Is tennis the hardest sport? Why or why not? Leave your opinion below!

Also tennis is unlike many sports because you have no team. U r alone on the court dealing with all of the tough mentality

The hardest thing about tennis is that it requires unbelievable timing to the fraction of a second with precise fine motor movements of the wrist and hand along with quick mental decisions of shot selection combined with the grueling endurance of multi-hour matches with no time outs. Weakness in any of those areas leave you struggling in the easiest tennis matches.

totally agree with this. Everyone makes fun of how I play tennis but little do they know how tough it really is. Great video👍

This is one of the best videos on KZfaq.

I teach tennis, it amazes me sometimes how much difficultly people have with tennis. Even a simple pronation of the wrist becomes a unsurmountable feat for people. Who would imagine.

Once you get to a certain level in tennis, mental strength is probably the biggest part of the game. Not sure if any other sport requires the amount of mental focus tennis players need.

This is so relate able and true. Nobody believes that's tennis is hard and this proves others wrong! 👌🏼👌🏼👍👍

As a tennis player, I can confirm that matches over two hours feel like your body is breaking down every shot you make, it’s a fun sport, but sometimes it’s hell

You should of added that it is one of the costiest sports out there too

me, a tennis player, telling everyone for the past year tennis is the hardest sport. everyone: “hell no” me: *video*

Tennis = playing alone against an opponent for upto 5.5 hours Football = playing as part of large team for only 90 minutes, often barley kicking the ball but get paid a ton and rolling around the floor with each brush with another player. pathetic. Tennis is the hardest sport of all but boxing is up there.

Top notch!

Fantastic video! Wish more people could see this!

That’s so facts bro people think it’s so easy so annoying literally so hard at high level

Everysport is unique and demands specific abilities.

Sayin tennis is hardest sport because it takes a lot of physicals strength is like saying body building or powerlifting is the hardest sport. In my personal opinion I think 1v1 sports that challenge the mind like table tennis or chess are a lot more interesting since they are less about being born with good genetics and more about having fun and passion.

Great documentary, but I had to say 4:55 squash and badminton would have more shots than that, due to the faster nature and less breaks. Still, if you factor in the strength required for shots in tennis it's still very impressive

In my opinion, tennis is indeed the hardest not because u r alone, I would say it’s the hardest and I can say this with certainty because I actively play it, because in tennis, there is no time to follow, unlike football, nba, nfl, or mbl, in tennis the match ends whenever one of the players win 2 sets or in grand slams, 3 sets so this can lead to matches up to 2-6 hours of constantly playing.

My friend said that tennis is easy and that you barely move and it’s just like paddle tennis if not easier. (She plays paddle tennis) Me and my friend tried to tell her that is wrong but she refused to believe me. Tennis is a lot harder than people think, I’ve been playing since I was 6.

one of the hardest, gymnastics is hard too

I agree it is insanely difficult and cant believe anyone would argue against it. I will say I still think combat sports like Boxing and MMA edge it out as the most difficult. Also things like ultra marathoning or free solo climbing. But I would compare more with MMA as both require so much focus on thousands if not millions of variables, but someone trying to do your sport while your opponent is trying to knock you out as a little something lol. Off to the courts!

I am picking up tennis in my 60s after years of not playing. Tennis has completely changed in this time. I now realize that it is a way of life, not unlike karate. You have to commit your life to it if you want to play well.

Una vez, a un pibe -que siempre comentaba lo que debería haber hecho Roger o Nadal o quien fuere-, que creía que podía ser un gran tenista.... por lo que veía por TV, lo invité a jugar Tenis.... Él fue con su bolsito Ni ke y una conservadora con Gatorade y agua... Insisto: sólo había visto Tenis en TV... jugó conmigo. Le gané 60,60,61,60. El tenis en la realidad es algo parecido a lo que se ve por TV. Really it very hard, very hard. High level of all.

I played tennis for 30 years. Class C. Class B and finally made it to Class A when I was 41 years old until I stopped playing at age 50. I was fortunate to never suffer an injury playing tennis. Doubles tennis is tough but Singles Tennis is by far the hardest sport to play at any level against a similarly skilled opponent. Most team sports are actually more fun to play than hard to play. Combat sports are very time limited though pretty hard.

great video bro

This most physically and mentally demanding sport is mma. Fighting is the single most grueling sport and it deserves that title. MMA fighters also need to weight cut where they need to loose up to 8-20% of their body weight and then gain all of it back the day before the fight. Mentally fighting in general is the hardest. Fighters will fight with torn ACL’s, broken shins, broken ribs, broken noses, concussions and muscular more and must keep a steady amount of stamina the entire fight. Tennis doesn’t really meet those demands.

Fantastic video!

No, it is freestyle wrestling at 85kg

I gotta man this is one the most comprehensively well organized analyses of why tennis is such a demanding and impressive sport to play at a high level. I became a huge fan a few years ago and I’ve tried to explain to friends how incredible the game is and this explanation far surpasses my own, being that it’s coupled with great footage from top players (and solid background music as well haha). Outstanding content. You just gained another subscriber/fan in me, thank you for this amazing video

Awesome video. I felt that 😂

One of the hardest parts, and what separates tennis from other sports, is not knowing how long the match will last. It could end in a few minutes because of an injury or it could go for hours and hours. The longest match was 11 hours long (Isner-Mahut at Wimbledon). Hypothetically a match could even never have an end, due to the deuce system (you have to win 2 points more than the opponent to win a game, and 2 games to win a set if there's no tiebreak). Anyway I think boxing is harder than tennis. Tennis is very hard but at least you don't get hit in the head all the time and get brain damage.

Football: avg. 3.3 years on field, avg. 17 games a year, avg 11 mins of gameplay per 3.5 hour game, avg player on field for 5mins due to time-outs, commercial breaks, substitutions = on avg. 85 mins a year, 281 mins/4.6 hours a career > TENNIS: one match can last longer than an entire career time on field of a football player. lulz

well constructed video

it is so hard mentally, physically and emotionally its a really tiring sport

Thank you for opening my eyes to the grueling realities of professional tennis. While I do believe many sports really are exceptionally demanding at the professional level, you've certainly convinced me that tennis is up there among the toughest.

Great video 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

I like this Video very much. Concerning the demand on athleticism tennis has changed maybe more than other ball games, however pure athletics like running is even more demanding here. What worries me, is, that there are many suggestions and initiatives to alter tennis. In my opinion that would be fatal. Because tennis stands firmly on a very old and admired traditions. The grand slam tournaments and some peculiar rules and counting system for example. The coach of Tsitsipas and Serena Williams, Mouratoglou, suggested to allow coaching and the presence of personal coaches during the match. That would kill the very idea of tennis as i understand it: it is a civilized way of combat. Two gentlemen or ladies, or if you prefer „individuals, meet in friendly yet competitive way. It is not only a test of physical endurance, stamina, technical skills, reaction, but even more a test of how the athlete as an independent individual copes with challenges, overcomes frustration and persists until the very last point and still is able to shake hands with the opponent. In essence, tennis is a test of character. Much much more than in a team sport or just running. This very last aspect would be shrieked to the brink of extinction if coaches were allowed. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are not the best athletes of their sport, but the most competitive ü, long time persisting, and smartest individuals. So, please Mouratoglou, leave your hands off this.

I think due to there not being an element of physical violence in the game it makes it incomparable to combat sports. Not easier but totally incomparable. Many tennis players would never have the courage to stop into an MMA fight but many MMA players may not have the intelligence or physicality for tennis.

caN someone pleAse tell me what soNg that is thats playIng for mOst of this Video with the Piano! 10:37 PLEASE!

Agree 100%! To reach Hand-eye coordination requured one has to start at very young age.

Ok I agree in some parts i just don't think it's the most physically enduring sport

Great mentions.only thing is that this is believe not beleive :p

I feel like when it comes to sports, the best way to talk about things is by ceilings when going pro. Tennis is just, that one sport where it's governing bodies internationally hate it, fans feel the need to treat its players like Pomeranians that aren't allowed to do any wrong (basically like jpop idols by their corrupt companies), players are always financially pressured to win, where tennis players are their own companies and brands but operate at a perpetual loss and are forced to fly international thus making expenses... MORE expensive... Rackets are expensive Stringing is expensive Strings are expensive You pay for your own coaches You pay for your own physio You pay for practice/court time Unless you win games, you won't get sponsors If you don't get sponsors, even if you win games, you will never make as much Coaching doesn't pay well You pay for your travel & housing when going to tournaments On top of that, the tennis balls you get don't even last that long, maybe 2 or 3 matches at a high level tops, maybe just half a match... Just starting to play tennis is filled with its costs and trials, too. Depending where you go, you still have to pay for court access (at times) You can't just put a hoop down like basketball or a net for football/soccer, or just throw a ball like American football and baseball You have to pay for a racquet, you need a net, the distance and length of the net matter or else we aren't really playing tennis anymore, depending on the country you live in you might have a reduced number of tennis courts depending where you live now meaning you:re fighting for tennis court space, how about tennis balls? Oh no you broke the strings on your racket, you pay for those, and the string job Cheap racquets exist but sometimes cost more than a basketball, and you need at least 2 unless you have a giant wall, but that's not tennis anymore (wall ball, racquetball, and squash are sports, too) And this is just stuff to consider when just casually playing tennis. Tennis by itself, I don't think is that hard a sport to *PLAY*, it takes on a lot of skills that transfer back and forth into the sport. Throwing a football - serving & smashes The dynamics of swinging a baseball bat/golf club - forehands and backhands How to hit a jab and a cross - volleys (this is a stretch) This isn't even the only sport where knowing how to split step and moving on a dime is a thing, I'm 100% sure that the defensive movements in basketball transfer back to tennis. In tennis, you don't have to communicate with anyone unless this is doubles then sure You are not in any physical contact with your opponent You don't have to learn a bunch of techniques outside of knowing how to spin the ball with volleys, forehands, backhands, and serves, this isn't like judo/BJJ/MMA Tennis is hard as it has a TALL ceiling but it isn't the hardest to start. It's just, tennis requires so much time and money to get good, you may as well never reach that ceiling as you drown in your own debt

Agree, respect!

Phenomenal video! Everyone share this!!!

i think tennis is one of the hardest because of all the techniques you have to learn. Also you have to have great amount of strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, hand eye coordination, etc to play at the highest level.

Stroke production wise, tennis is the most difficult among the other common racquet sports. Matchplay wise, it's less difficult than table tennis and badminton.

You should really check out F1, I believe F1 is the hardest but not comparing between these two.Anyway great video

I realize tennis is not for me, after years of practicing and playing matches since I was a child I come to a decision that I would stop playing the sport, it made my depression worst, the weird part is even if I win a match I still feel depress, it’s the best decision I ever made, I pursue music and arts now, I think I’m pretty good on those things, maybe it’s because I’m too emotional, those fields requires emotional people like me😅

Novak doing Spiderman stuff at 36...

In the clip at 10:34 his feet don’t stop moving once his heels also never touch the ground. What an athletic

I couldn't serve a single shot at my college even though the net was half it's height

well done, but now you need to update for new 25 second rule

500 tennis shots per match on average seems very low. And can’t be the highest of any sport. Any level squash match where players are of a similar standard and can hold a few point rallies will well exceed that. I see tennis as harder in terms of a match, but minute to minute squash just beats it out. Like 5 hours of top level tennis sure that’s doable. But try 5 hours of top level squash and their gonna die

Tennis is more physically demanding than team sports, but nothing is more mentally challenging than getting punched or kicked like in combat sports. Check out Serena gassing out in 30 seconds hitting the heavy bag 🤣

not sure if I have done either at a high enough level to really comment. I play tennis and have boxed. I would say for me personally boxing was the hardest thing I have ever done.

Althoug difficult (no doubt about that) and thinks it’s harder than Football, Basket or Base ball, i have to say Formula 1 and MotoGP is harder! These two are the hardest not only because of the physicallity u need, but also mentally at very high speed, plus it’s only 20 drivers who can come in!!

I don't know, i think that almous everything you said is applicable to professional boxing or other full contact combat sport as MMA, Kickboxing or Muay Thai

100%

When we watch it on TV we are only seeing the finished product..they Make it look easy because of a lifetime of hard work...

how does a player pays on touring just from place to another?

debatable but very interesting

When I was in HS playing on the courts, we would always have hecklers thinking the sport is easy (other athletes too), so I would usually let them try it, none of them ever being able to touch a ball, let only catch up to a decently hit ball by me. But I could catch a football/run a route, make layups and 3s, hit a soccer ball pretty hard/pass well, and keep up with the track team. It's no question the hardest sport second or equal to soccer, not including combat sports. Except when I'm playing bad, then it's the worst sport ever invented, and whoever conceived it was dumb.

The reason he didn't say wrestling boxing or mma is the hardest is because is is not not just a sport its a life style

thing is, this video and the comments are all not well informed as everyone is only making the case for the sports they know well to really know you'd have to have a well rounded knowledge of a lot of sports as well as know bias to the favourite

Totally arguable, most people would say boxing

I'm a tennis player but sports physcologist/experts have made this research and the hardest sport is boxing/martial arts. Then tennis is one of the top non physical contact sport. If tennis balls start hitting your head when you play tennis then you can call it the hardest sport.

Nice summary. I’m compelled to agree mostly because of my own personal bias. Perhaps another note would include how difficult it is to succeed, given that there are barely 150 men in the world that can make a living at it. When you consider the length of a season an that the players are responsible for managing themselves week by week assuming all the costs of travel in the hopes of winning a paycheque, their determination to continue must be fueled by real passion! Team sports will often provide coaching, physio support and have home games in a shorter season. A tennis player that has a family is lucky to have the opportunity to see them with any regularity if they cannot afford to bring them along. Such a lonely sport!

What are your thoughts of badminton

Can you be a freak athlete at almost any sport even mixed martial arts and still have success in tennis?

No boxing is

to make tennis popular again just go best 2 of 3 sets

How does badminton compare to tennis?

Tennis the hardest sport ??? Better look at this !!! : The number of rallies, mean rally time and actual playing time in 30 minutes of play was also compared for the different skill levels and sports. Results showed that playing tennis raised the players' heart rates to 68-70% of their predicted maximum heart rate (PMHR). Playing squash and badminton could raise heart rates to 80-85% of the players' PMHR which was significantly higher than the values obtained for tennis.

Not the name or a video clip of ONE woman mentioned here. Please represent with responsibility.

I'm in seventh grade and I'm the best in my state and am in the top 5 in the southwest

play chess, youll understand pain physically and emotionally, actually.. all types of pain

Each sport is hard on it's own way

*Rugby and the AFL enters the room*

Tour de France: hold my beer. I play tennis btw, tennis is still fun to play that sometimes you forgot that you're tired. Muscle memory also helps with energy efficiency. But cycling? Damn, it's just a progressive journey to hell.

BADMINTON is much tougher version of TENNIS . Believe it or not but that's a fact , As it's the Fastest sport in the world , According to GUINNESS world record

Tennis is very difficult but not the hardest sport cause it’s not the most physical sport

Micheal De Santa: hmmmm

Its also the costliest sport lol😂 i feel bad for any kid in a middle class family trying to be in the atp just to get their dreams crushed by financial problems.

In my opinion f1 is harder way harder s so you have to go 200+ mph with high g forces and the heat from the car(about 50 Celsius or 120f) + braking which takes to full brake about 125kg and all of this for 2 hours you have to have good neck strength and endurance

rafa 2009 was virtually impossible to got beaten

Tennis is not the hardest, i think it actually opposite.

As much as I love tennis, including playing it, can it compare with figure skating or synchronised swimming in terms of coordination? And strength/stamina is so much required in wrestling/boxing, in marathon running, in heavyweight athletics. Other important aspect is the direct menace to life: in extreme sports like moto-jumping or F1 racing the risks are much bigger. So tennis is indeed among hardest, but it takes only a small part of all these other sports’ difficulties

I’m a tennis player and I’m 13 now. Ever since I was 4 I always found tennis a part of my life and it came so easily for me.

man, i wanted to start playing tennis but now you have ruined my dreams.

This isn't a flex but I think tennis is easy as a got to the 1 year skill level in one day

The modern game of mens singles tennis is toughest...wta is nothin Only boxing matches it . The boxing without head gear

Yeah anything you play or like is the hardest. This is what I've come to conclusion after watching numerous YT videos.

13:15 a minor mistake but you jambled em a lil bit hehe

Badminton is harder

Search Robbie Lawler vs Rory McDonald. This is not the hardest sport, not by a country mile.

I dont speak wrong

Triathlon is the hardest

Tennis is a sport for all sizes ranging from under 5, 7 to over 6,10 wait a minute who is under 5,7???? No one in the last 20 years gotcha tennis is a sport played world wide true!!! The average hieght for a male in the world is 5,9 meaning if you are shorter than average by more than a inch or 2 you basically would be first in resent history to make it as a pro. The nba ( also known as the league that height helps you the most)has had people as short a muggie and earl boikins who were 5,3 and 5,5. And come on tennis is more techical than almost every other sport athleticism spectates the best of the best but what sport at the highest level is that not the case. I have seen some questionable people in the department of athleticism with decent size go d1 with being purely technically sound and a good serve. So no I also disagree with tennis being one of the most athletically demanding sports aswell think about football, basketball alcarez nadal monfils all very great athletes but they would not stand out when compared with many nba and nfl athletes