Ah yes, tennis from the expensive seats, where you can actually feel pace, see net clearance, see footwork, racquet work, etc. What they do to us in regular broadcast is a crime....equivalent to having golf broadcast from a blimp. Thanks for posting so I could enjoy watching tennis like I'm there. We need to start a petition to make the networks shoot from down low.
PT bench me, you, and probably thousands upon thousands of others have been making that same com plaint for years! But, gotta get those sponsor names viewable from all angles! It's so dumb qnd and if the ATP actually cared about getting people excited for TENNIS they would have changed this a long time ago.
Rafa ever the beast...but surprised at how solid Lucas is...never spent a lot of time watching his game. Good pace on 1st serve and really high kicking 2nd serve. I didn't google but i know Lucas has spent time in Dubai practicing with Federer too and I think he's been as high as world #15 (or maybe higher?)... Regardless, great vid and thanks for the post
I love the angle of these practice videos. I can begin to imagine what facing a top player is like. Interesting also the difference between 1st and 2nd serve at 3:03. First serve is a blur, second serve I'm thinking "Hmm, I might be able to get a racket on that". On the speed gun I'll bet the difference doesn't seem so big.
matsnotfat a lot of pros hit wussy second serves. lol I think Murray hit one 70mph in Monte Carlo. lol they are just super at defending and nutralizing the return. if you can't get back a second serve from anyone except Kyrios then you be tripping.
Ha! I don't know about tripping, I am definitely a lower intermediate player! I take your point the occasional ones will be slow, and it's about not double faulting and consistency of the return. But if the tv speed guns are accurate Pro first second serves are usually over 100 mph. I have one of the faster serves at my club, recently I was on a tennis holiday and asked the teacher how fast he thought my quickest serve was and he said 'Maybe 100, just under' - I thought, great, I'll take that. Then I found out he meant 100kmh not 100mph!
Only scenes which are cuttend but there you can see the difference between each level of tennis. Nasal has more consistency more power and much more solutions for the situations. But I like the french guy.
man...hurts nadal so much not having a flat forehand at times...but then again he has advantages over everyone with that crazy western grip lets him hit crazy ass shots. Tennis is one of those weird sports where you can grow up learning a certai way and never learn how to hit a certain shot. I harp on this because my best shot is the inside out forehand. When I get an inside out forehand I can flatten it out or I can hit it with side spin that naturally happens even if you hit it almost as hard as you can. But Rafa has to let the ball dip so he can hit it with that western grip and even if he hits it on the rise the ball can't penetrate through the court as well. I don't know lol...it's just my inside out forehand whenever I had that shot I probably missed it 1 out of 100 times hitting it to the ad side. Of course I had to hit to the non ad side or else my opponent would start guessing it but hitting that inside out forehand to the ad side was as easy as breathing for me no matter how hard i hit it and no matter how the opponent hit the shot. I wonder if that shot is just easy or it just came easy to me? For some reason just flattening out my grip and hitting an inside out forehand with sidespin that naturally happens from the angle is easy peasy.
With your ticket to a stadium match or a "grounds pass" you can watch all practices for no additional cost...or watch matches on outside courts. Nothing is free, but you don't have pay for individual practice sessions. At the time of this video you could go watch 20 other players practicing on other courts that matches aren't on.
Nadals forehand is too dificult and sensitive to hit ball absolutly correct..to much swing and centrifugal force and less pace..But i repect him much for playing this awesome dificult forehand..
I just hope Nadal reads this so he can make the necessary adjustments and correct the amount of centrifugal force to a more manageable level allowing him to play at a higher level.
Amazing footage, the quality is so stunning.
Thank u so much! unbelivable quality!
Ah yes, tennis from the expensive seats, where you can actually feel pace, see net clearance, see footwork, racquet work, etc. What they do to us in regular broadcast is a crime....equivalent to having golf broadcast from a blimp. Thanks for posting so I could enjoy watching tennis like I'm there. We need to start a petition to make the networks shoot from down low.
PT bench me, you, and probably thousands upon thousands of others have been making that same com plaint for years! But, gotta get those sponsor names viewable from all angles! It's so dumb qnd and if the ATP actually cared about getting people excited for TENNIS they would have changed this a long time ago.
then people should broadcast live with phone to get this view .. then networks will concede.
Isnt that illegal? lol
0:24 damn that backhand, Nadal saying BRAVO
Amazing videos thank you so much
That backhand at 0:26...wow
Few days later they played against each other.
this should be the main camera angle, so much better than the TVs
Rafa ever the beast...but surprised at how solid Lucas is...never spent a lot of time watching his game. Good pace on 1st serve and really high kicking 2nd serve. I didn't google but i know Lucas has spent time in Dubai practicing with Federer too and I think he's been as high as world #15 (or maybe higher?)... Regardless, great vid and thanks for the post
9:57 that’s what amazes me about nadal. Visibly upset at misses a shot most guys could barely get a racquet on.
Yeah considering this was a training match too.... Nadal is a very hard worker
Nadal has the best smash in the game. Sooo secure with that shot!
what grip does pouille have? Semi wetsern or western?
Nothing is more relatable than Nadal staring at the ball after missing an easy backhand like “well how the fuck did that happen?” At 7:28
Also kinda rare to see a French player playing with Prince, most play with Head or Babolat.
Rare to see anyone playing with prince
I love the angle of these practice videos. I can begin to imagine what facing a top player is like. Interesting also the difference between 1st and 2nd serve at 3:03. First serve is a blur, second serve I'm thinking "Hmm, I might be able to get a racket on that". On the speed gun I'll bet the difference doesn't seem so big.
matsnotfat a lot of pros hit wussy second serves. lol I think Murray hit one 70mph in Monte Carlo. lol they are just super at defending and nutralizing the return. if you can't get back a second serve from anyone except Kyrios then you be tripping.
Ha! I don't know about tripping, I am definitely a lower intermediate player! I take your point the occasional ones will be slow, and it's about not double faulting and consistency of the return. But if the tv speed guns are accurate Pro first second serves are usually over 100 mph. I have one of the faster serves at my club, recently I was on a tennis holiday and asked the teacher how fast he thought my quickest serve was and he said 'Maybe 100, just under' - I thought, great, I'll take that. Then I found out he meant 100kmh not 100mph!
The difference is the incredible spin these guys have.
Man I bet Nadal regrets having this practice with him
I like Puille!!
pouille is great
rafa returning at base line? :) only at trening? or changed tactics?
If you call that "practice"... It is an amazing match from the middle of the vid...
Pouille gets some fantastic spin despite being on an 18x20
sungsupaek it’s the tour 100(p) series. Plays close to 16x19 being a 18x20. Prince did a great job with this racquet. I own a tour 100p too.
Djokovic too was on 18:20 spin is technical nothing else
Different level
6:08 Return GOD
Only scenes which are cuttend but there you can see the difference between each level of tennis. Nasal has more consistency more power and much more solutions for the situations.
But I like the french guy.
pouilles backhand is almost better than his forehand, seems common with the French players
Pouille's technique looks like Juan Monaco's
No way.BestTechnique ever.perfekt.
after this his academy opened and everything changed
What was that?! 6:08
Overhead lob.
a slice overhead, a very nice one at that
like the one jimmy connors used to do
0:25
0:26
man...hurts nadal so much not having a flat forehand at times...but then again he has advantages over everyone with that crazy western grip lets him hit crazy ass shots. Tennis is one of those weird sports where you can grow up learning a certai way and never learn how to hit a certain shot.
I harp on this because my best shot is the inside out forehand. When I get an inside out forehand I can flatten it out or I can hit it with side spin that naturally happens even if you hit it almost as hard as you can. But Rafa has to let the ball dip so he can hit it with that western grip and even if he hits it on the rise the ball can't penetrate through the court as well.
I don't know lol...it's just my inside out forehand whenever I had that shot I probably missed it 1 out of 100 times hitting it to the ad side. Of course I had to hit to the non ad side or else my opponent would start guessing it but hitting that inside out forehand to the ad side was as easy as breathing for me no matter how hard i hit it and no matter how the opponent hit the shot.
I wonder if that shot is just easy or it just came easy to me? For some reason just flattening out my grip and hitting an inside out forehand with sidespin that naturally happens from the angle is easy peasy.
Typical Rafa! 3:25
George White how
MA XO because he picks his pants.
rafa looks like yoshiki from xjapan.
especially on kurenai
そうか？笑
Do they try to make as much mistakes as possible?....
Keykwan91 it's a practice session doesn't matter if they make mistakes
Sure.... But they almost never try to put the ball in... Maybe is it a key point?
Keykwan91 they try to put the ball up to the last line, because on the game they re going to hold them arms a little bit...
So that's why Nadal lost to him
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this kinf of practive are free to look ? I mean, people can just come to watch them for free ?
With your ticket to a stadium match or a "grounds pass" you can watch all practices for no additional cost...or watch matches on outside courts. Nothing is free, but you don't have pay for individual practice sessions. At the time of this video you could go watch 20 other players practicing on other courts that matches aren't on.
it's free before the tournament starts
i think pouille trained Bad here to fake him in order to Beat him
Nadal in practice sucks so bad...but in a real match...that guy would be destroyed
duy man Nadal lost to him in the match two weeks after this
duy man you don't even know what you're talking about
duy man and also just because he's 17th in the world and Nadal is the 2nd dose it not mean nadal would wreak him
duy man hahahaha idiot
Heavygamer95 whos idiot now?.. 17🏆GS
ahahahaha pouille is so done.
and yet... "Pouille upset Nadal in R4."
Hold Your L
Nadals forehand is too dificult and sensitive to hit ball absolutly correct..to much swing and centrifugal force and less pace..But i repect him much for playing this awesome dificult forehand..
That's y he's 14 time slam champion right since he can't hit the ball absolutely correct with his forehand lmao smoke a pipe genius
holy shit you did not hold back
I just hope Nadal reads this so he can make the necessary adjustments and correct the amount of centrifugal force to a more manageable level allowing him to play at a higher level.