3 Hours on Court... How Did I not Die

Yeah that was a tough one, almost three hours and court to play a 3 set match and that's just the first round of the UTR in Barcelona!
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[@andrewreuter7703]

Why you mogging all your viewers with that thumbnail

[@gladiatorstribe]

😂😂😂

[@LongusMis]

Man, head up high! That was the toughest and best match I’ve seen you play of all the ones you’ve posted. Just keep it up! The guy was good and skilled. You certainly did give him a match. Kudos!

[@gladiatorstribe]

Thank you!! Will definitely do!

[@-Munditimum-]

I have never ever seen you play with such intensity, focus and drive...and you had a serious injury during all this. I don't give a crap about the score and ratings...this was a win for you Grisha. Keep up the good work; your decisions will get better as your confidence grows with the good ones that far outweighed the questionable ones. The wins will follow. As the cliché says, what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. Cheers and thanks for sharing. M

[@gladiatorstribe]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate you saying that! Will keep it up!!

[@alexandredelarue3009]

Thank you so much for your videos, they are so insperational for young tennis players as myself!!

[@gladiatorstribe]

Thank you! Means a lot to know that!

[@ams4764]

New addition to your Glads here☺️ I've been binge-watching (and liking👍) all your videos! You're a fantastic player and you make such great content, keep up the good work!

[@gladiatorstribe]

Welcome aboard! Thank you very much hahahaha Really appreciate it!

[@hrabmv]

❤❤❤ be gentle to yourself...it must get better, i.e it is much much better! your attitude much sharper, and close match! winning comes after playing many close matches first :)

[@gladiatorstribe]

Thank you very much!!

[@tomr6955]

Opponent was getting antsy in the start of the 3rd after that break, I think next time just play really solid and make him play and he'll miss. Just my $0.02.

[@kieranfarrell1656]

Wild that Djokovic and nadal went for 2 times that, just an insane level of fitness

[@jonathanchen1026]

Solid opponent. Tough match, you played well. Just need to make those put away volleys at the net count! Did you get a haircut/trim? Go for that Casper Ruud look instead of the Tsitsipas 😂

[@tiesveltman8254]

Wow your opponent was one of the best I've seen so far, and you give him a hell of a match!

[@gladiatorstribe]

Thank you very much!!

[@circuitdesign]

6:47 That ball looked in! Bwaaahaha!

[@alexandertrost8498]

100% it was in

[@user-qd6qd7zo7p]

Hi Grisha, you once talked about strings for head gravity and I don't recall which video it was. Could you remind me pls? Keep up the good work :)

[@gladiatorstribe]

I'm not sure which one you're talking about. I use the razor soft 1.25!

[@geoduckgame]

3 hours is insane! Sorry you lost. You should be proud of your endurance though, you stayed in it and took that second set!

[@gladiatorstribe]

Thank you very much! Way more tiring when you lose a match like that 😂😂

[@Teerexy]

Big fan! Keep up the hood work

[@nathanmiller6051]

Best wishes Grisha 🙏👊🙋‍♂️😔 a tough one forsure

[@shipwreck8847]

Man this one was painful because this match was yours and you played so well Grish. In fact, you've been leveling up your game so much since you started this little journey with us. I can see the definite improvements with your stroke, court penetration and your movement. You also don't look uncomfortable on the court like you did in your initial videos when you first started. But I think sometimes you're still plagued by some shot decisions for example when you were up 2-0 in the 3rd set, For some odd reason you hit 2 drop shot attempts. The first attempt just brought him to the net and he killed the ball, and the 2nd one didn't even make it over the net. And while you're right that a drop shot, you should redrop sometimes, I think the 2nd attempt you could still hit a backhand angle wide. I think maybe next time try to believe in yourself and don't pull the rip cord and try to force the point to be over because you want it over faster. Because at this level, you need to really have him off on one side of the court in the far back court to make sure he doesn't get to it. But overall, you should be proud of how you are changing your game and progressing. I think in the past you wouldn't have even taken a set off of this type of player and you were frustrating him enough that in the 3rd set he screamed in anguish. Keep this up and in the near future you will conquer these players. Just play with that aggressive yet steady approach. Keep posting, they are so fun to watch. I keep rooting for your success!

[@gladiatorstribe]

Thank you so much for the feedback and for the analysis of the decision making. Really appreciate it! Will definitely work on that

[@ugly-casanova]

Unfortunately you really threw away the point at 4:5 and 40:40. It happened to all of us on big points - I can relate very well ;) Keep your head up high, you played a fantastic match!

[@user-zf3ue4nr5g]

This is so brutal~ Your opponent looks like the combination of Sock and Paul lol

[@gladiatorstribe]

😂😂

[@yourbroadrian7133]

Love the video. Clearly you gotta work on that big point mentality, you had so many chances man. The mistakes aren't the issue, it's how you made them by going for ridiculous decisions during those big points sometimes or rather often. Maybe simulate more pressure situations in training and try taking them seriously, you will surely improve and get those W's. I like watching your tennis a lot keep at it :)

[@gladiatorstribe]

Thank you very much! Defitely gotta work on those!

[@gab_ale]

He needs to make some bets while training to raise the pressure. LOL.

[@rds4629]

geez, hope you can recover in time for the other matches... you played well. I kep tthinking the other guy was on the verge of self-destructing.

[@gladiatorstribe]

Hahahaha it was definitely an emotional one 😂

[@johnthurston7783]

Great content nice guy to nice to win them all ...a good thing

[@tomr6955]

8:23 clearly in, if slow it down you can see it bounce well inside.

[@edwardypark]

Great match! Seems like you had real success going to his backhand in the beginning of the 2nd and middle of the 3rd set. It seems like you went away from that at other times during those sets. If you agree, why do you think that is?

[@juliomariet5712]

hola grisha una lastima .veo que cuando pegas el drive inclinas y recargas hacia atras aveces levantas la punta del pie y otras directamente recargas en la izquierdas .bueno vamos con todo al proximo partido

[@gladiatorstribe]

Muchas gracias! Es un error que no paró de hacer desde pequeño 🤯

[@gab_ale]

When are you going to play Felix or Karue? 😆 Those would be very entertaining matches.

[@Brudda97]

Hey Grisha! Just curious what are your racquet specs? Are you just using an off the shelf Gravity? Or do you customize it?

[@gladiatorstribe]

I did customize it!

[@lewis8247]

@@gladiatorstribe switching to the Radical Pro anytime soon?

[@aristidispetropoulos138]

What a video❤

[@MK-------]

Good match Grisha. What is your UTR or USTA rating?

[@gladiatorstribe]

It's 12.something

[@user-fb3en9ve4y]

You have the skill. I think some problems you have are psychological. It's that split 1 second lapse in concentration and decision making. You've to ask yourself are you trying to sabotage your ownself (unconsciously) by not concentrating fully and why are you doing that? (only you will know!). Perhaps somewhere in you, you don't believe you can go higher or are good enough. The fact is you are a skilled and talented tennis player, if only you could get out of your own way.

[@gladiatorstribe]

You definitely have a point here !

[@carlocarli6936]

Maybe the reason why you didn't hold your breaks in the third set was the injury. Between the end of the second set and the beginning of the third, you looked totally in control of the match.

[@gladiatorstribe]

It's honestly very possible!

[@highsocietyskate]

Looking like your home courts??

[@gladiatorstribe]

Yep!

[@crystalizzeable]

The opponent has such a nice technique

[@funnychannel592]

обидно то как) ну играл хорошо, удачи!

[@gladiatorstribe]

Спасибо 😂

[@cardosismo2566]

Podrías hacer un vídeo en español para nosotros los latinos. Gracias y saludos

[@SamuelMcConnell43]

What happened to Areg?

[@ravishingnick]

at 14:59 you didn't attack the ball and hit the smash. That's when I knew you weren't gonna win the match. You were hesitant

[@ilyakozlov9230]

Роскошно!

[@user-me5ss1es6j]

Вообще ничего страшного, все проигрывают.. всё у тебя ещё впереди!

[@gladiatorstribe]

Спасибооо!

[@gab_ale]

When did the channel name change?

[@gladiatorstribe]

Yesterday 😂

[@bigbrain6966]

Need to be a bit more patient with the points but then the match could have lasted even longer so maybe you were right.

[@gladiatorstribe]

Hahha hard to tell. Do need more patience sometimes tho, that's true 😂

[@nikitatatyanin7144]

Where did the beard go?

[@gladiatorstribe]

🫢🤭

[@jpg6113]

You can't get broken so many times in the 3rd fr

[@gladiatorstribe]

I guess I can 😂

[@LOONWERK]

Mate you need to start eating and lifting and you will have made it through that match.

[@ilyaba]

Sorry, but I never saw you that unfocused since I started watching your channel, did something happened in life? And what about training with coach, didn't you start doing it? (might help you with focusing when you leading in the match). Best of luck in next match.

[@italianharris]

great match, however its so esy to see that you have speed u the match - by using a video software editor, you can tell its too fast the movement overall, my suggestion is not to use it - let it be real

[@gladiatorstribe]

I'm not speeding up the footage 😂😂 I'll take that as a compliment 😂

[@uchihasasuke7436]

these people yo lmfao@@gladiatorstribe

[@IsaacPeachey]

stay aggressive.

[@mitchell6455]

Your opponents backhand was clearly much weaker than his forehand. Surprised you played to his FH as often as you did throughout the match. IMO, you would’ve won in straights if you had a better plan during the match.

[@gladiatorstribe]

Might look like that on the highlights but I did play mostly to his backhand in that match

[@shipwreck8847]

@@gladiatorstribe I noticed you were trying to play to his backhand. But sometimes when players like this play a bunch of matches they are used to players trying to play to their backhands as this isn't new for them so they have developed counters measures for your strategy.