Auger Aliassime and Shapovalov Practice - IW 2018

[@zhimincai4805]

how beautiful is IW just incredible

[@contrnsmagnificndjoobngtaint]

Watching pros hit is just as entertaining to me as matches

[@awateilrahc]

Both these boys rotate very well, I would t care about missing in practice as its practice, but the weight and shape of these balls is something scary

[@AntonioMac3301]

3:25 YEET

[@MrCheezebrainz]

The year Shapo gets consistent is the year he starts taking slams

[@jeremyalan8917]

Good strong Canadian Boys!

[@kuskut]

Thanks for the post, Joe. Felix just seems to have so much time to hit the ball - on both sides, that you never think he'll hit a bad shot. I know they're young, but I think Felix will eventually become a better player than 'El Shapo', if only because of his focus. Good luck to both!

[@JoePerdue]

Sam Shepard I agree their movement is unbelievable. I can’t tell myself who is better, they are both really fun to watch. Glad I was able to capture this!

[@brianmoney410]

it's great that Denis looks to move forward. it's a lost art with the younger gen.

[@tadficuscactus]

Shapovalov has a great forehand.

[@cristianandrei3154]

Tad Ficus Catus lol

[@Elastiboy20]

Canadian Tennis is going to be in the 2020s what Swiss Tennis was in the 2010s...

[@jjordanlee827]

Ur right!

[@Grexen-bo6zp]

Not quite tho

[@willwahl9225]

Joe thanks for recording this . Wish you can do more videos from these tournaments. the one thing missing from the official recordings is the court level view - as you rightly said " .... sick ..." :)

[@JoePerdue]

will wahl haha I’m glad my ad hoc commentary came through. Unfortunately couldn’t make it down this year but hope to attend and record more of these sessions .

[@danielgilbert1705]

It’s crazy how no one is watching this practice. I’ve been to Cincinnati a couple times and this practice would have at least 100 spectators

[@JoePerdue]

Daniel Gilbert only the side I was standing on was open.. but ya you're right it was still pretty dead ..everyone was waiting for Fed on the other court

[@smashu2]

Don't worry I was watching them practice in montreal I was the only spectator with 5 of tennis canada coach in 2016 I didn't even knew who was shapovalov I only knew Felix. It was not during rogers Cup it was in the middle of the summer.

[@PolKsio]

@@smashu2 how did you know there was a practice here?

[@contrnsmagnificndjoobngtaint]

I wish TV would show this angle more ... tv makes it look so human. Not like this insansity

[@mariushancu4422]

Thanks, make them longer:-) Great court level.

[@thisoldman99]

Watch out for felix

[@harrishkrishna5086]

thisoldman99 agreed mate.

[@bertvanular4007]

Watch out for both

[@MrMartin48705]

Did someone show Shapo where he should hit the ball?

[@jamesmathews36912]

Who's the ninja-coach?

[@mccallofduty9466]

haha

[@mariushancu4422]

Martin Laurendeau, Denis's coach, he's protecting himself from sun

[@jamesmathews36912]

oh, so he's not really a ninja?

[@Jonathan-ol9jy]

james mathews melanoma is a bitch.

[@jamesmathews36912]

True. I'd actually be interested to know the name of that outfit. Is it Japanese?

[@MRB96]

Someone needs to tell these guys to chill if that's just "warm up"

[@LiamApilado]

frozone watching beside shapo

[@nicholo1]

What kind of camera was this shot with ?

[@JoePerdue]

nicholo1 rx100 v

[@AnthonyHirsch]

Future world number one's/future world number 1 and 2

[@AnthonyHirsch]

Canadian tennis is about to prosperrr

[@MP_Tennis]

first 2 minutes Shapovalov makes more mistakes than actual balls in field. Wtf is this :D

[@temonemsadze7214]

vamos felix

[@vlesmeries]

Wow they're really hammering the ball and missing tons. Those folks saying they can hit better are deluded. Go there and try hitting that level of pace and spin back and your racket will twist. Some of those groundstroke howitzers likely hit 100mph.

[@mzitsa4531]

Which shoes is Shapo wearing?

[@JoePerdue]

Isaac zoom reacts

[@peterhansen7410]

There is still work to do with Shapovalov's backhand..

[@surfjabroni]

I think he has to slice more because he is so out of position with his aggressive BH topspin that his opponent just redirects it.

[@peterhansen7410]

I agree, he should use his slice more! His backhand is just to risky, because it's very agressive..

[@angejo5591]

Peter Hansen I guess, he’s only 19 so I mean there’s work for everything in his game

[@danielmaluenda9731]

Shapovalov reminds me of Heath ledger

[@fabiostilton8948]

I have Felix autograph it is gold wurth

[@castagnaf8597]

Felix wrist will be fucked up soon with that swing

[@JoePerdue]

Castagna F what's wrong with it?

[@newt6070]

veryfast

[@qzer1rules2]

A bit more calm guys…

[@dropshot5791]

I have to go teach tennis now. I'm disgusted. Thank you Joe for ruining day.

[@fingersm]

Shapovalov wrist will give out with that racquet he uses! Give him a couple years max

[@fingersm]

Felix needs a better serve

[@maxtennis8546]

Les fautes incalculables qu ils font!!! :)

[@templeislandriven]

wow shapo looks bad here, i see players hit with more pace and consistency at the local club.

[@maximarinsek2555]

No se quien es el jugador derecho y quien es el zurdo pero el zurdo tiene muy poca regularidad, al derecho eso no le beneficia, ademas cuando el juego del otro es bajo uno tiende a bajar su juego

[@--645]

ミスが多いなあ

[@patrickcarson290]

they're both inconsistent. especially shapovalov

[@jeffreyadams648]

Crap tennis

[@Chianwrongwong]

They look like crap during practice

[@JoePerdue]

WONG Wrong yup terrible :p

[@Chianwrongwong]

I play better than them

[@JoePerdue]

WONG Wrong probably ..they play like 3.0

[@Chianwrongwong]

It's not hard to get the ball moving at least 5 times. Idiot. Sometimes I should be playing

[@JoePerdue]

WONG Wrong yes these guys are total hacks. Right after this Felix was practicing with another terrible player, I think his name was Roger Federer or something like that

[@archicad3717]

I don't like Aliassime's forehand, he will have problems with it throughout his career. He hits it with his hand to much bent in the elbow. It needs to be perfectly/almost-perfectly straight like Federer/Delpo/Nadal/Rublev hit it. It something that good players naturally have I think and can be considered as talent.

[@anandviswanathan5369]

I guess Djokovic isn’t a good player then? It’s what works for the players. There is no right or wrong stroke

[@alessandroardu1059]

What? His forehand is simply great, so much speed in the movement (and also great spin)

[@aditvakil8161]

there are plenty of phenomenal forehands that aren't straight arm though. what about fernando gonzalez, or djokovic?