Tennis is tough to stay at top of rankings. Competition is insane. You need to make tennis your everything to succeed and that means no room for anything else. I just don't think he has that firece drive it takes.

It has to be lack of work ethic that's hurting Shapavalov. He's so talented it's insane.

I think Youzhny comments are fair. Remember Denis had a serious knee injury last year. I think unfortunately Denis personal life more important than tennis right now.

Cant believe he won just one title and that was way back .... he needs to be mentally and physically tough

As a long time Canadian fan of Shapo, I have certainly noticed that he just doesn't look happy on the court these days. He's not enjoying it. Without that spark, how can he find the perseverance and dedication it takes to climb back up the rankings? I'm hoping he does as I want to see him and Felix as main contenders once again, going deep in tourneys.

The heading for this video is misleading. I still don't know the reason.

If he can’t buy a second serve then he isn’t going anywhere. In addition, he needs to seriously work on his volleying skills. If he can commit to doing those two things he will regain the confidence that he has lost, his rankings will improve and more importantly he’ll enjoy himself more out on the court.

It´s a similar situation as it is with Thiem. They both reach the peak at about the same time, became injured at about the same time and then struggled to come back. To me it seems as if there have been a massive generation shift with a ton of new players with very high skill level. Coming back from injury and meeting one of those names You never heard of and not fully beeing mentally prepared for an exit in the first round of a GS-tournament has to make an impact on Your self confidence. If this happens repetedly, of course, You are going to find yourself struggling with motivation and not feeling too happy. I see a another similarity with Thiem in the one-handed backhand. I don´t think it´s a handicap in general to have a OH-backhand but I do think that it´s a shot that could be more vulnerable if Your are struggling with form and motivation. On the other hand, if Your life situation as a professional tennis player is on top, I think that the onehander can bring more variaty and creativity to the game.

It seems to be a lack of maturity off the court. I wish him all the best because he's so talented. The good news is that nothing motivates you more than a massive drop in your ratings and your income. Let's see if he can get healthy and start playing to his potential.

Shapo has a flamboyant style. Its effective. But he ALSO needs to be able to grind, and play HEAVY. That means to be able to hit with heavy topspin , deep into the opponents backhand corner. He has great weapons when he flattens it out, and his serve has great power. But, I'd prefer it if he took a little off the serve, and placed it better. Above all else, I would want to see consistency in his team, and focusing on a clear improvement plan, based on analytics. The flashy play is great for highlight reels, but wins matter more for his career.

Martin Laurendeau is probably the most underestimated coach. I was there when I saw the two together in the 2017 US Open and I could clearly see him listen carefully to what he had to say.

He'll bounce back. ❤let's go denis prove these people wrong.

It's a real shame, Dennis is a fantastic player and a lovely young man. Dennis has to sort out his best way forward to start being competitive again, nobody can do that for him. We can all have opinions but it's up to him, his decisions are the only ones that count. Good luck Dennis ❤️

Young talents are getting stronger and better. So, it is harder to remain in the top 10 unless you are the big 3.

The only point the video makes (through the words of one of his former coaches) is that tennis is not, sometimes, Shapovalov's priority. That's it? How to interpret that? Lack of interest in the sport? Refusal to train hard? Too much partying?

An insult from an ex-coach is not a "confession". Shapo is constantly injured. That's not a sign of someone who just needs to work harder.

I've heard this a few times from coaches. There was a player, Nicolas Pereira from Venezuela who could have done exponentially better than he did in his career ( he won the French Open, Wimbledon, U S open juniors before he turned pro all in the same year) .....but after having good initial success in the ATP tour, his coach said he wasn't willing to put the work and partied all the time.....

He's coming back from being out. Tsitsipas didn't get a single break point opportunity. He has the most potential of the one-handed players, still

I told him in another tweet: Sorry, not consistent at all on basic serves and returns as your contacts are too random, with not enough control, low percentage. You should look at Djokovic, he's not shanking those shots. Look at Dimitrov too, for he's improved a lot in terms of contacts of late

Well, it looks like tennis is not a priority for Denis. That's a shame as he still has the potential to get back to the top 10. Younger players than Alcaraz are coming: Fonseca for instance and they are strong 💪

At the highest level of tennis everyone is talented so you have to work hard

"His former coach JUICE KNEE" wtf learn how to pronounce names

Raminds me of Agassi when he started , a flame that needed to be controled to get to his best potential . I hope he gets back on his feet ^^

uh…a description of coach changes is not an analysis of his game or its weaknesses. any person knowing zero @ tennis could have strung this together. sorry but 👎🏼

He needs to improve his net game

he’s a head-case but it’s bc his style of play cannot hold up v. strong baseliners with two-handers. everyone on tour knows he can hit 2 backhands in a row tops, then he shanks the 3rd. his serve/forehand isn’t strong enough to defend a wonky one-hander, period. he’s finished. i love him, but he can’t address the *technical* problems at this point so he gets intensely frustrated.

Find the right coach

Saw him practice at indian wells..he couldnt keep 3 backhands in the court..sprayed them everywhere...good "shotmaker"

It's Youzhny, as in "you", not "Joozhny"

Tennis players and winners. Fantastic shotmaker and stylist. i will go waaaaaay back. Lew Hoad was similar. He did not live eat and breath the tennis. Laver and Rosewall did. different game then of course, but very similar scenarios.

Shapovalov played very well in Madrid, if it weren't for the unforced errors, he would have beaten Zverev

I think Shapo is a kind of momentum player and he will do stunning things again and then again he will be not so stunning. He doesn't have that killer instinct. That intangible that makes success be not stoppable.

HIs game has remained static for years. He's certainly talented but go back and watch him in 2017/2018 and today. He may have matured physically but he rarely comes to the net, his point construction wavers between good and poor and he too often tries to go for the highlight reel (low-percentage) shot. Your meat and potatoes game needs to be consistent and able to withstand pressure. Then you have to make it elastic enough by adding wrinkles and shoring up the areas that can be attacked like serve and volley, volleying in general, resetting the point, etc. These are all things that he has either made little or no progress in for a while.

Shapo is a bit similar to kyrgios, very talented but cannot maintain the good competition in a consistant way. His backhand is so impresssive.

Thats nothing compared to the drama Thiem goes through. He loses to players outside of the Top 200(!) regularly.

In another era he'd have developed an all court game and become one of the very top players. But the game has become limited and boring due to the racquets and surfaces.

Sensational title with not much to back it up, poorly made video worth nothing (no wonder so few subscribers).

Youzhny is not pronounced Choosney, dude. Have you never seen him play, heard his name? Whats going on? Jesus....

No tennis player deserves a video like this if they are using giant artificial rackets and artificial strings. It’s all artificial. They are all using the modern handicap.

The problem with all these young talented tennis players is the invasion of the top 50 elite by fake even more ambitious $$$ girlfriends!!!!

No perseverance and discipline.

Also: Get better coaches, analytical. Take Roger's coaches and physical trainer, say Ljubicic and Paradis. You need someone you can learn from, not banter with, thus more authoritative. Sorry, you should not be on court with 30% percentages on serve & returns, DFs, it's bad business. [He did not move and Ljubicic was taken by the French].

I don't like to watch him playing, one season in like 2 tournaments he could flourish until quarter or semi, but then the rest of the year and next year he is just better to play in challenger or stay away injured, he is kind of players who just like to hit big not smart, people says think smarter not harder, he is playing harder not smarter, like to WOWing audience, kind of same of Tiafoe and alike, there are players just play to entertain themselves and audience but not to capture titles, many times they lose even to players lower rankings or less levels than them.

He disintegrated! 😳

More like Crapovalov

I don’t think so, if he continues not to set priority as tennis is his career. I think he is a spoiled brat.

his shot tolerance is terrible. not a good returner of serve. and mentally very weak i remember aus open 2022 he was playing the best tennis of his career and lost to rafa in quarters in five sets... he was struggling for months after the loss. sam when he lost to djokovic in wimbledon in straight tie breaks... again not to be found for months...really talented player but obviously as youznhiy alluded not puttin the work

His insta hack gf filling his weak mind with bs

Talented and sloppy.

Pathetic how today’s players all hug and Pat each other at the net. Nothing but hommos on today’s tour.