Nicolas Almagro Practicing Groundstrokes 2012 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells

Nicolas Almagro works his forehand and backhand groundies. It's good to see that the pros are human too and miss couple sometimes. Nice clean hitting. Almagro's backhand is great to watch...effortless.

[@LucasEmanuelSerrano]

i love his forehand...one of the bests forehands in the ATP

[@92energie]

His backhand is very strong...

[@SimonJack94]

Better comment than the last one. If you've watched him play lately you can surely tell that he's improved his attitude tremendously. He seems to be more motivated and focused on court, even though results haven't been outstanding this year. Still he's a top 10 player, which is why I highly doubt that he doesn't win matches. Almagro is one of the most talented guys on tour who's not top 5, he just lacks that little something to get to the very top. Most certainly though he's not garbage.

[@davidjackson_]

i love his style.

[@Hidious10]

FYI, Almagro uses a Dunlop Hotmelt 300g. The paintjob changes often, of course.

[@LucasEmanuelSerrano]

2:14 "Why do you want me to hit the ball hard if you do not resist?" hahahah

[@TomTrix99]

Really dig Almagro, such a shame that he hasnt been competitive with the top guys. I often wonder why though, cause his game is pretty big!

[@daehyun214]

I do watch tennis and play pretty much every day... being almost a super champ. And actually, as a person that hits hard and is very young, he is using quite a bit of effort. Most pros don't use that much effort in practice sessions, that's why you mostly don't see some of them that do grunt, grunt a lot. (A bit hard to understand) He's being very light on his footwork, but he is, in fact, using effort.

[@TheUSTATennisPlayer]

Dunlop Biomimetic 500 Tour...however the majority of pros rarely use retail rackets, they use pro stock rackets directly from the manufacturer. It may appear to be a Dunlop Biomimetic 500 Tour but underneath the paint job is entirely something else. I can do a video to show a side by side comparison of a pro stock and retail racket if anyone would be interested in seeing it.

[@jajatisiets]

thats what the call a fast arm!!!

[@TheUSTATennisPlayer]

Your Welcome. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@federerfan3]

1:34 - Chandler laugh when Ross warns him about being with Mocina - FRIENDS ^^^

[@MrSeangoodman]

i agree except for gasquet, he is capable of pulling out big FH but the majority of them land so short and sits up nicely for a put away. and almagro after he lost that tie break, he just shattered props to him for reaching the QF and put up a good fight though.

[@oriondragos5876]

The loose canon with the canon backhand

[@racquettek3739]

If Almagro were a matador, it would be easy to root for the bull.

[@2017Fed]

Yes, i'd be interested... I heard they all inject some kind of weighted metal into their grips...

[@dewijones92]

thanks so much for this

[@LucasEmanuelSerrano]

2:25 padel

[@ddf0dr1v3r2]

what about Sand Paper ? it is a good idea, or it doesn't worth ? I think to use Sand Paper to make the handle of the racket thiner, because my racket's handle is pretty thick, and it scratches my palm a little bit

[@HipsterBuddha]

Can you do that comparison BigLAericanDream? I am interested of exactly what kind of racket Almagro is using. Thanks!

[@eddiedantes7470]

Laziness is strong in that guy...

[@kevinnguyen5189]

because they are hitting it back to each other

[@3Camj]

such great weight transfer and speed. this guy is so solid. I just wish he would do better against top players. whos that hitting partner on the other side? man he must have got fired after this practice.

[@Tennisnerd]

Hit it hard, harder, Almagro!

[@supermac462]

Who is the other guy?

[@2017Fed]

Yea silicone is common although I havent tried it

[@TheUSTATennisPlayer]

Silicone injected in the grips are pretty common.

[@kennyg5678]

His racquet seems very light. Almost like a dolgopolov

[@ddf0dr1v3r2]

WoW ! Almagro has quite A Really Strong Wrist ! he affords to hit hard many times, because of his wrist, and the best example is at 2:15 - 2:18, he hits the ball from a very 'crowded' position, he don't do the right ample shot in that moment (but he still hits it hard) Almagro can be a very good boxer (at least a very good puncher) :-)

[@TomTrix99]

You are probably right

[@ddf0dr1v3r2]

AHAAA ! INTERESTING, I Didn't Knew That . . . yes, Control is provided by the way the racket is designed (definely with a heavier Dunlop Biomimetic 200 than Many Wilson Rackets it is more difficult to control the ball, you need to hit it harder, to drive the ball with more effort) . . . but I thought that the thickness of the strings essentialy influence the control so, the material used for the strings is the real essential, interesting . . . but definely the balls are also very important

[@Manuser7]

Fuck such a clean strike, even if he misses a lot, that's really impressive

[@pararesis]

Because hes not moving his feet...?

[@2017Fed]

Talent

[@2017Fed]

what kind of racquet does he use?

[@HitMeOnMyPeja]

what did he say at the end? Levantas? Was he telling himself to lift the ball?

[@springfield03sniper]

Gasquet would rather hit his BH. When he was 19 I saw him play in Cincy, and he didn't hit his current "lasso" forehand. He hit through the ball and it was great. IDK what happened from then till now but not the same FH.

[@Manuser7]

i was wonderling if it's klizan but i'm not sure at all

[@caiosonch3695]

plese what camcorder (video camera)?

[@surfjabroni]

Holy f. I just saw him slice 3 or 4 in a row. Why does he NEVER do that in a match?

[@rkfuku2545]

Who is Almagro`s hitting partner？

[@pararesis]

is he hitting with albert ramos?

[@6onxza]

He's the one handed BH version of Fognini.. 0 footwork

[@balazsnagy2277]

Who is he hitting with?

[@CoDINmyHEART]

Albert Ramos

[@thiagoandrade6114]

@Dylan Dacurro

[@Manuser7]

maybe klizan but just a guess because he's left handed

[@jajatisiets]

He just won his 300th atp match, but you have probably won many more atp matches.

[@kenech]

I saw him practicing at Cincinnati in 2011 and asked myself the same thing! IT just must be his MO to come off lie that in practice sessions. Or maybe he's just really hard on himself

[@LuisMorales-fy7jk]

el otro jugador es albert ramos.

[@j2hsieh]

is he angry ?

[@champion1642]

Yes, guess I've been watching the "silent" Federer too much.... :D

[@springfield03sniper]

meant the one handed thing as sarcasm...

[@kzabdi0]

no he doesn't... Almagro uses a Dunlop Biomimetic 500 Tour according to the ATP website...

[@vitamin999999]

1:40 すげえショットだな。左利きの人

[@danmeadowsmusic]

Not really. Gasquet's, Wawrinka's backhands are their stronger wings. Wawrinka's forehand tends to break down far before his backhand, and he hits more winners off of it. You don't really know what you're talking about - Sampras had a winning head to head over Agassi, arguably two of the greatest players of time. Mcenroe and Borg, again two of the all time greats, split their 14 meetings. Other than Nadal's dominance over Federer your point is a pathetic attempt at analysis.

[@j2hsieh]

I think its his temperament, that's why in a lot of occasion he was winning in the beginning of the match, then he got frustrated and in the end lost the match. Otherwise he could be winning more matches.

[@wyannnnnne]

what is he doing.....

[@darrmulv]

albert ramos

[@springfield03sniper]

Something about one handed backhands. Wawrinka, Gasquet, and Almagro could all be top 5 but can't pull it together mentally. Just watched Almagro take Nadal to a tiebreaker on clay and they he fell apart.

[@Oliffin]

he's using a paintjob on a dunlop hotmelt 300g.

[@smackthat1111]

2:54

[@KaninManeepairoj]

Those forehands gotta hurt

[@TheDeadlyKnight]

I used to enjoy watching him hit from baseline; on both wings. Very good player. Average movement ability around court & limited versatility limited his ATP / Slam results. Really pure ball-striker, though

[@surfjabroni]

Great baseline player but he needs a few more weapons and variety such as a slice and volley. He only slices when he can't topspin his BH rather than throw it in for a different look. He goes for too much on his groundies trying to blow them off the court when he pushes them wide when all he needs to do is ghost and close the net for a volley into open space.

[@HenryChentennis]

Why does it seem like he's lacking some footwork?

[@ManUnited6380]

Let me clarify again. He's a talented tennis player, yes, and he's ranked 13th which is very good no doubt. When I say garbage, i'm not only talking about his tennis performance but I'm also talking about being a professional and having a good mentality/attitude which is just as important to professional athletes as being talented. He hasn't won any masters or grand slam titles, not because he's not talented, but because of his mentality. i guess you just didn't like me using the word garbage.

[@ihateuutube]

He has all the strokes. He needs to work all his movement.

[@champion1642]

I'd say I know at least a little bit about tennis since I watch tennis and play on weekends... But if I ever "grunt" or breath out slightly louder is during a match, or when hitting an extremely hard flat shot.... It doesn'y look like he is putting too much effort in these shots, so for me it sounds a bit off...

[@savan30]

practicing?...

[@daehyun214]

Don't be so ignorant. It's not the rally, it's that he's hitting hard. You obviously don't grunt in tennis and don't understand it. If you don't understand it don't question it ignorantly like that. When you're playing it's easier to just let out noise instead of holding it in when you hit hard.

[@cj397]

You can win a pro match.

[@cleanplasticchild]

LOL he definitely starting trying harder after that...

[@ddf0dr1v3r2]

the frame (the racket itself) is not very different to a normal racket (I mean the component material of it), but Almagro's racket can be something much more different than a Biomimetic 500, that's true The Real Difference is made by The Strings, proffesional tennis players have very thin strings, for great control . . . but, it is pretty expensive . . . anyway, what people must know is that a really good racket have thin enough strings even so, the balls must be the best, the most elastic :-)

[@mareqnyc]

wow. what nonsense. Pro stock rackets with added wait, sure, they often go over 350g. But where did you see thin strings on tour? they all use 16, Nadal uses RPM Blast at 15. They would rip the 17-18 string in a few hits! Also thickness has nothing to do with control, the thinner the string the more spin and power it has. Control depends on the material the string is made of.Here is some cool verified info on what pros use, google colinthestringer for verified info on what pros use good day sir.

[@numchiks10]

Bad attitude and overhits. Lots of talent though.

[@rkellynsm]

WTF IS THIS SPEED BALL XD

[@taijusan13]

くそわろたｗｗｗｗなんだこいつｗｗ

[@MrSeangoodman]

this almagro guy got some kind of a mental issue.

[@joveneldubois4582]

So much wasted talent!!!

[@maguslloretmunoz2354]

You think that? I guess he doesn't..13 atp titles and almost 11 million dolars only in prices...Plus 3 more in sponsors...Wasted talent?

[@joveneldubois4582]

Maguslloret Munoz Almagro should have been on top of the game for a long long time due to his natural abilities. 13 ATP titles and 11 million dollars is an under achievement for a player of his caliber. To his defense, he was injury prone.

[@maguslloretmunoz2354]

@@joveneldubois4582 Yes, but you should know, that habilities in tennis are 50%, the other 50% is mental strengh, and Almagro didn't have that much

[@franrrc]

Almagro=soberbio. "si no aguanta". Vos tampoco aguantaste mucho contra los que saben jugar de verdad...

[@ManUnited6380]

no i don't. he's never gone past the quarterfinals of any grandslam in his entire career and probably never will. he has a shitty attitude on the court and that's what i call garbage. i never said i was better than him, i'm a fan of tennis and i respect players who carry themselves on and off the court in a way that many children can look up to, but this guy isn't.

[@champion1642]

The most annoying practice session I have seen.... who grunts whilst having a light rally?