Denis Shapovalov & Andrey Rublev - Citi Open, Washington, DC 2022 Practice [4k 60fps HDR]

[@sodapop912]

Shapo’s strokes are so loose, fluid, and yet so powerful. Insane timing on the ball to hit that well Edit: thank you so much for the awesome video

[@sodapop912]

5:55 god damn look at how flexible his shoulders are.

[@LiamApilado]

He so bouncy

[@weezintrumpeteer]

Shapo's groundstrokes are really nice to watch.

[@yakzivz1104]

Yeah I really like his forehand technique: the way that he turns his shoulders and hips before contact is pretty solid.

[@KeyofDavid5778]

@@yakzivz1104 I completely disagree you can say hello to his racket face that he strikes the ball with as it faces the The Back Fence and now he has to get the the racket face all the way around to the contact point. The timing of doing that is incredibly difficult unless you're super highly talented and a super athlete. Djokovic's forehand is way less complicated. No wonder the guy is so inconsistent now the backhand side is way more Compact and consistent. Just my opinion of 40 years coach in tennis and working with my top player who was in the top 80 in the world.

[@danielmltu]

@@KeyofDavid5778 Which player? If you don't mind me asking.

[@yakzivz1104]

@@KeyofDavid5778 You might be right. My forehand is basic as it comes. LOL

[@bobbyearles4230]

@@KeyofDavid5778 I agree with your sentiments about the racquet face. It's a long and complicated shot for sure. Most players couldn't pull it off. That said, I agree with Yakziv's comment re Shapo's unit turn. He is very intentional about squaring himself to the ball. And he rotates his shoulders so thoroughly, he's almost showing you his back on the forehand side. He's able to harness that movement to create extreme racquet head speed. So while I agree that it's a complicated set of mechanics, it's very beautiful to watch, and when he connects, creates colossal spin and power. I hope he can put it all together to go on a deep run at the US Open and some other slams. Great player to watch.

[@cks2020693]

what an angle, you can really feel the heaviness from Rublev's forehand

[@anthonylam909]

damn, that serve at 4:43 scared the hell outta me.

[@pedrokoury1352]

same here hahaha

[@LiamApilado]

Thanks for your efforts over the years. You've captured the best videos of the pros and have helped alot of tennis players. It's incredible how much of the pros you've seen from the likes of Federer to Alcaraz.

[@12kgpTennis]

Thanks for the kind words - same to you. Not exactly exerting a lot of effort on my part though to get out of the house on a weekend to watch pros hit. I'd be doing this and shooting these vids anyway just for myself personally. All fun to me. You should head out to IW one of these days. Too much good stuff going on and I can't cover 19 practice courts at the same time.

[@LiamApilado]

@@12kgpTennis Awesome, idk why I just saw your reply now but if I go to IW next year I'll for sure tag along with u!

[@tortillasarenotbiceps7622]

I once took lessons from a former 110th ranked player and he was amazing. I can only imagine hitting with these dudes.

[@jerrycallows3906]

shap's one-handed backhand is nice to watch. edberg's pretty good too.

[@TimTheMusicMan]

1hbh, only way to go, too many players cannot handle a 1hbh, the 2hbh and the baseline go hand in hand now, it's easier to learn and yet its so inferior to the 1hbh.

[@LaLa-ht3rp]

Андрюшка и Денис🖤

[@Jdbsbjcj]

Bweeeh unleashed at 1:29

[@garlicbread68]

5:35 rublev wanted to smash something real bad

[@AustinConlon]

He was about to go straight for 12kgp's iPhone.

[@FroozeNy]

sick footage, waiting for Karatsev maybe

[@evanxiongg]

Oh to have that one hand backhand

[@pedrokoury1352]

4:43 got me

[@rubenbrader3039]

How does shapovalov still have a shoulder with that backhand??

[@steveb9667]

I'm confused about the quality of this court in this location. LOL

[@G-Offly]

4:43 rublev serve tennis ball jumpscare

[@EmanueleBianchi]

Which tools do you use to record (camera/phone/wideangle/tripod?)?

[@ilips6588]

Rublev is one of the most technically average players in the top 200..his discipline and constantly agressive play is a great inspiration for us..

[@ManagerMia]

so wrong...... about his technique......

[@petrbolatzky5821]

@@ManagerMia why? Everything he does is very simple and doesnt need any specific abilities like shapovalovs insane shoulder on the backhand or kyrgios insane wrist.

[@ManagerMia]

@@petrbolatzky5821 I was disagreeing about technique being average......it's so clean (forehand) and that in itself is not average at all...

[@sunzui6133]

Isn't the black racquet Shapo is using a Yonex ezone?

[@jpdrgvii6844]

Upcoming 2023 Yonex vcore 95 (Tennis Nerd).

[@ToiletTennis]

Lmao this looks like they are playing at a local park

[@12kgpTennis]

Actually, they are - those are normally public courts at Rock Creek Park in DC. I’ve played on them a number of times.

[@luka3532]

@@12kgpTennis Interesting, so do they resurface those public courts every year before the pros play on them?

[@12kgpTennis]

Not sure they would bother to annually resurface the outside practice courts for the tournament (as opposed to the match courts, which they obviously do before the tournament). Perhaps they do, I don't know.

[@info781]

It is a nice tournament if you don't mind the heat and humidity, on all but the main court you can get close to the players. They have a bunch of clay courts as well, which they use for equipment storage during the tournament.

[@sebastyx974]

Shapo seems to have trouble keeping his balance. Always bouncibg on his forehand

[@anitennislife]

Who cares JJ Wolf, I can see Shapo plays all day

[@たく-z5w]

shapo What racket are you using?

[@chanlegend]

i counted the strings, it seems like a 18x20 racket. Yonex has 18x20 racket?

[@boseongkim6722]

@@chanlegend v core pro

[@icemandl6]

headsize seems a little large for a vcore pro. Probably a prototype 2023 VCore 98 in an 18x20 pattern?

[@Techno98Rocker]

@@chanlegend That is not true. It has a 16x20 pattern. So it will be most likely be a prototype of the 2023 Vcore 95. All the current Vcores have a 16x19 pattern

[@markhuynh7096]

@@Techno98Rocker pros can customise their racquet specs

[@ЛенсЛитрович]

В среднем 8-12 ударов на двоих .потом ошибка🤦

[@Эстет-щ3д]

Waiting for Shapo loses against underdogs! This guy is in close contact with betting companies.

[@dinosartoretto1049]

shapo needs a tough coach to bring out his best tennis. Not polansky!!!!!

[@BornInArona]

backhand sucks from the guy in front

[@danstepanov8700]

Club players

[@Literaduranet]

rublev´s footwork is crap

[@GGGinJe]

Blehhh...blehhh...blehhh.....

[@synhet84]

no it's : *BWEEEHH*