America's Next Tennis Hopefuls

Follow a day at The Bollettieri Tennis Academy with America's next tennis hopefuls Ryan and Christian Harrison. There on scholorship, the two boys meet with five different coaches throughout the day including the man himself, Nick Bollettieri.

[@titomaquito5079]

why does ryan say i want to be 1 in the world. his first goal should be winning a match in a atp tournament.

[@Ken-ef6re]

At the time of this video he already won an atp main draw match

[@SteveEpic1212123]

Hes just a rich kid

[@locngo]

Ryan's forehand is like electric shocked chicken wing

[@manamiemyr]

and they will remain "hopefuls" ps. I also find it ironic, that the 2 most successful players that came out of these american elite tennis academy are japanese and russian lol

[@Won4All]

not that i disagree but what about agassi and williams brothers?

[@timsmith6532]

Who is the Japanese player?

[@Won4All]

kei nishikori

[@timsmith6532]

John Won how is he the biggest player he isn't in his prime yet haha

[@KingYahshua]

Tim Smith won about 3 to 4 tournaments in just 2015, skyrocked to a world #4, and he isn't in his prime?

[@Thrashpowerpush]

Wow Ryan has such a deep voice for a sixteen year old

[@iwnunn7999]

I was just thinking the same thing. He sounds much older.

[@treehornjack1081]

HGH

[@jigsterify]

They both have great strokes but mentally they just don't seem to have it. Ryan to me just reminds me of a deer in headlights, looks sort of scared out there. You really need the mentality of someone who has no fear and knows they are going to win no matter what.

[@JokeManAP]

Cant believe ryan is like 150th ranked in the world and docent seem to be going anywhere in the ranking spot

[@Chris-nw2lf]

doesn't

[@isaacmo6501]

He’s like top 60 now

[@tomasreznicek]

Now, he doesn’t even dream of 150th

[@HCNguyen86]

LOL @ the old tennis coach. He is just like a classic boxing coach !

[@YuzukiEba]

ah man i wish i started tennis at 8 with a coach

[@YuzukiEba]

+YuzukiEba and had wealthy parents of course, thats a big advantage

[@espada1607]

YuzukiEba I understand this is from 2 years ago but listen, you don’t have to start at a young age just to be good at tennis just look at McEnroe. All it takes is hard work and dedication and a strong mind you don’t need all this counseling, physical trainer shit you can do all that on your own it all depends on how strong your mind is

[@alexutzu24ianuarie]

These guys aren't even in the top 100 and they thought they can be nr. 1

[@jackmascone5993]

ur crazy

[@misevibre]

Jack Mascone No, he is not....neither of them are in the top 100....

[@vladimirjovancevic591]

John Peckerson It is same when they say about endi marej he will be n1 and some big company investing in him to he promote them and they was wrong.

[@ihateuutube]

"My goal is win all of the Slams more than once." - Donald Young

[@marcosp7053]

hahahahhhaa

[@beanz323232]

i wonder how good i would be if i grew up getting pampered and coached like this. rather then playing with my friend in a small town 3 months a year.

[@LzPwns]

Its not just how much you play, its also about the quality of coaching. Nick has coached a lot of people to number 1, so thats why he charges a lot.

[@andrewtran6669]

Although things didnt go as expected for Ryan, he's been having a good run this year, and I feel that's good for him, winning French doubles and making it to some finals

[@AmazingGames1990]

Let me put it this way. If you don't have the passion to train hard, you aren't going to amount to anything. Results are accomplished through relentless dedication and hard work. It's not enough to think that you're good enough. You have to have that constant desire to want to improve.

[@BriSoFly13]

should read "OPEN" by Andre Agassi, reveals a lot about how much Nick really knows about tennis

[@livexthexlife192]

ryan harrison and christian harrison? WOW fun wathcing this cuz now ryan harrison is ranked in the top 100 and had a great match vs djokovic. cant wait to see his brother play in the big leagues

[@shoobibear44]

thank you

[@nsebast]

My God everything is so technical. How can they not crack under the pressure to remember all that shit.

[@reuelray]

Well said, please post this on fb, twitter and every where else.

[@forfun2day]

I actually met christian in california at the easter bowl, and a few things to say. 1. he is really polite and nice 2. He is SMall so dont think size means everything, it def. helps but u can do anything u set ur mind to

[@polkadot1313]

There is a bunch of things but money is like the key. True, you need determination and a natural talent, so props to them.

[@silverfang1122]

@disman88 Mansour's Bio grew up in Tehran, Iran, in a hovel. He learnt to play with a broom handle and a ball. He wasn't able to play tennis on a court as a boy -when he sneaked on with a homemade racket he was beaten to within an inch of his life by a guard and his racket snapped in front of him. He grew up to become a tennis player in Iran, only for the sport to be banned. He eventually escaped to Paris. He missed his best years in tennis but went on to become tennis' greatest entertainer!

[@jdlmbgh]

They got tha MIC! oh they will win ANYTHING all they need is a 1980's hearing aid, couple heart atacks anda good montage! :D

[@mik3tagaming712]

I wish somebody would train with me and teach me like that all I got when I practice is myself and the wall

[@AtlantisArch]

the old one has a really nice forehand. smooth and efficient.

[@atalayapark]

Much respect to this family for their commitment and determination

[@Jecsen93]

it's so great being rich

[@appppppppple]

they needed more people to hit with and a good coach the man nick b

[@shoobibear44]

when you hit a forehand you're supposed to have your arm and racket all in the same vertical line. The older kid's wrist bends when he loads up and his arm is parallel to the ground

[@jpfist707]

Bolliteri's is a puppy mill for tennis!!!

[@schwozluv8364]

We already saw where one of them went absolutely no where

[@appppppppple]

bolleterris gives scholarships to people from all over the world

[@sgmr4]

i wish i could play tennis as much as these guys. aiba...

[@mattwell7790]

Well... Like he said he was used to stepping into the ball to generate power. By sitting you cant step into the ball. They were teaching him to turn his shoulders to help generate power as well.

[@mason6dukeofyork]

I see your point though. At least we're both tennis fans!

[@MrGreedy1004]

I absolutely agree with you :)

[@momosenpai06]

i like more the swing of the younger harrison than the other one.

[@orals2]

@disman88 the fact that they have money shouldnt underestimate the effort thry are giving in order to succeed, pepole with so much motivation inspire me anyway.

[@ArranPage]

@radioflyer96 No mate, sorry. Tennis is very different. Footwork, core strength and upper-bodily strength are very important. Ping ping relies much more on wrist flexibility and quick reflexes.

[@ChazzaBoi100]

i want to play tennis competitively but like u all say it just isnt cheap nd watching these 2 play doesn't encourage people it makes them envious. having a lot of money doesnt make a person good at the sport but it certainly helps. not everyone has enough money to get the required tennis gear let alone get personal training, these kids dont know how lucky they are

[@jtatsiue]

Ryan seems to be progressing nicely. He's had some big wins this year, beaten Carsten Ball twice, took Gulbis to 3 sets, qualified for an ATP event in Memphis before losing to Isner, he split matches against Jesse Levine (former NCAA champ) and he's earned around 90 grand in prize money, not too shabby. Will he be world no. 1? Probably not but he's got a chance to make it into the top 50 within the next few years, if he can do that he'll make a nice living by qualifying for majors.

[@Axcelaration]

your exactly right

[@JoshNelsonIMC]

Just saw Ryan compete in the US Open 2nd Round and he competed like a true champion. I think he has the potential to be the next Great American player.

[@marcosp7053]

This didn't age well

[@Jtak27_]

yes if you work hard and keep on playing and win tournaments

[@sassizzle1]

Ryan Harrison is actually extremely good at tennis. Everyone who says this kid is bad is quite ignorant. I literally just watched play a close match against Roger Federer. I'd be surprised if he wasn't in the top 50 by the end of the year

[@dillydallyyyy]

yes, always follow your dreams im in your case, im 13 and i have won 7 Level 2 national championships, and one super National in USTA..... its never to late =]

[@artofrandomnes]

Challenger Accepted

[@AubreyJeanette]

i love their eyes!!

[@Yondaime29]

@DonChilenito I know the feeling .... !You're 110% right there....

[@Ivirikos]

and they say money dosent give hapiness but it gives you many opportunities.

[@shoobibear44]

that makes alot of sense considering he trained some of the best tennis players on the planet

[@ProfessorFatts]

Yeah man good point

[@carsalbuja]

haha i love these guys, practiced with them good memories. They have always trained really hard, pat work their butts off lol amazing coach, money doesn't make a player people. go boys u deserve it.

[@danielmartin191]

that kids who make it are the ones no one sees coming

[@YoRepLay]

omg ! i just relised i seen this guy play Tsonga in the davis cup yesterday ! i knew i knew him from somewhere

[@JoshuaMari]

@W3nGalanG I understand your point now, and I have no come back because I have little knowledge of Nick. Thanks.

[@Rewruio]

I play good but I'm getting better. Here in India people are starting to support tennis more

[@heyufool1]

@theantt21 Doesn't mean we can't play for recreation, tennis is still incredibly fun.

[@slatz20]

He s very good, he played 5 sets vs David Ferrer in round of 64 in Wimbledown. Impressive...

[@rooksaiz]

Whenever I play this video, the pokemon theme song keeps popping in my head.

[@RyanConfediro]

they used to train down here at Newks, good kids

[@Johntkr]

Christian Harrison, the younger player of the two in this interview, was the highest-ranked 14-year-old in the world. The older brother, Ryan Harrison, turned pro, which includes playing in the Australian Open this year.

[@Heliass94]

You shouldn't say that. Ryan Harrison was ranked no.7 in the world as a junior, and his highest atp-ranking was at No. 43 in the world.

[@lachlananimecat699]

Tell me when he breaks top 20.

[@gloss26]

Nice ad 4 Nic.

[@heema_9451]

I don't understand why people are lambasting children for saying "they want to be no1" isn't that EVERY player's dream? The fact that they're not close to it shouldn't mean they were wrong to answer the question.

[@619Shadowblade619]

You guys do know that Ryan Harrison is at the Wimbledon open right?

[@doctornov7]

They play tournaments every month. Lucky.

[@ConnVickt]

I couldn't stop thinking about what Andre said about him this whole time!

[@manufcrules]

yes...it's too late...but you might still play college if you're good enough. I started at 14 and played College on scholarship.

[@iangmoney09]

lz10434 Ryan Harrison is already on the ATP tour and is currently ranked 248 in the world, he was a wildcard in the Australian Open. So I guess what I'm saying is you're wrong

[@ProfessorFatts]

Osaka Mayor's cup is a grade A under 18 tournament. The biggest in the world excluding grand slams. Ryan won it aged 15. He no plays all the senior grand slams. Christian won Les Petit Aces which is the biggest U12 tournament in the world and held in France. They made quarter finals of the US open in doubles at men's level last year. Not sure if that means anything to you, but its a big deal. You only reach your goals if you know exactly what you want.It's not arrogance.

[@aonutube]

this is how they were born

[@krakou2]

the forehand just had too much spin...how too drive through the ball... I have a forehand that lacks penetration, any hints on how to improve my follow through?

[@heyufool1]

@theantt21 Same, I started a few years ago but only became very interested recently. It's too late for us to be the next Federer, but that doesn't mean we still can't work to compete in competitions. We just won't be #1. Sad, but true.

[@TheExiledTexan]

John Isner (No. 9 I think?) played in college and only decided to be a pro at 21. There's always a chance.

[@AI3LBJ]

i wish i had these facilities.

[@andygaro1]

Yeah....tickets are quite expensive....but you can always queue up from 4am and hope for the best !! looooooooool

[@samurai7411]

i would give anything to be able to train like this and make my dream a reality

[@theLAngeles1]

the title is wrong. USA is not all america. america is central north and south together. U.S tennis players are the U.S' next tennis hopefuls

[@champ1193]

same but some of us are well rounded so

[@ThePacemaker45]

Wow, Is this Ryan Harris?, same guy i just watched play Djokovic some days ago, and now he is in the top one hundred, cool shit.

[@slatz20]

i started playing tennis with 24 years..- wimbledon is my goal...nobody can stop me...

[@DaBeSToFIRaWnESS]

@syncroneyes Thanks for sharing bro.

[@Lil7672]

Lol Ryan harrison is the Anthony Bennett of mens tennis, first one to show a little shine from his generation, but he seems to never get better ( but does he really have that much talent like they say in this vid?), looks like dimitrov, raonic and nishikori all have superior talent than him. He plays very similar to roddick, but nowhere near roddick's level at the same age

[@oscarcp2301]

looks like..he defeat dimitrov 2 days ago..yesterday karlovic..

[@tennisgrl1215]

their dad coached them before they moved and he still does

[@ski240ify]

hah yeah right... ryan played in the australian open first round...hes pretty good

[@stopkitten]

@Flownomenal yeah dude but there dad pat is their coach and got them started and they went to newks for basically free so they didnt really need to spend that much money and im not sure what your talking about cause ryan reached 8 in 18's itfs

[@tomenbobbie]

They are good

[@ProfessorFatts]

@ThePeacemaker45 Hey man, it's cool that Andre is your hero. He's a great player but it is by no means inspiring especially to an up and coming player. He had a tough ride but you should probably read his book...

[@Prankcafe]

a true champion is someone who can win without any of this. I'm lucky here in Canada I have a private coach. A friend of mine that moved here is almost as good me, but did it by himself without anything. I respect him more than I respect myself.

[@sdn14]

I thought that I recognized this kid when I saw him playing at the US Open!

[@cornkake42]

yea i have to go work hard at the court everyday, run sprints and do crunches, i dont get awsome trainers and stuff

[@lachlandalton]

I actually like the look of the younger ones forehand better

[@3Nex]

I started with 24 too. I'll race you to the top!

[@silverengland]

I wonder if they paid to train in the academy or Bollettieri gave them scholarships. I played for USC 15 years ago and my 5 and 7 year old boys are pretty good. Would love to have Bollettieri takes a look at them.

[@rambomonkey101]

its not whether we think you can make it its whether YOU believe you can do it

[@nadalrocks941]

but andre hated tennis all his life until he made it on to the pro tour he was forced to hit hundreds off balls a day....but i still agree he is inspirational! :]

[@lawlitssoo1n]

@eastcoastprepstah it's more like a factory, if they don't see potential in you, then they don't really focus on you and just put you w/ other kids at your level

[@MissKomplexx]

@Alexandahls LOOL the prince of tennis...Ryoma would definitely say that if he saw them play :P