Full slice lesson with Holger Rune and Patrick Mouratoglou

[@TheTamrielDrunkard]

I love how Patrick will yell, "Yes, yes!!" even when it's not perfectly correct throughout a drill. Very positive and confidence building, but then at the end of the round he gets real and tells him what needs to be corrected and improved for the next round.

[@Parvindk]

Gotta be so nice to have a student that implements the tips immediately with success

[@vitaliyburlaka691]

helps the "student" is a top professional player.

[@karthiksiva106]

One big difference in these videos with respect to the other coaching videos is the percentage of action vs talk. I have seen so many videos from different coaches, but get distracted due to too many verbal instructions. This is perfect. Loving it

[@robertwong-w5s]

The Art of coaching, GREAT! Encouraging, split complicated actions into simple ones, one simple tip after one simple tip. Easy to understand and learn. Thanks for sharing.

[@alanchong7513]

Holger is running hot on the tour at the moment. Patrick's videos are always very entertaining. This is great and thanks for sharing!

[@johnp1]

Best slide lesson I've ever seen. Can't wait to go to the court and apply these techniques.

[@thel-show8611]

Patrick is just a good teacher. He explains well and made training a fun. I have started watching his trainings because i wanted to improve my techniques and play well. Am 56yrs and am enjoying the changes already he is soo positive and makes it easier on court when I watch him. Love you Patrick

[@peterhoareartist]

I love Patrick’s videos. So to the point, so encouraging all with minimal talk. An English ex-pat now living in France, I will be 79 years old in June and am MAD about tennis, having started with a club and coach here just one year ago. Wish my body could keep up with my enthusiasm but my coach says I already play with loads of improvisation and robust energy, so Patrick’s videos are priceless as he gives precision advice which I find helps enormously. Merci Patrick vous étes superbe!

[@MichaelDamianPHD]

In France aren't there no public, free courts? That's what I found recently.

[@sophonyasaw]

AMAZING COACH!!!

[@jimlu4237]

Can’t wait to try the tips. Thanks for the video. Best coaching video.

[@giacomomineo73]

Patrick and Rune are amazing to watch. Both are so good!

[@vsomashekar3757]

So far my slice was not good, now onwards I will apply the teachings. Thank you sir.

[@Fernwald84]

Simply superb instruction!

[@carlterbeek8353]

great to have a pupil as Holger. He only can become better. The video's are a great inspiration for all experienced tennis players. Also the oldies, like me, 60+ :-)

[@MegaMoflis]

I love tennis, I found it the best sport ever, watching Patrick is like the best Netflix serie ever for me! actually it would be great to see for example how a person with a lot of potential but who can't afford be coached by Patrick, comes to his academy let's say for 1 year and what during this time can achieved. It would be great to see something like this!

[@NamLeVan-r7m]

amazing Coach!

[@andrewcampbell2903]

It's great to see the body weight moving through the slice . It seems to be quite rare for players to do that , but it will make for an aggressive shot . .

[@mehmetak5191]

perfect coaching,thanks

[@BuildingWealthWithRajeev]

superb. you are an extraordinary coach sir

[@joseraposo1494]

You’re the goat Patrick!! Tks for sharing your precious knowledge ! It seemed for me that the last part of the stroke is the hardest one! We’ve been always taught to keep the wrist still during the swing! I’ll give it a try and see how it’s gonna work!!

[@federer4ever35]

Goat

[@cesarfernandezlopez5063]

Is like watching a ballet dancer 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️🎾

[@mendoza187]

It's wonderful that we can get access to this kind of top training from our house. Thank you so much! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@wcjung22]

best tennis video I've ever seen:) Also thanks for Instagram postings

[@onelove1325]

Wow, thanks! Patrick, forehand lesson in detail please.

[@EC-pq2gs]

Une fantastique pédagogie par objectifs comme diraient mes enseignants du collège. Bravo et merci pour cette instructive video.

[@nguyen925]

Great progress !

[@peppio]

Great great great great tips..

[@writer684]

This is a good examle of how difficult it is to learn something new in tennis because there are so manny moments involved in each shot, like boddy weight, direction, angle, speed, feel, movment, balance etc. A little bit strange is that Holger don't have this teknique already beeing a pro player? I love to watch Holger play :) His attitude is amazing and he seems to be anice chap too. And Patrick is just amazing...

[@daphnehatitye2808]

Your work is amaizing

[@yaashpal6812]

Patrick, you are the best coach! No wonder Serena won so many majors! please advise how to get it cross while chasing a ball on the extreme left of the court.

[@caioscofield]

Rune just went on the beat 3 grand slam winners (inc. Djokovic and Alcaraz) this week to win the Paris masters. Interesting to see even the greats can benefit from this type of training.

[@heroofcomments8956]

When you hit slice on balls above waist height, if the follow through is towards the net, the ball will pop up. For balls on waist height level, you should follow through side ways😊

[@brianb336]

Patrick you are amazing coach and mentor!!!

[@gvolpe87]

Great video explaining the technique we all should learn. However, I prefer Dimitrov's and Federer's backhand-slice. The body moving forward is only used when attacking and going to the net, though, not when defending from the baseline, I don't think that's explained correctly.

[@taopaille-paille4992]

Indeed I agree. This slice is inelegant but it seems it worked pretty well given recent Rune's results

[@amitchugh08]

Excellent video 🙏😊

[@sergiosimbula]

Rune should get an Oscar for this 🤭

[@vladimirgetselevich4704]

Exactly! It is so funny that a coach trying to correct top 10 player in the world basics of the shot :)

[@radiocorleone6192]

J'adore c'est vraiment super

[@JV-py3lg]

Nice slice

[@fabrice6553]

Super belle pédagogie 👍👍Merciiii

[@TravelPortugalBrasilTPB]

Fully watched and just subscribed as well. Have been watching your videos a lot and will continue. Greetings from the beautiful Algarve to all. Do you know? Welcome, let´s play.

[@poeda6637]

Amazing coaching! How good is that!

[@franciscomanrique4979]

Gracias

[@muchacho87]

Holy Shit i think i will improve my tennis this year Hardcore

[@capitansampietro]

The Federer’s backhand is across the body because the speed of the coming ball Holger and Patrick are practising the tradicional slice atacking the ball to come to de net Look to the carioca step he is doing . Another question is the high of the ball coming More low more crossing pace on slice we need Patrick should explain this to Holger

[@Helloivanivanov]

This is very questionable technique that Patrick is showing here, nobody is “driving the ball” in top10, driving the ball leads to open racket and very high ball, it’s clearly not comfortable for Holger

[@kaafaa8036]

super slice

[@watcher687]

Coaches usually teach this type of backhand slice. I know he is exceptional but Federer doesn't use this technique, his swing is similar to Holger's slice at the beginning of the video which Patrick tries to change, ie swings across the body and finishes with his racket on the right side of body. I guess Patrick's technique is more reliable as you're going more through the ball.

[@tenhagsbarber]

Yes I’ve always had an above average slice using feds technique but can be very inconsistent when dealing with heavier balls

[@mtaudi88]

yeah I thought most coaches were teaching that the slice is an across your body shot. interesting perspective.

[@marktace1]

Fed executes a high risk slice technique very well. Generally speaking Fed’s technique is not a good thing to copy except perhaps his topspin backhand. He does stay closed, he just swings down the back of the ball more thus necessitating a different follow through.

[@ST-ek6lf]

Yeah that’s so true. Federer’s across the body slice is different from what he is teaching on the video. I would like very much to know his thoughts on this .

[@YSMiracle]

Top Tennis Training mentioned this before. Basically, swinging towards the direction you want, i.e., guiding the ball, has more control but less pace. Whereas swinging across the body has a pendulum effect, that generates more pace but less control.

[@dalenepomuceno846]

How do you grip a back hand slice Easter or continenta pls you in vedao

[@darthfreund]

Contiental grip

[@FUsheK]

1 year ago learning slice . Now already atp 1000 champion. 😂

[@CringeBasedDuality]

who's here after Rune lost in the first round of US Open 2023?

[@knotwilg3596]

Me. The new slice is paying dividends. Rune must feel lucky with such a good coach.

[@LifeIsGoodThankYouGod]

Making playing tennis easy.....

[@primuslords7905]

Extending the elbow like that makes my tennis elbow hurt without hitting the ball.

[@blarpieman]

I want him to scream. NOOOOOOO hahahaha

[@mohi3846]

Patrick can you talk about what it means to play “aggressive”?

[@TheTamrielDrunkard]

Taking the ball early, playing closer to the baseline, and more acceleration through contact for power with lots of spin.

[@germanslice]

@@TheTamrielDrunkard To me being aggressive is putting more pronation on the ball.

[@Wolverine168]

Mouratouglou is the GOAT coach

[@vp82vps]

Patrick, my only question is How would you compare this to Roger Federer slice? Kindly thanks and please.

[@kaafaa8036]

yeah Roger, look like the slice '' not to do "

[@thiresia]

Oh la la !!!

[@CringeBasedDuality]

yo Patrick, when you gonna coach Novak?

[@stignatius1625]

when he gets vaccine

[@sowmyan3458]

@@stignatius1625 lmaoo

[@vidarlaufey]

Rune pretends that he "discovers" the slice thanks to Patrick. I guess this is the deal...

[@fredyicao9175]

I am a tennis coach but the technique of Patrick M is different from the style of Federer . My stroke style in slice is not similar from the Federer style .my slice is very low to the net around 5 Millimeter from the top of the net . Yes I agree with the comment , if you give so many instructions to the students , It will paralize the analysis that will lead to confusion .

[@craigbuy8079]

love PM, but think he is wrong on the BH slice. just watched Fed and Dimitrov videos... they cut straight across the ball left to right with no forward push.

[@nikolaigladanac9082]

Strange you couldn’t get Tsitsipas to do that.

[@thereisnogod3924]

hes actually saying that federer nadal and djokovic are playing a bad slice :):):) somethimes this guy is a BIG joke !!!the slice at 3.56 hes shouting YESSSSS and its the worst slice ive ever seen on high level :):):)then at 5.42 hes asking let it go and shouts again YESSSS but he finished on the right side (which is NOT alowed in the explanation ) not going in the direction with his hand ( which was asked in the explanation ) not pointing with tip of racket to target ( which was asked in te explanation ) so the student is actualyy doing NOTHING what was asked but he did it perfect :):):) Then at 7.43 he asking to go with his body in the direction he wants to hit making an overcross to get to the ball :):):) the jokes are building up by the minute. Strange that his so called students stistipas and serena dont play a slice like that. the worst explanation of a slice ever seen on youtube ( the only good part was at the end where the student was alowed to use radial to ulnar deviation through contact , but he was still finishing on the right side which is normal !!!!!! )

[@TennisLifeStudy]

Simple

[@manuellizardo4468]

I agree with that.. when federer , nadal ,and djokovic are playing the ball are on a rallying speed so their slice is much different with what he is advising to his students. In this video he was feeding the students with slow balls...

[@knotwilg3596]

at least some people know about tennis technique and use their eyes, not just someone's reputation!

[@RB-lw8go]

Patrick what can I say. Great tennis strategist, not stroke coach. Top spin low to high, slice high to low. Watch federer if you think I'm wrong. Want a great slice just go down on the on coming ball that simple, after you made contact with the ball all the rest really doesn't matter. I guess he's a classic case of those who can't teach.

[@samster978]

lol are you serious, watch some slow mode videos of federer and you you ne ok

[@knotwilg3596]

I'd say great facility (with daddy's money) and great marketing. Not even sure about the strategy part.

[@rialzito]

This technique works on an amateur level, where the balls have low speed. But on a professional level, the correct technique is to cross the body with the racket. Just watch Federer's slice and you'll notice it. But nice video!

[@knotwilg3596]

How is it a nice video if he's teaching a professional how to play old school? It's either wrong or fake.

[@TheTamrielDrunkard]

He's building the foundation, which Federer is very strong at. It utilizes the back muscles to stabilize and drive the depth of the slice. A difference is the last part where your start to engage the wrist. When you bring the start of the swing further back over the shoulder and engage more wrist into contact, the extra momentum will cause a more across the body action. It's important however, that you don't lose the foundation of the stroke, which is the muscle memory Patrick is trying to teach his student in this video.

[@knotwilg3596]

@@TheTamrielDrunkard Sure, Rune needs to rebuild his foundation, which Federer is so strong at. With any recreational player I'd give him that break.

[@TheTamrielDrunkard]

@@knotwilg3596 I don't think what he's doing is wrong or fake though.. you would never focus on the rotation, but be looking to stabilize and limit it. I think that's the point.

[@germanslice]

I cross the body, I extend out also into the ball and I also swing from low to high. Because I use pronation for the slice..

[@smashu2]

Ok so now Holger is the hottest player on tour !

[@grokker99]

Federer's slice finishes across his body. I dont get it.

[@kgill99]

Anyone surprised someone so high up the rankings doesn't have a slice?! I can't slice and seem to get away with this a lot of the time (though not all the time), so it makes me ask the question (ps being slightly provocative (devils advocate) so don't get too peeved folks) do you even need a backhand slice? eg on the forehand people only slice when pushed to the very edge of their reach, call it a desperation slice, the rest of the time they go for topspin, why shouldn't it be the same on the BH side?

[@knotwilg3596]

Really paying dividends, that new slice ...

[@goldencalf5144]

Let us all say a prayer of thanks to our lord and saviour, Roger Federer, for making slice cool again.

[@AditasSmash]

But this is too forward too straight no sidespin, very easy to return and yes it will go over the net more, but how do you get side spin without your racket go down and across your body. My advice is to feel and listen to your body.

[@Channel_Yo]

he's still learning how to slice at this point in his career 😂

[@kaafaa8036]

nadal too

[@Yew0612]

Everyone needs to develop their skills to be better.

[@ch3ck0rch3ck2]

its just amazing how a pro like rune takes technical advice from a guy who just doesnt know how to play technically good shots himself. video after video...

[@tenniscoach.bruggenwerth]

Dont like it. You need to relax after the slice the ball so it need to be on the side ...swingpath like a U

[@twittertwice]

Teach him some. manners… such terrible behavior!