John McEnroe & Thomas Shubert Practice PowerShares Series

Practice sessions during the 2012 PowerShares Series - One-night tennis tournaments held in 12 different cities around the United States.

[@SkeeterMcTavish]

Damn, that's one hell of a burp at 1:41

[@giovannimannelli2158]

by Mc Enroe?

[@HRN999]

l

[@williamyanes534]

Always a joy to watch McEnroe hit a tennis ball.

[@lucasnarvaez8941]

Mc Enroe serve is a thing of beauty 😍

[@sirwinston2659]

He still hits the ball beautifully

[@daikayll1897]

Form is temporary but Class ! Class is permanent , your right.

[@joek6515]

arguable

[@scottstorchfan]

Did he ever?

[@tobyalderweireld8445]

who?????

[@wrench9103]

@@joek6515 typical Kim.

[@charlenehastings3178]

John is amazing and has great hands and watching him brings back awesome memories 🎾👍🙂

[@tobyalderweireld8445]

whaaaaaaaat with that ugly technique=

[@tdane5017]

@@tobyalderweireld8445 he started with wooden rackets and that’s basically how you had to hit. I have been watching some of his old matches and forgot how good he actually was from the baseline. Hit everything on the rise and played angles like no one could. 1984 McEnroe was total dominance 82-3. Best tennis season in modern history.

[@robocop5935]

McEnroe is my greatest ever. He was just a great touch player. Greatest serve volleyer. What a legend.!!!!.

[@pier70juve]

Remember there’s Edberg as first serve and volleyer... for the rest I totally agree: he has the best touch in the history of this sport. he is the most spectacular number 1 of all times

[@shadilyamouri2186]

Maybe Pete Sampras can compete with him in serve volley

[@brent5700]

@@pier70juve I always thought Edberg had the best first volley (the "one and done" put away volley ), while Mac's second volley was the best. For some reason, it seemed to me that Mac could have frequently done more with his first volley, almost like he extended points on purpose lol.

[@hiwayman981]

I often think that McEnroe appears too far down on the list of all-time great mens tennis players, where he should rank higher. And mainly for the reasons you and the others posted here. His talents are of the type that one is born with, not taught. If his head had been on tighter during his time on the tour, and more numbers (wins/titles) backed up his sensational playing ability, then who knows...

[@shadilyamouri2186]

@@hiwayman981McEnroe is federer without the head, that’s shy he is not mentionned as one of the greatest

[@raynerstuelgalid]

Old man still plays with Dunlop. Also, amazing with such simple backhand and forehand strokes that he could win so many Grand Slams, singles and doubles.

[@vandrive5687]

Few could handle that lefty serve in the ad court.

[@jansnauwaert1785]

He was great for the time it lasted.

[@stevefowler2112]

This was ten years ago9...Johnny Mac definitely had a good game then....still my favorite tennis player and he is also a phenomenal TV host and was incredibly funny on the episode of Curb your enthusiasm.

[@KingCast65]

God I just love the way Mac hits a tennis ball.

[@lordbyron3603]

JohnnyMac’s lefty serve on the Ad side is a beauty!!👏👏

[@NisseOhlsen]

Thanks for the uploading, more, please!

[@ArjitGuptaAG]

that burp at 1:40

[@MR-pk2gm]

00:04 how good you have to be to have Agassi on the bench. 😄

[@davesmietanski5988]

Sweet swinging mac That serve when in is tough to handle Smooth as silk

[@HandsomeCat-we2dq]

Everything with Mac is so effortless.

[@marcotee709]

I wonder if Johnny Mac still has some original Max 200g's.

[@johnnyv.5142]

Johnny Mac has still got serious game against his younger star opponents on this circuit!

[@tobyalderweireld8445]

whaaaaaaaat???? are you kidding me, his technique sucks

[@Rishab2y]

@@tobyalderweireld8445 outdated, but doesn't suck

[@andresferrer9175]

@@tobyalderweireld8445 he uses the old-school continental grip

[@rundanerun]

@@tobyalderweireld8445 clown comment

[@tobyalderweireld8445]

@@rundanerun why is that? It really doesn't look good, it looks ugly. At least to me. I am not saying it is incorrect or ineffective, I am talking about how it looks like, nothing else

[@keithmckeith]

Outstanding video great angle.

[@KingCast65]

Wow dude only you would think about that. Speaks volumes.

[@pjakobsen]

What a killer serve Mac has!

[@davsjd8767]

Sharjah Agassi sitting there like "let me play damn it!"

[@douglashagan65]

Yeah that looks real sweet nice footstep coming out of that serve just beautiful nice steps in on that volley

[@DanielCruz-pd3bs]

McEnroe. mi ídolo de infancia y adolescencia.

[@SweetMandolinbyLG]

x2. McEnroe para mí es el jugador de red más talentoso de todos los tiempos. Una delicia verlo jugar. Igual, en mi infancia observé sus campeonatos por televisión, en una época en qué el Tenis era transmitido por TV abierta en México. McEnroe vs Borg en 1980 y 1981 en Wimbledon fueron magia pura. Su movimiento de servicio es uno de los más bellos y estéticos , y algo muy característico de su juego. John Patrick McEnroe nunca será olvidado, ha dejado una leyenda para la posteridad .

[@jayroland7267]

Effortless stroke play. One of the greats.

[@humanentity2214]

I love the court level videos. Thank you for the upload. What kind of court is this? Sounds like a carpet indoor

[@john-boy4283]

Yea, it sounds pretty dead when they bounce the ball before serving

[@KH-ks7si]

I’m guessing they are playing on this so it is a bit more fair. Since John hits everything continental high balls are tough so with this low bouncing court it’s more even

[@nachtgeist1736]

A clear belch at 01:41!!! 😂

[@Tunainthebrine79]

Amazing!

[@rdberg1957]

McEnroe is one of a kind. He can compete with guys 20 years younger than he, and he is very fit. I like him a a commentator because he is very knowledgable about the game and has great insights. Would he make a good friend? I don't know about that.

[@geordiechacko1394]

Yes he would make a great friend

[@mrbobevans]

I have heard he is friendly in person.

[@diegogianettoni]

Roger also competes with guys 20years younger😂

[@SpiritDonkey]

He drinks a lot

[@ericfreeman5795]

​@@geordiechacko1394He's a great Dad, so he would probably be a good friend.

[@MRIscanman]

He still has a better serve than most your average high school players.

[@11joshuak]

I mean he is a previous world number 1 ATP player lol

[@MRIscanman]

@@11joshuak my bad bro I didn't know who he was.

[@mauricekooiker70]

You dont have to state The obvious.

[@mario0riam795]

He has a way better serve .He’s had private lessons and coaches while HS players have coaches that have to teach everyone not just one player.

[@humanbeing2420]

@@mario0riam795 That, plus he was gifted with an extraordinary talent that enabled him to develop a completely unique playing style that dominated the game for several years and won many grand slam titles. He's one of the top 5 best players of all time.

[@TheNaKio]

Best forehand in tennis history right there.

[@dazzlingdarrenpeterson7511]

I remember when he first made his comeback to the "legends" tour, in 1994? He said it took him 6 months to get Ready. No joke.

[@emmanuelbuenviaje6564]

Johnny Mac serving bigger now than when he played. U cannot b serious! Well done!

[@nordna]

It's the racquet and strings... that's the advantage of playing tennis today

[@SRKarting]

Dunlop racket and a leather grip. Love it

[@ddf0dr1v3r2]

and since I had injured by elbow tendons (but recovered very well), I cannot hit the super flat forehand anymore (I need to use a lot of power, but I feel that I can harm my elbow tendons) maybe left-handed persons injure their tendons when they hit the forehand (as well as right-handed persons injure their tendons when they hit the backhand) I really don't have any problem when I hit the backhand (I had just a little bit of pain, immediately after the recovering stopped) who knows better ?

[@tennsmoothie]

McEnroe serve from this angle is fascinating to watch. He hit it plenty hard as needed, but not 200 mph like today's bionic players. But he disguised it so well with that motion and then angled his serves so sharply or just came down the middle. Only player that I saw who could handle McEnroe's serve and hurt him with the return was Connors, who may still be considered having the greatest return of all time. McEnroe's serve against Connors' return was the most fascinating part of their matches, along with the fact that they hated each other personally.

[@hehehehehahahaha2025]

Mmmmmyeah I don't know about Connor's return being THE greatest when you had Agassi returning against guys like Sampras, Ivanisevic, Krajicek etc., on the fast 90s courts with the light 90s balls...

[@EmeraldDreami]

huge McEnroe fan ... his competitive persona and classic serve... vollleys is he hitting with continental?

[@xhawks8096]

Everything with continental

[@MrPernell27]

How can you be a fan of his and not know he hits everything with a continental grip?

[@mrbobevans]

Volleys should always be hit with a continental grip.

[@KingCast65]

@@MrPernell27 IKR

[@STohme]

John has always his very elegant and wonderful left hand

[@tomang71]

The best hands in tennis...Johnny Mac!

[@harrycallahan9143]

0:03 I was enjoying myself until John told me it was his turn to play 5 and a half hours ago.

[@gregrupedski4987]

shut up. Nobody wants to play with you Mr. Spandex McBaldy!

[@ddf0dr1v3r2]

John McEnroe uses Dunlop Biomimetic 200 ?

[@SaadonAksah]

awesome!

[@STohme]

John remains very elegant as always he has.

[@lorenzovitileia7198]

Old school champ 🤩

[@peppio]

what is the dunlop model o f Mc enroe?

[@douglashagan65]

I'm I'm going to break down what it does this footwork that makes him so awesome you know it's not only his check steps but it's his footwork timing he has a lot of secret moves

[@mrbobevans]

Shubert has a nice game, wonder if he had any success on the tour?

[@jonienglish3231]

what dunlop racket is he using now

[@MrStuff414]

3:16 classic angry Mac

[@theartificialsociety3373]

So McEnroe right now, what NTRP would he be able to compete against in singles for adult men amateur?

[@downtherabbithole1353]

McEnroe and Edberg had The most beautiful serve movements. And they are The Best volleyer of all Times.

[@bellazoe1]

I saw them play at Wimbledon semis 89. Was surreal and hypnotic.

[@KingCast65]

Very cool. That is where tennis should primarily be viewed from, just MHO. Hadn't seen Mac in a while it's a trip to see him grey now, looks cool actually. Are you an official PowerShares employee or did you just happen to show up early? I shot some older seniors stuff but haven't been out in the last coupla' years, peace.

[@samsagregor8311]

1:41 Prost Mahlzeit!

[@giovannimannelli2158]

by Mc Enroe?

[@djeeee911]

And Andre Agassi, and Jim courrier !!

[@douglashagan65]

Just smooth as glass even as it gets older he's still moving like a cheetah

[@louiscyphre7023]

@0:03 wtf j mac stole my court

[@pablotupone4190]

what surface??? green clay???

[@DanTuber]

it sounds very wooden for a hard court

[@briancarroll3232]

How many serves do you think he has hit in his lifetime?

[@nachomunoz8075]

1:41 nice burp

[@anneneville6255]

We can see how tennis has changed over the years. John has still the technique for tennis back then. Now it’s way faster. The serve and volley option isn’t as done now because tennis has become so fast

[@CC-gt3ro]

Wrong, it is because they don’t serve well. Mc enroe was serving displaced from the center so it can find better angles and he hides his service direction. The other player don’t know where he will place the ball. He is much more difficult to return that current players. I still believe with this complex service, and projection towards the net , slice or flat, you can go much more go easily to the net in good condition. It is just the player today don’t have the serve and movement technics to do it. You must project very fast to the net, as when you hit the serve you must be 1m in the courts and hace a great touch to direct where you want the ball. None of the player have this capabilities as mc enroe had. It is also very demanding physically. Also mc enroe hit the ball just when the ball goes up very early, so he can find angles and use the speed of the adversary. Nobody is doing that today. You must do these technics when you start to play very young and never try to change to play the current technics. Stick with the plan and i believe it would work.

[@DocTommy1972]

@@CC-gt3ro true. Maxime Cressy is one to watch.

[@tennisjourney]

Quiet please. Genius at Work. U cannot be serious!!! Chalk flew up! That ball was on the line! Heyyy U guys! Wait that was from Goonies

[@emanuelegromoli4530]

Grande assolutamente unico!

[@arthurkitchen8896]

The greatest!!!!

[@tedhinshaw3174]

Still got it! Go Makki!

[@FlyFoxAir]

Whooo he can hit. I what to see Johnny Mc play vs S. Williams!!! Best of 3.. Who do you think would win?

[@SeanT649]

McEnroe with ease .

[@nfltrrrqwsa7512]

​@@SeanT649 issue is with movement...if Serena can move him around and keep the ball low, opening the court and dropshotting him.. i don't see an easy win. more of a tight 2 sets for John.

[@markbrandis5684]

who is thomas shubert?

[@douglashagan65]

The reason I look at this guy still today is because I think people should emulate him today modern tennis really isn't modern you can take a look at this guy if you can break down his secrets of his game and really be out in front of everybody I feel his technique was as good as anybody in the world possibly better than even what's going on today

[@oberdot]

You think he’s groundstrokes are better than what’s going on today? 😂😂

[@ericfreeman5795]

​@@oberdotPut into perspective, McEnroe's "weird" groundstrokes, hit with a ridiculously loose stringbed, gave the original topspinners, like Borg, Vilas, and Wilander, without mentioning the power baseliners like Lendl and Connors, absolute fits. He could redirect pace with ease, hitting the ball on the rise. Lendl said that McEnroe was the only player that could hit his half volleys with pace, making Lendl's life a living hell. So, considering the era when he played, his ground strokes were comparatively some of the best.

[@tennfunn6332]

Mac's still got the touch🎾

[@douglashagan65]

I know this guy's game inside and out Continental grip for all his Strokes he never changes grip

[@HapaChild2]

I agree, the higher tv angles are tough for the viewer. I worked for the entire tour.

[@capnrob97]

That guy hitting with McEnroe was only ranked 1252 on the tour at his highest.

[@simpbeforeusleep]

3:15 lol he is a legend, can still play and still has some attitude.

[@davidmoore2445]

I saw that. I bet that kid was mortified. DON'T piss off the master!

[@joelintl2226]

Always wondered if it was possible to hit a forehand without lag - now I know :))

[@balat77]

Does he still play or practice with Dunlop 😎🤗.. he has become one of the best commentators 👌🏻

[@freddiefreejazzify]

1:41 nice and loud burp....

[@Charmander009]

@szs voc yea was disgusting

[@seteetlemonde7656]

JOHN MCENROE THE GOAT

[@j.jmcquade5278]

Definitely the best hands of all time

[@douglashagan65]

The world stairs would say was unorthodox that's his style that means nothing technically sky has a perfect game all over the place so what you want to copy it's his technical expertise and don't really worry about his style

[@clementbretanno1116]

My Enroe still serves as if like he used an older racket which is heavier than the modern one.

[@habs798693]

0:04 It's funny to see even legends have to wait for court time sometimes.

[@douglashagan65]

What makes his groundstrokes so good even though he never changes grip knees in that Chopper crap all the time to see that knee band and then he straightens it's precisely when he's going to hit the ball he times that need been in straight and sit like a yo-yo that's like a yo-yo expert his knees slightly bent and then slightly straighten so he comes up that launches that ground force from the power up from the ground through that racket and that is about as good as anybody in the world right there the timing of his knee Ben and straighten his like a yo-yo and then that makes his groundstroke timing better than anybody in the world no one's been able to match this guy's timing even though we only have the Continental grip all the time

[@jamesw512]

Who's that bald guy at the start, a line judge maybe? Or some low ranked older player..... 😄

[@lzosx]

that, my friend, is the one and only bernard tomic

[@oscarpatault1824]

Andre Agassi, idk if you are being ironic sorry

[@oscarpatault1824]

@JohnnieRhodes thank you i am learning english so it is difficult to discern things like that without a tone

[@helmeteye]

The order of my favorite players of all time and they are tied for first is Mcenroe, Agassi, Federer. Second favorite are Sampras, Nadal, Djokovic(Djokovic is sometimes depending on the day, tied with first.)

[@douglashagan65]

I noticed this guy can serve up to 122 mph top speed 122

[@user-pk7yq8ms6t]

マッケンローかっけーなー 銀髪

[@nuckchorris2703]

He still got the serve...

[@kikegalo6154]

Gastón Gaudio, i could’ve sworn, except for the serve

[@Goma-yd3wy]

John may be still in 200 of the ATP rank?😅

[@KaninManeepairoj]

I gotta say I like his swing more than fed

[@bryangreen9672]

That’s a joke ? Ye?

[@innosanto]

Amazing guy to watch his game

[@scottharvey7047]

What a server!

[@Angelo-9]

il tocco c'è ancora.

[@gonzalovasquezblas3819]

Please let me try other 20 serves to put the ball in... Thank you.

[@jgatchaljgatchal8350]

Mac's serve looks a little different now.

[@jaymomo7462]

Just notice Mac is a lefty!

[@TooleyPeter]

Years ago I met a guy in Jericho who strung rackets for McEnroe in his prime. A buddy of mine grew up playing tennis with this guy on Long Island so they were old friends and we stopped by his pro shop one afternoon. I was going on and on about what a huge Mac fan I was and the guy just nodded politely. He said nothing until I finally asked what McEnroe was like as a person. I've never forgotten his response: "Well, sorry to tell you, but... John is a weird guy -- he's just weird and he makes people uncomfortable."

[@gibaudrac1]

This is a very interesting story and something the media never want to talk about. Just as they always muted the microphone when Mac was playing. I remember being in Toronto for the semis of the Canadian open in 81 or 82 and Lendl was dominating. I will never forget what happened next. In a fit of rage Mac shouted at the ball girl "get off your a$$ give me the f*cking ball!" Everyone was shocked by the crudity and jeered him. The next time I saw Mac was the day after Lendl drubbed him at the French Open. I was catching a plane at Orly and he was in the checking area with and entourage of about a dozen people getting tickets. He was in a towering rage but I was too far away to hear what he was shouting about. There was a reason Lendl hated him as he insinuated in his 1986 Letterman interview, and I don't think it had to do with Macs tennis style.

[@absoluteb22]

One mans opinion, for all we know your friend didn't get the business he wanted or is a strange person himself. Easy to hide within anonymity!

[@TooleyPeter]

Even if I could remember his name or the name of the stringing shop, I would hesitate to share it because the comment was made privately. Maybe he was a bad person with an axe to grind or maybe he was just an average Joe whose encounters with McEnroe revealed the same personality quirks in a social setting that we saw in competitive play. People can decide for themselves or disregard the story entirely. I am not a Mac hater by the way. He is a tennis genius and one of my favorite players of all time. But the story stayed with me so I thought it was worth sharing.

[@thejuicetruther8265]

he seems socially awkward having been in his company and very insecure

[@TheDmonet]

This is a polite way of saying that Mcenroe is a dick. He is. It's not just a public persona. He grew up living a very myopic life and probably started with a prickly personality. There are a lot of tennis players like this, but he is the extreme. Socially stunted from years of just doing one thing and being insulated from real life (Serena Williams). Roddick seems very high strung and abrasive. Agassi has little social grace (hit for Haiti fiasco).

[@douglashagan65]

He's too good that's why I never gives lessons he doesn't want to

[@douglashagan65]

Eyster Botanical to John McEnroe John Mcenroe's left-handed so he has left wide surf that's got some up for his first check step and Vale into midcourt I'm right-handed I'm going to do a John Mcenroe right-handed stance

[@douglashagan65]

McKay's bread-and-butter is to go out wide on you or just going to go right into your body right up the middle and then he's going to be coming right and he's fast enough it is a day you didn't even have to check step he could close in so close you can make a first volley and put it away for winter but a nasty slowed down he had to start doing a check step and then he would before he would come into that first volley

[@cindygirlification]

It’s funny to me that players from the ‘70’s don’t learn the modern game even though they have seen its potential.

[@frankcarbo6622]

What potential?... real variety and working the ball is too much fun, and effective...

[@k-pax8764]

1:41

[@flukyreview9128]

Hmmm just noticed McEnroe has a waiter’s serve. 0:38 He opens up his racquet in his service motion 😂. What was accepted form then not accepted now 😂

[@ml_gamer8344]

The most versatile service in history.

[@ariurip3751]

Flat, hard, and healthy forehand

[@thebiofile17]

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