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Welcome Megan to the channel! Megan plays in some USTA leagues in the area and is a 5.0 woman! She also makes Disney content so check out her socials below! Tonight we played a set for the first time. Thank you Megan for coming out and being so fun! And thank you so much for helping me reach my goal of 20k subscribers by the end of 2022 EARLY! I have a new project coming up stay tuned.
Winston - USTA 4.5
Megan - USTA 5.0
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2:12 - Set
11:20 - Outro
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[@IntuitiveTennis]

Another great video. Winston, you are on fire, my friend. Keep going

[@zhousterwowster]

Whoa! When my two tennis (channel) worlds collide. 🤯

[@dwoo0418]

her energy and smile are infectious!

[@danielesbordone1871]

She's a good player with a good shot. Looking forward to more of these mini matches , thanks for sharing.

[@karannumber1]

You can tell Megan was a better player in her college days. Completely relatable when she said that she’s not in her best tennis shape. She just needs more time on the court if she wants to get back on that horse. This takes nothing away from Winston’s game. Played super solid as usual. Winston, my advice would be to spend a little more time at the net, especially on approach shots/volleys/overheads. Looks like you have a clear game plan from the baseline, but I think you’d add more to the arsenal with a better net game. -Coach K

[@jimmac6367]

Look at Winston going to the net and getting it done. Long overdue but very well done never-the-less.

[@nattyc8063]

I love ur channel! Ever since I found it I've been striving to play better myself, thank you so much for creating these inspiring videos

[@-Munditimum-]

You've really improved Winston & congrats on the 20k+ subs! Megan is such a great sport and a beautiful spirit. I'm sure she can do much better if she was playing regularly, but she still did pretty decent. Thanks for the upload! Cheers, M

[@rockinvida1960]

I love her two handed backhand. Awesome. She just needs to work on endurance and unforced errors.

[@ayokay123]

Fun match to watch! Looking forward to these mini matches as well.

[@Iphone-69]

Just subscribed! I Love your videos they're awesome. You should be like a 5.0 you've gotten so much better

[@gum6y1]

Have not watched a video for ages your game has improved a lot nice work

[@MinhVu-in9iz]

Winston, nice to see your game improved with net approach, and not just regular baseline!! Oh thanks Megan!!

[@charlielivingston7747]

Megan's serve has decent pace but it's in the middle of the box to your forehand every time (except in her last service game).

[@rds4629]

what a good sport playing on video when she's still getting back at form. It's amazing seeing the difference from the rathik bros where Winston just doesn't look to have a chance to a match like this where you can see him hitting his forehand well :)

[@AkatsukiShadow]

Alright Winston, You've improved a lot especially that serve and forehand!

[@natenmina]

Winston great job. Keep hitting that heavy forehand crosscourt. You can see that all that top and side spin really doing a lot of damage.

[@bizier100]

Nice video! Winston Which camera/software do you use to make your videos??

[@moosentp3190]

I would say I’m a 4.5 as well, at a level similar/tied level as yours I randomly binge watched your videos today and this is my analysis of your game. Obviously just an opinion from my perspective so I know it’s highly possible it doesn’t mean much I think you have a good tennis IQ- you’re good at predicting what the opponent is going to hit. You’re good at hitting on one of the sides, then following it with another shot in the same side/corner after they retrieve it and run to the middle behind them Forehand- best part of your game. Solid, consistent, and has a good amount of pace and spin. Also good variation and mix in slices when the ball is low. I see you’re dictating a lot of points and matches with it. Backhand- average. You hit it back and sometimes slice it back, but I imagine it being easy to pick on and come in on. It has average pace. Serve- decent-ish. You have some kick on it and don’t seem to double fault too often. It’s definitely not a weapon though, I feel like you could hit it with a lot more “umph” to it though. Kind of seems like you’re just throwing the ball in for play Footwork- not great. You’re obviously very fit and in shape. You don’t really prepare or set up too well and it kind of looks like you’re standing there at times. This ties in to your net game Net- not great, but have great potential. You hit great volleys sometimes, but then hit a lot of unforced errors looking flat footed too.

[@michelogdeuce8767]

Hi Winston! I really enjoy your matches :). Could you tell us which camera do you use to record them? Thanks in advance.

[@tenniswithandy]

Nice match Winston and Megan. Winston, I think a prerequisite on your channel for the ladies is that they have killer backhands. Megan is not an exception.

[@eddimondhay]

She's excellent. You played your best I've seen.

[@riderone8552]

Deuce moment. Winston Du and Megan Du. Everyone is a Du. 🤣

[@sdfswords]

Megan obviously has the shots, beautiful backhand, nice serve. Winston, you were on it, great consistency, last hit wins the point. Would love to see a rematch when Megan has been playing more, she was trying to find her D1 rhythm,

[@zhengyuzhou8710]

Winston u played well today :) Keep this up and u can beat Mark soon!

[@andrehanderson9428]

Winston, you're an awesome player and I've followed your progress--you've definitely improved a ton. I don't mean this as criticism, but I feel like there is no difference between your first and second serves. Have you tried hitting a flatter, faster first serve?

[@davidgivins4203]

Nice match wiston was more constant and Megan serve was constant 👌! En

[@eugene5689]

Solid hitting from both sides. Why did Megan switch rackets mid-set? Thought she was using the Blade. End result seemed lopsided, but the games were actually pretty close. Lots of deuces.

[@sottomarino]

Hi Winston, I've been following you for a while and I love your videos, so first of all congratulations! I noticed one thing in your game that I think you should consider correcting: you tend to go backwards as you hit the ball, instead of carrying the weight forward you go backwards. Maybe you could consider staying farther down the court so you don't have to move back every time you get a deep ball. Happy tennis!

[@elchanclascocina]

Yes he does but I believe he nevertheless generates good pace with his forehand; i think he does it because he runs a lot around his backhand and ends up lacking a step or 2, yet overall compensates much better than... me at least. To me it's his serve he can make a huge difference at, he knows it too.

[@maxpowers4436]

Going forward in modern tennis is a myth only time is on approach or a short ball that's low. Ever seen a pro play from the side? They spin like a top. Falling backwards happens sometimes because a shot is deep or you don't make it in time so you have to hit the ball side on basically instead of behind the ball. Sometimes he does "fall away" or pull up but that's easily fixable. His main issue and first one should be his serve which would change his game dramatically if he improved it.

[@elchanclascocina]

@@maxpowers4436 Agree with his serve and that him falling away is fixable. On your first point that going forward is a myth, that's not what I've seen live at the stadium matches. For sure, in ATP, probably more than 50% they don't move ahead, overall because they don't have time or they are on the defense or don't need to because they can generate the pace without it. I was able to go to RG this year and the biggest eye opener was how much they moved ahead when they hit and then went back. Probably because it's clay and are usually playing further back. They did this it seemed everytime they could. I've seen video of Nadal giving advice specifically on this to players in his academy.

[@maxpowers4436]

@@elchanclascocina Im not sure what you have seen but can you show me a video demonstraing this? I too have watched countless matches live and on video and the overwhelming majority of modern high level players do not "carry the weight forward" that is an old pre 90s style of hitting. Players however do transfer weight from the backfoot to the forward foot yes but don't actually "move forward" at all. Moving forward is only in rare instances as I've mentioned such as closing at the net moving up to reach a short ball. Here is a video of Novak that's 5 years old playing on clay watching it 90% of the time he hits the ball where he is and rotates around his own axis like a boxer 10% of the time he is falling back DURING the shot or moving forward DURING the shot not counting approaches and all this we are talking during the shot here. Its a 10 min video and it shows a lot of strokes and clearly looking at hit he isn't carrying anything forward for at least 90% of the time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGfYpI2ga6yBla8 In this clip Nadal himself is basically hitting the ball while in the air, falling sideways or falling backwards. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4CQnGCQr5xpoa8 Maybe telling students this is a good way to get them to actually use their bodyweight but tennis coaching is so all over the shop that's a separate topic. But regardless in reality it dsnt happen hence why I said it was a myth.

[@elchanclascocina]

@@maxpowers4436 Hey! have you gotten somehow my reply? I've posted it twice but seems it is being erased somehow.

[@tennisviking]

Outfit looks solid…may have to try it 👍💪

[@ericyoungii6883]

quality backhands 💪

[@TheDavid19HD]

What string and tension do you use in your Babolat Pure Aero 2023?

[@perroguerrero9568]

Megan is worn out starting in the middle of the set. Fatigue kicks in for her and it really affected the quality of her serves and shots. Also her court coverage isn’t as much as in the beginning. Winston played well, obviously the more aggressive one today. The way Winston is playing in this set is great to watch. Maybe a rematch in the future?

[@serbian_nationalist14]

Or maybe shes just bad.

[@perroguerrero9568]

@@serbian_nationalist14 I don’t think bad is the right word.

[@jeanpauljeanpaul2530]

She’s a very good woman’s player…but Winston is a man after all, despite the outfit.

[@to174jay9]

@@serbian_nationalist14 she's not bad, you can tell that by her technique. If that's not obvious to you, then you don't know what you're talking about. Don't be a dick just because.

[@ebadd3468]

@@jeanpauljeanpaul2530 Oh Burn!!!

[@patrick5284]

Once you get a serve you’re gonna be a dangerous player!

[@peterpanagopoulos6698]

Thank you Megan- come back soon!!

[@Jon88]

Haters going on about Winston’s serve but honestly I think the last few videos I’ve watched it seems improved. I’m still waiting for the Karue vid on how he helped lol.

[@smueller12244]

she struggled with low to high on anything above her chest. Very interesting match, she has more games in her for sure in a rematch! Winston hit a lot of nice overheads in.

[@redxerox4971]

I thought if ball is above chest you swing from high to low. Please correct me if wrong, i am new to the sport.

[@smueller12244]

@@redxerox4971 for backspin you are correct. For topspin it is the opposite. Strong players will have both strokes and high balls are a good time to either play offense or very good defense, it is the players choosing.

[@maxpowers4436]

@@redxerox4971 You can hit pure HIGH to low if you are close to the net and hitting down or you are close enough to hit on a downward path. If you still want to hit a quality ball from back of the court that's relatively high you still need to hit low to high to give the ball spin you just cannot start your swing as low as you would on a regular ball. This may mean that your swing is just below the ball ever so slightly in some instances

[@nguyen925]

Let's go baseline warriors! Lol I'm more of a baseliner but trying to work on the net game. Let's go Disney!

[@yakzivz1104]

good game!!

[@JustaKarenDiscoveredTheIntrnet]

what tension is your racquet? i can hear lose tension from here....40s?

[@hankkono9470]

Let’s see rd2 when Megan timing come back!

[@TheEarlyAdoptr]

Sounds like you play with quite low tension strings. What's your setup? :)

[@michaelp9061]

Good to have a Disney princess playing tennis in real life.

[@majesticaaa4131]

We need a rematch with Lotti! You have gotten better

[@El-Scorcho]

Megan vs. Claire!!

[@tristanschnell7445]

I feel like it would be pretty cool for this channel if you said like your racket that you are using and what racket your opponent is using before you play a match

[@automaticsweetheart2009]

I wanted to see her hit deeper balls with more spin to keep you pushed back and the balls to your forehand out of your low comfort strike zone. As it was, she had many low, flat, shorter balls right to your forehand which is exactly where your strength lies. She's a great player though!

[@maxpowers4436]

Thats how most women play flatter and faster its not common for women to hit high and with spin and the top 100 pros reflect this.

[@automaticsweetheart2009]

@@maxpowers4436 I don't disagree but as a woman player who plays men myself, I have to change my game to win. I cannot out-hit a stronger man if I hit flat balls. But I can consciously make the choice to hit more deeply into the court and with more spin to keep my opponents pushed back and out of their comfort zone.

[@maxpowers4436]

@@automaticsweetheart2009 Well firstly thats great but that's not really that common though even for pro women hence Megan wouldn't know what to do even if she was match fit. Secondly having to think about how you will hit a shot automatically slows down your acceleration and weakens your shot. Having to genuinely think about every shot and it not being in your muscle memory bank slows your acceleration down. And I don't mean thinking about adding more spin in a warmup or a under 50% ball I mean hitting a rally ball at like 80% max power and genuinely trying to adjust your swing path. Pro men and women don't do that they hit how they hit with natural swing path. Thirdly yea that's a good tactic but men in general already deal with high deep spinning balls and already play behind the baseline. The men's game is generally already more deep with more spin and more behind the baseline. This all ties into my original comment where if all things were equal the men's style of play is just a natural counter match up regardless of power as women are not used to that much spin on the ball and men are.

[@rsmith02]

Attack some backhands Winston! She's showing you how it's done.

[@alemagjoh]

what is her age?

[@bnumber8]

I think you'd see major improvement in winners if you attacked the ball earlier. I have the same habit from time to time, waiting and thinking I can shape the perfect shot if I let it come to me. If you hit earlier, you'd take away so much time and hit better angles AND not put as many into the net. Fun match!

[@vincentbianchi3361]

Winston got alot better

[@aninjame]

Nice game.

[@MrPositive3D]

Megan drinking too much at Disneyworld! :)

[@jerryg9581]

Where did she play D1 tennis?

[@jeffislearning]

makes sense at the end shes only played twice in four weeks. was about to say either winston gotten really good or she played D1 in antartica against penguins because no way d1

[@jasmine55000]

It's not that hard to play D1. There are 250+ D1 schools in America.

[@maxpowers4436]

@@jasmine55000 Its not that easy either.

[@jasmine55000]

@@maxpowers4436 ucla D1 yes hard. University of Boonies, very easy.

[@maxpowers4436]

@@jasmine55000 No its not "very easy" seems you don't understand language.

[@jasmine55000]

@@maxpowers4436 Seems your tennis level is low if you think playing D1 is hard

[@SAM098.]

10:44 Bad Call

[@alwaysprepared]

I'm a bit surprised with the score. I thought Megan would hang a little tougher, but if she hadn't played much recently, then the score makes sense. It seems to me, with exceptions, that there is about a full 1.0 point difference between men's and women's ratings. I would expect the man to win if he is only 0.5 points below the woman's ranking. Like, I said, there are certainly exceptions, but I think it's some combination of the man having better power, spin and court coverage, in general and the woman feeling like she has to press to overcome those factors that accounts for a lot of the difference. Playing style will make some difference, as well. In a rematch, Megan should do a little better, maybe in the 6-3 range. She does seem to have a competitive game... I think perhaps a handicap match would be interesting. Maybe have Megan start with a 15-0 lead on Winston's serving games??

[@sgwnbe4ever]

Had a look at Sigrun, wow the price is so premium.... I rather go with Nike or adidas if the price range is set to that high, thanks.

[@MrPositive3D]

I think it's the sustainability and green fabrics that jump up the price. It means a LOT to some people and others it doesn't. shrug

[@sgwnbe4ever]

@@MrPositive3D Oh, I see. Thanks for your information.

[@TheSandyXie]

What kind of racket is Megan playing with?

[@clarenceunderwood382]

Looks like a Wilson Blade, which is a great and popular racket. Both 16x19 and 18x20 versions are both very good.

[@clarenceunderwood382]

@@WinstonDu did she change rackets in the middle? Looked like a white with red accents, so I was thinking she switched to a pure strike.

[@MrPositive3D]

Winston doesn't lose to the ladies.

[@MrLIVELINESOLUTIONS]

Winston you're a sandbagger. Step up to 5.0

[@dustyroot4708]

I think he should use and post his UTR instead as I doesn’t look like he’s played USTA for years. Either that or sign up for some tournaments. 😉 There really aren’t a lot of options for 5.0 mens in SoCal. It’s either 4.5 or Open. Winston would fit in with the 4.5’s, but I feel that the open players would feast off of his serve, and he would be on the defensive too often.

[@MrPositive3D]

@@WinstonDu I think you're 4.5 until you can develop a weapon to get free points. I played 5.0 and 4.5 and the MAJOR difference is everyone at 5.0 has some kind of weapon whether that be a big forehand or backhand, serve, or just they are exceptional at running everything down and never missing. I think you are getting closer to that forehand to being a weapon and I do think you've improved on these videos I've watched. Playing with higher rated players IS the best way to get better actually.

[@ad0lfchrist]

hey guys, question from a non-US citizen who has no idea about how your rankings work. 5.0 or 4.5 is a single ranking whether you're a guy or a girl or is it differenciated based on gender? in other words are you playing both guys and girls at 4.5 level for instance? or guys play 4.5 guys and girls play 4.5 girls and they're separate?

[@MrPositive3D]

I haven't played in a league where they are mixed but I presume? they exist. Honestly, I just played a 4.5 league and was in a 5.0 league last year. I don't think I'd lose to nearly any 5.5 woman however, so not equal in my opinion.

[@ad0lfchrist]

@@MrPositive3D thanks for the reply

[@ropro9817]

Hey Winston, it's no secret that your serve is one of the weakest parts of your game. (Your words, not mine! 🤓 But the evidence is in your 1st server percentage, double faults and to a lesser extent, serve speed) Would you consider doing a progression series where you work on different aspects of improving your serve? I think it would be really cool to watch what kind of work goes into improving skills.

[@Nopanop]

Dude she changed her racket mid set? Looked like a Wilson blade when she started

[@troyrgates]

Girls got skillz, little better placement and that rank will grow.

[@roellie5272]

Is it normal in America to play on hard hardcourt, or do you also play on other playsgrounds?

[@MrRando]

most publicly available courts in america are hardcourts because it is cheap and easy to maintain

[@MrPositive3D]

Very normal, pretty much all that is available. Easy and cheap to create, maintain, and destroy later. haha

[@whatasickjoke]

Winston is a decent usta 3.0 with more practice

[@TagUrIt2000]

Megan didn’t get the W, but she still played well for only being back on the courts for a short time. Winston, when she’s ready, let’s see her and Claire play a match.

[@andrewzhang5236]

Yo I’ve seen her at match point

[@minisurfbanana]

My ex was a 4.5 n am i strong 4.0 i beat her love love🤷‍♂️

[@HankHell41]

Do you have a goal to become 5.0?

[@speedymr]

Winston is a decent usta 3.5

[@MrPositive3D]

I just played a 4.5 league at #1 singles (I'm probably more 5.0 honestly) and Winston would make it, not with the top 4.5 guys, but he'd be able to hang just fine.

[@Assembledonetwo]

Lol… is this a joke?

[@clarencelim212]

No. Definitely 4.0

[@theroadrunnerjarhead4109]

Winston is probably better than the two guys before me who commented on his game.

[@clarencelim212]

@@theroadrunnerjarhead4109 I’m 3.25 in singles so Winston is definitely better than me

[@kix5365]

Youre both 4.0 where do you guys get these ratings from?? 😂

[@benspencer8783]

Well done Winnie, the difference in this match up was your clothes. Without the full salmon ensemble, the result would have been reversed for sure…

[@ROrneli]

Megan is a victim of coaches that have told her over and over again that the way to win tennis is to hit as hard and low as you can..add more spin and play more tacttical.

[@serbian_nationalist14]

Ez W

[@mteca5093]

You finally beat a girl, now if you could beat that guy with his paddle

[@MrPositive3D]

He wrecked 5.5 Lotti too.....

[@majesticaaa4131]

:)

[@Lamkins._.]

technically she a better player but made to many errors

[@chuckfriebe843]

As an Asian man, you are culturally appropriating by wearing a Scandinavian clothing line.

[@CMMSFP]

He’s a 3.5 max, and that’s being generous. She’s 3.0 when she plays her best.

[@dakotadellafera5850]

You sure you're not a 5.0?

[@mayankmishra03]

Everyone seem to agree what Megan said about not playing much tennins as one of the reasons for this performance but no one (including her) wants to admit that a 5.0 girl is a no match to a 4.5 guy. This is just a biology folks. Those who dont know Serena Williams in her prime once unofficially challenged any pro (not top 200 bcz she was at least sane enough) for a contest and one guy Karsten Braasch rated 203 that time accepted it and totally destroyed both the sisters (6-1, 6-2) so its not that Megan is not a great player but it's a gender thing folks. There is a pretty good biological reason why in every sports men and women dont compete against each other. lol

[@Vincent28281]

Hot and plays well;)

[@yesungjongmyangel]

She made a lot of unforced errors.

[@EddieWeeks]

she need to get the tumor on her leg checked out !

[@MeMe-td1ye]

Move into ur shots.

[@Vincent28281]

Nice blonde;)

[@CSV1973]

she’s actually a better player than u… but she made too many mistakes… even at full tennis shape she would still lose.. it would be closer.. men and women play at different levels..

[@johnnybgood1169]

UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) disproves your last statement. Men have a higher UTR CEILING than women based on biology but that's not at all the same thing as "playing at different levels." Elite women peak at a lower average UTR than elite men (12-13 for women, 14-16 for men). Put another way, a male and female who have the same UTR are the SAME level.

[@MrPositive3D]

@@johnnybgood1169 Well then Winston needs to stop destroying even the 5.5 girls he plays in these videos then :)

[@johnnybgood1169]

@@MrPositive3D "5.5" is an NTRP rating friend.

[@MrPositive3D]

@@johnnybgood1169 That's all I know of. This is the first I've heard of another rating system for tennis?

[@johnnybgood1169]

@@MrPositive3D Check out UTR (Universal Tennis Rating).

[@shipwreck8847]

damn, what a cutie she is. where do you find these specimens winston?

[@AditasSmash]

The reason your serve is slower than a girl because you have no pronation, it's a pancake