USTA 4.5 vs Philippines Pro!

[@amosfong]

Marian is freaking lethal with her groundstrokes. Terrifying pace and aggression.

[@qicao1809]

Marian's a great player! Very clean and powerful hitting and lovely footwork--she isn't afraid to go for her shots and hope to see more of her on your channel. Winston you've improved a ton since training with Karue, love the initiative on getting to the ball early and taking opportunities to hit shots that build advantages in the point instead of backing up or waiting for the ball to come to you. Definitely great to see!👍

[@james-tennis]

Wow Marian hit the crap out of the ball. Super impressive.

[@williewasahippie]

Yes. She really hits through the ball, which is more "old school" than today where many focus more on brushing up the back of the ball for spin (more loopy balls).

[@ThanhNguyen-br1rh]

Finally, our boy Winston has made some solid progress. Thank you Karue!!!

[@BassByTheBay]

I got so much out of Karue's session with Winston.

[@geepeeone]

Maybe no less than $150/hr? I'm stuck with youtube.

[@ayhayuba3969]

Winston has got some pop added to his topspin. He needs do competitive match play (most of his channel is friendly)

[@bbb12345]

She's very powerful. Great match!

[@silentxcure]

Probably my favorite video to date. Winston stepped up his game, his speed has improved tremendously. Marian can ball!

[@teamreal2607]

How tall is Marian? How can she play with such a heavy racket? I am 5' 2" weight 145 pounds, can I play with a 11.2 oz strung racket?

[@MyLifeFrAiurGaming]

she hits so hard

[@richcampbell6808]

Huge racket and strung at 46 . Impossible not to have a ton of power .

[@kieransmith6533]

⁠@@richcampbell6808 huge racket? The CX200 Tour is 95inch, literally the opposite of what you’re saying

[@ProffessionalGuy]

He means weight I think

[@dinkydoodle8325]

@@ProffessionalGuy315 g is not crazy

[@tyrone1544]

That’s how she has three wins over Serena Williams butthead.

[@maxsirenko7938]

That's probably the best tennis from you I've seen so far. The only thing that you run around your backhand way too much, even in situations you should definitely trust it. But, I guess, Karue have already pointed that out:) But the serve and forehand were great in this match, glad to see your significant progress.

[@novz19]

Proud Filipino here . I got a chance to watch her in PCA Open, she's a queen in the court 🏆

[@richcampbell6808]

Queen? Lol

[@princeahmir7741]

Oh my god! Marian! She’s known here in Philippines. Met her once and she was really nice. Good content. Nice to watch.

[@princeahmir7741]

@@WinstonDu i noticed that she tried to get you off your rythym with those drop shots. She is know to hit those shots to throw off opponents. You were fast to counter on some cases. Good job! Fun watching it. More vids pls

[@ayokay123]

She's a damned strong little player. Very impressive.

[@davidrichard659]

Wow, she has some serious power! Hearing the crack of the racquet smacking the ball with that kind of power never gets old.

[@EdgeriPlaysTennis]

Best video of 2023 in my book! Marian is a Beast! Her serve return is terrifying my gosh!! This was a really enjoyable vid! My favorite distinguishing factor between very good rec players and pros is footwork. There’s just a whole other level of efficiency and anticipation for pros. Am I the only one who ends up replaying points just to admire footwork sequences? 😂 great upload as usual Winston! Great to see you sitting on top of the baseline and swinging out a bit more than usual in this match!

[@antjobert]

Winston, I think your two handed backhand has improved a lot. Great job, and thanks for coming out to play, Marian. I am 5'4" so I always love watching women on the shorter side to get inspiration for my own game. You make tennis look so easy. 😊

[@hobbikats8744]

Thoroughly enjoyed this segment and Marian's a fabulous player. Much luck to her this year and beyond. Much to learn from both of your games.

[@awachsmann]

She is a firecracker! Fun set!

[@squeedum4893]

Having recently gone back and watched some of your videos from a year ago, I can see a big improvement in your game. Marian can put some serious stank on her groundstrokes. It's nice to see a fellow Filipina getting a chance to showcase her skills. Great match!

[@rds4629]

perhaps it's time to see Winston in a 5.0 tournament :) That's usually a better measure of where you stand. Very impressed by Marian's play and power; I know she's a pro but still amazing to see someone her height hit the ball that hard even on the serve.

[@2pacisalive915]

In my area (CA) 4.5 are tougher than 5.0+ cause of all the sandbaggers

[@rowingocean]

​@2pacisalive915 what is sandbaggers?

[@lorbatlo3298]

improved loads @winston du. Probably the hardest hitting female player you've had on the channel. Good rallies.

[@steveboey3743]

Marian's second serve is very aggressive. Nice match to watch. Winston ground strokes are better since his collab with Karue

[@jm7804]

I've said this before, but footwork is the big difference between a good player and a great player. Those quick adjustment steps will help you control the strike zone more than anything else. Agassi is a perfect example. He was constantly moving his feet so he could hit the ball in the same spot every time. Winston, I enjoy watching you play. I really appreciate how you do your best to rise to every challenge without getting rattled. You don't beat yourself, which is huge.

[@moonandrew]

So good!! By far one of the best tennis content channel on youtube! Needs more subs!!

[@nildahilario9774]

Go Marian....,prayer for success in winning ,the Lord given skills ,here we are in the Phil's.cheers!

[@HC-wt1cg]

I just discovered the fun of playing tennis about 6 months ago. I am 41 years old not so strong and not so tall Asian, and Marian just gave me hope that I can be better! Thank you for the video!

[@dougtennis5147]

A good drill for you to get accustomed to a faster game (especially returns) is to have someone with the basket standing on your side of the court ready to toss to you (from the doubles alley so he won't get hit, you'll see what I mean). You serve from the deuce side and right at your contact with the serve the tosser tosses a ball for you to hit...so when your eyes come down from serving to see the court the tossed ball is already in the air after bouncing right where you can hit it and you have to react quickly to do so. But try to not abbreviate your normal follow through/finish of your serve...you don't want the drill to change your serve mechanics. For getting used to faster reactions in rallies, you might want to concentrate on a slightly earlier unit turn than what has been required for the normal speed of play you're used to. An easy drill to practice this is to have a friend hold a ball behind his back, then he quickly brings the ball out in one of his hands and holds it up where you can see it. If it's his left hand, quickly unit turn to the forehand, right hand, unit turn to the backhand. Try to recognize which stroke to unit turn to as quickly as possible and also turn with with more urgency than usual. You don't necessarily want to play your matches with an unnaturally quick unit turn, but practicing an overcompensating drill will help get your brain to earlier recognize when to prepare for that 10.0 utr game she was playing. Finally, Marion was right about your forehand and serve...definitely higher skill level than your current rating. Getting used to quicker play and gaining more confidence in your backhand will help a lot. Earlier prep on the backhand will also help because at the moment is seemed to me you were trying to avoid hitting your backhand (which is fine when the forehand is the better shot), but having a fear of hitting the backhand altogether will naturally make you more tentative when you do have to hit it. But If you start reading the backhand earlier, and committing to the unit turn and to the shot itself, you will improve by consequence of the fact that you're actually more ready for the shot as compared to before when you literally are asking yourself "do I have to hit a backhand?" and waiting too long to get yourself positioned to hit a good shot. Maybe even work on a little more shape on the backhand, too, good net clearance and quality spin, to give you more depth and a higher margin for error, so that you can use your backhand as a consistent set up shot to get a short ball for your forehand. That's all I have to say about that.

[@DearDextra]

Her shots surprised me, so much power in those.

[@arielfurmston4573]

What a punch Marian! You’re a great player, congrats!!

[@BassByTheBay]

Nice, close match! Marian is proof that sometimes big things come in small packages -- did not expect that serve and backhand coming from her! Love what you do, Winston, and really love how ego-free you are. 😎

[@cancelpolice3731]

i think marian’s ball pace kind of helped you get in a nice groove too. hitting was great for both.

[@davisappletv9931]

Marian hits a wicked fast and powerful return! And I loved all the drop shots she was throwing in! Great video!

[@-Munditimum-]

Marian's such a great hitter. Amazing seeing you doing this Winston, really enjoyed seeing you smacking the ball with so much confidence. Honestly, very impressive man. thanks for the awesome content as always! Cheers! M

[@IronFudge]

Marian hits big! Fantastic technique.

[@michaelchurchill1048]

It's interesting to watch short people serve. She had a very narrow margin for error and all her serves landed in the last 3 inches of the box. Very impressive. It does make me wonder if short people might have an advantage with ground strokes somehow (shorter distance from brain to hands, more low balls in the strike zone)?

[@majesticaaa4131]

16:23 What a drop shot

[@Shaun949]

Great match, she has a super solid backhand. You played great Winston, level seems to improve every match you post. Keep it up!

[@80blubber]

Pintsize Marian groundstroke is powerful... shocked winston did so well with the returns. Winston unforced errors definitely gotten better and see definite improvement. Great match.

[@solinnashh]

HER HITS ARE SO STRONG AND SATISFYING! and winston’s serves were also really strong 😮😮😮🎉

[@vincelu1474]

her base line is soooo good, like the forehand and backhand

[@nick4yt]

Dude your serve has improved so much! Thanks for the content as always!

[@loveandabcs]

One thing I will point out for anyone wanting to watch and learn from Marian is her backhand. Watch how she puts her eyes on the ball, keeps her head still, uses a consistent stroke with every backhand, doesn't muscle it or push it, goes deep and cross-court, and has a fantastic follow-through which shows that she really trusts that stroke.

[@TheEarlyAdoptr]

That two handed backhand was swinging so free! Loved watching you hit that. Serve is getting great and forehand is always awesome. Solid match!

[@jquest99]

Marian has great racquet head speed. I felt she was going for a bit too much resulting in a lot of unforced errors. She maybe should have been more patient and set up the play before going for the kill. But Winston did GREAT!

[@matthewdragomir2261]

For such a small frame, her shots sure pack a punch. I'm new to the channel but I enjoy your content. Great match both of you.

[@dirtyreiner]

That was the best set of you I saw so far. I loved her ripping backhand. To me better than her forehand.

[@bramlintrent1145]

"Lost some footage here", while she was steadily kicking my tail. Great match-up here!

[@yakzivz1104]

this was a good game!! Winston played really good against current pro.

[@AdamLischinsky]

Not only is Winston improving his tennis, it seems like he's still growing.

[@gabrielchristianaribon8281]

Mabuhay, Philippines 🇵🇭 Great game from both of you. Noticed that your game has improved, Winston. Good job! 👏

[@jblanco106]

We hope to see you here in the Philippines and challenge our club players Indang Tennis club in Cavite

[@jennym2276]

I enjoyed watching this. Marian's backhand was great. Winston you are improving, hung in there until she just unleashed all hell in the last game. Awesome content. Want to see more of Marian playing.

[@gusehsla]

I haven't watched your videos for couple of months... and you have improved so much!!

[@GiledwardJose]

One of the best matches I've seen on your channel. Keep it up!

[@mykinocencio]

She's good..what she needs is more exposure to international events either ITF or WTA just like Alex Eala currently WTA 219

[@dougmassinger4649]

I feel like she brought out the best in you, Winston. You played more aggressively than I have seen before. Thank you for this channel. Love it!!

[@philn7834]

Great match. Marian's style is similar to Ryan's style, small in stature but very powerful and heavy looking shots.

[@bwest6275]

I really enjoyed this match. You guys were really hitting hard. Nice variety of shots. Her backhand was like a canon! Great match 👏

[@mericusta1988]

Your kick serve is kicking Winston. I really enjoyed her smart playing, dropshots, flicks, etc. I feel if she could trade some (tiny bit) of her ball speed with spin and net clearance, it would greatly reduce her unforced errors.

[@mariancapadocia525]

Thank you so much. I still have a lot to improve :) but still practicing the speed that’s why hehe :)

[@ValentinChablat]

Dude you've improved soooo much, i don't know if it's the karue effect but you're not the same player and these last few vids, and especially this one is your best match yet imo !

[@bernardomariano241]

Don’t let her size fool you man . She’s got a lot of power

[@topspin1715]

Footage was lost due to camera overheating from Winston's shots being on fire!!!!! Best I have ever seen you play. Congrats on the improvement.

[@Smartkid2387]

Wow Winston you’re improving so much. Your serve is so much better. I think you were hitting kick serves? These are really fun to watch.

[@itschickenlittle1409]

Ooo black widow strings are crazy good for spin!! I used to use them before switching back to RPM Blast, but honestly if Black Widow was more durable, I’d be sticking to them! Great vid as always!! ✊🏼 she has a canon of a backhand!! Sheeeshhhhh 🔥

[@uvieolokpa2832]

I normally don't comment here but what an improvement Winston! Keep it up. Your training with karue is paying off. Your not running around your forehand as much or backing up when you hit shots. We'll done!

[@phantomegmail]

you can def see the power in her shots!! nice game Winston. You are definitely improving.

[@TimeManInJail]

It's a pleasure to watch Marian play, you can see how much power is generated from good form, and the variety of weapons she has, would even say her bh is more deadly. You can literally see Winston returns get better from the quality of shot Marian gives

[@charlielivingston7747]

Best tennis I've seen you play. Congrats on the progress.

[@tennis1690]

Winston started sweating when she said she had a KZbin channel too 😂😂😂😂

[@nickdukeman8503]

Man, the improvement on almost all of your shots is so noticeable; that’s hard to do! Are you working with a teaching pro besides the special series you’re doing with Karue?

[@alwaysprepared]

Marian is a very good player! Good power from both sides, good serve and very dynamic around the court! I think she overdid it a bit on dropshots, but overall probably helped her... Winston played very well for him! Impressed with his forehand! Very entertaining match!

[@JayCeeEmCee]

she hits a really fast ball i like pace on the ball my issue is against players who just float it back

[@brianmi40]

Fun to watch, love how she's so aggressive, looking for lower percentage shots and taking them fearlessly and coming to the net as a shorter person always impresses me, as well as willing to drop so often. I'd recommend on those drops where he will get it, but not so much as to have great control, you have to charge him and make him find a way past you. It's tricky to judge when they will be in this limited option situation, but when you can spot it, immediately charge them and cut off the angles they will be left with. She does have some powerful strokes and if she's not been playing a lot recently, if her consistency just were to edge up a bit as expected from regular play, she would be tough to face with those angles near the alley lines!

[@JayMulah73]

What a beast! I enjoyed her returns the best... 🔥

[@yevgeniimoshchenko5852]

I feel like my boy Winnie can play much better, but he restrains his true power under some circumstances. In a couple of last videos I see the inside-out killer forehand that I didn't see previously in his game, and now he pulls it out like it's nothing, as well as a much more accurate backhand on the line and horizontal. Winston knows what he's doing

[@Remixable100]

@@WinstonDu train your mind and body so that feel is close to being every day. Stay hard.

[@brandon6984]

That was great and such an entertainingly close match. Well done to both of you.

[@BriceBriceBabyy]

Wow Marian really packs a punch and hits a heavy ball

[@aaronw9487]

I was rooting for her. If you take away her drop shot I think Winston would've won.

[@MarcoSolidx]

You’re really improving Winston, improving like this and soon you’re going to be bumped to 5.0 Some things you could have done: On the run why don’t you try to shorten a little the backhand swing and cross deep on the left side of the opponent? That’s a nasty ball to receive. Also adding some offensive backhand slices can really disrupt the rhythm off the opponent and give a chance to net approach.

[@joemarshall4226]

Amazing the way she can generate power on many balls that were over her shoulders! And that serve! How tall is Marian? How tall is Winston?

[@novz19]

Marian is around 5'2-5'4. I watch her play in the Philippines and she's really short 😅

[@sliceserve234]

The sound of the ball popping off her strings was very enjoyable. Also, funny show much she ran our guy around.

[@abhinavrana5356]

you sir have improved greatly!!! every time I come on KZbin, always look forward to watch your videos before I go out and play myself!

[@ElsonLim78]

Marian definitely saw you had a difficult time retrieving drop shots , but overall great improvement over your previous matches 👏🏼👏🏼

[@williamyeh6925]

winston's game has really improved in every aspect.

[@mikechan231]

Man, Marian crushes the ball! It’s awesome.

[@freethinker9254]

Really solid Marian especially in backhand. Congrats Winston also

[@rosemont5339]

Wow Marian is such a clean hitter of the ball. Taking the ball so early! Winston is obviously pretty frickin good.

[@mainboard1987]

I really enjoy the content. It is great to see the differences between a 4.5 and all other levels of players. The videos serve to educate as well on ways to improve your game to the next level. That being said Marian can hit the ball so hard. The video I am sure does not do it justice!

[@germanslice]

Marian hits big. Some of those swinging volleys and some of those down the line shots just bullets oh boy. She really goes for them. But hitting with her has raised Winstons level.

[@bernardomariano241]

Man she’s hitting that sweet spot on the racquet. Nice service motion lady

[@stevenbailey3109]

Winston this is wonderful Everyman tennis and you and your guests are terrific on camera!

[@Amtcboy]

Yehey for Marian. You’ve improved so much Winston since the first time I’ve seen you play.

[@jeftercap]

Philippine Colombian Association Congrats Yan's 8* Champion.. Prestigious Lawn Tennis tournament in the Philippines

[@ROrneli]

I like her. strong player

[@Esprits4s]

Great set! You looked to be playing really strong in this one. Must be those lessons from Karue!

[@jacobrocks7]

She is a powerful server and hitter for her size ..great job Winston

[@lionelleong5407]

Best Winston ever played. Well done! Been following since the beginning.

[@Frank-pg7xx]

She’s amazing

[@nathanslawnshorts]

She’s way better than she thinks. I noticed when she starts each game 0-0. She consistently dominates the first 3 points usually. But then has trouble closing out, loosing that loose/no fear play. Once she masters that, she would have won this 8-2. Love the videos. Great job you two. Makin it look easy fir us.

[@PlayTennisForever]

Well played Du. I feel that you’re better than 4.5, easily 5

[@richt3676]

Agreed

[@gicking3898]

Really liked this. Looks little and quiet, then BAM BAM BAM!

[@audemarspiguet4237]

She’s got some real power behind those shots, especially the forehands and serves.