Tennis Tactical Insight With Top ATP Stars (Part 1)

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0:11 Daniil Medvedev Deep Return Position
2:04 Grigor Dimitrov Slice Backhand
5:00 Casper Ruud Heavy Topspin Forehand
7:17 Gael Monfils Flair & Trickshots

[ReidVV]

Medvedev is one of the most likeable men's player on tour. He's a great interview. He's usually super honest.

[liebebile]

I loved Monfils answer, didn't expect him to be so insightful on a theme like this (flair/trickshots). I also use these kind of shots and I totally felt what he said about focus and also laziness

[Mamushi]

Really like this idea for a video series. Rare you get to hear from the pros why they do certain things and their perspective of it from such a high level.

[itnoked]

Please do more of this series. Maybe focus on the guys who don’t have HUGE weapons and really need to excel tactically to win : Gilles Simon, Goffin, Schwarzman etc

[Kili]

Great video. I would be really interested to get a tactical insight of Zverevs double faulting

[ronalddelrosario]

The slice backhand is a great shot. And like Grigor said, it's actually not an easy shot. The great thing about it is that you can hit it many different ways for different results and it's hard to read. You can float it deep as a neutral/defensive shot. You can take a bit off it to hit it short to draw your opponent in or make them hit a low shot. Or you can really knife it with power which can sometimes screw up a net person, especially if they're not on top of the net. Or you can hit it high to lob or just give you more time to get back into a good position. I think it's easier to learn than a one-handed topspin backhand and it's more versatile.

[pkoppula]

Good series this. Always nice to hear players' ideas and thoughts around games and strategies. Hopefully more on the way 👍🏽

[Teddy_Gautier]

Love interviews with Gael. This is another great series. You guys at Tennis tv are an oasis for us tennis fans, especially considering the fact that Wimby is giving us nothing but crumbs for highlights.

[rishisahil]

Love how everything tennis tv posts is entertaining. Roland Garros and Wimbledon highlights have been a joke. Thank you for putting in the effort for making good videos like this.

[ANGELOFDARKification]

This is more of the content we need to see!

[carloshernanvarela]

I really like this kind of videos. For a tennis amateur player like me works a lot for try to improve my game. Cant wait for the 2nd part!!

[ganeshmaha]

Medvedev superb tennis player, I was very impressed him at NITTO 2019 Tournament he played with Dominic Thiem, next day Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Nadal and Djokovic continuously he running around the court and win the title

[nothingisreal]

1.) Returning from far behind. Advantage: you have way more time to adjust and the ball slows down. Precondition: return quickly to the base line center, over a longer distance. Hence you must be fast like Medved or Nadal. Disadvantage: hard to hit a return winner (need a lot of precision), high chance to return too short 2.) Backhand slice. Advantage: control the speed of the point and slow it down if you feel under pressure. Most players don't have the power and speed in their backhand shots to properly respond to an agressive shot. If you then play a top spin the ball is slow and maybe short / unprecise and the opponent will nail you into your backhand corner. Also reaching a low ball (you are late) is easier. Finally controlling length and direction is easier. Ideal shot to push the opponent out of the court Precondition: you must have the proper technique; else the shot will be too short and too high and the opponent will hit a winner as she/he has a lot of time to adjust and hit the ball in the perfect way. The backhand slice must be played actively! That's why a player like Nadal will chew on a backhand slice. His forehand side. All the time to play a forehand topspin will a lot or spin. Disadvantage: as a defensive shot you will likely seldom win a point with this shot directly. You can hardly set a good player under pressure. 3.) Trick shots are not tactical. They happen - but you don't plan on using them.

[Diorm]

10/10 vid. Also Monfils really is awesome. These videos really, really are good for the fans. You legitimately see players personalities, learn something new and the questions are real good for the players! Awesome.

[estecake]

Music is a little loud but I LOVED this video. Tennis is also a mental sport so it’s always interesting to see what the professional is thinking.

[tennistv]

What other insights would you like to hear about?

[sebastyx]

can't wait to see Medvedev's return position vs Kyrgios's under-arm serve !

[gonzalosanz-magallon]

I'd love to hear about Djokovic's insights on his mental game - if he prepares differently when he faces a BP, if he has a plan for every point, etc...

[ladytee]

Nice of the players to share! Monfils at the end ❤.

[AnthonyHirsch]

Would be great to see this as a series, more videos like this, the thinking side of tennis