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[ohwhatasillyduck]

As a newcomer to tennis at 30yo I find your videos really insightful in a way that doesn’t detriment natural growth but encourage learning from different storys. I’ve competed at a pro level in 2 other sports but tennis is a different kettle of fish in terms of progression and involvement, and I hope to have the level of competence to come back to this comment 2 years from now and be able to say “I’ve got what is needed to be a respectable player” overall.

[lyndonyoung]

Please do a deep dive into seb Korda. He’s got incredible ground strokes, a good serve, and good hands. It seems weird he hasn’t exploded yet. He’s got an incredibly smooth game that’s very entertaining.

[TIGER-xlxg]

At one point I also though Seb Korda alongwith Rune, Alcaraz and Sinner will be the new big 4. Today, I can't even imagine taking the names of other 2 in the same league as Alcaraz and Sinner....

[Aliceteacup]

He’s not “a victim of his own success”. He’s a victim of his own volatility. He would also benefit greatly if his accompanying parent did not interfere with his coaching. That’s what coaches are paid to do.

[magstine]

In my opinium, we need players like Rune playing tennis. He was too hyped in 22-23, and i believe that was too hard for him mentally. He will get there by time. His game is improving a lot lately, and i love watching him being a threat to other players!

[lukeskirenko]

His forehand isn't a natural shot, though it can be great when it clicks. But already there are a lot of players coming through who are hitting huge. Draper, Fils etc. It's going to get a lot harder to compete at the top.

[geoairtravel]

Great analysis 👍 👌 We need to be a little more patient with Rune. He will come through eventually, I'm pretty sure.

[naveen]

Rune is very talented and in the league of sinner and alcaraz, he is just not there mentally and the problem with coaching, he should stick to one coach and try to be consistent.

[brennandavis]

Another great video, thank you! Could you please consider doing a deep dive into Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard? The way he has shot up the rankings and his serve is just incredible. His performance lately has been amazing.

[miloguichard]

I like your videos and I like Rune too. He might have character flaws but I’m not one to judge and he’s a sweet guy when he’s not hot tempered. Hoping he has a long and successful career

[qualityshottennis]

Ayy that Wimbledon to him about the new "Big 3" was from us haha!

[isabellasmith]

A dominant momwho wasnt an elite tennis player should know when to step back coz she isnt all-knowing

[ccercosp]

I think that, in addition to keeping a long term relation with Christensen as the base coach, a sports psychologist needs to be added permanently to the team. The guy needs a much better management of emotions during matches. This will help with shot selection, concentration, patiencd in and off the court... Is the mental part that needs to be tackled for him to be able to bring all his potential

[anonymousqaz]

Make a clip about Mouratougle! It's time to talk about couches. Darren Cahill as well. They both trained successful players, but just one is consistent in getting great results with their players. 😊

[HunterW.Photography]

Holger is so hard to root for, it’s so easy to kinda get into his bratty annoying attitude when he’s winning, but it’s so easy to hate it when he’s losing.

[koolfraser]

I just watched Rune get nuked by Perricard live in Basel. He really had no answers, not even questions

[alben]

The day Rune practices restraint it will be game over for everybody. At this moment he is too volatile and like you said, impatient. That is his biggest issue.

[fo]

He’s getting the same treatment that shapo got where everyone says that they are the next big thing and then when they don’t perform everyone gets confused. What I’m trying to say is people should stop thrusting these expectations on people cause then they might crumble in the eye of expectation.

[coulie]

5:15 It's reasonable to say it's not good to make predictions, but here's why I think it's most likely that Rune will be more like a Tsitsipas or Kyrgios, and won't match the greats: the "Who They Lose To" test. In Grand Slams, great players often lose to good players, but rarely -- maybe once every two years or so -- to mediocre players.

The great players, even when young, lost to other seeded players. Even though they hadn't won much yet, they were competitive, exiting only at the hands of a worthy contender.

Meanwhile the good but not great players would often fall to unseeded players -- often about half the time. They'd have some impressive results, finals, semifinals, and so on, but too often would come up short against middling competition.

Then prime age has almost universally been 23-28, where the most winning of Grand Slams occurs. This is how I knew Sinner was ready to break out before his AO run, and that Rune was (and is) likely to struggle with inconsistent success.

[jbond]

Great analysis. Victim of his early success, give the guy sometime to mature, thats alot of pressure for a very young man. I wish him the best. Personally I would like to see his mother relinquish control, but like you said parent/coach relationships are extremely complicated