easy ball is one of the most frustrating experiences there is. Still respect to him for being that good tho
Surprised also by how little offense there is. They can generate racket head speed but have been coaches to never pull the trigger and go for any winners. Not great in the long-term but it works in 14 junior boys.
Maybe at the age of 14, when their game is still developing and their muscles are not developed yet, hitting winners and power in general is not a top priority. You can't work on everything at once. Especially in the modern game, being able to maintain mental focus and consistency/defending is probably a better progression. As they reach 15 and 16, i agree, power and hitting winners should become one of their top priorities.
@@Timothy_Pitt well. Move the ball side to side. Not winners. Make them move. Play a bit of their game. But move them around until you can finish the point with an over head as he was doing. That’s just what I took from this video and I good strategy to approaching pushers
@@karisk4490these kids are in the final of one of the most prestigious junior tournaments. One of them plays D1 tennis at Stanford now. You probably suck at tennis.
Ayaan Girdhar it’s an irrational fear that kids always have playing almost any sport at this level...with the pressure being applied by their parents, not their thirst to win. The risk of hitting a good, top-spinning shot is too much compared to a push or a slice...so they think.
Yeah young players tend to have less power; they have good form and strategy, I think they will Improve their game (including hitting winners) when they develop their muscles and get older.
I honestly think this is better than a lot of players think lol. I come from watching channels like tennistroll and watching kids with actual proper technique playing albeit less aggro, but playing solid fundamental tennis is refreshing.
(High school tennis) we had a senior who had tendinitis in his wrist and was unable to do a full back swing and with his wrist all he could really do efficiently was forehand and backhand slices, he got REALLY good at slicing by the end of the year and he was super fun to play against, great guy too, sad that he couldn’t play as hard as he wanted but at least he tried hard. He was 1 Singles JV for most of the year.
This is very very good 'tennis' for 14. Both have great feet, technique and patience. The power will come without a doubt when they are ready to start adding more of that into their games. But what a great foundation to start with yeah?!?
why does it feel like when the blue shirt switched ends, it felt like a totally different player. He actually had a backhand and not just slice, slice, slice, slice, slice x100
These kids are capping out. They are 12 and 11 utrs because they push and use cheap tactics. 3 years after this, all of the 7th graders that are 7’s are going to start playing the right way with winners and spin, and these ones are going to start playing like shit and losing. It’s just the way it works in tennis. The earlier you start training at a high level, the better you are going to be.
@Keshav Sundar all those ranking systems are bs, in juniors it’s mostly pushers that win and get a high ranking. When they get to college and get slapped then they realize they have to play real tennis.
i think its just the camera angle dude, kinda same as saying when the camera angle is weird in the TV of actual players like Nadal and Nole, the ball looks kinda slow but when in reality its fucking fast. not gonna lie but i think the ball in this video is fast since there are many top spins on it and its a hard court.
@@tasmayshah5539 gordoboy is right...pushers only get so far and its sad one was able to get into the finals of the orange bowl...a solid and tactfully aggressive player or counter puncher will wipe the floor with a solid pusher all day...every day. that type of play doesn't deserve respect.
@@leroydavis236 you can be a pusher in very high levels of play look at mep. Also forehand slice is pretty useful to get balls in and also is pretty good for approach shots
Don't forget that the playing style of the blue shirt boy helped him to reach the final in first place and that shows that at this level (until 14) you can be successful with slices. Same thing in women's tennis and recreational tennis.
Pushers will always cap out against tactfully aggressive players or counter punchers....all this does is show that boys 14's was a weaker generation of players in 2019..
This is what composite racquet tech has brought us to. Open-stance brush shots and waiting until someone gets bored enough to try to hit a backhand down the line. Nobody dares construct a point with too much gamble because any late hit with modern racquets is powerful enough to pass if you try to creep in too tight to net. Modern tennis is a game of hesitation, sadly.
Ya I'm in 14s right now and playing against players like that is so annoying. I'm really tall and strong for 14s so I play really aggressively and try to set up the points to put it away from the net. The thing is my play style is a lot more high risk than kids that play like this, and often kids with this play style are also cheaters, so when they play against high risk tennis they just call everything out
Yeah but they are so consistent. At that level, if you can hit 50 shots, without missing, at decent pace (or slice like the blue shirt guy), you have a HUGE advantage.
Everyone saying Nishesh (white hat) doesn't play with power, look up Nishesh Basavareddy v Millen Hurrion on RUclips. Kid is a 13 UTR... put some respect on his name!
it's weird but this is such a pleasure to watch just as a respite from cut throat tennis. Nice long points from juniors is nice to see and speaks well of their training. Brown shirt has a good smash and can drive down the line on backhand, blue shirt has no offense at all but they both are very consistent on rally balls. Blue shirt kept serving out wide in the add court but just had to run to pick up the heavy angle in the short add court. I think he would have been better off serving to the body there--wouldn't have to run and might get an error. Too much slice, even at their level.
Rashed is a very defensive player and nishesh has no choice but to wait for an opportunity because rashed is not going to miss. Nishesh is a really good player imo.
Watch as the kid in blue progressively starts pushing the ball more and more. Near the end he only hit lobs. Definitely a very frustrating play style to play against
I agree. And if you don't know how to finish points at the net consistently, its impossible to win. The white cap guy had this monster overhead, so it was easier for him.
How did Donald Young become the greatest junior tennis player of all time without a big weapon? Did he employ an attacking finish at the net style or did he use his speed to run down balls from the baseline?
the kid in the blue isn’t going anywhere no matter what his ranking is. the kid in the grey plays more aggressive and actually hits. the only reason why the kid in the grey is slicing is because the kid in blue is playing at such a low level and is pushing.
2 years from now they will be playing at extremelly high level. Obviously they are already way above average and most likely play since young kids. When they get stronger physically, their level will make a jump.
bruh Nishesh is from Northern Indiana and im from southern Indiana. I played his older brother about 3-4 years ago in a USTA tournament. Didnt realize his younger brother was this good
If my son ever plays tennis, and he ever plays like the kid in blue, his coach wil catch these hands. Because who trains kids to play like Santoro did?
That’s what’s wrong with tennis, utr is inaccurate across age groups, they should be a 9 or 10 utr at best I’m an 11.2 and would absolutely destroy them but I’m 17.
When your in the final of one of the biggest junior tournaments people tend to tighten up. Also they might play different if they are playing against a harder hitting player
@@krishantaneja8316 dude I'm 14 and I'm a league player and I would absolutely destroy them 100%. They are hitting 1mph, there movements are slow, and they need to add way more pace to the balls
They are both better at tennis than me but I cant help but think blue shirt could have been much more successful if he would hit through his backhand instead of letting white cap take advantage of his slice
They've got ALL the fundamentals of the game, so it's just a matter of building on that. Better than a lot of adults I've seen posting here on RUclips.
No disrespect to these young talented players, but all this pushing and slicing was a little frustrating to watch. It must be what the kids are used to seeing from their idols. It’s weird though, because when I was 14, I was very offensive and attacked every ball. So did all the other players.
For real this is under 14s? Shocking! Man I was better than these kids when I was 12 and so was my friends and we only played locally, I thought orange ball are the best kids in the world 🤦🏻♂️
It appeared to me that the young man in the brown shirt was doing a better job of working the ball to set up his winning shots. He forced the other player in the blue to put up a lot of lobs resulting in multiple overhead winners.
I seriously hope Vlad Popa has implemented a training program that will help Nawaf develop his forehand. When you play a tournament, you resort to your habits, some of them good, some of them bad. Nawaf's habit is to slice a lot, and while that was the predominant playing style for a long time, it has not been a viable strategy since the 1990s. I like Nawaf, and think he's got a lot of potential, but he and Vlad need to be training hard to develop a killer forehand. Unfortunately, Juncheng Shang (widely considered to be the best of the 2005 generation) is light years ahead of Nawaf in terms of having an aggressive pro-style game. Nawaf needs to be training very hard and hopefully Vlad is really emphasizing that to him.
I like the style of the kid in blue shirt. So tired of the nonstop topspin baseline stuff of the last 10-15 years. Only problem is that if you're going to be more of a pusher with slices, you need to hit the ball deep and change up the angles. You can be a relatively successful HS and Rec player with this style. But you need to change it up. Most kids now are taught to be topspin baseliners, so changing things up with slices, lobs, etc is not a bad thing, all that matters in the end is that you win.
First shot was in
Jajeant and that was what it was counted as. Guy in the blue just wrongly celebrated
saigonbond so that means every pro player is cheating when they lose a challenge?
@@kauti7054 no, in the juniors, they call their own line calls. The guy in blue celebrated because he called the ball out and tried to cheat. This is very different from the pros where someone else makes the calls.
Well wrong calls happen all the time, unless it was on purpose
@@JohnSmith-xn3yf I think what he’s saying is that when a ball was called “IN” and the other player challenges it which means he thinks the ball was out. Just saying I think that’s what he means
I started cheering for white hat guy after about 9 seconds.
Lol I think we all did. Playing a guy that’s cheating, pushing, and screaming when u miss an easy ball is one of the most frustrating experiences there is. Still respect to him for being that good tho
@@chasenwamu6500 I have no clue what any of that means. Could you explain them all to me?
@@chasenwamu6500 I’m new to tennis what cheating do u refer to
@@pandliz calling the ball in or out in your favor
@@pandliz pretty sure he was calling some points that were in out on the other guy just to get some pints
Surprised also by how little offense there is. They can generate racket head speed but have been coaches to never pull the trigger and go for any winners. Not great in the long-term but it works in 14 junior boys.
A bit frustrating to watch
Maybe at the age of 14, when their game is still developing and their muscles are not developed yet, hitting winners and power in general is not a top priority. You can't work on everything at once. Especially in the modern game, being able to maintain mental focus and consistency/defending is probably a better progression. As they reach 15 and 16, i agree, power and hitting winners should become one of their top priorities.
I agree, that's why I play 16's instead. I need better competition
Colin McMullin who tf are you
You have no clue what you’re talking about
The white cap guy knows how to handle pushers
Agree
How does he handle pushers, please?
Be ultra patient?
@@Timothy_Pitt He didn’t over hit and didn’t make many mistakes, he was patient and did well in finishing points at the net
@@Timothy_Pitt well. Move the ball side to side. Not winners. Make them move. Play a bit of their game. But move them around until you can finish the point with an over head as he was doing. That’s just what I took from this video and I good strategy to approaching pushers
clicking on this video knowing they gonna be better than my 18 yo ass
Benji Vernon facts tho lmao
samee
Same here now we would be the same age most likely lol
How old are they
ruclips.net/video/YTkVrlksDus/видео.html :)
suddenly the whole comment section are pro tennis players lmao 😂
The old "Miller Lite" commercials with Bob Uecker sitting in the right-field stands:
"HE MISSED THE TAG!"
Yeah apparently
Ikr these guys are actually super good
@@kennwijesekara3683 maybe for a non-tennis player
@@karisk4490these kids are in the final of one of the most prestigious junior tournaments. One of them plays D1 tennis at Stanford now. You probably suck at tennis.
Coach: okay remember to put some slices in your shots to throw him off.
The kids: ball go spin, very good
The white cap guy already plays the overhead like a pro. Kudos to both!
The hell was those 14 slices in a row lmao
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They both can hit winners but I don’t understand why they are pushing so much. Maybe there nervous idk
Ayaan Girdhar it’s an irrational fear that kids always have playing almost any sport at this level...with the pressure being applied by their parents, not their thirst to win.
The risk of hitting a good, top-spinning shot is too much compared to a push or a slice...so they think.
Nah i do it in big match’s, for me its down to the nerves
@@axelfs2532 as a coach, i couldn’t agree more. very unfortunate because there could be a ridiculous amount of players but they’re being held back :/
Yeah young players tend to have less power; they have good form and strategy, I think they will Improve their game (including hitting winners) when they develop their muscles and get older.
@@axelfs2532 exact
The white cap guy got all the angles/placement of shots, he’s just too good
He may be good, but he's playing a rally with his opponent instead of a point half the time
@@fluffycrabvideos394 he’s very good now, at sranford
@@fluffycrabvideos394yeah if he overhits he’ll lose the point he’s constructing a point
I honestly think this is better than a lot of players think lol. I come from watching channels like tennistroll and watching kids with actual proper technique playing albeit less aggro, but playing solid fundamental tennis is refreshing.
I’ve never seen so much slicing in my life. This exceeds the slicing my wife has going on in the kitchen
underrated comment
(High school tennis) we had a senior who had tendinitis in his wrist and was unable to do a full back swing and with his wrist all he could really do efficiently was forehand and backhand slices, he got REALLY good at slicing by the end of the year and he was super fun to play against, great guy too, sad that he couldn’t play as hard as he wanted but at least he tried hard. He was 1 Singles JV for most of the year.
@@viksinha5410 GO MAN CITY
White hat has a great backhand. Also, so many on here don’t know what pushing actually is.
yeah, he was below that level. Calling him pusher is a disrespect to pushers
Is pushing just playing at a pace that your comfortable with?
smh, all these tennis keyboard warriors trying to put down the game of UTR 12 players, and at the age of 14 too...
MrFunkywhale these guys are not a 12 utr
@@MrClashOClans they are
@Patrick Ling nah there's no way, I've hit with utr 12 players. At their age they're probably low 10 or high 9 at best.
Ikr! I swear if these kids played against real 12 UTR's that are in college they would get destroyed
It looks much slower than it actually is
I already cringed at the first point when he called it out. Had to turn it off and meditate.
Same, I can't stand cheaters....
Wow, I enjoyed watching this way more than I thought I would, great tennis, guys.
It was boring but smooth
Good technique and all but it looked like they were rallying
I actually respect these players playing more disciplined, high percentage shots as opposed to trying to hit a winner for everything...
Kid in blue would be a nightmare to play. Forehand looks like Tomic's. Also, looks like somebody is having a lot of fun with his Wikipedia entry.
@Senuka Abeysinghe i heard the kids got a 12 utr now and is ranked 3rd in something
This is very very good 'tennis' for 14. Both have great feet, technique and patience. The power will come without a doubt when they are ready to start adding more of that into their games. But what a great foundation to start with yeah?!?
why does it feel like when the blue shirt switched ends, it felt like a totally different player. He actually had a backhand and not just slice, slice, slice, slice, slice x100
Can't believe b14 orange bowl final was this low level. B12 final should be better than this. The boy in blue can only slice? He won't go far.
These kids are capping out. They are 12 and 11 utrs because they push and use cheap tactics. 3 years after this, all of the 7th graders that are 7’s are going to start playing the right way with winners and spin, and these ones are going to start playing like shit and losing. It’s just the way it works in tennis. The earlier you start training at a high level, the better you are going to be.
@Keshav Sundar true
@Keshav Sundar all those ranking systems are bs, in juniors it’s mostly pushers that win and get a high ranking. When they get to college and get slapped then they realize they have to play real tennis.
i think its just the camera angle dude, kinda same as saying when the camera angle is weird in the TV of actual players like Nadal and Nole, the ball looks kinda slow but when in reality its fucking fast. not gonna lie but i think the ball in this video is fast since there are many top spins on it and its a hard court.
@@sciencecentral2972 yes! I’m in b14s right now, at State in Ga, and kids just lob and slice. Only like 1/3 of the kids actually hit the ball!
Didn’t realise Orange Bowl was such a low key affair, I imagined a packed centre court.
its 14s, and while there are some people watching it's not too much. At 16s and 18s there is a bit more of crowd.
I’ve played there. There isn’t much room for seats
If only I could play tennis like this ☹️
Their game is soo smooth
Someone needs to coach this kid to drop the forehand slice immediately. Will cap out very quickly in the next couple of years.
ummm no, it's effective in certain situations like the one against his opponent
@@tasmayshah5539 gordoboy is right...pushers only get so far and its sad one was able to get into the finals of the orange bowl...a solid and tactfully aggressive player or counter puncher will wipe the floor with a solid pusher all day...every day. that type of play doesn't deserve respect.
@@leroydavis236 you can be a pusher in very high levels of play look at mep. Also forehand slice is pretty useful to get balls in and also is pretty good for approach shots
@@leroydavis236 Brad Gilbert?
@@Randomguy-nr6qr Forehand slice is mainly used as defensive in ITF
Don't forget that the playing style of the blue shirt boy helped him to reach the final in first place and that shows that at this level (until 14) you can be successful with slices. Same thing in women's tennis and recreational tennis.
Pushers will always cap out against tactfully aggressive players or counter punchers....all this does is show that boys 14's was a weaker generation of players in 2019..
Pushers get swept as soon as they enter u16
Gotta love the footwork
I hate parents who clap at someone missing...
0:08 how is that out ???????
It’s called getting hooked... welcome to junior tennis lol
I play junior tennis and I get cheated a lot thats usta
I like how the last clip is the blue shirt just giving up and trying to moonball
Ikr. Unfortunately I’m terrible at returning moonballs 😂🥲
guy in the blue doesnt know what top spin is
love watching these junior players. they play high percentage tennis. not hitting silly shots out of position. very entertaining.
Interesting. I'm thinking just the opposite. So many short balls and they did nothing with them. Shocked both these boys are 12 UTR tbh.
@@michaelhan2291 that's not true. The older kids will probably hit it a lot harder but won't get it in if they do if they have a lower utr.
Unreal for there age. Not hating but this cannot be 12 honestly. I know a guy with an atp point that's only a 12
Lance Lucas no it just looks slow
@@rm8118 No it actually is. Go to myutr.com and check
They both clearly have the ability to hit decently fastballs that could be winners, but I have a feeling that both were just trying to play it safe
Most likely, I think this is finals so it makes sense why they would.
At this level if you can hit in it there is a pretty high chance of winning. While speed helps, control is more important
Thats not a tennis match, thats a tennis FRIENDLY match
their game is sooooo smooth
lol everyone talking trash to the 14s kids when they better than 99 percent of people who watched this video
This is what composite racquet tech has brought us to. Open-stance brush shots and waiting until someone gets bored enough to try to hit a backhand down the line. Nobody dares construct a point with too much gamble because any late hit with modern racquets is powerful enough to pass if you try to creep in too tight to net. Modern tennis is a game of hesitation, sadly.
Ya I'm in 14s right now and playing against players like that is so annoying. I'm really tall and strong for 14s so I play really aggressively and try to set up the points to put it away from the net. The thing is my play style is a lot more high risk than kids that play like this, and often kids with this play style are also cheaters, so when they play against high risk tennis they just call everything out
I know there 14 but I didn’t expect to see so much pushing in an orange bowl final. More so from the kid in blue
Yeah but they are so consistent. At that level, if you can hit 50 shots, without missing, at decent pace (or slice like the blue shirt guy), you have a HUGE advantage.
I don't think you know what a real pusher is
Everyone saying Nishesh (white hat) doesn't play with power, look up Nishesh Basavareddy v Millen Hurrion on RUclips. Kid is a 13 UTR... put some respect on his name!
Isn’t weird how, not knowing either of the players we instinctively choose the person we want to win and normally its the underdog?
Underdog ?
it's weird but this is such a pleasure to watch just as a respite from cut throat tennis. Nice long points from juniors is nice to see and speaks well of their training.
Brown shirt has a good smash and can drive down the line on backhand, blue shirt has no offense at all but they both are very consistent on rally balls. Blue shirt kept serving out wide in the add court but just had to run to pick up the heavy angle in the short add court. I think he would have been better off serving to the body there--wouldn't have to run and might get an error. Too much slice, even at their level.
SLICE GODDDDS
Rashed is a very defensive player and nishesh has no choice but to wait for an opportunity because rashed is not going to miss. Nishesh is a really good player imo.
Both boys would WEAR out most men at the 5.0 level
Nice rallies from both...The young man in the white cap has the mechanics of Andy Murray.
Im 14 years old and i am disapointed at how passive they play
3:16 Nishesh has fully improved the overhead Incredible 👏
"That Brown dude" 💀💀
push city
The kid in blue is channeling Santoro! While not usually a winning style against elite players, it does drive them crazy and is right fun to watch.
Watch as the kid in blue progressively starts pushing the ball more and more. Near the end he only hit lobs. Definitely a very frustrating play style to play against
I agree. And if you don't know how to finish points at the net consistently, its impossible to win. The white cap guy had this monster overhead, so it was easier for him.
With the power difference in their shots blue shirt never had a chance.
Why are they slicing so much?
How did Donald Young become the greatest junior tennis player of all time without a big weapon? Did he employ an attacking finish at the net style or did he use his speed to run down balls from the baseline?
That's too big of a question, mate. He got angles..?
This is the finals? Too much slicing and pushing.
You try battling these kids for 3 hours with these long rallies.
I would be dead tired after one set and retire
the kid in the blue isn’t going anywhere no matter what his ranking is. the kid in the grey plays more aggressive and actually hits. the only reason why the kid in the grey is slicing is because the kid in blue is playing at such a low level and is pushing.
Blue doesn’t split step.
Whats with all the inside out slice forehands?
how is this the finals? slices 24/7, all balls land in the service line, like how? on a side note that first ball called out was such a hook
The dude in the blue needs to apply pressure
blue shirt boy is playing like the 70yo uncle in public park court
And yet he’d crush you, tough guy.
@@gomezaddams4347 i hope he can slice my 170km/h service :)
Lol u would get destroyed bud, don’t delude urself
you would be destroyed lmao
I'm a little surprised the level of play in the final of this prestigious event is so weak. Those floaty slices will get destroyed in the 16's.
Yeah but they are 14 not 16 when they're 16 they will most likely get better
2 years from now they will be playing at extremelly high level. Obviously they are already way above average and most likely play since young kids. When they get stronger physically, their level will make a jump.
bruh Nishesh is from Northern Indiana and im from southern Indiana. I played his older brother about 3-4 years ago in a USTA tournament. Didnt realize his younger brother was this good
cap
The obsessive slicing by the kid in the blue is deeply affecting his overheads.
They are not hitting fast enough but the shots seems all correct they will be much better players as they get older
Are these boys in South Africa
If my son ever plays tennis, and he ever plays like the kid in blue, his coach wil catch these hands. Because who trains kids to play like Santoro did?
4:45 scored simultaneous
Who won
I’ve Played varsity tennis growing up and would always lose matches with opponents who only slice the whole damn game 😂
Same thing for me, except I fall to moonballers.
Same here, they're the most frustrating players to play against
The movement still better than Tomic
Tomic movement underrated. Why u feel u have to have a dig at tomic in comment section of this completely unrelated video??
This is way more entertaining than ATP tennis
I thought the title was orange ball
Decent point construction and depth. The winner was more aggressive.
That’s what’s wrong with tennis, utr is inaccurate across age groups, they should be a 9 or 10 utr at best I’m an 11.2 and would absolutely destroy them but I’m 17.
When your in the final of one of the biggest junior tournaments people tend to tighten up. Also they might play different if they are playing against a harder hitting player
no, its pretty accurate
Its hard to tell from watching but I think they are actually 12 utrs
well then play them man
Oooh, where are your videos that we can watch? You sound like a special talent.
Who won?
It's kinda hard to get into competing when kids at 14 are this good...
Little frustrating seeing how neither is aggressive since i think it could improve their game tons
The girls match in the next court had real hitting.
American tennis ladies and gentlemen
Really great played boys!
Who’s white hat? Kid solid
not sure if i saw one point where blue shirt hit more than one non-slice
I play tennis and I never seen someone that good before
Horrible tennis, blue guy cant finish point, the other isnt better.Pushing the ball and legs are 0
filip popovic there only 14 mate chill out! If they were any older then you could say that
I know how we play, im just turned 15
@@krishantaneja8316 dude I'm 14 and I'm a league player and I would absolutely destroy them 100%. They are hitting 1mph, there movements are slow, and they need to add way more pace to the balls
Ethan Polianos go win the orange bowl then! Should be simple!
@@chickenleg123 they're the top 2 best 14 year olds in all of America. I think you would get destroyed.
The guy in the white cap deserves to win all the blue shirt guy is doing is slicing
They are both better at tennis than me but I cant help but think blue shirt could have been much more successful if he would hit through his backhand instead of letting white cap take advantage of his slice
Nishesh is a absolute dawg man
He is human
mAn
Bro I wanna smash my racket so bad when I practice and do good then go against an actual person and hit every god damn ball outside the boundaries
Yep so true
They've got ALL the fundamentals of the game, so it's just a matter of building on that. Better than a lot of adults I've seen posting here on RUclips.
Qatari guy doesn't really have fundamentals much...in practice he does kind of but not in match at all
One of these guys is playing at Stanford now I believe
That's his brother, I believe. They are still in high school.
Yes, Nishesh Basavareddy(white hat) is a sophomore at Stanford now, and has made an ATP Challenger final this fall. He's 18.
No disrespect to these young talented players, but all this pushing and slicing was a little frustrating to watch. It must be what the kids are used to seeing from their idols. It’s weird though, because when I was 14, I was very offensive and attacked every ball. So did all the other players.
For real this is under 14s? Shocking! Man I was better than these kids when I was 12 and so was my friends and we only played locally, I thought orange ball are the best kids in the world 🤦🏻♂️
Oh, so you won international junior tournaments? Which ones?
Dang u made it to 12 utr while playing with friends like twice a week and no tournaments? Great job!
It appeared to me that the young man in the brown shirt was doing a better job of working the ball to set up his winning shots. He forced the other player in the blue to put up a lot of lobs resulting in multiple overhead winners.
Great game! and almost no out for the baseline. incredibly
I seriously hope Vlad Popa has implemented a training program that will help Nawaf develop his forehand. When you play a tournament, you resort to your habits, some of them good, some of them bad. Nawaf's habit is to slice a lot, and while that was the predominant playing style for a long time, it has not been a viable strategy since the 1990s. I like Nawaf, and think he's got a lot of potential, but he and Vlad need to be training hard to develop a killer forehand. Unfortunately, Juncheng Shang (widely considered to be the best of the 2005 generation) is light years ahead of Nawaf in terms of having an aggressive pro-style game. Nawaf needs to be training very hard and hopefully Vlad is really emphasizing that to him.
yeah agree
Very good tennis, but I think that they need more power in their shots to play with high level players
I like the style of the kid in blue shirt. So tired of the nonstop topspin baseline stuff of the last 10-15 years. Only problem is that if you're going to be more of a pusher with slices, you need to hit the ball deep and change up the angles. You can be a relatively successful HS and Rec player with this style. But you need to change it up. Most kids now are taught to be topspin baseliners, so changing things up with slices, lobs, etc is not a bad thing, all that matters in the end is that you win.