Battle of the Most Exhausting Player [Atlanta vs Seattle]

Most Exhausting Player (MEP Atlanta - green shirt) is 10-1 in singles competition in the USTA 4.5 Atlanta league since summer of 2020. In 2019 he was 7-4. He also won the Fall 2020 Ultimate 6.0- league (equivalent to USTA 4.5) for the second time. He went 5-2 in regular season and 5-0 in the playoffs.

MEP Seattle (orange shirt) is currently living and playing on red clay in South America. He is an expert in customizing rackets. He started playing tennis in high school and played in the USTA 4.5 league before temporarily moving to South America. In juniors, he was ranked #22 in the Pacific Northwest Section and #12 in state of Washington (1990). He placed 3rd in Washington State High School Doubles Tournament and lastly, he was a Washington State Champion in the 4x100m relay in track and field in 1987.

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Stats

Most exhausting player

W 15 | 13
d3 O11 fp6 bp9 d7 v5 f2 bp6 f3 fp4 f3 L13 fp19 fp11 fp6
| L9 b3 bp8 fp11 s b6 b10 f6 d4 f5 f3 fp7 O7

E 11 | 4
f3 bp4 f3 L17 f3 d10 f6 fp6 b6 d5 d13
| d3 d14 b2 f3

Slightly less exhausting player

W 16 | 5
O12 O17 O7 O9 O8 bp3 O17 b15 v13 d3 v21 bp12 O15 O13 s v7
| O14 v10 O10 d25 bp6

E 17 | 14
f4 f6 b11 b2 b5 df O5 O10 L8 b4 f4 b8 v3 b3 O5 L8 f5
| fp6 b6 b7 df b7 f4 fp6 b3 L6 L6 b10 b2 f5 b5

First set was tight but still MEP got an excess 5 points. A staggering 8 of SLEP's 16 winners were overheads, which made MEP switch to passing shots as the follow up to the drop shot, which constituted 10/28 of his winners.
I think both knew very well what was going on and SLEP tried to keep the ball high while MEP kept it low, also intercepting more of the traffic half court. The longer rallies tended to favor MEP, especially in the 2nd set where he made only 1 error against SLEP's 8, which may also indicate a difference in fitness.

[whuang]

I am exhausted and I am sitting in front of my computer.

[chananakin]

Me: I wanna see Djokovic vs Murray!
Mom: We have Djokovic vs Murray at home
Djokovic vs Murray at home:

[online]

I am so happy for them. The separated twin brothers finally found each other.

[paddlepower]

I adjusted the playback speed to 1.5 and then 1.75 X. Then, it really became a rousing show of long rallies and blazing speed.

[michaelavery]

You guys crossed the streams into a double negative and now my tennis brain is broken.

[herrchmafi]

We'll need to bring together one MEP from every state for a national tournament

[TennisTrollChannel]

Thank you to both MEPs and the Talk Tennis forum for making this match happen!

[rich.e]

Both players quietly thinking "wow, this guy's a baller..."

[Superplayer_]

When an Immovable object meets an unstoppable force

[artvandalay-bay]

"To be the MEP, you've gotta beat the MEP!" - Ric Flair

[cheweyrd]

When I was coaching JC tennis these are the type of matchups I would generally see at the 6=7 spots. Very consistent and patient tennis. Personally, I love it. These guys are machines!

[RFinch]

MEP Atlanta has a ton of patience. I feel like that is an underrated strength of his. He has some good passing shots when the time is right.

[timleelim]

I feel that the perfect background song to watch this match to is the Police's Walking On The Moon. It has that same lulling effect, but you can't readily take your eyes/ears off it.

[CoachAdrian]

Great, great match! As a coach, this was a joy to watch because of the "chess-match" that was going on. The first set 4-4 game was key. MEP Atlanta hung in there and found a way. From there, he was just dialed in. Here's the thing - MEP Atlanta has offense. When he needs to, he'll dial up the pace of those chop forehands. The varying pace can become unpredictable. MEP Seattle did well (a could've easily won the first set) but MEP Atlanta knows how to raise his game when it counts. "Raising your game" is an x-factor intangible type of skill that not many players have. Awesome stuff 👍

[goldencalf]

I was worried that the Universe might implode if two MEPs play each other. Seriously though, red shirt has a rock solid net game and is good on the overhead. It's not accurate to describe him as a pusher. He is actually quite aggressive in looking for opportunities at the net.

[cldavis]

The beauty of MEP is this. We have ALL played an MEP before and we will never be the same again. My first MEP was a guy named Curtis. He bunted EVERY BALL back into no mans land with no pace, no spin - oh and each ball was the same a half moonball. Zero variety. I lost so badly I wanted to die. LOL.. We must all go through this. I was a 3.5 at the time, and let me be clear to MEP (Ben). Curtis my MEP, was no where even close to the skill level of Ben. Ben would have eaten Curtis alive. The point was, I had never seen anyone present me with soft high balls, and just wait to watch me self destruct. Beautiful. :)

[-Munditimum-]

I felt like I was watching the same superhero's of alternate universes, with opposite color suits (Andrew was wearing the same green at the end??!?). MEP of this universe prevails yet again. Many thanks to TTC for another awesome upload. Cheers.

[dragicmagic]

I found your channel recently. Love your content! Sometimes I find it more fun to watch these types of players rather than pros, guess it's because they're more on my level. Anyways, subscribed!

[joshuamann]

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