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Thanks so much for not adding any music ! Silence is much more magical sometimes.

@christiaankelder6840

3 жыл бұрын

Why

@clydetripoux5041

3 жыл бұрын

@@christiaankelder6840 Because music takes space and attention. And in that video, i think silence works great with these slow motion serves. I'm a composer and i love music, i've nothing against it !

@slashg2338

3 жыл бұрын

@@clydetripoux5041 you can mute videos

@clydetripoux5041

3 жыл бұрын

@@slashg2338Not my job...

@callan2247

3 жыл бұрын

@@clydetripoux5041 not that hard either

Roger Federer 00:21 Rafael Nadal 01:48 Novak Djokovic 00:47 Dominic Thiem 00:00 Pete Sampras 01:58 Andre Agassi 02:14 Grigor Dimitrov 03:45 Ivo Karlovic 06:39 David Goffin 04:48 Nick Kyrgios 00:37 Fabio Fognini 02:45 Andy Murray 02:35 Daniil Medvedev 03:00 Juan Martin Del Potro 03:23 Alexander Zverev 04:05 Fernando Verdasco 05:18 Feliciano Lopez 05:52 Ernest Gulbis 14:38 Sam Groth 15:12 Pat Cash 15:30 Ivan Lendl 15:40

@biggraip9609

4 жыл бұрын

06:39 is the best serve

@ethan.9390

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@BigBlackBe4r

3 жыл бұрын

WOW sooo happy to see someone thought about the time links. Thank you soooo much ❤️

@YourTennisJourney

8 ай бұрын

Hello, I'm a starting KZreadr. Could you please allow to use your video for side by side comparison of tennis moves on my channel?

kyrgios has a good speedy action for a bang serve. Del Potro a complete body aligned movement. Sampras...smooth and tricky

@louisedyhlen3234

25 күн бұрын

kyrgios serve look like a volleyball serve

Thanks so much for this video. I have footage of my own serve and it's great that I can scroll through your video and find the right angle that matches my footage so I can compare techniques.

An excellent video, to see the slow motion of all of these top players. Incidentally, I was at the Exhibition in 2014 at Earls Court and took some nice photos of Sampras, Agassi, Lendl and Cash, and their serves. It was a fun evening.

Samps all the way, he's led the way for modern serving

@chrisman3965

3 жыл бұрын

The whole tongue hanging out thing was super annoying

@mr.fishstick_yt9955

3 жыл бұрын

Samps brothers wife was actually my teachers assistant

@hieromalo4147

2 жыл бұрын

Kirstanovkia is pretty solid. Quick on her feet. I don't know how she hasn't broken her ankles yet the way she relocates.👌🏿💪🏿🤎

@ryanschmit3948

2 жыл бұрын

Roddick

@jm1657

Жыл бұрын

Yes & he also led the way for the modern Overhead shot, at least IMHO.

Damn this is good compilation. Great work!

We've watched sixteen minutes of great slow motion techniques here. I will like to point out what made the Sampras serve so unique compared to everyone else featured in this video sequence. So, if we look at it here 01:56 By the way, this video was taken in 2014 in Earls Court in London. Virtually every player in the video faces the court, or you can say, faces their target. However, Sampras in this video has the most side on motion. The only other player that comes to mind with such a side on motion is John McEnroe, who of course was left handed. So it was interesting to watch them play each other like I was lucky to do in 2008 in Royal Albert Hall Masters tournament. As Sampras has the most side on motion in the video, there are more possibilities to have disguise. Pete tended to toss the ball straight above his head or slightly to the left, and therefore on the deuce court would come over the ball with slice and topspin down the middle at pace. And with that same motion, could go out wide. The Sampras "flat" serve down the middle actually had a lot of spin, much more than his peers. One way this is manifested so you can see for yourself is when the ball hits the deck, it actually appears to gather more pace, because it is like a mini explosion. which is why you often saw centre line judges having to take cover because the ball was heading straight at them fast and sometimes head height, which is quite incredible as they stand about 20 metres from where the ball initially pitches in the service box. However, for me it is the ad court where the side on motion made the most difference. Unlike most players since the 1990s who stand further away from the centre line, Sampras stood quite close to the centre line. Therefore, with the side on motion, was able to bend the ball with extreme slice down the middle. Often the ball would bend away from the opponent, hence the many aces there, even many second serve aces down the middle on the ad court. The match point in the 1999 Wimbledon final being the perfect example. A second serve ace at 113mph bending away from Agassi, who is stretching to reach it but can't get there. Andrew Castle once described Pete's serve like a quiver which is a great description. Usually the serve bending away like that from the opponent is the domain of the lefty but as a righty Sampras was somehow able to figure that out. With good rhythm, an excellent flexible shoulder as others have pointed out, and the side on motion allowing for the disguise and pronation, because again, with the same ball toss could go out wide on the ad court. In the last thirty years, most players stand further away from the centre line, therefore on the ad court tend to have to compromise if they want to get the ball down the middle, the ball often angles into the opponent’s hitting zone as opposed to going away from the opponent. In the women’s game, Serena has a similar philosophy to Sampras, but again, she is quite old school. Not sure if we will see servers like that in future unless philosophies change.

Would love to see Roscoe Tanner in slow mo. He had a very quick service action and hit the ball on the rise.

I love tennis. Thanks you for this video

Federer's kick serve was exquisite. That bounced head high at the other end.

Great video to analize clear and quite the full motion serve. Tks!

@LoveTennisOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in

I like roger's. I don't know, it seems so gentle, elegant, just beautiful.

@heitord5539

4 жыл бұрын

So cute...

@finnhiggins4379

3 жыл бұрын

True tho

@shanmugasundaram6625

3 жыл бұрын

His racket drop is ugly

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my favorite serve motion too

1:07 Federer's shoe is on the line. Is this allowed in a serve to touch or be over the baseline? If not then what happens in such case?

Sampras's serve is the best.

@LoveTennisOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

I concur with that!

@BirdBop

4 жыл бұрын

Feds is better technically. Less pressure on the body. Also their stats are almost identical.

@lvargas7306

4 жыл бұрын

@@BirdBop I don't think so, Federer's got excellent and elegant technique, but only good serve technique.

@paoloantunes1283

4 жыл бұрын

Federer’s more efficient, more effortless - but Sampras is the best

@laisiuho2785

4 жыл бұрын

​@Frank Roelands To be fair Iron Mike Tyson also said Muhammad Ali would very easily whoop his ass if they fought during their primes, which is nonsense. These humble complimentary comments made by players out of respect tbh don't mean much. But I do agree Sampras has a better serve than Federer. He is in my opinion the more clutch player in general.

Very good

Some of them touched the base line with their foot

they make it look so easy

No Kevin Anderson :( My favourite here is the Kyrgios serve. Looks so fluid and powerful. And with that low ball toss it feels like it can't go wrong.

@jeffreybao4747

3 жыл бұрын

he just casually wears Kemba walker jersey while playing tennis. lmao

federer's server just look gorgeous.

Pistol Pete had the best serve ever seen in tennis

I noticed Nadal doesn't stretch his wrist back and forth too much and I personally think it's a good techinique to prevent wrist and forearm injuries.

@tokimilkx

Жыл бұрын

You should do that in general thats bad for your arm

ayyy these serves look exactly like mine in real time

This is powerful compilation. with my visualization skills, I have established an advantageous racket throwing starting point, butt slightly behind ear. Also, staying to the side when you throw racket towards net post. Been opening up to early. keeping tossing arm up will abate body opening, this is key to efficient throwing power. Olander Worthy

A lot of coaches tell novices to raise both arms together with the toss with the racket frozen in the trophy position in a waiting static pose. However, the slo mo shows the racket arm starting low and rising well behind the toss arm in a continuous looping motion.

Federer, Nadal 20 major titles, the Joker, 19. Enjoy……we may never see the likes of these 3 at such a level at the same time in our lifetime.

what a beautiful “trophy motion”

did anyone notice that Fed foot faulted at 1:08?

@634983

2 жыл бұрын

It's just practice. They footfalls all the time when warming up. They just try and get the motion going

As a hobby tennis player, what I would like to add, is that as far as I can determine, the top players toss the ball perfectly, so that the ball is slightly to the left of the player‘s head when he strikes the ball (referring to right-handed players). This allows the ball to be hit with a lot of top-spin, which shortens the length of the trajectory, thus making it less likely that the ball will be hit too long. Also, the grip needs to be correct too : most hobby tennis players play using the forehand grip when serving, and consequently not enough top-spin is imparted to the ball when serving. Comments/input = welcome !

@leolionroarrrrrrr5509

Жыл бұрын

I’ve analyzed the serve, and could basically explain all components of it. There’s SO much that goes into a serve. some parts are not even noticeable , unless pointed out. Yes, the ball toss to the left of head, or better at 12 o’clock, can hit all serves. But then comes body positioning. Most people don’t notice that when serving, the body momentum needs to go at least forward, preferably to the right ( right handed) a bit. If someone wants to hit kick from the same 12 o’clock toss, they could go more linear to the baseline and to the right more, therefore dragging the racquet behind to create more linear racket path to the baseline moving L to R, and to catch the ball while the racket is still pointing to the L side fence ( if the top of the frame is the pointer) and still has room to brush up and to the R side, giving the ball its kick. This comes from momentum moving to the Right, regardless of the toss. As far as tossing at 11 o’clock for all serves, would be good for only kick serve, but not for flat/slice or topspin. Topspin is more weight moving forward, and racket path more forward towards the net, but hitting over the ball more, giving topspin.

@zeejimi4044

Жыл бұрын

@@leolionroarrrrrrr5509 Nice comments, and analysis ! 👍🎾👍

@leolionroarrrrrrr5509

Жыл бұрын

@@zeejimi4044 thanks. I hate when I rant and can’t shut up. I literally get sick of hearing myself go on. But yeah, I know tennis fundamentals very good, and coach. Any questions, and I can help clarify.

@zeejimi4044

Жыл бұрын

@@leolionroarrrrrrr5509 No problem - it’s great to hear someone contributing some practical and good knowledge to the discussion. Most hobby players don’t understand even the theory of serving, and often play literally for decades without understanding why they serve so poorly. The guy I normally play against even refuses to listen to tips given to him by anyone and says “Yes, I kow the theory.”, but in fact he does not.., not at all.. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@leolionroarrrrrrr5509

Жыл бұрын

@@zeejimi4044 yeah. I hear ya. I was that way when I was young and thought I should already be pro. And pros don’t need tweaking of shots. When in fact, even the top player in world still needs adjustments and corrections throughout his career. I had to shed my pride, and listen to the top coaches on how technically sound strokes are assembled. I had to basically become vulnerable like I was learning all over again. And it made the process of tennis so much more fun and interesting. So so much goes in to attaining proper sound technique, that it’s always a learning process. And that’s what makes tennis so much fun. The depth of knowledge.

From watching this video and watching video of my own serve, I was not coiling my torso enough. To fix this I am tracking the tossed ball with my left nipple to get my chest up, torso coiled in a C, falling forward into the court at the trophy position, and as the ball begins to fall I am uncoiling. Looks better and less stiff.

Almagro had a beautiful serve, but Sampras is the best in the department

Thanks

4:37 Zverevon his usual serving mode

I would love to know if there was a % score for technique. I wonder who would have the "best" serve? Being able to place it where you want is, to me, not a change in technique, per se. That is a few degrees difference in the racket face. I'm taking purely about technique. I really like Thiem's knee bend, but if I could take anyone's serve, it would be Groth.

@LoveTennisOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

I'd say Sampras. . .

@xas22

4 жыл бұрын

@@LoveTennisOfficial Groth ?.. LOL

@danguee1

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha! You'd have the huge basket of weirdness over all those amazing great serves? kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5qMttelXdjeqaw.html

@srinitaaigaura

3 жыл бұрын

Sampras, then Federer. Isner and Karlovic are naturally suited for serving hard. But Federer is #3 on the aces list, and he isn't far behind them either.

@bigrobsydney

3 жыл бұрын

@@srinitaaigaura The aces list isnt a fair representation. These players have tremendous groundstrokes, and will stay in tournaments longer, playing more matches. I would ask how many aces PER match, to see how efficient their serve is.

As a right handed player, is it "better" or more natural to land directly in front of you on your left foot? I see some players land a bit to their left or right from their left foot's starting position. Tsitsipas comes to mind when I think of landing to the left of the left foot's original position. Thanks for the footage!

@srinitaaigaura

3 жыл бұрын

Landing on the right foot means you can instantly start a run to the net, if you want to serve and volley. That used to be important then. Remember, Tstitsipas hasn't yet figured out grass.

@Stellarffxi

2 жыл бұрын

@@srinitaaigaura why would you have to be on your right foot to begin running? Don't both feet start equally well?

These are nice slow motion pictures, but I wish the entire ball toss was shown.

Djokovic has a good orthodox technique. Good to take pointers

The most important part to see is when racket meets the ball. It is missing in most of these serves. It is so sad!!

No tennis player can even compete with Sampras, only son of a gun had a better 2nd serve!!.. INSANE

Federer’s serve is very fluid but wow is shoulder is not flexible at all and makes his racquet drop higher than someone with a more flexible shoulder like Djokovic or Thiem. However, he makes up for it with incredible timing.

@paoloantunes1283

4 жыл бұрын

True. And great hip rotation too.

@imateapot51

4 жыл бұрын

Pronation is more important than shoulder with tennis serves. That is why most of the pros only turn 45-55 degrees. If a pitcher did that they would not break 50 mph.

@AirGuitar

4 жыл бұрын

imateapot51 yeah you’re right! Thanks for the info ;)

Thank you like to asked with what camera can you make this kind of videos please

In my opinion, Sampras is the greatest server of all time when you factor in height, as he is only 6 foot 1 inches tall. It is not hard to have a great serve when your nearly 7 foot tall. You didn't show Raonic, but this guy is very skilled. Plenty of players near his height on the tour that are no where near as good as him. Schwartzman, Ferrer and Murray are all great returners and they all say Isner is the best.

@commondirtbagz7130

2 жыл бұрын

Lol Roger is the same height, served more aces, more topspin, more disguise, and more power.

@tron-en4rr

2 жыл бұрын

@@commondirtbagz7130 if u really think federer has a better serve than isner then there's no point debating it because it's so wrong

@commondirtbagz7130

2 жыл бұрын

@@tron-en4rr I’m talking about Sampras you idiot

@tron-en4rr

2 жыл бұрын

@@commondirtbagz7130 um i know

@commondirtbagz7130

2 жыл бұрын

@@tron-en4rr yeah, Roger was better than Sampras stupid. I never said anything about isner so I don’t know why you decided to open your mouth.

who is the first one? That looks the best of all, for regular players to model on.

@tucker3601

3 жыл бұрын

Thiem

у Федерера заступ на подаче ))) но видимо это просто тренировка

Federer has the prettiest technique.

Foot fault at 1:07. LOL.

Must be added focus hz music 😎

im a beginner....why is Sampras arm bent after the strike--is this a kick serve where the ball is thrown to the inside or is this his normal stroke

@guyrestivo

2 жыл бұрын

at 1:58

2020 was 2 YEARS AGO?!

Uhoh - awkward Lopez foot fault 5:50

I like to try to ID each guy and would appreciate if you can provide the names in the order they appear. Anyone?🙏🏻

It would be also nice to include women in the compilation! I am 5 8 and wonder what I could learn from shorter players strategies and approaches towards serve mechanics!

@adellefrost6231

Жыл бұрын

Take a look at Ash Barry’s serve slow motion. She’s the best server there is for the height!

Is there a similar video for WTA players?

Are you allowed to throw the ball into the court as you serve or must the ball remain behind the baseline at all times until contact?

@brocanova

4 жыл бұрын

You can toss the ball behind the stalls or on the moon if it helps but you must never ever step into the court before you hit it.

@IamnotJohnFord

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can throw into the court. As long as your feet don't touch the line or inside the line prior hitting the ball your good. In fact, throwing into the court is a great way to get extra speed because you can throw your whole body into the ball at contact.

Hello, good afternoon. I'm doing a video about the serve for my channel, is there a problem if I use some parts of your video? Thank you very much Lautaro Mele

@LoveTennisOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Hi Lautaro unfortunately we do not allow the use of our videos as we have an exclusive partnership with Top Tennis Training for the use of our videos

@racketman

Жыл бұрын

@@LoveTennisOfficial Okay, I see. Thank you, anyway.

Rampras

5:53 Foot fault

@jeffreybao4747

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@steinanderson9849

3 жыл бұрын

and @1:05

Kyrios ? Isner? Opelka ?

Strange but Federer has the most non regular service, he drastical move his left foot while service is in progress

@634983

2 жыл бұрын

He does it in practice. He's just trying to get the motion. Its casual. Just loosening up. In a match he never does it

Andy Roddick had the speed record for some time, is it now Karlovic the record holder?

@634983

2 жыл бұрын

Sam Groth by like 10km 😆

quebrei meu ombro tentando copiar. Não recomendo se você for ruim igual eu.

フェデラーは、「練習では」気軽に白線踏むんだなと思いました。

If my life depends on it, I will take Sampras’ serve over anyones. Federer is close 2nd..

@tps3622

Жыл бұрын

I think Kyrgios better than FED

0:33 Federer landed position 3:22 Thiem landed position The same type of serve. And we ofcourse know where is correct option.

@asdfswer4657

3 жыл бұрын

lol thiem’s is better for the average player

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

3 жыл бұрын

@@asdfswer4657 Federer's serve is not easy to reproduce. I'm not talking about the efficiency ofc cuz no shit it's the case for every pro player, but about the motion. Beautifully and stylistic gesture imo.

Foot fault - Fele Lopez

Who is the guy at 9：30 please？

@gamerahd8419

3 жыл бұрын

Grigor Dimitrov

be kinda nice to see the ball being hit. where it goes up where it drops and gets hit. thx anyway.

Too many ads

Great vid, but would have been even more helpful if it was divided into lefties and righties. I'm a leftie, so it's a bit difficult to flip over what the righties are doing.

@srinitaaigaura

3 жыл бұрын

Mirror the video

I’d like to visit Sampras’s hometown someday: Samprasisco.

1:47

Djoko has the simplest mechanics

Anyone else here trying to learn it?

1:07 big time foot fault there

(1:09) Foot fault old mate Rog!

Can't see much of the ball

I wanted to see Raonic

Foot fault at 6:00

@joemarshall4226

3 жыл бұрын

Make that 5:50

wtf, there are countless duplicated takes in this mix

Where is Milos Ronic ... biggest serve in the game ?? Also, the lefty in all white on the grass, huge foot faults!

1:08 roger foot fault 😬

Nadal 1:47

Fed foot fault 1:11

Rodger be foot fault in

Wawrinka

Only roger is special

No Sam Groth only!

fuck they all really do pronate!!! I still cant quite get it

1:03 is that not a foot fault?

@tapioportimo2551

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, at 1:07 to be exact.

Grigor's technique is too complex and so is Sasha Zverev. Amazed that they've gotten away with it at this level.

1:03 Federer foot fault

@vitaltennis

3 жыл бұрын

It's practice session :)

@toastedclubsandwich

3 жыл бұрын

So

@ericgenestvideoclips

3 жыл бұрын

@@toastedclubsandwich i don't know, maybe he looses a point. you gotta check the official ATP rules.

Somehow this best serve in the world video manages to leave out the statistically proven best server (under 195cm) of all time named Andy Roddick

@danguee1

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but service action too ideosyncratic. Not even other pros have copied it.

@mario3s7

4 жыл бұрын

The best server I've ever seen in my life, and even today or the Next Generation to come, and No One else can do that, NO OTHER THAN Felicesimo Ampon of the Philippines. He Serve only in the two corner of the Service Area, one to the left and one to the Right. I watch all his Match in the Tournament, exactly the two corner of the Service Area only, not inside the service Area, in the Corner between the Parallel and Horizontal. Nobody can that even as of today, three Sets exactly in the corner only. You know how much practice in a single day, He practice 8 hours everyday. If you return the serve, the next shot is in the single line on the right, then if you return, then again on the single line on the left. If you return those three shots, you will never finish the set. You will become exhausted. It means he never hit the ball inside the tennis court, he hit the Lines of the single court. So as of today Nobody can do that, that's why I'm not so happy about how the tennis players are playing. They just hit power, power, power, so the next day your in the Bed. The one thing is the behavior, he sleep 8 hours a day. Invite him in the Party, he will never come. He ate only vegetable. He wear a long pants white, but after three sets, there is No ashes on the pants. Same as it is in the beginning of the Match. I am a tennis Instructor also in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I hope someday I can develop a student like Felicesimo Ampon.

@634983

2 жыл бұрын

Gael monfils? Tiafoes looks like a modified version.

Left out Roddik.

Note how smart sports fans are in general: They don't like tennis that much (notice all the empty seats in the arenas). Boring!

No

somebody's gotta tell Novak to drive with his back leg more on the serve

no Goran? no thanks

Kyrgios is best

I don't like Dominic Thiem's serve