Analyzing Juan Martin's Del Potro Powerful Forehand

Patrick Mouratoglou "The Coach" analyzes Juan Martin Del Potro's killer forehand following his retirement from professional tennis.
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[@jontip]

Brilliant analysis that covers areas often missed in other Delpo forehand breakdowns.

[@wanzacharywanisa5762]

He flattens the forehand a lot more than other players. This is the biggest reason why he hits huge forehands

[@tbansal80]

Wow. Only experts like him can notice these things. Brilliant analysis ! We all will miss his legendary forehand. I remember his US open final against Roger Federer , he was smashing his forehand winners against Roger. We all will miss him ! What a legend !

[@abhijitubale]

You didn't include that he uses the Eastern Forehand Grip which gives you explosive power too. Something RF also uses too.

[@YSMiracle]

An eastern grip hits flatter but it's not equal to more power. A lot of big hitters use semi-western or western forehand.

[@kunalpatel618]

Power is independent of grip

[@commondirtbagz7130]

Grips don’t have a discernible effect to shots on tour. Also Roger doesn’t use Eastern he uses a hybrid.

[@TproTennis]

Coach your right!!! The shoulder was the key factor 🤔my swing partner is kind of the same with del bt had No Power, since I started using my shoulder! My Forehand became massive 💪 thanks for sharing Mom

[@chrisseanbaldwin]

Great analysis of a HUGE forehand

[@TravelPortugalBrasilTPB]

Nice analysis. Saw the Olympics final against Murray. Thank you. Greetings from the beautiful Algarve to all 👍🌞🤗🗺️💯

[@oreb05]

Thks Mr Patrick by far very insightful your video deeply thks as always !

[@sk3lat0n]

Excellent Video!

[@lukekisob6184]

Lovely analysis…it really inspires learners like us

[@Ockv74]

Thanks coach great video!!!

[@emjay2045]

Poetry in Motion

[@juancarlosmartinezabellan5804]

Can you describe in a next vídeo the powerful serve of Hubert Hurkazc? I love the motion he makes when he is serving.

[@MrSamara666]

Thank you

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

great analysis- the full arm extension provides alot of power.

[@adithyavasudevan4036]

I wish Patrick would do a camp in India. One of the best coaches I've seen when it comes to simple explanations of complex phenomena

[@emmanuelcannou2433]

I think Juan Martin del Potro and Steffi Graf have the same forehand movement. It would be interesting to compare the two in slow motion.

[@campoabellan]

Hurkacz´s serve deserves a brilliant analysis like this one.

[@Nopanop]

Hey patrick, any role of the forehand grip used in the power? If so how much?

[@rickpeck9892]

Te lo resumo... Ese brazo derecho era un GATILLO... Y los pelotazos eran MISILES TELEDIRIGIDOS... Hasta Roddick "padecio" sus "aces..." Cuando el Flaco estaba "inspirado", era INTRATABLE... Como se lo extraña... Un ANIMAL!!..

[@Kibinishi]

I’m 5’9”… I can only dream to hit Delpos Forehand lol

[@sidharthicon6300]

I am 6'2", can I copy his forehand ???

[@iMMORTAL-bn5rv]

Its easy to slam fast flat balls w decent technique, but only if you are very tall you can also put 90% of them in.

[@kaafaa8036]

Hello Patrick, Can u analyse NIck Kriygos forehand, because he as big power with other technic, like a slap

[@tiger1701]

Can you analyze Alcaraz forehand next?

[@MiS-jy4gm]

c'mon Patrick you missed one very important fact in your analysis DelPo is hitting the ball on the rise. I said - very important - because he can hit his flat FH downwards and still clear the net, and second the ball on the rise has higher level of energy than the one that passed the bounce peak, that energy adds up to energy created by the high Swing weight of his racquet and we get that beautiful FH that we all love.

[@futarydary]

Plus that his racket barely ever face the ground. There's no 'pat the dog' bullshit. Just pure pace.

[@bigua1428]

We missed you Delpo ¡¡¡

[@Max_Cherry]

I do not see any 'wrist whip' in the Del Potro forehand. Wrist whip is very misleading as it is a result of other means of accelerating the racket, what we actually see is the wrist laying back as a natural consequence of his leg drive and hip rotation.

[@7676maga]

i love Fernando Gonzalez's forehand. Pleaseeeeeee

[@stex5026]

I really wonder if his particular way of striking the FH had anything to do w/ his wrist injury... It did look like he placed more strain on his wrist than other players..

[@knife_ear152]

Delpo is 6'6 no?

[@ajkorras]

198 cm is 6'6''' :P

[@stevengujsky24]

Let’s see… really big, Uber coordinated elite athlete = massive power. There are bigger guys than delpo ( but not many) but non are as athletic as he was.

[@dastanprobg2071]

No problem with teaching kids this forehand, but you have to consider that many balls would go to net or long.

[@Irfan87]

Having a huge wingspan helps lol.

[@th8257]

His forehand technique is almost old fashioned looking.

[@ProfessorBoooty]

Tall guy = big serve , forehand

[@jz77096]

Topspin is overrated. High pace flat shot is king - if you can be in position to hit it lol. That's why Delpo can beat Federer in his prime.

[@natejs260]

90% angle 😂

[@Creees]

Wrist breaking. His forehand is wrist breaking

[@RB-lw8go]

Patrick likes to talk. All Delpo does is rotate. Simple

[@user-dc4lr7fu1r]

C'est un menteur, il copie sur les autres entraîneurs en particulier les parents qui sont entraîneurs. C'est un manipulateur, il ne connaît rien. Si vous voulez des informations contactez Mr Rezai

[@kaafaa8036]

ben fais nous des vidéos au lieu de le traité loool