USTA 4.5 League Match - Serve Bot Mike V.S. Baseliner Andrew

Enjoy my match against Mike!
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Mike wins 7-6 6-2

[@maxdawson2948]

Dude what is that forehand? I kind of love it.

[@gihan84]

I typically don't like commentary but I enjoyed listening to your thoughts on this match. I don't know but I feel like Mike is 5.0

[@advantagetennis3459]

@winterymint I'm sure he'll find his way back to 5.0 in time. While he's recovering and getting back into the swing of things, I'll gladly accept him as a 4.5. Plus, it means better practice for me.

[@amarino5179]

His forehand is definitely a weapon, damn

[@leslietennis]

That's some heavy hitting. Nice match lads.

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Leslie Tennis Thanks a lot!

[@jz77096]

What racket is Mike using? RF? PS?

[@advantagetennis3459]

@jz77096 I want to say the RF, but I'm not 100% sure.

[@mascovotti]

RF Pro Staff. Genesis white magic strings 52/50. (This is Mike)

[@jz77096]

@@mascovotti wow, a person who can actually use it. Evident by the plowthrough, very nice! Don't think I can ever use the RF, my peak weight was 163lbs. Need a personal trainer gain muscle in the right areas $$$, ah just have fun instead lol

[@jz77096]

@@advantagetennis3459 But yeah, definitely work on your serve.. start from the basics again. It looks like you are swiping sideways at the ball. You got the speed/agility for sure. Peace.

[@advantagetennis3459]

@jz77096 Thanks A lot!

[@karadagmert]

Is it a special tradition to play tennis with basketball shirts in USA?

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Mert Ali Karadag Not quite a tradition. Though, I would say the impact of basketball on other sports and cultures is very significant in the USA. I played basketball for eight years myself.

[@maxdawson2948]

How old are these guys? I like to know for perspective.

[@advantagetennis3459]

I'm 25. I'm not sure of Mikes age.

[@fungi4591]

guys like mike like the ball high so they can hit it down, thats why he was crushing ur serves. they also like running around the backhand on serves because theyre slower kicks and they have time. u have to really hit it to their backhand or maybe slice to their forehand... how do i know? i like slapping kick serves lol

[@mascovotti]

Agree with ya. (This is Mike). Any decent slice drives me crazy and I’ll get too impatient and go for too much nearly every time.

[@dylanroberts8478]

high level gents. Mike's forehand where it looks like he just slapping it down...wow.

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Dylan Roberts Thanks! Those forehands were tough!

[@mascovotti]

Love watching this. Great commentary. I think I hit 4 of the best drops I’ve ever hit and Andrew got to EVERY one of them. Never been called a serve-bot before. Ha!

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Michael Scovotti Thanks a lot! Those serves were looking automatic. Great match!

[@HankHell41]

Mike's slapping it like Nick from intuitive tennis!

[@aktolman]

I think with some adjustments to your tactics, you should win this! target backhand from the off every point, does not have to be low % shots, just high net clearance and top spin.

[@TylerBaca]

Thats some solid tennis right there!!

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Tyler Baca Thanks #1!

[@Rocket90]

New to your channel! Great stuff! Fun to watch. May I asked where you're based at and play?

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Jeff Kawahara Thanks! I'm based in Orange County CA.

[@slingshot8219]

You are giving Mike all the short balls cause you are hitting from way far from the baseline. Mike dictated the court.

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Slingshot You're not wrong. His serves had me backing up quite a bit. Most of his ground strokes I was taking at the baseline, I thought.

[@stevenjm12]

If you cant tell if a ball is in or out, you have to call it in. If you arent 100% sure that it is out, the ball is "in."

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Steven Jacob Yessir!

[@grimson]

I was about to say the same thing! See it clearly out, call it out. Otherwise play it.

[@jonathanchen1026]

i think on this point @6:08 you were a little off balance when hitting your shots, looked like you were on your back foot and not transferring the weight forward @10:12 tough out call

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Jonathan Chen Nice observation! I was playing scared and nerve @6:08 😥😥

[@xtremevp12]

Solid. Enjoyed the level of tennis.

[@advantagetennis3459]

@xtremevp12 Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the tennis! More great matches are in the works.

[@lsanchez996]

looks like you were giving him too much of the same serve to his forehand gotta switch it up and hit a slice either body or wide. Not letting him feel comfortable is a big thing vs 5.0 level players. Your improvement is crazzy tho keep it up love watching these Vids

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Luis Sanchez Thanks a lot! I don't have a slice serve, just a flat and a kick. I've thought about developing a slice. I think it would be a higher % serve compared to the flat serve.

[@petershort936]

The problem isn’t not having a flat serve. It’s that you hit almost 90% of your serves, and groundstrokes, to his forehand. His backhand is weak but you kept hitting to his fh.

[@advantagetennis3459]

I hear you on this one @peter short That fh of this I should have been avoiding at all cost.

[@mikedudley9975]

The comment I was looking for. He was killing it with the forehand and the backhand put very little pressure yet was almost never a target.

[@yys5919]

utr 8+ is still 4.5 player?

[@advantagetennis3459]

@YYS You can find players with 9+ UTRs in a 4.5 USTA league. They're not a ton of them, but they're there.

[@MichaelSienkiewicz]

I think UTR 9 is the borderline between 4.5 and 5.0

[@advantagetennis3459]

Yeah, at 9 UTR you should defiantly be transitioning to 5.0.

[@AliJafri-t2e]

Foot faults

[@advantagetennis3459]

@Ali Jafri Who? I don't see anything noticeable from either one of us.

[@petershort936]

Every time.

[@petershort936]

@@advantagetennis3459 your opponent