Max Basing (Stanford) vs Vlad Breazu (Oregon)

US College Tennis
Dual-Match Men's Single Court #3
Max Basing is from Oxshott, United Kingdom, and ranked as high as ITA No. 4 in the country.
Vlad Breazu is from Bucharest, Romania, and has represented Romania in European championships, reaching the fourth round of the U18 European junior championships last year … Defeated the No. 11 ITF junior world ranked player and has a win over the No. 427 ranked player on the ATP world tour.
2024-03-15 4K60FPS

[@stoppplscam424]

I bet the thumbnail did the trick! The trick to get hundreds of thousands of views! It's like so outrageous and unnecessary to make all those ridiculous poses to make a tennis serve! A channel with just 5K+ subscribers? Like C'mon!

[@Amitbeats21]

Look at his forehand too. Many pro tennis players have had unorthodox styles in the past. I dont think someone would play a competitive match and do fake movements just for views. Thats just how he plays.

[@SpiritSlayer1]

The most unorthodox serve I’ve ever seen

[@walterarama]

Relax 🫵🏽🤡

[@Tennerd]

Q: Who is your tennis idol? Vlad: I grew up watching Federer, but his style is difficult to copy, so I modelled my game after Stephen Hawking

[@RF_Andy]

Hahahahahaha

[@aleksandarkrstev3393]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..😂

[@MrSoccerball100]

Bahahahaha.

[@TheM31ShadoW]

🤣🤣🤣

[@germanff]

OMG AHAHAHAHAHAHAAA

[@eadamic17]

Bro is casting a spell before he serves lmao

[@carlosmejias433]

Wingardium Leviosa!!!

[@Hobo.with.a.ukulele]

💀

[@laf4891]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nazifahmed5358]

💀💀💀💀😭😭😭😭

[@adtwin33]

Yeah Avada Kadavra!!

[@BishopTennis]

Coaches must've hated coaching this kid growing up

[@PorscheCaymanB]

For sure, I would've lost it lol

[@loganthewolverine2030]

I doubt any coach is owning up right now to being his coach

[@obsesivegamer]

@@PorscheCaymanB Everyone can have their own style, I think Medvedev prooves that. Conforming to your idea of a good swing doesn't = good

[@connorpen]

@@obsesivegamer what is this Medvedev slander. His game isn’t even remotely as unorthodox as this

[@robinsoncruise2228]

Medvedev grip isnt like this​@@obsesivegamer

[@uncletony6210]

a great example of a simple, straightforward, no frills serve. For those just learning the game, this is the model motion.

[@darsh7164]

💀

[@leopold_taylor]

In what world is that a no frills serve? There’s like 5 more movements to set up before the toss than a normal serve 😅

[@uncletony6210]

@@leopold_taylor 331 people agreed with me.

[@atrem7942]

​@uncletony6210 they thought you where sarcastic

[@uncletony6210]

@@atrem7942 They "caught" that I was sarcastic.

[@MrWhatIC]

Service action looks like an exotic bird dancing trying to attract a mate.

[@msueldo]

exactly

[@auggietv]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@jennifers6055]

Yeah, a checkmate.

[@jasonkashanian2088]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@titiktemu]

best comment on the internet for me! hahahaha

[@Mishabtw]

This kid would smoke me, but goddamn he is making the game harder than it needs to be

[@papigringo5692]

Yup. There's such a thing as economy of movement. All that thrashing about burns up valuable energy.

[@kich8672]

@@papigringo5692 Not to mention his back, there's simply no way that that kind of bend is good for your back long-term haha.

[@GuymelefSang]

His back but also his wrist! On the serve and on the forehand, his wrist is in such a severe position. Definitely not sustainable, professionally for sure, but even if he continues to play 5.0 or 5.5 tennis.

[@CPA003]

I agree. Also, he was giving way too many forehands and short ones to the forehand. To add on, there was no addition of a net rush for him during the match.

[@seaneckhart9914]

How his opponent didnt laugh his ass off 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fermarro5436]

Tennis version of "The Ring"! Oh, wait did you check if his name isn't "Sadako" by any chance??! lol

[@Jitzie]

Because it's a tennis match and the objective is to win. Not to look a certain way.

[@fornarnia7569]

@@Jitzietrue sure, but let’s be honest, this guys style is so laughable

[@fornarnia7569]

@@Jitziehe is good tho, would destroy any one of us in the comments i’m sure

[@Hobo.with.a.ukulele]

@@fornarnia7569 everything about him is good good foot work good serve good forhands and backhands but his form and style is so funny😭

[@hanofalicd750]

Bro took the Berrettini serve to a whole new level

[@lorenagiada1991]

Pretty accurate 😅

[@TheSportsPROgram]

To a whole new galaxy ........

[@jgooner894]

I feel it’s more “next level Roddick”. That’s what I would name his motion.

[@BobbyWong-po9ot]

@@jgooner894lmao

[@netfun8087]

Keep my man’s name outcha mouth. Berrettini is worth his weight in gold. More like Rodddick anyway.

[@FlyFoxAir]

You guys don’t understand.. he is just very RESPECTFUL.. he bows to the opponent before every serve!

[@hirorin-vb8fq]

It took 3 minutes until I realized he was not kidding.

[@danieldussan3666]

Yoooo literally 😂

[@olivertwist227]

Top 5 comment on the internet currently

[@josep9599]

This kid really found a way to stand out in his recruiting video 😂

[@Rorshacked]

Haha, always with the Breazu serve as the thumbnail. Never gets old. Nothing but love to the guy if he ever sees this.

[@Literallyme69]

Bro’s serve has cerebral palsy 💀

[@prinkeakeem12]

lmaoooooooo

[@ruscaryt4480]

Hey, that was my comment on instagram

[@MrSoccerball100]

lol….Comment section has not disappointed.

[@Rorshacked]

Forehand not too much better

[@watcher687]

You’re missing the nice and fluid rhythm though.

[@ronalddelrosario7405]

The Oreguy should apply for a special grant from the Ministry of Silly Strokes. His service motion is very silly. His forehand is moderately silly. But his backhand is barely silly at all. It needs more silliness development.

[@wes2393]

🤣

[@Luciano-zy1sy]

Perhaps he is just from the Ministry of Silly Serves? Regarding the exceptionally high level of sillyness in his serve he could very well be the minister himself. Respect!

[@ronalddelrosario7405]

@@Luciano-zy1sy You make a great point! (Not literally!)

[@deverenfogle3201]

This one’s good! 😂

[@blakebarone1809]

I disagree. That slice backhand is quite silly. It’s hard to have a silly slice, but his slice is a slice of silly.

[@Nfulks96]

Can’t even hate on the serve and strokes. Man is playing big time college tennis and playing legit good tennis!

[@carniedph]

yeah haha good for him. I think he probably does that with his serving arm to try to maintian a loose arm or something.

[@xingyuzhou6645]

that topspin is insane as well

[@Hazz12372]

He won't go any further than college with that technique.

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

and with proper technigue he would be propably ATP Top 100

[@steficaseselj4828]

@@Hazz12372 i bet that you seen him as a 12 year old kid you would say that he cant be even NO 200 in Romania, and college no chance..but he did at the end, and probably serves faster than others with "good" techniqe and generates more spin with forehand..

[@RealJ8]

Thats the most flamboyant technique I've seen on anyone

[@jerryplaystennis]

How the hell did this kid make it through all the coaches and people staring him at the courts?

[@whuang03]

Cause he doesn’t give a shit about what other ppl think 😂😂😂 he only cares about getting the W

[@jerryplaystennis]

@@whuang03But imagine if he has better technique..

[@whuang03]

@@jerryplaystennis if you look at him after he toss the ball, his motion is great, like a pro. Is just his pre-service motion which doesn’t really matter that much. Maybe he’s doing the “unorthodox” motion to piss ppl off.

[@jerryplaystennis]

@@whuang03 He does. But what if he thinks he looks like Roger Federer. I mean if he goes pro in the top 20.. imagine who his fanbase would be...

[@robinsoncruise2228]

​@@whuang03his forehand form is absurd as well. Its great bit the grip is too extreme

[@anishjona7468]

why is no one talking about "yes max, yes"

[@MentalyptiC]

exactly, "yesh masxh yesh!"🤣

[@rx730n4]

That’s what I’m saying 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremybrooks6705]

He’s back, it used to be “Yes, Axel!”, then “Yes, Tom!” He’s like the Stanford super fan. I haven’t heard him for awhile.

[@forwardfollower2401]

that actually made me laugh out loud @@MentalyptiC

[@chuin0ng]

that was actually so annoying for Vlad you could tell xD

[@sloppygamer1291]

Breazu’s serve motion is literally one I would probably do as a joke when practicing 😂

[@sloppygamer1291]

His forehand makes Khachanov’s looks like a continental grip

[@dennamwolverton9243]

😂

[@SaadHaque72]

Even his load up before hitting a forehand is wild

[@haixu1234]

this guy's serve makes me genuinely happy

[@neil741]

happy as in gay

[@Tyonicle]

@@neil741 LMAO

[@Antontoo]

First 40% of the serve motion is just ceremonial dance, but the remaining 60% is actually very standard high level form - which is why it works. Same on the forehand.

[@ViaticalTree]

Serve yes, forehand no. The forehand craziness hinders him.

[@Antontoo]

​@@ViaticalTree ? I don't see that. After crazy high loop take back he goes into pretty standard modern double bend arm with very good body drive and racket lag.

[@EdgewoodTennis]

maybe 20% is standard.. he faces backwards and tosses the ball from back to front when he does his kick serve

[@tangerx6673]

Kudos to the Stanford guy for being able to keep a straight face during the match

[@OwenChiu]

is bro acoustic?

[@aztecxx5269]

Acoustic 😂😂😂

[@IdontKnow-jt2oz]

Nah just regarded

[@forwardfollower2401]

omg yes! Identifying how he generates amplified sound waves during play, you really are special, bro...

[@noahhannon2305]

@@IdontKnow-jt2oz😂

[@akhrormuminov7180]

It is like his serve is about to throw up but does not

[@digitalspeedball]

Imagine training your entire life to becoming a pro, only to become a meme on the collegiate tour for silliest technique

[@lewisedz]

Even the racquet he is holding has mixed feelings😂😂

[@ghostshell30]

🤣😂

[@allboutthemojo]

He's doing the American pretzel twist 😀

[@tommyspina6302]

how do you even discover to serve like this?

[@estebancasillas9529]

Watching clips of Stephen hawking playing tennis

[@Nil-js4bf]

Always interesting to see highly unorthodox forms appear in the competitive scene of any sport.

[@SetItStrate]

zesty ahh serve

[@NateMcFooty]

Vlad Breazu's serve technique is the tennis equivalent of the Haka.

[@Dior4m]

Super funky, yet very smooth, like this dude

[@kennymarshall2197]

I didn’t know Ace Ventura played tennis

[@frankm5150]

BEST comment on here. lol. Close comments after this one. lolol

[@gnawshus007]

You got me me crying...ROFL

[@BullyGarfield.]

7:26 that shot was so in

[@user-bx9bi4hy3c]

Watch back in slow motion it’s out by a bit not even line you can see shadow

[@ViaticalTree]

@@user-bx9bi4hy3ccorrect

[@mattbrackenbury]

As long as the fundamentals are correct - you can put your own flair on your shots.

[@DNAdad925]

This exactly, if you omit all the weird pre-toss stuff on the serve and the odd forehand takeback you can see he gets in the trophy position on the serve and has good rotation and wrist lag on the forehand. It does make you wonder though how he developed some of those unusual characteristics, particularly the serve ritual. But hey he made it to D1 so it's obviously working for him :)

[@cozyslor]

@@DNAdad925 The better the competition, the more efficient your strokes need to be. The question isn't "does he hit the ball in the proper position", the question is "how long does it take him to get into position". The better your competition, the faster you need to prepare your shot. This has nothing to do with his serve where that doesn't matter (although it seems like a waste of energy).

[@DNAdad925]

@@cozyslor Agree 100%. The very high FH takeback isn't going to work the higher up he goes. I was just agreeing with the other poster that despite how odd it looks, by the time he actually makes contact with the ball it's pretty sound in general.

[@2kbk926]

Just to play devil’s advocate: you could make an argument that the weird technique is hindering his ability to be even better than he is currently. Like sure, he’s playing D1 tennis-without that insane forehand takeback would he already be on the Tour?

[@connorpen]

@@cozyslorto be fair his forehand takeback is pretty similar to Karen khachanov, I don’t think it’s the biggest limiting factor for him. In fact if he’s already playing top d1, the competition honestly doesn’t seem to get a whole lot quicker. Just more consistent all around

[@0kos.]

I think he want to make oppenents laugh at his motion and lose concentration 🤣

[@GodSpeed91]

i would definitely bust out laughing if I were his opponent 🤣

[@CameronGroves4332]

fuck me i would be on the floor playing this kid

[@RBL_Thunder]

Jeez! The amount of spin on those shots is insane with the aggressive grip! His serve is indeed unique but after the first one, Max is not laughing anymore. He serves with interest. Great watching this game! Congrats Max on winning

[@CameronGroves4332]

His serves have every fundamental he needs the rest is a good ritual for him. That forehand is just shit, literally the first point he loses cause he takes to much time and gets a bad swing causing him to return bad then hit into the net

[@rushilofficial]

bro makes tennis looks harder than it already is

[@madachi55]

Gotta wonder what his overhead looks like.

[@ViaticalTree]

We’ll never know. He’s never hit one. The ball always bounces before he finishes his mating dance of the male red beaked marshland crane.

[@TevanBalian]

Love the serve ritual

[@Potatoplzz]

Wtf is that serve and forehand I love it😭😭😭

[@YouWereRight]

Never heard of these guys before, but within seconds I so wanted Basing to win. The other guy could be the first player ever to get an injury from his service preparation.

[@xina69]

If Roddick had cerebral palsy

[@ricardosantacruz8071]

Wow!! Happy to see max crushing college tennis, I lost track of him after he quit professional tennis.. great fundamentals.

[@christopherroutsis3391]

Very unique. I like his way of playing.

[@regentbulldog]

Hitting style is called “cerebral ballsy”

[@RamsBereit]

Tennis is a beautiful game This guy: Erm!!!

[@yngsea3616]

I just clicked on this video to read the comments. It was worth it

[@maili6985]

The guy brings tennis to a new level.

[@SeenE-kg9nj]

His technique is actually very good despite what most commenters here think. If he were left-handed and as buff as Nadal, that sort of spin level could be super dangerous. But as it stands, he would probably do better with flatter strokes against most players. The spin comes at the expense of pace

[@ViaticalTree]

Nah his forehand technique hinders him. He missed more easy ones and hit too many short balls for this level of tennis.

[@SeenE-kg9nj]

@@ViaticalTree Missing an "easy one" now and then does not break a player. It's still college so he'll miss less in a few years. About short balls, I agree - that's why I suggested he adjust the technique to be flatter or hit the gym like crazy

[@JonnySV]

I love it when people comment on the strokes of someone who's likely better than at least 95% of the tennis world today. My only comment is he has to like clay / slow hard courts, because anything faster he really has to not enjoy...

[@tomsd8656]

Don't be such a poor sport.

[@MttSuddarth]

Better than 99.9% of the tennis world. Dude's a beast.

[@texasfan58]

hes top 2000 in the world according to utr much better than 95% lol

[@AG-js1bl]

Is that 🤡 better than 95% in the world?, hahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤡

[@atrem7942]

I am a European coach, and I say it works for him, so why change it. It not a beauty contest. But that said, I would straight out laugh at him, facing a player with a serve like that in a match, happy to that small 0,1 percent that can, and will.

[@andronevans974]

that's the most severe service motion I've seen since John Mcenroe's. This guy is literally transforming

[@Chris-xc4rv]

This dudes shots are very interesting to look at. His serve, forehand, and slice backhand are some the oddest shots I've ever seen. But they're consistent and very effective. His two hander looks pretty traditional but it's inconsistent and not very effective. His forehand must be heavy to give him enough time to keep taking that weird take back. His serve kinda reminds me of mceroe's, upon closer observation.

[@sandeepchhetri2346]

That thumbnail got me 😂

[@TheWinezen]

Vlad Breazu has such an innovative way to generate spin and pace on his serve using that trunk rotation. It seems he drew inspiration from a baseball pitcher's windup on the mound. As time progresses, he will need to simplify his movements so they don't take too much of a toll on his body.

[@zy9662]

This, no one laughs at the elaborate movements some great pitchers do, but here people are hating

[@muhammadramzy7562]

I hope this guy make it to the atp. I wanna see him on TV for sureeee

[@MttSuddarth]

Serve motion is actually sick. That forehand technique though is wild

[@user-mv7ej3nq5q]

You don't get points for style. Hope he has a fine career.. he's fun to watch

[@codyahurley]

Everyone hating in the conments, but he's gotten to this level for a reason. Respect and best of luck to him with his career moving forward.

[@keykth4040]

The video cover photo told me everything I needed to know about

[@loganbigpapi]

Textbook form. Great, orthodox shots to study for us newer players

[@ythunter4288]

Everyone’s talking about his serve but look at that Mf’s groundstrokes. His entire game looks painful.

[@thegsdace9926]

I would die laughing if I played against him

[@dannyhern1673]

Max’s backhand is clean af

[@user-mk2hz6yc3k]

Octopus serve😂

[@ThePacemaker45]

I thought the dude in green was taking the piss when I saw the thumbnail tbh

[@niceguy1774]

I'm guessing his major at Oregon is Interpretive Dance? And why does he walk like Ace Ventura?

[@gyozop]

Finally someone who understands tennis is entertainment with personalities. Like in the western movie, The Good The Bad and The Weird.

[@gyozop]

To be fair if he starts winning we can all just stfu.

[@ZyroSugar]

Bro has the zestiest technique ever

[@jeremi7214]

This guy is joking with his serve motion, right?

[@mskcrc]

remember that he could double-bagel you without even trying, scrub

[@jeremi7214]

@@mskcrc Sure 😂

[@nikolasmoret1884]

@@jeremi7214he’s a 13 UTR bro I don’t think u last more than in hour in a match

[@kururugi8221]

@@nikolasmoret1884Not even half an hour; 13 UTRs are INSANE

[@stello61]

​​@@mskcrcHis forehand is literally garbage. American college kids just don't have the game strategy yet to exploit it.

[@PaulWolfe1]

As a rec player who has trouble with all aspects of the serve, it's good to see skilled players struggle too. Women's #1 Iga Swiatek recently re-tooled her serve and she really needs to do it again. Many men and women on the pro tour are still working on their serves. In addition to the toss, you have to find the right rhythm and timing while trying to maximize racquet head speed. I imagine he tried a lot of motions to get there and found this worked for him for some reason.

[@pinejared]

I wonder if he does the whole routine when he is just practicing/warming up his serve.

[@michaelbanko9965]

Did they not realize that there was a let about a minute in?!

[@unclejignesh6715]

No lets in college tennis

[@gihan84]

Welcome to college tennis

[@thad1296]

Can someone tell me why the fck they call it "let" when it hits the *N* et?! How does that make any sense? Why not just call it what it is?

[@JimmyLeSpurs]

@@unclejignesh6715Only D1 tennis specifically. D2, D3, NAIA, JUCO are normal

[@JimmyButler101]

ITF and some utr tournaments no lets too

[@ZyroSugar]

Is this a parody or the dudes actual technique lmao

[@shimriot]

when i saw the thumbnail i thought it was a game but it was real lol what a great serve style :P some postion in serve you were bit like a andy rodick

[@tonydaysog9164]

Wow ... very unique hitting style.

[@levelsetgo5331]

Don't know how else to say it but this is 100% the technique of a gay tennis player and I wish him all the success in the world

[@Test-tc4cx]

Holy moly, whoever taught that young man tennis should receive a hefty prison sentence

[@kingslave021]

what kind of throw motion is that?

[@kevinwollnik6648]

my man makes tiafoe’s and fritz’ technique look clean and orthodox

[@howardlee77715]

Waste of energy

[@10sGAcmck]

He wastes so much energy with this circus show. He needs to massively economize his motions and strokes if he wants to advance. His backhand slice will get murdered at any higher levels.

[@dawiwako]

Brooo, that service motion of Vlad.....

[@user-zf3ue4nr5g]

9:22 Sorry Max, that was out~ Max got Tsitispas's forehand, brilliant

[@marcusbrsp]

That self-blow technique on the serve though.

[@cualquiera0135]

That serve motion is wild af

[@VaryFitted]

Bro is blessing the racket each serve that’s all.

[@EdwardThao-ur6or]

His forehand and so interesting. How he raises the elbow so high.

[@donscott2681]

I annotate tennis matches for Cizr, and I did a match with Vlad vs Klopper (a Vanderbilt stud) a few months ago. Vlad is unbeatable. He's a human backboard. At first, I thought his serve was just to freak out his opponents, but it's not. He is self-taught. I think Romanian. Anyway, he's really good. He destroyed Klopper and I can't imagine many collegiate players beating him because of his returns. He has the most bizarre serve in tennis for sure. And the rest of his game is quirky too.

[@bishrbourghli5081]

this guy makes cam norrie look elegant...

[@Mongovi]

Green guy shows that pure talent isn't what makes you a viable competitor. But hard work, regardless of what you actually work hard at, will get you somewhere. That somewhere may be losing 1 and 4 to someone who worked just as hard and has actual talent and an eye for at least some efficiency, but hey, at least you got on the court with that guy.

[@RogerPham]

No one is talking about how the other guy - Max is so fluid, the extreme opposite to Vlad in every stroke

[@carcrash1875]

Bravo Vlad, Hai Romania!

[@AJ-rm7yy]

Yes Max, yes!😀

[@TheSoldiersides]

your back dude

[@user-sx4ji3ut3c]

this guy does not even need a second serve! His first serve is such a good weapon. .

[@SpiritSlayer1]

247,394 views, 1.8k likes, 837 comments, 6.23k subscribers. Nice!!