8.9 UTR Junior challenges USTA 5.0 Adult!

This is a singles set between Patrick and Hermont! Patrick has been seeing Hermont win on the channel and wanted to take a shot at him. Patrick has strong volleys and mixes it up from the baseline while Hermont plays more of a power game with a big serve and big groundstrokes. Hope you enjoy it! And if you REALLY enjoyed it send Patrick a Super Thanks for some new shoes, or Hermont a Super Thanks for never losing on the channel yet!
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Hermont - UTR 10.8 (USTA 5.0 - computer rated)
Patrick - UTR 8.9
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - Set
1:06 - Gameplans
2:02 - Racket Specs
3:13 - Racket Spin
3:21 - 8 Game Pro Set
20:29 - Match Analysis
22:43 - Send Super Thanks!
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[@12GaugePadawan]

Great game y’all! Here’s a little bit to help Patrick tear up the court even more. 👍🏻😀

[@global1st1337]

Man this kid has so much potential. Can't wait to see him play more

[@jkbharrison]

Patrick is an awesome player. His volleys, drop shots, and return of serve are outstanding. He definitely mixed it up and really had Hermont off rhythm. Makes me wonder how the match would have gone if the rain didn't happen. Hermont, though, seems like such an optimistic guy. He never gets down on himself and keeps a smile on his face no matter what. I really believe that mentality is what put him over the top. Oh and he started serving like Samprass for the latter half of the match.

[@HappyPenguin75034]

Are you kidding. Did you see all his pancake swats.

[@zachhoward1473]

I really liked Patrick’s game. Such a great mix of shots. You could tell it kept Hermont off rhythm. Refreshing to see someone who isn’t just a baseliner.

[@philippzeuner3891]

Great content Winston and also great way to support young kids in the club! Definitely want to see a rematch with the new shoes :D all the best

[@payamirani5298]

Get Patrick some new shoes. Great play by both.

[@jjacinto1993]

@payamirani5298 I need some new shoes as well.

[@payamirani5298]

@@jjacinto1993 Tell Winston to make you a video and we'll hook you up, 😀

[@cortezbrown6838]

Winston's face at 1:53 when Hermont is talking about pelvic thrusting is the funniest LMAO

[@highsocietyskate]

Great set!! Patrick has some superb early preparation and footwork on his shots... Can really anticipate the action!

[@Shaun949]

One of the best matches so far, very enjoyable. Keep it up!

[@panosbozopoulos5212]

Amazing set at a very high level. Really enjoyable! And the camera set at the perfect height. Great court level view!!!👍👍👍

[@architennis]

Yes, that's the perfect camera location and lens.

[@jz6008]

Patrick seems very good for a 8.9. Great match! Also some close calls from both sides🙃

[@HappyPenguin75034]

He is bad hacker.

[@robertorolfo]

Can't believe that dude called the ball out at 4:08 especially in the first game, and returning. Just be an adult and give the guy the ace he deserved.

[@jasonrowland1594]

Great match! Toughest challenge yet for Hermont I think. Both of these guys are great players.

[@BuckinMich63]

Just found your channel and really enjoy these matches. Both Hermont and Patrick played well. The rain delay certainly didn't help Patrick with the momentum he had at 2-0. The last few games it appeared Hermont used the drop shot & lob a bit more, and his last 2 service games put him over the top. Great match!

[@mashrukhrashid1911]

What an entertaining game! Loved watching Patrick's volleys and dropshots

[@The07abd]

Great match! Here’s to new shoes. :)

[@ayokay123]

Absolutely incredible to watch!!! That kid is a brilliant tactician. Hermont is a great player as well, but he gets a shit ton of points on serve. Hey, whatever strength you've got, used it!!!! I'd love to watch them again. Patrick's volley's are wow!!!

[@ddhh1270]

Patrick has good hands and a nice slice which is unusual today. Hermont felt the pressure against the younger opponent.

[@davebeery_youtube]

Loved the match! 👟

[@albertsanchez5988]

Great match!! love these challenge matches...

[@jamesmckinnon9473]

Wow, that was awesome!

[@Michael-dr5re]

I commented after watching Winston v Hermont that I would be keen to watch more matches with Hermont. Winston has delivered a couple of extra matches with Hermont since. Thankyou Winston you're delivering excellent content. Another Hermont match soon?!

[@MrFunkyko]

Surprised Patrick said he is dominantly a doubles player. He’s super solid from the baseline and would do really well if he continued playing singles

[@luculus88]

That was a top notch game. So many dropshots, really entertaining

[@RegiKusumaatmadja]

Great selection of shots from Patrick

[@luxuryxnoah2059]

Get this kid Patrick new hood shoes. He has great potential ❤❤

[@Dusan4666]

Great video . Thank you.

[@24601h]

6:43 inside the baseline and he calls it out

[@kole3843]

6:09 same

[@kmdsummon]

5:02 same

[@hugomiranda.]

@@kmdsummon that was out

[@ddhh1270]

Hermont sounds like a highly strung person. Talk speed in words per minute is impressive.

[@devpatel7154]

Nah fr. Thought it was sped up everytime I hear him

[@venktennis]

Thanks!

[@Stephen-jy3ie]

great match patrick. patrick has got that effortless backhand and forehand with lots of power. Super great feel for his slices and amazing at the net. I think his first serve can use a bit for umph. GG hermont

[@RonnieJamesOsbourne]

I'd like to see a rematch in the near future. Could be interesting. In the meantime, how about a Coach Chase or Rithvik vs Hermont?!?

[@SAM098.]

Jogo Excelente, Hermont com um excelente big serve, Patrick com ótimo nível também, oque deixou a desejar foram as Calls em que ele disse que a bola saiu e a situação era de bola boa contei pelo menos umas 5 vezes

[@aztecterp]

Great match! Love Hermont"s backhand. He gets down really low. Patrick' forehand style is nice too. 🙂

[@itsmetonylei2540]

I wish I was in CA... I would love to challenge Hermont! Great playing from both sides.

[@Tennisbull-match-statistics]

great match. That's the most amount of dropshots I've ever recorded in a 5.0+ match. They were entertaining to watch but didn't give an advantage to either player. Patrick won 2 points and lost 2 off a dropshot, Hermont won 5 but lost 5. Looking at the match stats, the 5+ shot rally lengths were even between both players but Hermont won 6 more free points on his serve and he won 7 more points overall (43 vs 36).

[@hsy2448]

We found Hermont’s weakness! Patrick’s slices were really solid and drew some short balls from Hermot to approach on, and Patrick won a lot of his net points!

[@majinvegeta5022]

I liked how both of their heads were steaming at the end of the video 😂

[@EmilioPaganYourno2600]

Love to see both of these guys hook the hell out of the lines lol

[@FrazzaJ2000]

Lol I noticed that first game the serve down the T..

[@robertorolfo]

Yep, that ball was definitely in. Punk call. @@FrazzaJ2000

[@yakzivz1104]

Both players played really good. Patrick is going to be a force to reckon with and Hermont has a lot of pop on his serves.

[@seanstewart7314]

They both hooked each other for sure . Pretty funny 😂😂😂

[@shortchange4618]

This is nice to see I won a few 4.5 USTA tournaments back in 2003-2009 Didn't do great when I played a few Open tournaments. I'm in the Federer, Ferreo, Roddick era I'm 40 now 😂 so good vid guys

[@tadasblinda8708]

great match guys

[@andrewlee5853]

For Patrick.

[@Giul_i0]

Great match. Really entertaining. Now let's set up a Hermont vs Mark Sansait matchup! That would be tasty!

[@mericusta1988]

Vermonts service saved him, otherwise any neutral rally, Patrick’s variation had the upper hand. Patrick will eventually serve faster and more consistent 1st serve. His second serve is amazing. And if he had a tad more aggressive bh shot it would be tough to beat him. His style is fun to watch because it isn’t textbook. He could also polish his loopy deep topspins (e.g Nadal), to extend the variation in his game.

[@mchaseross13]

Patrick’s first serve has room for improvement though. He lets his toss drop too far and has less leverage over the net to consistently make a first serve. If he can fix that part of his game, he could get lots of cheap or free points, especially with how good he is around the net.

[@Republic1ders]

Patrick had some insanely clean backhands and slices. He really moves

[@stevenreech8854]

Strong match fellas'

[@patrickriggs5122]

Great match ong ong

[@pencilcheck]

not sure if it is camera angle again (which is weird as you can see the shadow on the line), at 6:44 patrick called the ball out but it looks in to me

[@masonfikkert]

Lol the post-match steaming

[@Clinterus]

Patrick's kick serve has some crazy pop!

[@larryly3613]

6:44 ball was in. Critical point too for hermont. Had he won that point, Patrick would have lost the game and not gotten 6 games. There were other close calls, but i think if you slowed it down, they were for the most part ok calls. Honestly i think most of those calls should be assumed in because how close and fast they were. Maybe it is experience, but these guys are cutting it close on a lot of their calls.

[@jeff3257]

saw that one. That one was in by a ball length. Not really even close. There were a few like that I saw. Of course we all make bad calls in a match but really the default should be in unless clearly seen as out. I'm as guilty as the next person in "wishing" balls out.

[@larryly3613]

@@jeff3257 the only other is the serve that hermont call out at around 4:05 or so I think was in, but I didn't see any others that was caught by the camera if you slowed down the video to 0.25x. Which other ones are you referring to?

[@jeff3257]

@@larryly3613 yeah you're probably right but in a match we don't have the ability to slow to 0.25x so I guess my point is I like to assume the ball is in if that close and just play it rather than assume it's out. Our eyes can not perceive that small of a difference in real-time.

[@SAM098.]

Ball was in, True, Hermont losts 5 our 6 points because Bad Calls from Patrick, balls hitting the line

[@larryly3613]

@@SAM098. I didn't see any other ones. Or at least what the camera can capture. There were many close ones for sure. It might look like it, but you should slow it down and see for yourself.

[@EliJolleyBridge]

patrick is super entertaining to watch!

[@brianjohnson3333]

I used to play with Dunlop rackets way back when and always preferred to use them for lower end rackets. I've liked the Head rackets I've played with years ago or some more recent. I buy and resell items from thrift stores fulltime and have 200+ tennis rackets and I really like the one Volkl racket I've found!

[@matthewbrown4323]

Thanks! Hopefully this helps Patrick out some.

[@tenniswithandy]

For Patrick’s new shoes. :-)

[@satjiwan]

Thanks for video. Volleyer was probably a bit generous. Patrick mostly came in when hermont hit a drop shot. Patrick’s forehand Alice could be better if hit swings through instead of a down chop.

[@mwest3583]

That line call at 4:07 tho ... 🧐

[@ahmadfriehat4074]

and 15:44

[@Hanswerner1903]

And 19:10

[@wilsonchen910]

looks out

[@matthewbnguyen]

Patrick’s game is awesome. Definitely threw Hermont off a bit.

[@danielenzoo]

Patrick has a great kick serve

[@Isaac-qg4sh]

Let’s go Patrick

[@1kevinze]

Great tennis guys. Actually more like 10 UTR tennis. Both played well. I am around a 10 UTR and we are all very close.

[@bzo218]

Hermont's serves were so hot his head was literally steaming at the end of the match

[@randymarcum6097]

Nice match

[@jennym2276]

I thought when Patrick followed his plan to put balls away at the net he had the most success. When he was stuck at the baseline in longer rallies Hermont would take the point. There were some questionable calls throughout.

[@TheTamrielDrunkard]

I live in So Cal and won Ojai in 2009 playing for Cerritos College. Let's hit.

[@luren6840]

hi Winston, what equipment you use for taking video? thanks.

[@leemo731]

haha your videos are so funny and always make me laugh Winston! I would subscribe twice if KZbin allowed me

[@joshuanolan2989]

Dang you can see the smoke come off of them 😂😂😂

[@dinnermenu2634]

Weird sentence, but those were very respectful hip thrusts by Hermont lol

[@nairbil]

You can see the steam floating off of them during the post-match interview

[@andrewlee5853]

Hermont got angry in game 4 and broke out the big shots. Patrick is amazing player and super tricky.

[@novz19]

19:11. It was in

[@gab_ale]

I'm so used to higher tension on the strings, I'm amazed whenever I hear people stringing in the 40's, or even low 50's.

[@spleeb275]

20:47 you can see heat coming out from them was it cold that day?

[@wrongname3636]

Winston, whats the height of Hermont???

[@anshvijay516]

Good shit patrick

[@vagabond197979]

That point at 16:23 🔥🔥🔥

[@rickharris3454]

is it a fault when his knee crosses the center line on serve motion?

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

Hermot is a 5.5 for sure.

[@brdigma6790]

Serve @4:08 looked like it caught the line there 😏

[@cheahkc]

Hermont has a serious forehand winning quite a few points

[@DEYCALLMEMD]

Ayo Hermont I only saw 2 pelvic thrusts my guy! Haha

[@TehNomad]

Patrick's game is awesome but I think his weakness is his normal (non-slice) backhand. It looks like to me he hits his backhand a bit flat and he made quite a few errors on that side. He played great though and he has a good shot at beating Hermont if H doesn't make enough first serves.

[@Tfbysfd]

W vis

[@toddage83]

6:47 that ball was in lol

[@barriger97]

Really interesting with UTR and USTA level. I would have assumed a 10 utr is a 5.0 but looks like a 10 UTR is an open player. Hermont is definitely a 5.0 and UTR is pretty accurate.

[@robertorolfo]

You sure he is a 5.0? Not trying to be that guy, but he doesn't look like a 5.0 to me.

[@sludge86]

Close one 👍

[@perryloh695]

Does everyone in SoCal use Solinco strings? lol

[@MrRaviden]

6:44 in-ball called out ;)

[@mariocurcija8930]

19.11 was in

[@oliverjameslilos]

Little addicted to the content. Imagine it takes a while to edit already, but would be cool to add a bit more match style notation on the screen like a real tennis match - match point, no. double faults, ball speed etc...

[@Suhouchen]

Can we see a match between Hermont and Coach Chase?

[@williamyeh6925]

I think Hermont will have the upper hand because he looks like in a better shape than Chase.

[@kenwang3858]

I change the play speed to 0.25 to see the ball in or out at 6.44mins, thingking it is in

[@ddl5856]

Eesh. Idk. At the 19:11 mark. Looked good to me..

[@Smartkid2387]

IMO Patrick had better strokes (ground and volley) but Hermont had a better serve. It was very fun to watch.

[@Jkan2001]

Hermont needs to practice those drop shots. 5.0 game and 3.5 drop shot feel

[@juwonlee777]

Some of points were called out although they were clearly inside the lines.

[@peterkavanagh64]

Long walking for 5 weeks to 6 weeks this levels the mind to recall the shot and see dimensions. The younger can play a great game ur no tennis then after the walking 8 hours begin 4 to 6 to 8 hrs daily toll completed six weeks . The water then is to digest fully the foods . Then see the racket and see

[@spooky1304]

What mph do you guys think these first serves are - 90-100 range..?

[@rusty935]

95