You start to realize a level gap when you feel like how you put it "never comfortable". That's how I feel every time I play against someone that has the equivalent level gap. When you get the feeling of never being in control of a point - you start to realize your out of your league in the match. Thanks for putting this on display. Always wanted to watch you play against a player of his caliber.
Great playing. A quick tip on court positioning, Tim. When you're feeling stifled or "uncomfortable" with the tempo of the rallies (point at 5:37 is a good example), it can be helpful to concede a foot or two of court positioning (take a half step back) to give yourself a bit more time between successive balls. This will improve your consistency and also your mental stamina which is important against a big hitter. Particularly given Sam's conservative court positioning, you won't be leaving yourself as vulnerable to court geometry versus if you were playing against someone who was hugging the baseline more.
Great video Tim, thanks for sharing such a fun match! Your intros and reflections of these videos are really eye opening and easy to listen to. When I first saw Sam’s forehand, I thought “holy grip Batman!” Maybe I’m wrong about his grip but I didn’t know people with extreme westerns could hit like that. Sam if you see this, props to you for reaching out to Tim and playing on fire while knowing many people will be watching this video. Then again a top 10 junior is probably used to playing under pressure! Great playing man! Something I wanted to comment on was the difference in serving racket speed. I feel like you have more on the table Tim! Hey Tim your type of growth mindset is hard to find in a player, heck in a person in general. I’m sure you’ll find it in yourself to become a lights out player and even beat a top junior!
People at my school say tennis is for weirdos but it’s literally so much more energy consuming and difficult to get good at than most other sports in my opinion
absolutely! tennis is a high dexterity sport. not one that you can just pick up and "out-athlete" others. play/do what you love, don't worry too much about what others think :)
Hey Tim I played tennis when I was like 8 until 12, but then I gave up because i didn´t have time. Last year I came back and because of that I´m starting to "relearn" how to play. You give us a lot of tips and that is helping me a lot. Keep up the good work, congrats from Portugal!
@@tennistim Also what I noticed was how much angle he was able to hit off his backhand. It seemed like the more you hit it out wide to his bh he was just ripping those backhand cross courts sooooo short they are virtually impossible to get. Great play by both of you!
Your first set game was a function of Sam imagining he was playing a brakeman for the railroad. Actually you're living the tennis player's dream: playing good to much better players than oneself. Super kudos, you are maximizing a very well rounded, thoughtful game.
Love your content Tim! It's great to watch footage of other 4.5-5.0 players. Watching the pros is fun and all but it's almost incomprehensible how good they are. If you're ever in Vancouver, BC would love the honor to book us some courts to play and/or show you around town
Thanks for the super kind comment! Will definitely hit you up if I'm in the area. I visited Vancouver about 10 years ago with family and we loved it, super beautiful place
Tim has a good serve, Sam is ridiculously good, a lefty hitting bomb serves, rips clean backhands and an even better forehand. That's a legit 5 star recruit! Great match though Tim, you played really well.
Thanks for uploading this Tim. So jealous that you got to hit with a top 10 junior player! Sam’s ball striking ability is pretty amazing. It was nice to get a chance to observe the footwork of a top player. I am sure you had a lot of fun 🙌
@@tennistim i am sure it was! His ability to change the ball direction was pretty impressive too. When I visit california, i will make sure to hit you up 👍
Great video! I learned a lot from watching Sam play. He really likes to hit to the deuce cages (middle of the court) a lot. Seems like hitting the deuce cage allows a player to hit harder and with more topspin since there’s so much margin.
Haven't watch you for a while. First thing I noticed is that you have improved a lot. Gone are those jerkiness of the forehand you used to have, you are a lot smoother now. That even goes to your service as well. That's great to see
Great video, Tim. You inspire me. I just started my Tennis lessons, and planning to have my own channel to track progress. Hopefully one day, I get to hit with you.
i played div3 in college.. when i played a d1 player the same age that’s how felt too.. i felt the heaviness of his ball and also i needed to do more with mine.. it’s a different level.
His forehand grip is crazy and his backhand is Nadal's all day. He emulates Nadal very well. To be 16, we'll hopefully see this kid in the pros one day.
Sam is absurdly talended for his age. well done, tim! i'm sure if you hit with guys with that heavy of a ball on the reg that you'd be able to keep up with them
Sam is crazy good, that's a given. But Tim, I haven't seen one of your matches in a while...you have improved massively! Your serve and forehand are more aggressive and hit the spots more than they used to, even a few months back, and it took some special shots (that 2-hander is brutal yet elegant) from Sam to put you away. Well done!
I haven’t played for 20 years, but was on a 5.0 USTA team, we went to state a couple times. You are a very good player and would have crushed me in my prime.
Sam is truly impressive! His forehand is deceivingly deadly. Tons of power on the backhand side. His serve was outstanding! Surprised how much he could put on it with his small frame. If he grows some more inches, this kid can go places! Can definitely understand why he is a blue chipper! One to keep an eye on for sure...
I honestly think that you have improved a lot in the last year or so. Your overall game has improved, but the service and forehand for sure are better now than 1-2 years ago. He won because he is at a higher level, but he had to play very good tennis to beat you, still you disputed him many games. Congratulations!
great video, Tim! To me, the biggest difference between you (and yes, there are a few - I say that respectfully... you're awesome) is the serve. The so called "most important shot in tennis." His serve was such a weapon that him holding serve was relatively easy. But your serve didn't bother him one bit, so your holds were so much more work. When you have that mismatched dynamic, particularly in a men's match, it's just statistics... the match is over. He seemed to go for percentage tennis in the 2nd set, just blocking back returns that he could probably have teed off on, maybe to be nice, maybe playing percentages that his ground game would outlast yours. But that serve... Anyway, much respect for posting such a humble video where you openly discuss how much better he is. No shame in that - there's always someone worse and someone better. But you availed yourself well and love your stuff!
Had been following Tim's vids...such a humble diligent and competitive chap🍷🎖. Observation: Tim needed 3/4steps to stabilise each time he serves..and finally stabilized like 5ft into the court... irregardless of whether he decides to attack the net(?). (Tim was caught by a deep cross court at 0-15 in the 2nd set..he has to back stretch to retrieve the return) ...contrast that to Sam's more stable 1step footstop after the serve. What do you guys think....something to work on ? 🧐🎬
It would help if you showed the score after each point, to show it updating (sometimes it's hard to see if a ball was in). Example: 2:35: was that an ace? If so, great serve, but it's hard to actually see (looked like going wide, dipped back in). Another thing: 4:23, here I can see the ball was in - were you just beaten for pace/taken by surprise? Ball looks reachable, but I'm not exactly top level.
It's a reasonable suggestion, but would quickly get complicated bc I don't show every point (only highlights) and adding in the animation for score updating each time would be manual and super time consuming
@@tennistim Well, I see what you mean. The bits where you add subtitles onscreen, (in many vids) are very helpful. But I don't know how much of a hassle that is with your setup (every time I have done it myself, it is super-annoying)
First of all, you are way better than I am, and I admire your willingness to get out there and get beat. I'll just comment on serving - Sam's serve is super organic and relaxed - clearly years of practice optimizing the kinetic chain. Your serve, while strong, is more rigid and mechanical, and as such simply cannot get to the same efficiency level as Sam in its current form. As a result he gets tons more out of it, more free points, etc. Just shows you that the better players have perfected techniques to such a deep level that even playing a 5.0 player it's night and day as to execution.
seems like that bit of extra pace he hits with caused Tim to be late quite a bit (not by much, but by just enough to not be fully extended at contact). I've experienced this same issue when I hit with players who hit the ball harder than I'm used to. I'm always a smidge late and don't get full extension on my groundstrokes.
Tim, looks like youve improved pace on your serve. If so, what have you worked on (racquet acceleration)? Sam's serve (his racquet acceleration and T serve) next level.
Thanks Steven! Couple adjustments I've made on my serve over the last 2 years: slightly lower toss and more out in front, pronating out rather than arming it with shoulder, and adding more variety
hi, im a tennis instructor from argentina. If you bend your knees LESS on your serve and focus on elastic energy-power you are going to use your body better. Cheers, thanks for the vid.
Sam's racquet preparation is freakin' outstanding, gets the racquet back early but yet part of a smooth continous motion, whereas hackers like me wait until the ball is crossing the net and try to get the racquet ready, or take it back too soon and hold it, robbing ourselves of the flow of the kinetic chain. Also glad to see Sam hold the racquet with the correct hand ... southpaw power! Nice effort and playing Tim, you are better than 99% of us, the players in 99.99 percentile are just crazy good LOL.
Hey Tim, great game man! I noticed your court position is a bit nearer the baseline and you have less time, taking a few shots on the rise, leading to slightly weaker shots. Sam stays further back and has more time to set up his shots.
When I use my mount, I have a clamp arm that I attach to the bottom of it that the camera is attached to. So it's about eye level. When using tripod, same (just higher risk of ball hitting tripod than mount). I used to use iMovie but now use Final Cut Pro
@@tennistim thanks. I'm a 3.5 UTR and filmed my game for the 1st time last night. It was cool to watch the video and gave me some better awareness of things I need to work on. I used a gorillapod tripod weaved into the chain link fence about 7 or 8 ft high and it looked alright.
Would be great to include more points, regardless of their quality. It’s really hard to get a sense of momentum / get into the feel of the match with so many edited out. Found myself spending energy on catching up / calibrating with scores vs enjoying the play. Just fwiw opinion from one viewer who’s been viewing a ton of online matches. As for play quality: amazing. Hats off to both of you 👍
What Software is used to produce the points with Score Overlay? How long does it take to crop a match to this quality and add a scores overlay? Its the only way to watch match replays - Great Job ... and lets not mention Great Tennis by both players.. Fan from Down Under "Gold Coast, Australia"
I think he's prob used to ppl trying to attack BH, so it's very solid indeed. Agreed that volley was nuts, my slice was dipping low so the fact that he was able to drive it so cleanly was impressive
I have a 100% winning streak against left handed players (10 wins in 10 matches) but Sam would send me home crying. That racquet speed is unreal for his age.
When playing someone MUCH better, ALWAYS, ALWAYS keep points short. When odds are against you, brevity is the best chance to override them. Sam is a fun kid!
Hey Tim you probably won’t see this, but is the pure strike tough on your arm? I’ve been planning on getting the pure strike 16x19 but I have some shoulder problems. Do you think it could make it worse ?
I feel like even though he was hitting good shots, you were in a lot of points - he wasn't totally overwhelming you. You got into some nice rallys but you came up short on a lot of them. Of course, it's difficult to judge the true levels seeing only a fraction of the points played. Sam is a really strong player for 16 and good movement around the court. Very impressive!
Sam has an amazing backhand! Wonder why he runs around it to hit the forehand? I think his BH is the better stroke of the 2. Great forehand though. Unorthodox yet effective.
Hey Tim, loving your videos! Can you make a video on your practice and how you track your progress? This is some good progress I am seeing compared to 1-2 years back. Keep up the good work!
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Sam's backhanders are so clean. I assume he gets a lot of practice from right handed players.
The amount of power he generates while looking like he isn't trying is unbelievable
yea. i totally agree every shot is full of power from him.
It looks like it because didn't see much dominance, more like missing because can't control.
@@evanc.2382 huh. Sorry i don't understand what you're saying
I definitely thought that with his serve
Go watch (in person) an ITA tournament when a lot of D1 players show up. The amount of pace is crazy.
Sam’s game reminds me of Verdasco’s game. His backhand is the best I’ve seen on this channel. You did well Tim!
Yeah, it’s a really sweet shot. He’s gonna be lethal once his court positioning improves from not running around it as much.
You start to realize a level gap when you feel like how you put it "never comfortable". That's how I feel every time I play against someone that has the equivalent level gap. When you get the feeling of never being in control of a point - you start to realize your out of your league in the match. Thanks for putting this on display. Always wanted to watch you play against a player of his caliber.
Great playing. A quick tip on court positioning, Tim. When you're feeling stifled or "uncomfortable" with the tempo of the rallies (point at 5:37 is a good example), it can be helpful to concede a foot or two of court positioning (take a half step back) to give yourself a bit more time between successive balls. This will improve your consistency and also your mental stamina which is important against a big hitter. Particularly given Sam's conservative court positioning, you won't be leaving yourself as vulnerable to court geometry versus if you were playing against someone who was hugging the baseline more.
Sam has a strange FH motion. Reminds me of Gasquet's.
I thought the FH was a little closer to Gulbis or Khachanov... The young man seemed pretty wrist-y. Fun to watch!
Same sentiment.
@@shakeemrobinson2948 I don't think so... Gulbis and Kachanov use western grips, Sam seems to use an eastern grip.
I said kafelnikov but gasquet is better.
That’s a western grip. Lots of topspin if you can hit it but I think semi western is the best to go because it’s accurate but you have more pace.
Sheesh, Tim is the luckiest dude around being able to play all these great players. I'm lucky to get my brother to play with me....
Great video Tim, thanks for sharing such a fun match! Your intros and reflections of these videos are really eye opening and easy to listen to.
When I first saw Sam’s forehand, I thought “holy grip Batman!” Maybe I’m wrong about his grip but I didn’t know people with extreme westerns could hit like that.
Sam if you see this, props to you for reaching out to Tim and playing on fire while knowing many people will be watching this video. Then again a top 10 junior is probably used to playing under pressure! Great playing man!
Something I wanted to comment on was the difference in serving racket speed. I feel like you have more on the table Tim!
Hey Tim your type of growth mindset is hard to find in a player, heck in a person in general.
I’m sure you’ll find it in yourself to become a lights out player and even beat a top junior!
People at my school say tennis is for weirdos but it’s literally so much more energy consuming and difficult to get good at than most other sports in my opinion
absolutely! tennis is a high dexterity sport. not one that you can just pick up and "out-athlete" others. play/do what you love, don't worry too much about what others think :)
You're a gentleman sir. Great match and effort against a highly skilled player. Fun to watch!
Thanks Steve!
Hey Tim
I played tennis when I was like 8 until 12, but then I gave up because i didn´t have time. Last year I came back and because of that I´m starting to "relearn" how to play. You give us a lot of tips and that is helping me a lot. Keep up the good work, congrats from Portugal!
I'm glad you returned to tennis! It's a lifelong sport. Thanks so much for watching from Portugal
Hey Ricardo! Just saw your comment. I've just started a youtube channel and I'm up for challenges in the Lisbon area if you wish! Abraço
Your serve looked really good, Tim. His BH is insane.
Thanks! Yeah Sam can flatten it out and hit some sick shots even when under pressure and on the run there
@@tennistim Also what I noticed was how much angle he was able to hit off his backhand. It seemed like the more you hit it out wide to his bh he was just ripping those backhand cross courts sooooo short they are virtually impossible to get. Great play by both of you!
Your first set game was a function of Sam imagining he was playing a brakeman for the railroad.
Actually you're living the tennis player's dream: playing good to much better players than oneself.
Super kudos, you are maximizing a very well rounded, thoughtful game.
The racquet whip and wrist action on Sam's serves was incredible for 16 year old. Those serves had some serious heat.
You did well..Sam is a top ranked junior in the nation. Can't wait to see him in the pros!
Really like the vibe of your channel! Keep it up!!
Love your content Tim! It's great to watch footage of other 4.5-5.0 players. Watching the pros is fun and all but it's almost incomprehensible how good they are. If you're ever in Vancouver, BC would love the honor to book us some courts to play and/or show you around town
Thanks for the super kind comment! Will definitely hit you up if I'm in the area. I visited Vancouver about 10 years ago with family and we loved it, super beautiful place
Tim has a good serve, Sam is ridiculously good, a lefty hitting bomb serves, rips clean backhands and an even better forehand. That's a legit 5 star recruit! Great match though Tim, you played really well.
Thanks for uploading this Tim. So jealous that you got to hit with a top 10 junior player! Sam’s ball striking ability is pretty amazing. It was nice to get a chance to observe the footwork of a top player. I am sure you had a lot of fun 🙌
Thanks for watching, you've got the start of a nice channel yourself. It was a great experience playing against someone of Sam's level
@@tennistim i am sure it was! His ability to change the ball direction was pretty impressive too. When I visit california, i will make sure to hit you up 👍
Awesome content dude, love your videos.
Thanks Tim. Happy Thanksgiving!
Great video! I learned a lot from watching Sam play. He really likes to hit to the deuce cages (middle of the court) a lot. Seems like hitting the deuce cage allows a player to hit harder and with more topspin since there’s so much margin.
Haven't watch you for a while. First thing I noticed is that you have improved a lot. Gone are those jerkiness of the forehand you used to have, you are a lot smoother now. That even goes to your service as well. That's great to see
Thanks! Always trying to get better
@@tennistim don't we all, keep it up! For all the tennis fans
As always, good content! Thanks Tim!
I felt like this was one of the best illustrated videos about the spin and power of actually hitting the ball
Killer match, Tim, true 5.0 plus play. Love the relentless pace and shot selection, Sam is going to be significant if he ramps up in college.
Good to see another quality vid Tim, and what an excellent challenge. Cheer.s
Great video, Tim. You inspire me. I just started my Tennis lessons, and planning to have my own channel to track progress. Hopefully one day, I get to hit with you.
i played div3 in college.. when i played a d1 player the same age that’s how felt too.. i felt the heaviness of his ball and also i needed to do more with mine.. it’s a different level.
His forehand grip is crazy and his backhand is Nadal's all day. He emulates Nadal very well. To be 16, we'll hopefully see this kid in the pros one day.
I broke my wrist just looking at Sam's forehand.
Shot of the match 4:09... Sam really puts some incredible spin on the ball. Great match
Ohh gosh that jumping backhand at 6:40, wow what a beast.
Sam is absurdly talended for his age. well done, tim! i'm sure if you hit with guys with that heavy of a ball on the reg that you'd be able to keep up with them
Love you videos man keep it up!!
Sam’s serves are like the Randy Johnson of ⚾️ He hits so hard and heavy with his whipping arm.
Sam is crazy good, that's a given. But Tim, I haven't seen one of your matches in a while...you have improved massively! Your serve and forehand are more aggressive and hit the spots more than they used to, even a few months back, and it took some special shots (that 2-hander is brutal yet elegant) from Sam to put you away. Well done!
That serve is insane !
I haven’t played for 20 years, but was on a 5.0 USTA team, we went to state a couple times.
You are a very good player and would have crushed me in my prime.
Sam is truly impressive! His forehand is deceivingly deadly. Tons of power on the backhand side. His serve was outstanding! Surprised how much he could put on it with his small frame. If he grows some more inches, this kid can go places! Can definitely understand why he is a blue chipper! One to keep an eye on for sure...
I honestly think that you have improved a lot in the last year or so. Your overall game has improved, but the service and forehand for sure are better now than 1-2 years ago. He won because he is at a higher level, but he had to play very good tennis to beat you, still you disputed him many games. Congratulations!
i so appreciate watching highlights of double faults.
great video, Tim! To me, the biggest difference between you (and yes, there are a few - I say that respectfully... you're awesome) is the serve. The so called "most important shot in tennis." His serve was such a weapon that him holding serve was relatively easy. But your serve didn't bother him one bit, so your holds were so much more work. When you have that mismatched dynamic, particularly in a men's match, it's just statistics... the match is over. He seemed to go for percentage tennis in the 2nd set, just blocking back returns that he could probably have teed off on, maybe to be nice, maybe playing percentages that his ground game would outlast yours. But that serve... Anyway, much respect for posting such a humble video where you openly discuss how much better he is. No shame in that - there's always someone worse and someone better. But you availed yourself well and love your stuff!
i noticed tim is actually serving faster than i remembered in the past. it's still a spinning serve though.
Had been following Tim's vids...such a humble diligent and competitive chap🍷🎖.
Observation:
Tim needed 3/4steps to stabilise each time he serves..and finally stabilized like 5ft into the court... irregardless of whether he decides to attack the net(?). (Tim was caught by a deep cross court at 0-15 in the 2nd set..he has to back stretch to retrieve the return)
...contrast that to Sam's more stable 1step footstop after the serve.
What do you guys think....something to work on ? 🧐🎬
One of the crazier looking forehands i have seen. But man, the way he generates power so easily is awesome
Great video - thx. Tim is a very very good player but sam is definitely elite
It would help if you showed the score after each point, to show it updating (sometimes it's hard to see if a ball was in). Example: 2:35: was that an ace? If so, great serve, but it's hard to actually see (looked like going wide, dipped back in). Another thing: 4:23, here I can see the ball was in - were you just beaten for pace/taken by surprise? Ball looks reachable, but I'm not exactly top level.
It's a reasonable suggestion, but would quickly get complicated bc I don't show every point (only highlights) and adding in the animation for score updating each time would be manual and super time consuming
@@tennistim Well, I see what you mean. The bits where you add subtitles onscreen, (in many vids) are very helpful. But I don't know how much of a hassle that is with your setup (every time I have done it myself, it is super-annoying)
Wow look at that racket drop !! Effortless power !!
First of all, you are way better than I am, and I admire your willingness to get out there and get beat. I'll just comment on serving - Sam's serve is super organic and relaxed - clearly years of practice optimizing the kinetic chain. Your serve, while strong, is more rigid and mechanical, and as such simply cannot get to the same efficiency level as Sam in its current form. As a result he gets tons more out of it, more free points, etc. Just shows you that the better players have perfected techniques to such a deep level that even playing a 5.0 player it's night and day as to execution.
seems like that bit of extra pace he hits with caused Tim to be late quite a bit (not by much, but by just enough to not be fully extended at contact).
I've experienced this same issue when I hit with players who hit the ball harder than I'm used to. I'm always a smidge late and don't get full extension on my groundstrokes.
Time for Tim to get a more demanding racquet now :)
Your song at the end of the video is...impressive...for a match that was beaten hard.
I play USTA 5.0 and had played a little D3 College. If you are ever in Texas I would enjoy playing you.
Damn! That volley at 4:25. Sheesh.
First game had me questioning his skill but man did he bring up his game after that. Also used the tennis clash link ❤️
damn that slice volley at 5:22 :D
Just subscribed love the content keep up the great work looking forward to see your channel grow take care out there Tim!
Tim, looks like youve improved pace on your serve. If so, what have you worked on (racquet acceleration)? Sam's serve (his racquet acceleration and T serve) next level.
Thanks Steven! Couple adjustments I've made on my serve over the last 2 years: slightly lower toss and more out in front, pronating out rather than arming it with shoulder, and adding more variety
hi, im a tennis instructor from argentina. If you bend your knees LESS on your serve and focus on elastic energy-power you are going to use your body better. Cheers, thanks for the vid.
Kudos for giving Sam a good match! Sams such a nice kid and Im sure we will see more of him in the future ;)
Super nice kid indeed
What 18x20 racquet is Sam using ?
That 2hbh from Sam and his serve was pretty sick... I mean all around solid, but wow.
Sam's racquet preparation is freakin' outstanding, gets the racquet back early but yet part of a smooth continous motion, whereas hackers like me wait until the ball is crossing the net and try to get the racquet ready, or take it back too soon and hold it, robbing ourselves of the flow of the kinetic chain. Also glad to see Sam hold the racquet with the correct hand ... southpaw power! Nice effort and playing Tim, you are better than 99% of us, the players in 99.99 percentile are just crazy good LOL.
Choose grip, torque torso, elongate strike zone
I really like Sam's service motion, although i feel it would be hard to replicate. Great match! 🔥
low toss, super fluid motion
Lower half of his serve could use a lot of work. Looks prone to foot faulting and not enough leg drive.
Hey Tim, great game man! I noticed your court position is a bit nearer the baseline and you have less time, taking a few shots on the rise, leading to slightly weaker shots. Sam stays further back and has more time to set up his shots.
Burbank tennis center? Love your channel. Keep it up.
how high is the camera and do you hang it on the fence or a tripod? What program do you use for video editing and to post the scores on the video?
When I use my mount, I have a clamp arm that I attach to the bottom of it that the camera is attached to. So it's about eye level. When using tripod, same (just higher risk of ball hitting tripod than mount). I used to use iMovie but now use Final Cut Pro
@@tennistim thanks. I'm a 3.5 UTR and filmed my game for the 1st time last night. It was cool to watch the video and gave me some better awareness of things I need to work on. I used a gorillapod tripod weaved into the chain link fence about 7 or 8 ft high and it looked alright.
Would be great to include more points, regardless of their quality. It’s really hard to get a sense of momentum / get into the feel of the match with so many edited out. Found myself spending energy on catching up / calibrating with scores vs enjoying the play. Just fwiw opinion from one viewer who’s been viewing a ton of online matches.
As for play quality: amazing. Hats off to both of you 👍
Tim...some good stuff. Sam is a class act. Top guys always look like they have so much time
Great video!
Dude's backhand approach is unbelievable
Kid had extreme forehand grip 😳
@@tennnis498 16 turning 17
Is he playing with a hammer grip on his forehand?
No mas! Did the ball say something mean about Sam's mom? You had some of big serves in the first Tim! Entertaining match!
What Software is used to produce the points with Score Overlay? How long does it take to crop a match to this quality and add a scores overlay? Its the only way to watch match replays - Great Job ... and lets not mention Great Tennis by both players.. Fan from Down Under "Gold Coast, Australia"
That kid is a beast! I think you held your own pretty well.
Congrats on the sponsorship!
The backhand from Sam at 6:40 is wow
His racket head speed is world class. I wouldn't say he's better than JR or Andrew completely yet, but he's young and hasn't hit his ceiling yet.
Good tennis! This kid has some serious game.
what is that racquet string setup? sounds like a crazy amount of spin
That forehand winner at 2:58 was it. After that Sam took over. :)
Sam's BH is incredible, clearly his stronger side. That volley at 5:20.... ridiculous.
I think he's prob used to ppl trying to attack BH, so it's very solid indeed. Agreed that volley was nuts, my slice was dipping low so the fact that he was able to drive it so cleanly was impressive
I have a 100% winning streak against left handed players (10 wins in 10 matches) but Sam would send me home crying. That racquet speed is unreal for his age.
When playing someone MUCH better, ALWAYS, ALWAYS keep points short.
When odds are against you, brevity is the best chance to override them.
Sam is a fun kid!
Hey Tim you probably won’t see this, but is the pure strike tough on your arm? I’ve been planning on getting the pure strike 16x19 but I have some shoulder problems. Do you think it could make it worse ?
Sam is a Beast! And he's probably still growing. Lol
Sam has some heat behind his shots. Your serve has some pace and is very consistent.
Wow, thank you so much for the useful video!!
I was too helpful.
I feel like even though he was hitting good shots, you were in a lot of points - he wasn't totally overwhelming you. You got into some nice rallys but you came up short on a lot of them. Of course, it's difficult to judge the true levels seeing only a fraction of the points played.
Sam is a really strong player for 16 and good movement around the court. Very impressive!
Sams racquet head speed was crazy.
Sam has an amazing backhand! Wonder why he runs around it to hit the forehand? I think his BH is the better stroke of the 2. Great forehand though. Unorthodox yet effective.
Love to see tim's video.
Sam got a monster serve. Wow!
it's like playing against '91-93 monica seles.
The depth of Sam's strokes is amazing. Ball falls deep in the court. Also low fast strokes. Not high, loopy balls.
Hey Tim, loving your videos! Can you make a video on your practice and how you track your progress? This is some good progress I am seeing compared to 1-2 years back. Keep up the good work!
Yup! Have gotten a lot of requests like this and will create a series in 2021 :)
You're a good man Tim. I see traces of Andy Murray in your game haha. On a side note, what the heck was that grip Sam was using?!
Thanks! Others have said my backhand kind of looks like his. Mmm I'm not sure what grip, I'll ask
Wait, that's a left handed version of Gasquet's FH!
Yes, Gasquet! I knew I had seen that type of forehand somewhere, but couldn’t figure it out. Gasquet was an unbelievable junior.
Brutal hitting!
I’d like to follow this kids career. What college is he playing for? Is he going pro right away?