Why you’re NOT a Pro Tennis Player...

We get asked this questions a lot! "How do you become a pro tennis player? Can I still become Pro?" We are breaking down a video from our friend Felix over at @tennisbrothers to show just how much hard work goes into TRYING to become a professional tennis player!

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[tennisbrothers]

Hi Ian, love the video ❤
It honestly felt surreal watching someone you watch my video ! wow, actually the first time i have watched someone react to one of my videos, and i loved it 😁
I think one of my upcoming videos should be, my crazy 10 000 calorie diet whilst training 😂, also this was a pretty standard day to be honest, really putting everything into this time i have with no school commitments, probably doing something similar to this about 4-5 times per week, obviously this changes with tournaments and how i feel physically.

Thanks Again Ian and hopefully we can have a chat soon 👍

[ianbuick]

Now add the logistic, profitability, and mentality parts. I taught my kids tennis when they were 5 years old but really i don't expect them to turn pro (I still hope they will play for college), but a rather a sport that will give them life-long health benefit, mental toughness and a door to social interaction.

[tennisteuton]

Never say never, and maybe you ARE the one in a billion player who will win grand slam tournaments after starting playing at the age of 52, but Nikola Aracic said it in one of his videos very well: set reachable goals. If you are not winning against all the players in your club, you don't need to worry about competing on a national level.

[gahooten]

Kind of ironic looking at this and then looking at the media reactions to Emma Raducanu who "came out of nowhere in 4 months to go from 338 to 18 in 4 months." And it definitely was incredible. But at 338, she probably had about 140 points. Which represents a lot of tournament success. Like any professional sport it is long hours of unglamorous physical struggle, ons of sacrifice and effort, hundreds of tournaments where even winners get marginal or no money. Anyone who puts in this much effort deserves respect. Looking forward to the rest of this series.

[noor]

Goes to show how much hard work goes into making it look so easy! I remember watching something on Fed and Nadal and they said even before they went pro they were working on it 40-50 hours a week (not just court time of course but physio, recovery, etc..)

[RadThings]

Great video! This really puts some context to what it takes. Really appreciate sharing this. Now I’ll have my kids watch this to show them the dedication and focus on what it takes! Thx!

[Stevetube]

Great Video! Will for sure be following tennis Brothers. Hope to see more videos like this, helps keep motivated!

[jduartebarreiros]

Thank you Ian for giving us a real perspective! Subscribing to Tennis Brothers right away!

[-Munditimum-]

Great video!
Thanks Ian and ET team.

Cheers
MM

[georgebasham]

Wow! Amazing discipline and a really well-constructed training plan. I think the only thing he has to tweak is maybe overtraining, but maybe what he is doing is sustainable with the right warmup, cooldown and recovery protocols.

[timefly]

Great stuff! I'm also curious how many times per week he trains that much in one day. One of the underrated physical gifts needed to be a top-level athlete is the ability to train like that without getting injured. Most normal people would burn out or get hurt with that much intensity every day.

[divyajethwa]

Great! I really hardly try to do more and more workout sessions but I couldn't it's like my mucles are swollen up and i just go to bed and sleep, but this guy! Have a great routine and also very difficult
Well Passionate guy😎😎😎

[reuelray]

Been following the Tennis Brothers for a while. I am glad Felix is chronicling his journey and I'm also glad Ian put Felix's journey on his channel. Hopefully this will help Felix get more subscribers and monetize to help pay for everything. With that said I do wonder how Felix is surviving financially. He mentions a coach and on one of his videos, he was at Patrick's academy in France. As far as getting a point or even turning pro, tennis has to be the most misunderstood sport out here. The average person has a better chance of getting to the Moon. Many of the unrealistic dreamers are 5.0 Joes who think they are close to the pros. As much as I like Felix and rooting for him, reality says inspite of all he's doing, he won't make it and will wind up a teaching pro like Ian. I learned about individual sports when I was an assistant boxing coach. I saw tons of fighters but only a small percentage made it. Keep dreaming big young man. Whether you make it or not, you met lots of people and traveled to many places. That my friend will be worth it in the end.

[twostrokev]

Tried my hand as a USTA team player and also as a ITF player

The grind is real there are players who are not of age to purchase alcohol yet travel with a entourage .

I played these guys and beat them with moon balls and consistent depth. If it came to shot making or athleticism I would lose .

If I carried it out over a four hour match o would win by grinding them to dust . Did that enough times and the entourage would watch my matches and come up with a plan to beat me. Never got past a semi final for doubles or top 16 for singles .

There is a vast gulf of ability that money can shrink but not eliminate

[grantdelmege]

I've followed Felix's his journey for a while and he's a very good player. I think he'll smash his goals this year and he'll be a fulltime futures olayer in the next year or two.

I can tell you that the National Tournaments called the British Tour that he plays in, are seriously tough. So many good players and the level these days is equivelent to a base level futures event.

Infact, a lot of the British Futures players will drop down to British Tour level to get match practise at times so it is seriously tough.

But I have a feeling that Felix will nake it👍

[youngsuit]

having been through a couple academies and tennis camps that i had to pay out of pocket on my own with saved up money, i can say that i could have put the work in. the problem i had when i was younger, perhaps coming from a more working class background, is that i figured i could "DIY" the academy experience and i would have enough discipline to do all the work on my own. this was a bad decision and an example of working harder but not smarter. i wish i had taken a loan out or something and just given it my all.

[stanthebamafan]

I know someone who made it into the top 80 of the world. Not only did I hear about how hard it is, but also how lonely and even depressing it was to be on the road all the time going from empty hotel room to empty hotel room.

[NamesAreRandom]

UK tennis has a lot to thank Andy Murray for. Before him no one really understood how much effort you need to put in, but really no one works harder or dedicates himself more then Murray. What he did become known via him inviting youth to train with him, or his coaches/physio's spreading the word. It basically basically became accepted that if you want to make you've got live tennis 24-7.

[kkt]

Great reaction video. Also recommend Felix's video about the Mouratoglou academy. He also have a honest opinion of if a week is worth it or not.

[leoricotti]

I support this video but obviously it's just one person perspective...small sample size I guess is what I'm saying. Good job! Great to see how the videos were made - I thought that was kind of different too. Ian seemed to like it too.