USTA 4.5 vs 13.6 UTR D1 Player!

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Welcome Ivan, Tony, and Kyle to the channel! These guys all recently finished D1 college tennis careers and came out to SoCal to play on the channel! Kyle played 4 years at SMU. Ivan played 4 years at USF then 1 year at Northwestern. Tony also played at USF then 1 year at SMU. Both Tony and Ivan had 2 ATP points at one point.
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Universal Tennis Ratings (UTR):
Kyle - UTR 11.5 high
Ivan - UTR 13.6 high
Tony - UTR 13.3 high
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0:57 - Game Styles
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2 :06 - Recruited
3:18 - 8-Game Pro Set
16:01 - Outro
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[@RonnieJamesOsbourne]

3:23 That immediate look back to the camera says it all 😂

[@markrrynolds]

So many levels in tennis. He dominated a 4.5 player but only made it to top 60 in college and only a few ATP points. Power like his only gets you so as the competition level rises. Higher level players would hit equally as hard and move him around not letting him set up so easily. In this match the slower ball speed allowed him time to crush the ball on both sides. Great to see the difference in levels play out.

[@shrirham489]

Bro is an absolute unit. Destruction!

[@asmallerpotato8697]

Best and funniest set by far. Hearing the other two laughing in the back made it even better.

[@J1D8K]

I absolutely love watching Ivan play! Such a fun style of play with the big hitting. Well played Winston.

[@kururugi8221]

Wow 2 games for Winston! 👏🏻

[@nsebast]

He was only 70% throttle.

[@LunarEclipsism1]

Ivan's a fucking monster, man, hahaha. I would love to see coach chase play someone like him, they both have that sort of laid-back-but-will-pull-a-giant-cartoon-hammer-out-of-their-pocket vibe.

[@chadbrown2879]

"If he dies, he dies" - Ivan's forehand at 8:40

[@MrMolsons]

If Drago played tennis...

[@mikeni1225]

Ivan has so much power, he can win on power alone if he's having a good day on accuracy. He seems to move much slower than someone like Govind. Love seeing him whacking balls from up high with so much power haha.

[@smueller12244]

the second serve underhand serve clutch and mint. Love it. Reminds me of playing my school's old #1, my goal was just one game haha. It's fun to play with nothing to lose

[@jdunk31]

Wholesome content. Watched all the way with a smile not even noticing. Good vibes besides the great tennis displayed. Keep the good work! 🙏

[@WinstonDu]

Great to hear!

[@srudloff12]

Winston, you hit some great forehands!

[@ASRZ.]

youve gotten so damn good dude

[@thebros6076]

Ivan has all the on court grace of a newly born giraffe.

[@jasonrowland1594]

Another great match on Winston's channel! Thank you to all the guys that came to be on a video with Winston. You're all great players!

[@pianosteph28]

Love the content Winston! Will you ever film some doubles again?

[@WinstonDu]

probably at some point

[@johnhhh3591]

A return god! Hard to beat!!!!

[@DanTuber]

That was really funny. His power is just insane.

[@haydenwhirlitzer368]

Ivan vs Clay would be a sight to behold

[@ChaunceyDos]

Ivan is great, but I don’t think it would be close. Even if Ivan still has a competitive side we haven’t seen yet.

[@haydenwhirlitzer368]

@@ChaunceyDos I agree. Clay is the much better player and should win just off the gap in credentials alone. But as a popcorn match it'd be very fun to watch both guys just play battleship and bombard each other with their serves.

[@eyeofhorus1301]

This guy has so many bad sloppy misses I have no idea how he reached 13.6 utr, as shown by jim losing easily to the 12.5 utr

[@dontstealmypenguin]

Who's clay? Clay who? Wanna see this guy

[@cupidok2768]

I like the blue guy. Where can i find more of him

[@jasonfrey2683]

He plays wild. I can see how the power is brutal for amateurs but I can also see why he struggled against others at his level, which he did if you check his matches

[@JokerCat9]

Ivan's shots are like a knife through butter. Very 90's style.

[@andy6205]

I miss coach chase when I was watch this❤ Chase please come to the channel again!!!

[@ChaunceyDos]

Power of his flat shots is crazy haha

[@Jesus55575]

I can't wait

[@yakzivz1104]

you did good Winston!!! You got 2 games off of him and you returned most of his serves.

[@nguyen925]

Ivan reminds me of del potro, so flat and insanely strong on both sides. 😅 good effort and some good forehands out there Winston!

[@MontCoRealtor]

With that serve and some of those ground shots I would LOVE to see him play either Karue or Hermont. Karue especially since he is a currently playing Pro and nobody has pushed him with power like that (that I have seen). Major props if you can get that to happen

[@mightbefire]

Being honest, Karue would have his way with him. He would exploit all the holes in his game. I would love to see that one.

[@curlytennis]

wow that guy has a great serve

[@joeklay]

Bryson DeChambeau of Tennis. That power is insane!

[@ZeBestBagguetCrGd]

Winston’s getting so much better it’s insane

[@escgoogle3865]

Background commentary +1.

[@BackoftheLineTennis]

lol. Shades of ol’ Coach Chase from the channel’s start, right Winston? Way to grind out some games though. Good stuff fellas.

[@topspin1715]

Ivan's legs are massive!!

[@noandlowdrinks]

Giggles in the commentary made it👨🏻‍🍳💋. Nice one dude

[@aaronzhai7128]

Wilson’s serve improved a lot

[@Yes-oc7mt]

We need to see clay vs Ivan!!! Battle of the big hitters

[@HankHell41]

Love it

[@DavidKim-ee5od]

Ivan's forehand looks like it belongs in a 3.5 museum,

[@MrRando]

we need a compilation of every slap

[@squeedum4893]

He's basically hitting flat, downhill shots. So sick. I wish was a foot taller just so I could do that!

[@NashTV8]

The crazy thing is that most of the winners were right at Winston's feet and he still didn't even have time to swing lol

[@grantdelmege2724]

Ivan is an absolute monster😂He has so much powerlolWouldn't surprise me if he could hit 145/150mph on his serve😂 Winston, you did great to get 2 games from a very high level player with silly amounts of power. I think you're playing higher level tennis thsn s 4.5. I'd say you're more of a 5.0 player these days. Great match guys!👊👍

[@rsh8057]

I was scared at 1530 that Ivan would hit a FH when Winston was running to the net and then turn to the camera and say, "If he dies, he dies." but he was nice and just dinked a lob.

[@bogdan3209]

this dude Ivan introduced himself like 10 times on this channel

[@kosanmr2]

Looked like Ivan was giving 50% effort. hahaha. All good! You'll get him next lifetime! jkjkjk.

[@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71]

I use the hyper g 16g on my mains at 45 pounds and Genesis 17g on my crosses at 41 pounds, I use the Wilson Profiles 95 and I can feel the ball come off the racquet with more control and power. Do you ever use hybrid stringing patterns? I haven’t been rated since 1998 and back then I was rated a 4.5, today I am currently ranked 7.8 Billion in the world, and by next year I will be ranked 7.7 billion in the world. Great match fellas, I really enjoyed watching this match my friend.

[@speedymr]

Tennis is f so hard. There is always someone that destroys you bad.

[@samackin6032]

Hey Winston, I have a suggestion to make it more competitive. I've seen another vlogger that plays table tennis and when he plays against opponents that are way better, they spot him points in the game to help make the match more interesting... We all know by now that if you play guys like Ivan or anyone who's levels above your rating, it's gonna be lopsided. So what about they spot you 30-love on your serve and love-40 on their serve? I mean, they're probably still gonna win but at least they have a little more pressure. I really do enjoy your vids but when you post when you play guys like Ivan, Karue, etc. - I wanna see you have a fighting chance and it could make for more interesting match. Keep up the great work, Winston!

[@wallaceyallup4036]

NGL--That 1st attempted return (1st point of the 2nd game), was more like self-defense, for Winston

[@fatpie2.0]

it would be great if you measured the speed of Ivan's shots

[@jenyabortman8207]

nanda vs ivan can be very good matchup!

[@ChrisL326]

11:37 BH return is incredible nothing else to say.

[@JustATownie]

Curious does Winston only kick serve on the ad side? Just wondering would it be better to hit a flat then kick always as a second?

[@jktoooo]

My best utr was a 9.0 and i could hang w my 13.2 utr (his highest at time while he played for the Univ of Utah) practice partner. We hit together for about a year and a half. I have an aggressive game so i could hang but the biggest difference was the consistency in these higher utr players. While my winners against my level he would get them back and have to hit one more. He mostly hit a med to med high topspin off both sides but when he let lose his backhand which could be huge his power didnt phase me. We only ever played one set and it shoulda been 64 but i was overly generous on a dbl fault he hit at break point and it was 63 insead. Second set if we ever player one probably woulda been the same.

[@jennym2276]

Am I about to watch Winston get his a$$ kicked again. Fun to come.

[@yanjedvlogs]

I want to see that guy and Dylan will play.

[@avishkumar5167]

You know whats crazy What if this D1 player against coach chase That will crazy make it happen Winston!

[@MrMolsons]

This dude wasnt even trying after the 1st 2 points...

[@frankojudoka]

10:55 the longest rally of the match.

[@jungl3ist]

So curious what s ivan s bodyweight. Should be close to 100 kg from the looks of it

[@dmf30]

This reminds me of me ( a 4.5) playing my son who was a top college player. I probably win one game as my son has a wicked kick serve which i have more troluble with than his flat serve!! The speed and timing of the college player is unreal. Now, if i only spent the money on MY game vs his game, things might have been different.

[@jackorange1882]

I gotta say, the funnest player to watch is Ivan. I laughed so many times at his raw power.

[@chuckersthenut2097]

8-1?

[@ChowDownDetroit]

Ivan looked like he wasn't even trying hard.

[@mightbefire]

why would he? no need to break an unnecessary sweat.

[@superbduperb]

Yo Winston, there is a tennis tournament held by Racquet Edge at Biola University. Would love to see you play a tourney. My name is Ben. Racquet edge is a tennis shop in Walnut. We have A,B,C and open level. Please join😊

[@netfun8087]

I want Ivan so bad

[@VintageSecure]

Why don't you use your utr number in the thumbnail? Lol 😂

[@adamlischinsky1497]

He doesn't have a current UTR, and any estimate now would imply a precision that doesn't exist. He's always played in 4.5 leagues, and he knows his current level would fall within that pretty wide range.

[@VintageSecure]

@adamlischinsky1497 thanks for explaining. I would do the same actually! 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@TTech321]

I'll just let myself out here 11:36

[@SpringFirework]

ivan is funny

[@daroxatlas]

He plays like Federer

[@jkoobzaza2014]

Try and play a DePaul d1 player

[@WinstonDu]

Help me set it up

[@trungtumai]

Should add some handicap

[@MesQueUnGirl]

i'm an amateur in the sport but its so weird how even with how good these players are, there's still these mistakes that feel uncontrollable (hitting the net, going out too far out of the court). wtf is this sport uggghhh

[@tampaed]

Ivan Drago

[@tennisjourney]

I look around and I see a lot of new faces..First rule of fight club is...do not talk about fight club. Second rule is..

[@gabrielchristianaribon8281]

I want Karue to beat the man in boxers

[@jackcslewis2009]

That second game you got against this beast of a player, you were doing everything right. Your movement was exceptional in that game. I think overall your forehand is very solid, your return of serve and backhand were the main differentiators in that match. The backhand was very defensive, not going for a lot and probably no down the lines that I can remember. But it was a great match to watch. This Ivan rips the ball insanely. Especially amazing on the one handed backhand, so much power there. Just WOW.

[@Zenavesta]

11:36 that backhand return stayed so low, didn’t event bounce up to the wind breaker. Craaaaazy 😮

[@zeussatrid7126]

a 13.6 utr should barely be losing points to a 4.5

[@scxrpio7728]

Winston is too good!

[@trym54]

U know that its not 4.5 utr, right?

[@eyeofhorus1301]

hes saying 4.5 ntrp obviously

[@andreyofdoom]

Ivan didn’t look like he was trying. If Winston could challenge him more I doubt Ivan would just try to hit the hardest shots possible risking going out

[@eyeofhorus1301]

@@andreyofdoom he might he always tells Winston he just tries to hit as hard as he can and hope it goes in

[@pistolpete023]

Improve the pace of your first serve to get easy points and you're an instant 5.0. Your baseline game is already really good, dare I say close to D1 level.

[@yuanhu6031]

With respect to Winston for great tennis content, I have little interest to see a usta 4.5 vs D1 player. It's just the gap is too significant. It would be interesting to see either usta 4.5 vs 4.5 or D1 vs D1.

[@LunarEclipsism1]

Hey maybe you could watch any of the videos that were published immediately prior to this one where he's playing other D1 players.

[@markrrynolds]

The beauty of Winston’s channel is that you get to see lots of “what if” matchups that you would never see anywhere else….top junior vs D1, D1 woman vs 4.5 male, former ATP pros vs current ATP pros, etc. It really showcases for everyone to see the differences in recreational, college and professional players. There are hundreds of D1 vs D1 matches on KZbin to watch. Keep up the great content Winston.

[@SpringFirework]

damn

[@charlenemariecoraninmemory5130]

he's a freak and atp wouldn't want him krygios didn't last long either showboating did he

[@cp_703]

4.0 vs D1 college player … what is the point of this

[@netfun8087]

Marry me Ivan 😍

[@anandbala1]

These guys should play with a handicap, its like a grown man playing against 14 year olds what is the point?

[@speedymr]

Exactly lol, the gap between tennis levels is crazy.

[@jm7804]

Rematch and shirtless please....thanks in advance

[@VianBoucher]

I can't wait

[@Jesus55575]

You copied me