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

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

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.

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

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

That one is a gem among all Tennis TV videos. Great insights.

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.

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

Top notch content, thanks guys

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.

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.

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

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!!

This is more of the content we need to see!

What other insights would you like to hear about?

Love Monfils’ banter to the haters

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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...

Great video! More videos like these please, if only press conferences had more these kinds of interactions...

Amazing questions, especially in the follow ups, fascinating insights.

Top content. Awesome job guys!

THANK YOU ATP FOR PRODUCING THIS KIND OF VIDEOS

this was so good and insightful, please have part 2!

I love this.

Love this idea for a video series, great content, you don't often get to view tennis from the players perspective like this

Love these videos

Great video, I could watch many more players talk about their tactics or strengths. Please do more of these!

What a great series!

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

These tactical insight videos are great.

This kind of messages from tennis pro player really helps me a lot and saves tons of the efforts there! Tennis TV is always improving !!! Pretty damn good insights! Looking forward to see part 2 of it!

Thanks for creating the awesome insightful video!!

Great video !!

Great idea for a series.

It's such an interesting topic!!!

Amazing video! Highly interesting from a player's perspective.

Amazing vid

Awesome video

Sensational video 👍👍👍💪💪

Very good video.

love this series to get into players mind palace

This is a very well edited video, especially coz of the background music

In his mind these shots are simply in his repertoire, not trickshots to show off

Tennis TV is really picking up their content game. Between this and the player quizzes, they've been making excellent videos

I want to hear Alcaraz on how he disguises his drop shots so well. Also from Kyrigos about the whip he gets on his forehand.

I like this type of videos 👍🏻

Wow super video

The thing with a sliced backhand against the big baseliners is, they can get around the ball on their backhand side to bludgeon a forehand in the open court. But when used appropriately to pepper their forehand on the forehand side, it could be very effective. To beat a top spin heavy guy you need to neutralize the top spin from his racquet. A slice rotates the ball in the opposite direction of a top spin, thus keeping the ball low and in turn making the opponent hit a top spinning shot against the torque of the ball.

Good content

You gotta love Monfils!

More. Of. These!

Great video and interviews! The best answer for me is from Casper.

Monfils is such a vibe, definitly someone who I'd love to just chill with

Soon 1 million subscribers. Hopefully

More of these videos

Mike Cation with the hard hitting questions. Love it.

Hahaha not monfils with the mindset behind those trickshots.

I love that hipster music, it reminds me when I was medicated.

Friendly observation: The music mix is so high it bothers while trying to hear the players.

0:22 POV: when the music is so loud, the player has to shout to get one word in

Topspin is the best response to slice. Ala Rafa

Great video !! I don't like players interview from the ATP because they're cringe most of the time and are unrelated to tennis... To hear them talk about strategy and shot selection is however very insightful and interesting, looking forward to part 2

Very good video idea I suggest for the next time Maxime Cressy serve volley, Alex De Minaur physical and stifling game and Andrey Rublev simply crushes the ball with forhand

Dimi 🔥🔥🔥

When can we expect part 2 ?

A very interesting video but the background music is distracting when we are trying to listen to the players.

cool material. it´s curious how Rafa is always a reference to top players. #goatness

Lesson of the day - keep things simple, and trust your intuition.

it's going to be one of my saddest days in tennis when monfils retires. what an inspiration of a player.

Grigor always plays better on days where he hits more backhands going over the ball, but it is one of my favorite shots to watch, his slice, just wish he didn’t resort to it as much as he does when he doesn’t need to

Gael is the man :)

A few I’d like to see Tsitsipas’ inside-in forehand Murray’s lob Alcaraz’s forehand drop shot Wawrinka’s backhand Djokovic’s return of serve

"but me I will be like okay, easy way, BOOM. I open my legs, BOOM between the legs. BOOOM trickshots" I love Gael

Hit better!

Love this idea and please continue the series. But seriously, you don't need poorly mixed background music when players are giving interviews. It's extremely distracting

NIceee

Great video idea. No music needed tho!

Great video. Can't the annoying background music be different???

Why is the second place tied between Dimitrov and Ruud? (1-2-2-3)

7:10 obviously

Hey TennisTV I am in the minority here, but I really like the music in this video can you please tell me what the title is? Thanks a lot.

Ah yes, my favourite tactic: Flair.

When people say I have good half volleys I'm like.... 10:24 - 10:45

That delayed grount should count as hindrance

Nice interviews, but could we lose the backing track? An annoying loop that takes away from what's being said. Thanks.

Gael is so levely( all of them are but gael much more)

Background music is too loud!

you gotta fucking loooove monfils

Danlil could easily win a case against Wimbledon with the International court of Justice. He was discriminated by Wimbledon because of his background. He was judged on bias not by merits, as he is a peace loving man. I hope he sues Wimbledon.

Never slice against Rafa. No brainer.

what monfils says is exactly right, its a game about winning. in badminton, trickshots happens every so often because your body allows it. why not tennis?

Monfils is right for haters

Great video, love the content, but the Chinese water torture music AAIIYEE!

Monfils is the truth.

Background muisc is too distracting.