Former Pro vs USTA 4.5!

Welcome Katrina to the channel! Katrina is from Belarus and played D1 tennis at Sacramento State back in the day. She then played pro tournaments and open level tournaments after college tennis.
Leave some nice comments below for Katrina for playing this match on The Challenge Court!
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Ratings:
Winston - USTA 4.5
Katrina - ???
Katrina's racket:
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Equipment
1:29 - 8-Game Pro Set
8:19 - Outro
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[@IntuitiveTennis]

Great video Winston 🔥🔥 Ema next…..

[@blaster36000]

Emma Raducana? winstonThink

[@dundundunnnnnn8717]

We need Winston in Miami

[@nemo6808]

I think Katrina is the best female player I’ve seen in his channel

[@TennisSkunkworks]

Winston, she is insanely good! Could easily play tournaments in SoCal and win them. One of the best players on your channel yet. Nice work.

[@OX3YMORON]

So impressive how Katrina ate all of Winston’s serves and immediately took control of her return points.

[@-Munditimum-]

Retired? Wow, she's still got it. Low flat hard shots that are at times short and super hard to return. Reminds me of my main hitting partner. Super hard to play against. Keep it up Winston! M

[@applesforakbar]

Damn Katrina's got game! Gotta say Winston, every time I tune in it feels like you've progressed just that bit more, groundstrokes looking solid!

[@lochlanfinnegan0117]

Your channel is awesome, Winston! Love watching you play

[@VianBoucher]

Same bro

[@MikeSmith-yy1lv]

That forehand swing is wild. Great tennis!

[@behill01]

Katrina, I would estimate her as USTA 5.5 and UTR 11-12 - really good player. Such smooth big strokes and a serve that would rival most men. Props for coming back to play after becoming a Mom.

[@FlyxSkyTv]

Love the over head approach 🤙 Awesome playing Ms Katrina

[@RCShufty]

Damn, her backhand is vicious.

[@mikestifler5287]

Your a good man Winston Katrina has that pro quality hard to put a number on that kind of experience

[@BackoftheLineTennis]

And as a reminder, Winston Does NOT skip leg day. Good luck in the mixed tourney. Katrina is a solid partner for sure, whatever level that is. Cheers man.

[@BackoftheLineTennis]

@@TimTheMusicMan Du puts in hard yards and has great fitness, and that is huge in tennis. Same with WTA and ATP players. Degree in exercise science and kinetics, and years as a personal trainer help me appreciate that aspect of the sport. Odd you made it sexual. You might explore that with your therapist.

[@TimTheMusicMan]

@@BackoftheLineTennis 😂😂 come on it’s a little strange. Everyone in their 20’s can work out. It’s not like it takes natural ability. It’s available to all, it’s up to the individual.

[@JYDMAZDA]

He did skip all volley days though...

[@BackoftheLineTennis]

@@JYDMAZDA lol.

[@nguyen925]

Wow Katrina a powerful ground stroker. Good match up and keep it up Winston!🎉

[@knockitclose]

Super impressive ground strokes. Yes, that second point when she was closer to the camera was jaw dropping.

[@andrewhwang8951]

This match highlights for me how much winning tennis is about who can hit those 7/10 level shots in more. That constant pressure is just so tough to withstand when your opponent won’t miss those types of shots. Well done on both sides - great ball striking by both of you!

[@TimTheMusicMan]

That’s called modern tennis not real tennis. You cannot stand on the baseline and use a 2HBH for ever. You must learn the real game of tennis. And the giant artificial rackets and strings used today eliminate most of the actual game of tennis, it’s destroyed the game. Winston would have won 3-4 games if he played the way I’ve recommended. Standing on the baseline won’t get you far.

[@tommehzlol]

@@TimTheMusicMan Let it go you boomer dinosaur, your existence is basking yourself in saltiness.

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Katrina's a boss! Winston, I thought you hit some really nice shots by the way.

[@vling4312]

Love her style of play. Really crushes the ball!

[@ppw350Zunit]

Always good vibes during wins and losses. 🙂👍

[@GeneValgene]

So crazy how balls at shoulder level are so easily in her strike zone on both wings

[@javace79]

Amazing first point!

[@grantdelmege2724]

Katrina clearly plays at a very high level! You did well to get a game Winston seeing that she's playing pro level tennis. Great match👍

[@eyeofhorus1301]

@grantdelmege2724 She's retired not playing pro tennis

[@enriquerivera3821]

Amazing player!

[@ariurip3751]

She is open level, and you should play Mark Sansait

[@bucknut2000]

He did

[@MarkSansait]

He did

[@ariurip3751]

@@MarkSansait 2 years ago, forgot about that but somehow creep in my head

[@TimTheMusicMan]

Who is that ?

[@bucknut2000]

@@TimTheMusicMan he was a division 3 tennis player but plays 5.0 tennis now. hes ok if you like people who go bit psycho playing.

[@paulcosta8930]

Wow! Too strong 💪!

[@HashBaller]

Damn Winston you are getting jacked! Nice match!

[@jonathankieranwriter]

She’s probably still near a 6.0 USTA Women’s level. All the bedrock shots and essentials are still there; it’s clear to see that she was a professional/tour-level player. That ingrained ability is not going to just go away. As a flat hitter myself, a huge key would be to redirect with savvy counterpunching and pull her out of position. She had plenty of time to set-up on almost all of her shots and returns. Some sharper-angled drives would have taken her out of her comfort zone and probably elicited some errors/overhitting on her big groundies. Expose some potential movement issues. She likes taking a big cut at the ball off both sides, right in her wheelhouse. Take that away from her with super-deep drives into the corners or even sharper angles a few feet past the service line, and her rhythm could break. Easier said than done! Fun to watch 💪

[@williamyeh6925]

Katrina has excellent serves. With some rust off, she will be even more lethal. I put her in the NTRP 5.5-6.0 woman for now.

[@samackin6032]

I had the very same thought. She could definitely compete in the 5.5-6.0 category. She could self rate at 5.0 and dominate if she wanted to. lol

[@sangief17]

what a amazing beautiful player.

[@tenniswarehouse]

High caliber Tennis. Love to see it. Wonder when the racquet was last re-strung considering she said "Hurricane Pro"; although it could be the RPM Hurricane... very curious🤔🤔- Munish, TW

[@WinstonDu]

confirmed it's RPM Hurricane lol the naming is confusing

[@adamh7947]

She is a strong player. She is hitting many deep and hard shots - it ends up being a lot to deal with if you don't always play people who can do that. On top of that, her serve was strong. You had some good opportunities to sneak into net and put away shots, but you were probably focused on figuring out her baseline game rather than experiment in that set.

[@darrylp3410]

Katrina has a solid game! Good serve and groundies.

[@seanbinder8316]

Katrina's forehand is amazing. Wow!

[@dirknc]

nice hitting there 👍

[@sammarlatt1]

Katrina is very arresting.

[@razorback9926]

I like at 3:55 she called her own shot out because Winston was too far away and was going to give her the point. Pure class to call your own shot out.

[@EloyTrujilloDUILawSF]

Was on game she gave 🤔

[@sibro-_-fps]

looking jacked bro keep this shit up

[@eyeofhorus1301]

+@sibro-_-fps thats not what you want for tennis actually you want skinny and flexible not large muscles that hinder you

[@sibro-_-fps]

@@eyeofhorus1301 idc it was a compliment

[@smueller12244]

that Katrina first serve was money. Very smooth and crisp

[@lorbatlo3298]

Katrina can generate easy power, almost looks simple for her.

[@1ftsports678]

She's a beast! Very powerful.

[@jcarter8765]

She's got serious game. Effortless power. Lover her beautiful backhand stroke in particular.

[@bgchans]

@WinstonDu Hey man, most probably you answered this in the past but I was wondering what camera you use to record the matches. Thanks in advance for the response :)

[@srudloff12]

Ha! She was t even playing at her best and she’s deadly! Love it!

[@nelsonc6173]

OH yeah she's good...really good. You can see just by her strokes which are really nice. Not sure what her rating would be with league or UTR, but she has the right stuff having played pro years ago. Would love to hit with her. She's WAY BETTER THAN ANY OF THE WOMAN I CURRENTLY PLAY WITH IN MY GROUP...LIGHTYEARS AHEAD. Her power is so smooth and easy looking! SHE'S GOT THE RIGHT STUFF!

[@a2max280]

7:26 WOw flippin Wow! What a forehand! Hella pace and placement. Winston looked stiff.

[@payamirani5298]

I need a tutorial on how to hit that shot.

[@chuckfriebe843]

Like most female tennis players, and it’s very common in the women’s tour, there is no strategy except to hit the ball hard. This causes a lot of misses. Exceptions are Ash Barty, whom you could always see working the point, and perhaps a couple of others in the current women’s line up.

[@hydrolic1]

Great Tennis! She has that deceptive Power, Control, Consistency! Wish I could gage my skills against a Pro one day! Great Job Winston!

[@Multisportamateur]

Haven’t seen pro hurricane tour string in a while. Hahah

[@dayostical]

Those Belarusians don't play around..so much effortless power. I would rank her at least USTA 5.0.

[@flaviuturcu7386]

She called few balls out that were for sure in!

[@VianBoucher]

That one slice of you bro

[@lukakozelj4615]

She has the best racket I have ever played with. Great power and control

[@Michalorc]

Great content! You should also ask tennis with Ema

[@bigboytennis1]

Well. The 100th highest female utr right now is Yastremska at 12.02. Im going to say this lady in th video is probably around 10 utr. She's really good.

[@bournejason66]

Katrina vs Ema will be interesting 🎉

[@ViaticalTree]

I don’t know how far “back in the day” was but it seems like she could get back into pro form pretty easily if she wanted to. Very nice game.

[@JimmyVercellino]

Winston - curious: I don't think I've ever heard you talk abou this before. How long have you been playing tennis / when did you start?

[@ViaticalTree]

You need to get a fence top camera mount so you can see the far court better.

[@SaqibSheikh]

What shoes u wearing? Diadora blue shield Tourneo 2? How r they?

[@tennisgob]

you have much more consistent 1st/ Second serve dude!! like it

[@marcomonti9823]

She is at a very high level, I don't know about her consistency(you was whiped out of the court😁😁)but her strokes have high quality...something in the ntrp 5.5/6.0 or 11 usta

[@agustinayala2161]

really nice to watch! ty for the content. I feel that you would play better with a more balanced racket, just a comment with all due respect. And maybe do a video about it(?

[@cekinekshn]

pro hurricane and 57lbs holly shit

[@TimTheMusicMan]

What is the significance of that ?

[@cekinekshn]

@@TimTheMusicMan ultra stiff combo Pro Hurricane is very old string from Babolat. Nadal played with it before Babolat created RPM Blast for him.

[@TimTheMusicMan]

@@cekinekshn this has been my point. Changing strings is like cheating. Just play with gut and that’s it. Players are constantly changing. It’s one of the facets that has ruined tennis.

[@cekinekshn]

@@TimTheMusicMan you're deluded Tennis has become better with new technologies. It's not cheating if everyone can use it. No one plays with full gut. It's not 1970 anymore.

[@TimTheMusicMan]

@@cekinekshn you fell into the handicapped trap. The equipment today is a handicap. It provides everything for the player. Real pro sports like MLB and NFL and NBA do not change their main equipment to make it easier. The talent must come from within. Tennis today cannot be compared to when players had to use real equipment to play. Todays players are watered down. Many don’t belong in professional ranks, if they had to use traditional equipment they could not compete. They need the assistance. If MLB allowed composite bats as opposed to the solid wood bats used for the past 120 years, they would be hitting 700 foot HR’s its east when you have artificial equipment like tennis adopted. They did it for $$. And the men’s game now mirrors the woman’s game. They both stand on the baseline. They both use 2HBH’s, the mens game became the women’s game. If you think I’m wrong take original equipment and try to play. Ability drops 75% immediately. The stats today are all skewed. You can’t compare anyone today to someone who won a GS in 78 etc. they had no assistance. The talent had to come from them. Today the shots are made using the artificial strings. When you change the equipment you lose the complexity of the game. Also todays players don’t even know how to volley mid court. Drop volley. S/V. Sorry but These are all 100% facts.

[@ToiletTennis]

Damn she hits the ball so well

[@Jacob-rq5zb]

Hey Winston I’m not gonna be here and tell you everything you do wrong but the one tip I can help you with, is you should stand a few feet back from the baseline on serves.

[@naxy6174]

I think Dylan Charlap and Govind would be a crazy matchup!

[@tecnogram888]

wow Katrina is good

[@ninjanickgaming3548]

6:30 yup, ik that feeling far too well

[@DK-dr5hy]

My dream is to be able to take one game off against my favorite player Jelena Ostapenko, whose UTR is 12.63. I hope we get an update on Katrina's UTR so I can compare her to Ostapenko and I can measure the feasibility of my dream.

[@tennisjourney]

Damn

[@TheRmm1976]

Winston you're looking jacked. Do you have a weight training routine?

[@WinstonDu]

yes

[@chuckfriebe843]

Jesus! She has a damn good forehand.

[@mwang7034]

8 game pro-set?

[@EdgewoodTennis]

UTR 8. Katrina serve is overpowering and she's making Winston run side to side.

[@BassByTheBay]

Nice strokes from Katrina! Her movement looks like it could use some work. Winston, now that you're gonna be entering tournaments, _please_ fix your serve. I wanna see you win, bro, and that serve is hurting you more than it's helping.

[@TheFourSatoshis]

She’s good

[@knotwilg3596]

If my life depended on a toss, I'll choose Katrina's.

[@SuitzOG]

Winston gotta play in a 4.5 tournament so we can find out his actual UTR rating!

[@temisanpopo8036]

Play Mark Sansait!

[@bigrobsydney]

I'd rate her around a UTR 10.5 - 11.0. Thing is, she looks better than her real rating is, because she's playing someone that she can move around. Also, have a look at other players at that level; they're able to rally consistently. Kat did well for maybe the first 5 shots or so, but then is inconsistent after that. The higher level players would just grind their matches against her and she would win many points, yes, but ultimately wouldnt win many games. And a UTR is based on how many GAMES people win, not their power / style.

[@JV-py3lg]

She put you in tail spin lol had you off your game

[@hoatran-rq1ip]

Hot tennis

[@fookbia8875]

5.5

[@huyngo2655]

her first serve % is crazy good

[@huyngo2655]

86% first serves in

[@JH-bb8in]

She's a female 5.5 - 6.0, and she could beat some USTA 5.0's I know. I'd have trouble beating her as a male 5.0

[@footballnut1]

I think she is the strongest woman tennis player you’ve had on your channel

[@Assembledonetwo]

Dang. Finally some female tennis player who can be called as a "Pro or Former pro"

[@DanTuber]

I'd say she's an 11 UTR on the men's grade, and probably a 12 in the women's.

[@bigrobsydney]

Not even close.

[@DanTuber]

@@bigrobsydney then what do you think?

[@charlenemariecoraninmemory5130]

ur fortunate at least she didn't take your family jewels

[@jackbond5915]

She is at least a 10.5 utr

[@longhuangut]

Her UTR is 10-11. Should play with a UTR over 10 male player

[@andrewlee5853]

All American is no joke.

[@TMPOUZI]

Her strokes are flatter than the earth. Low balls and mixing it up is the key to beat any flat earther

[@JH-bb8in]

don't forget moon balls

[@mwang7034]

@@JH-bb8in Well, with such a level difference, nothing will work, TBH.

[@JH-bb8in]

@@mwang7034 yeah the only hope is that she gets frustrated

[@Charmander009]

You got no power on ur serve , that’s the problem . And all these youtube coaches saying modern forehand elbow up , pat dog blah blah , her forehand is elbow down , dropping racket on edge and still so much power .

[@373axle]

Take it easy with that weightlifting, Winston. This isn't football.😄

[@TimTheMusicMan]

Winston would have won 3-4 games if he played the way I’ve recommended. Standing on the baseline won’t get you far.

[@bmanbusee3812]

Chic was good. Her backhand a little all over the place technically but works. Tons of power. Think he looked a bit slow and flat footed. You hitting the weights too much and will slow you down if getting too big.

[@jeffcohntennis]

I think if Katrina played a bit more actively she'd be like an 8.5 UTR (women's)

[@adrianburger1162]

I think winston is a solid 7 if not low 8 and she smoked him lol, she looks like easily a 9 to me (as is, let alone with more training) also the whole point of UTR is that there's no difference between men's and women's, i think she'd beat any male 8 UTRs

[@adrianburger1162]

(source/proof: i'm an 8.0 UTR on the dot and would most definitely lose to her 😆)

[@jeffcohntennis]

@@adrianburger1162 Yes but UTR is still not the same between men and women at every part of the ratings scale. An 8 UTR woman who would be ranked in the ~top 5,000 should beat an 8 UTR man. I also think the same would be true for 9s. But a 10+ male will beat basically all 10+ females

[@adrianburger1162]

@@jeffcohntennis it literally is the exact same haha that's the whole point, i can say anecdotally as an 8.0 every match i've played with a female high 7 / low 8 was pretty much a perfectly even match up (i would say a 10.0 UTR woman is if anything more likely to beat 10.0 UTR man since at that point the woman most likely has pro experience whereas the man is a likely non-starting, small-school D1 player at best, so i feel like the woman would probably be better at dealing with nerves) anyway no biggie my initial comment was mostly just meant as a compliment to katrina! i feel like she must've peaked at more like an 11 as that's where most top female D1 players are now (whereas on the men's side they would be into the 14s)

[@baller7387]

@@jeffcohntennis Yeah idk what you're talking about, the entire idea of UTR is that it doesn't discriminate on any basis (age, gender, etc). A 10+ man should in theory be completely evenly matched with any other person that's in their UTR range regardless of their sex or age. Also I tend to agree with adrian, she looks 9+ at the very least.

[@TimTheMusicMan]

If WINston and KATrina had a baby they can call it ‘Kate Winslet’.

[@chris_bc]

what the fresh hell is this

[@Peaceful13]

Holy booba

[@tsm7964]

Lots of beautiful women in tennis.