My Tennis Journey So Far. From Beginner to ... | 2017 - 2023 and beyond

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FrancisPlaysTennis

FrancisPlaysTennis

6 ай бұрын

After watching Federer and Nadal in 2017's Australian Open (and needing to lose weight), I was inspired to try out tennis and have loved the game ever since.
We'll take a trip down memory lane from my humble beginner days in 2017 to modern day me in 2023 and see what my plans are to continue improving.
If you have any suggestions for improving my game, feel free to share please!
#tennis

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@BassByTheBay
@BassByTheBay 2 күн бұрын
Looks like that coach really helped. Your form looked noticeably better in the March '23 period. Nice video, and congrats on your progress!
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 2 күн бұрын
Thanks so much! Yes the coach helped a ton. Also being able to watch myself of video more often helped as well 🙂
@bjheman9408
@bjheman9408 10 күн бұрын
Enjoyed watching your tennis journey. It brought back old memories of my tennis journey 😊
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 10 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for enjoying! Nostalgic vibes 🙂
@blarpieman
@blarpieman 4 күн бұрын
Great Journey, keep pushing. I love the journey and did the same thing in 21 at 47. Now I only work on technique and compare it to the pros. Its a blast.
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 4 күн бұрын
Whoa that’s great and thank you so much! I will need to work technique specifically at some point hopefully soon!
@blarpieman
@blarpieman 4 күн бұрын
@@francisplaystennis Honestly technique is everything and you can take yourself really far on that by itself. Make that a centerpiece of your journey you won't regret it.
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 4 күн бұрын
@@blarpieman Totally agree that it is a top priority regarding improvement. Curious: which pros do you analyze the most?
@blarpieman
@blarpieman 4 күн бұрын
@@francisplaystennis I like wawrinka and fed for backhand and dmitrov for forehand and slice. I love fed's low follow through for his forehand.
@jas218
@jas218 29 күн бұрын
It was really funny watching this because I developed all the same bad habit at some point. I started in 2022 and I kept forcing myself to hit like Nadal forehand and Federer backhand for the last 2 years. Now I finally gave up on being someone else and finally hit the ways that it works for me.
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 29 күн бұрын
We all got different biomechanics so definitely difficult to replicate the technique of Nadal and Federer. As you said: you just got to do what works for you.
@Jitzie
@Jitzie 6 күн бұрын
@@francisplaystennis i disagree with this statement: we don't have different biomechanics... you're suggesting science is different for some people? from my observations of these (biomec) principles your racquet path on every shot (serve, fh and bh) stops at some point midway through the swing reducing a lot of your potential momentum. something like a more compact slower backswing into a faster forwards swing to contact would improve this (most advanced players start a little higher in the backswing and allow more of a "loop"). On a positive note: Your March 2023 serves looked improved compared with the previous videos you released in this regard. 👍
@BassByTheBay
@BassByTheBay 2 күн бұрын
​@@Jitzie Pretty sure he just meant that people have different physiques and move their bodies in different ways. You could have Fed and Nadal wear masks and the exact same outfits, but most tennis fans could easily tell them apart just from their movement.
@chuint459
@chuint459 3 күн бұрын
Serve is such a difficult thing... I play for more than 10 years and I still don't have confidence and still make double faults. Your video only goes to show how tennis is not an easy sport... that's why so many people want to play pickleball... keep.improving and dont give up
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 3 күн бұрын
Serving so difficult ... but have been getting better little by little. Nothing against Pickleball but love tennis for being technically challenging and physically demanding.
@akinoshoko4258
@akinoshoko4258 4 күн бұрын
Excellent video. Great to see the grass roots game.... Good luck eith your journey, hi from the uk.👍🏿🎾
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 4 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for the compliment out from the UK! 🇬🇧 The journey still continues!
@whatevs1700
@whatevs1700 2 күн бұрын
Great improvement. Not easy to get good technique when you start playing as an adult. From where you started, you have come a long way.
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 2 күн бұрын
Appreciate the compliment! Yeah it's tough to teach an older dog new tricks 😄. Still working on it and have a lot to improve as you can see in the more recent videos.
@rodrigoreichelt1708
@rodrigoreichelt1708 2 күн бұрын
legal a evolução, uma pena tu não ter tido professores melhores no início, tua técnica evoluiu bastante
@SpecPlaysYT
@SpecPlaysYT 21 күн бұрын
Amazing!! Love the journey and work! 😊😊😁😁
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 21 күн бұрын
That means a lot and thanks so much for the compliment! Still very much a work in progress ha.
@DataExp-pk7tx
@DataExp-pk7tx 7 сағат бұрын
nice tennis journey! also really nice progress in your 2024 videos (even with your tennis elbow ...)
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 6 сағат бұрын
Appreciate that a lot! Yea the tennis elbow is a pain but hasn’t completely stopped me yet …
@binbin1009
@binbin1009 5 ай бұрын
That was really entertaining to watch. Thank you
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you!
@gogogo96
@gogogo96 2 күн бұрын
Im 52 yo now, started pre covid time, so pitiful watching my videos 4 years ago. Nice progression videos
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 2 күн бұрын
Thank so much and I know the feeling of watching my pitiful videos 4 years ago 😁
@jeffcohntennis
@jeffcohntennis 5 ай бұрын
This video was awesome! I got into tennis as well from the Australian Open (2009 semifinal!). If you're ever up for it, I could hop on a video call with you to walk you through how I'd address these technique adjustments :) Great stuff!
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 5 ай бұрын
Hey, I am always up for fixing my technique 👍 Also thanks for watching and appreciate the compliment!
@jinnrice
@jinnrice 6 күн бұрын
Great progression. I think u be 10x better if there wasn’t Covid and invest more into a coach on a regular basis.
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 6 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for the compliment! Hoping I can get coaching on some kind of basis this summer - plenty to improve.
@tennisgob
@tennisgob Күн бұрын
huge gap between aug 2019 and dec 2019 for your forehand!! i can see your elbow going trough well !!!!! March 2023 your serve change a lot also !! keep it dude!!! I was playing one hand backhand in the past but now i play 2 hand bakchand like you
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis Күн бұрын
Thanks so much for the encouragement! Going to the two-handed backhand was so well worth it ...
@medbaya4916
@medbaya4916 5 ай бұрын
Looking great, for your serve tho try to avoid the waiter tray it will make your serve more powerful
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 5 ай бұрын
Ah yes, the pronation is so tough for me. That's a really good point though and thanks!
@concuben
@concuben 5 ай бұрын
Roosevelt Island tennis club!
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 5 ай бұрын
The one and only 👍
@Studio42Brooklyn
@Studio42Brooklyn 6 күн бұрын
Do you have a good coach recommendation in NYC?
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 6 күн бұрын
Personally I like the coaches from Roosevelt Island but it’s really pricey. During the summer, there are good coaches out there in NYC but I am not sure who yet 😬
@VCBorn2Win
@VCBorn2Win 8 күн бұрын
Just started playing 6 days ago, tommorow I will participate on a University tournament in my country wish me luck lul 🤣🤣
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 8 күн бұрын
6 days vs 6 years of tennis 😬 But best of luck to you!
@kabob21
@kabob21 12 күн бұрын
Nice journey, it's difficult to even improve that much in a few short years with a long break inbetween due to covid. But I want to fix your forehand so bad 😅 I'm sure you've been told this but you have no shoulder rotation and very little hip turn. You're laying the racket down behind you, stopping the momentum, then pushing forward with no fluid single motion. Instead of cocking the racquet up, leading the rotation of your torso with your left hand, then swinging in a circular motion from back to forward and through the ball.
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 12 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment! Yes the forehand form is quite strange and lacking enough rotation. It’s a good thing that with the recordings I am at least aware of it now 😅
@julianzhu0099
@julianzhu0099 5 ай бұрын
Hi, Wei here. I am so surprised to see you on KZfaq. Let's play together sometime at RIRC.
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 5 ай бұрын
Hey absolutely! Let me know. Also great seeing you here!
@julianzhu0099
@julianzhu0099 5 ай бұрын
@@francisplaystennis Do you mind letting Jordan know that you want to set up a hitting session with Wei Zhu next time you go to RIRC?
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 5 ай бұрын
@@julianzhu0099 Hey sure thing! The number I got from him earlier didn't work ☹
@thistagworked
@thistagworked 5 күн бұрын
How you look 5yrs later is how I looked after 1 week of playing lol. Sorry it just surprises me how different we all are. I was surprised when after a few weeks of playing people thought I had been playing for years.
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis 5 күн бұрын
Hey that’s really good then 👍 Some of us pick up the game quicker
@tarundas123
@tarundas123 4 күн бұрын
Yea and then everyone clapped and Roger Federer gave u a pat on the back in your Lamborghini
@NN0888
@NN0888 Күн бұрын
zesty asf
@francisplaystennis
@francisplaystennis Күн бұрын
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