Jannik Sinner Birthday Match! Vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis - 2022 Western & Southern Open

World #12 Jannik Sinner (Italy) turned 21 years old on the day that he played Thanasi Kokkinakis, World #90 (Australia), in the first round of the 2022 Western & Southern Open. Sinner is one of the brightest young tennis stars but almost had his birthday spoiled by Kokkinakis, who was playing incredibly well. Sinner won a marathon match 6-7(9), 6-4, 7-6(6).
Enjoy the match highlights - now with a scoreboard! - in 4K, 60FPS from the front row. Filmed on DJI Pocket 2.
00:00 First Set Highlights
05:50 First Set Tiebreak
08:57 Second Set Highlights
14:40 Third Set Highlights
21:33 Final Tiebreak Highlights
23:18 Match Point

[@TimelyAdventure]

Front row courtside reveals how the game is really played more than the TV angle. Great filming and great editing.

[@williamb19]

Agree!

[@commondirtbagz7130]

Yes. Literally everyone says that on these vids

[@mattias9411]

yeah I was just going to say, this angle is amazing

[@RobBlanzy]

All tennis matches need to be recorded like this one, class for sure!

[@hardikbhalani89]

thats the reason front row ticket prices are sky rocket and they dont want to show us that angle in TV

[@litamtondy]

@@hardikbhalani89 TV angle is better to watch the match overall, that's why they use it.

[@leonarddai4998]

you can"t see if the ball went out or not

[@Tennis214]

How can anyone watch this and think… you know what I’d rather watch pickleball.

[@themostunluckykid]

Because most people can't relate to this level of tennis. It's so drastically different than rec play that rec tennis might as well be called a different sport.

[@danielcraig2343]

@@themostunluckykid is it that different? I mean, at the 4.0 USTA level, we do similar things. Minus some MPH of course, and a bit less topspin.

[@Back2Zack]

@@danielcraig2343 i get what you're saying. But in the same line of reasoning, we also do the same thing on a ping pong table... get what i mean? The gap is actually astounding if you experience it up close.

[@jz77096]

@@danielcraig2343 lol yes, that's why it's completely different. You can't even hit back a rally ball from these guys. You've never seen a full blast shot in a match like this.

[@testplatform582]

I enjoy watching tennis at this level and camera angle. But I’m learning about PB and see common enjoyable elements like placement, wrongfooting the opponent, finesse, etc. They also exist in table tennis and badminton.

[@finditukcom]

Fantastic camera angle...you really get the true perspective of how the players hit the ball!

[@youtubegeek6286]

I can’t thank enough for such a great video!

[@ptso]

Thanks for the nice words! Glad you liked it!

[@leoa543]

This is the best court level viewing play I've ever set my eyes on. I've finally got a nice front row seat! A score sign on a court level shooting is a big plus as well.

[@ptso]

Thank you for the nice comment!! Glad you enjoyed!

[@notpickleball]

What a thriller of a match! Starting from the first point to the exciting finish. The real birthday gift was given to us for such an exciting and competitive match.

[@VenusWilliams]

happy birthday! fun match to watch

[@gnerd07]

Absolutely fantastic video. Looking forward to seeing more of these

[@huntersnider9621]

Better quality than my eyeballs! Thanks for sharing.

[@TricksterKev]

You're right, this is better than TV lol. Thanks for uploading this!

[@sandyr6241]

Amazing view. Great match. Thank you.

[@hadiz23]

your video production is exactly what i've always been looking for. instant subscribe!

[@ptso]

Thanks for the nice comment!

[@facundofernandez5531]

This is amazing bro.Great video.Thanks for upload it

[@suhaibalhabsi7860]

WOW MAN THIS QUALITY IS A PLEASURE TO THE EYES, PLZ UPLOAD AS MUCH AS YOU CAN

[@ptso]

THANK YOU!

[@allansmith8643]

This is absolutely bonkers it just show how hard is to be a pro and play at that exceptionally high level!.

[@vishalmattoo]

This view really tell how they actually play..its the best camera view ever any tennis lover.

[@zerodegrekelvin2]

Thank you so much for sharing court-level video, image so sharp, better than "official" channel 8-) !!

[@fang.clarkec7584]

Love this camera angle. Wish we had the option to choose this angle every time we watched a match

[@mattiastennis]

Take note TENNIS TV- This is how all your videos should look like! Well done ptso and thanks a lot for this great footage!

[@Funkytrip73]

Tennis TV just uses the footage from what the tourney organizers is giving him. He is not recording it himself. You should redirect your request to those organizers. Actually, there is some kind of hype tournament where this is the default camera angle. That tourney where tennis players get nicknames and can use some kind of power ups.

[@ptso]

Thanks so much Matthias! Glad you enjoyed it

[@mattiastennis]

@@Funkytrip73 I have mentioned it to them in the comments to nil avail. When they did start doing this angle I and others gratefully thanked them for it and supported them to make it the default. However, the overhead view has remained..

[@akenoval8287]

amazing video. thank you!

[@alanchong7513]

This is awesome..Bit old now but very exciting to watch this!!

[@periurban]

Great coverage.

[@80mbeats]

This angle demonstrates the beauty of tennis

[@sergheigarau514]

Nice video, thanks!

[@DonYang73]

That was hard fought, man…. Great match both

[@tochiethelbop6449]

Kokkinakis' ill-fitting shorts was indubitably a factor in the outcome.

[@marcobarrella7657]

such a great point of view

[@jackschieferdecker4656]

Man this is fun to watch

[@tiesveltman8254]

LOVE IT!!!

[@user-zp4ji6lk5b]

こういう試合が一番テニスやりたくなる

[@n2kos]

if only all tv was this good!

[@chammo10]

This grandstand court at Western Southern is legit the best court in tennis

[@cangnguyen1407]

Quality video!

[@xscariex]

amazing video bro thank you for sharing

[@user-rw9pb9vj7d]

Great video.

[@albertozabeo77]

Way Way better than tv: i can say if a shot is out or in before the player hit cause the fantastic camera angle and definition.

[@filippotennis]

what did you use to film in such high quality? great video

[@ptso]

Thanks for watching! I used a DJI Pocket 2, it’s portable and comes with a stabilizer

[@federicomejia2062]

Both players played very good tennis level

[@Keizeranvers]

Hello! Awesome video! What did you use to record this? thanks!

[@ptso]

Thanks Yuzu! I used a DJI Pocket 2, which has a built in gimbal stabilizer

[@eduardbella825]

Super👏👍

[@joanisapro]

First thank you for this!

[@ptso]

Thanks for watching!

[@rowingocean]

Very nice.

[@whatsfordinner1695]

Great video! Jannik really needs to improve his volleys @0:25

[@LiamApilado]

😍

[@ptso]

This means a lot! Your channel is an inspiration Liam!

[@Amitbeats21]

This camera angle needs to be implemented more on TV.

[@meinsouza]

yeah, not too shabby, I would say they are both NTPR 4.0 or 4.5

[@garlicbread68]

i just realized Kokk always looks back when he hits a backhand /slice .

[@pierpaoloroccatelli4582]

i ve never noticed how much Kokkinakis moves his head during the backhand shot! interesting...

[@n.s.3410]

Some day in the future we will be able to move the camera angle to any point on court during live events. One can dream.

[@wizardofrosss]

Kokkinakis was busier pulling his shorts down than actually playing the match.

[@jah9253]

I was in the stands for this match. Unfortunately I left before the end and was unable to get back into the stadium for the finish. So will be watching.

[@ptso]

Tough match to leave early for, it really came down to the very end. Hope you were able to catch excellent tennis on the other courts!

[@nicolaze9593]

What camera setup? I want to start make a video of my self..

[@ptso]

This was filmed on a DJI Pocket 2

[@raisakrasouskaya553]

happy birthday Yannick !

[@deathbombs]

These Thanasi shorts though lmao. Reoooorw

[@ryanfidler2277]

why does Kokkinakis look away everytime he hits backhand?

[@mrpog5620]

Sinner forehand is like Djokovic's

[@rusty935]

can you capture a djokovic match like this once please!

[@ptso]

I wish! It’s a lot harder/more expensive to get up close on the biggest stadium court though 😞

[@bigrobsydney]

Thanasi had 2 break points late in the 3rd and will be kicking himself he didnt make the backhand pass. I feel like he doesnt really have a vicious backhand. He had a lot of passing opportunities in the match on his backhand side, but was unable to really crunch the ball on most of them.

[@pimmelfresse9033]

Man, Kokki's shorts seem to really annoy him.

[@everettwaterman2030]

So unfortunate for the players that there is so much background noise making it to the court.

[@iaqui11]

8:52 out?

[@iagree4686]

way out. you can play the video frame by frame if you are using youtube on desktop using , and . keys

[@spaceshido6124]

Please next time add also the unforced errors ...some people watching this would think that the pros are prefect and dont make mistakes but in reality they make terrible mistakes because they risk a lot at every shot to get it with such speed and power.

[@jamesrigassio1083]

Hate the sin love the Sinner.

[@ptso]

Amen

[@bizier100]

Great recording. Sinner has much better technique than Kokkinakis. Kokkinas huge forehand takeback takes too much time and he's late quite a bit on many shots. Sinner just has to finish it.

[@rockettennis5074]

Thanasi's forehand strokes use too much power on top spin rather than angles and speed, which made him unable to launch aggressive stokes from the baseline.

[@TheRomeogigli]

I was afraid Kokkinakis' pants would rip during the rally

[@nihilus1626]

It's like he's playing with boxers, shit so short and tight like bruh. If it weren't for Wawrinka's girlfriend, I woulda thought he was a little fruity.

[@ptso]

😂😂😂

[@user-fd2sb2ww4y]

10:05 17:10

[@Catjam77]

I think this is sped up a bit

[@iagree4686]

its normal speed. its just how courtside looks vs the tv angle

[@thomasrebotier1741]

Kokk had his chance at 4-3 third set...

[@Nerdzombiedisco]

Cotton On clothing should have sent Kok some larger shorts.

[@jackattack_46]

sad to see sinner already throwing racquets. hoped to see better from him.

[@user-pp3qi2wy4e]

시너 컨디션 안좋았네 거의 라켓안던지는데 던지는걸로봐선 그래도 역전승 ㅎㄷㄷ

[@JayMulah73]

Offense on Steroids! 🎾 Its like two heavyweights going at it blow for blow! 🤜🏾 🤛🏾 🏆

[@onnoede7515]

I play amateur level tenis and believe me playing 2 sets is extremely hard and wearing you off. The way these players play this game looks easy but it isn’t for 100%.

[@DanTuber]

kok looks like he's playing in his underwear

[@Nerdzombiedisco]

Yeah, women's tennis is not even close.

[@ESW206]

Whoever said it was

[@iloveplado]

This shouldn’t be legal

[@kingshukdutta2064]

why?

[@justinadrowski38]

Anyone else think Sinner’s forehand is really ugly. Not saying it’s bad, but just not appealing

[@vincentbianchi3361]

That guy cheering is annoying