Ema vs Shamir from 1 year ago 👉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmykyLCYm5zMirw.html

What a dream for a rec player, having a coach watching and commenting on your shots in real time.

@petosp

Күн бұрын

I actually find it annoying lol

I already love Shamir's smile at the second game: "I got one". That's the attitude

@114477paul

6 күн бұрын

I found it very exciting and it went by very quickly.

I think we all want to see Nick vs Emma 👀

@Charmander009

6 күн бұрын

Nick won’t do it . If he wins , it looks like he’s beating up a girl . And If he loses , he loses all credibility as a coach . No one will take him seriously again .

@perakojot6524

6 күн бұрын

@@Charmander009 She wouldn't return a single first serve out of him. Plus flat FHs. Nick would destroy her. Shamir is simply too weak, no particular strengths in his game, so he can't make Ema uncomfortable.

@lucianoelichiry6715

6 күн бұрын

@@perakojot6524 I agree

@aznpokering4184

6 күн бұрын

Nick would win easily, he still hits the ball at a d1 level, he just can't move. Ema's strokes would not be able to move Nick around enough and he would absolutely crush her serves, while Nick would easily hold his serve

@anitaru2001

6 күн бұрын

The amount of people that can’t understand the level of pro tennis is mind blowing.

Man this lady's so good. She looks so consistent and clean. Fun to watch. Love the coaching.

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

Thank you

3:47 that was out. But even three games later she couldn't let it go 😂

@leonardobraynen1524

6 күн бұрын

It was out but thats women for ya sometimes. I have a female player who thinks she's God's gift anytime she misses and its super close to the line, thats problems! 😅

@Em4gdn1m

5 күн бұрын

@@leonardobraynen1524 fuck off with that overgeneralizing, sexist talk. I know men the same way, and know plenty of women who would have never argued the call in the first place.

@Maegnas99

3 күн бұрын

@@leonardobraynen1524 jesus what is wrong with you?

@leonardobraynen1524

3 күн бұрын

@@Maegnas99 lol, whats wrong with me? I think the real question is *What the FUQ is wrong with you??! You dont know me!!!

@Maegnas99

3 күн бұрын

@@leonardobraynen1524 Its clear your disdain or even hatred of women shows you're a terrible person. I feel pity for your female students. They deserve a coach who they can trust.

The pickleball lines for f#&$ sakes 😡😡😡😡

@zornu

Күн бұрын

making our tennis courts look like hell itself

@Bakedzd81

12 сағат бұрын

THIS

*Out by two feet "There's no way that was out!" 😂

Fun to watch. Feel for Shamir. Tough when you get overpowered, you start overcompensating by going for low percentage shots, when you need to do the opposite. Hang in there, try to wear them down by doggedly bringing everything back. Good positive coaching.

@don9733

6 күн бұрын

He is weak, no power game to begin with, he has no weapon ie still stuck at 4.0

The main difference I've noticed between the two players is the footwork. Shamir should work on that, be more balanced

@lobomalsano

6 күн бұрын

The dude basically doesnt have anyhting on his left side: no slice, no topspin

@krob2327

6 күн бұрын

He needs to work on his fitness. I don’t think he understands that

@MichaelSienkiewicz

5 күн бұрын

Strokes, feet, fitness. The coaching is fine but he has 4.0 tools playing against a 5.0

@warehouse13-motorsports

3 күн бұрын

He watches the ball land instead of getting into position. And, zero game plan. No directionals at all.

I rewatched their first match. Shamir was way more relaxed then and moving better. I think he started this match already intimidated and defeated. Nick is spot on saying Shamir is thinking too much about his opponent. I have the same problem sometimes. Against much better opponents we just gotta trust our shots and go down fighting. :)

@YesSirPhil

5 күн бұрын

Exactly!

I see it's Shamir I automatically give the video a like. Great stuff!

@Lucian86

Күн бұрын

yeah, he's got nice strokes....nice to watch

"Nico and Shamir". I love these guys, like a comedy team. "The last time you only won 6 points. Now you only have to win one game. Make your shots. Don't slice your backhands. But above all, just have fun!" Doesn't matter, this is going out on KZread for the whole world to see. Got to admit it, Shamir's braver than I.

@HeavyTopspin

4 күн бұрын

The only people who'd be hard on the guy are people who've never played competitive tennis. He looked like a perfectly good 4.0 out there, it's just that he was facing the equivalent of a 5.5 or 6.0 whose power, accuracy, movement, fitness level, and every stroke was superior to his. It's actually impressive that he was able to win as many points as he did, particularly as he's not tall enough to blast big serves for free points.

Dude, you have my full respect. I just got swept off the court by a D1 female player but I was so happy as I was able to win 4 pts for the whole short set.

Great video. It’s crazy how many coaching comments also apply to my matches. I wish my coach watched my matches 😅

Shamir improved so much from last year, he coming back from injury to this level makes me want to go back myself. Emma's movement definitely really improved. Congratulations to both!

@IntuitiveTennis

Күн бұрын

🙏💯

I was shouting at Shamir to stop slicing and hit his backhand 😅

@supermuskelmann8557

6 күн бұрын

The thing is that he didn’t really hit his slice. He kinda pushed the ball in. If he actually hit a sharp slice it would be fine.

@1114gabby

6 күн бұрын

@@supermuskelmann8557 yep...his slice is defensive.

@karimalami4149

6 күн бұрын

cause his slice is pretty bad imo, he needs to work on it if he's not gonna have a good OHBH

@nguyen925

6 күн бұрын

For real, shamirs back hand was more consistent and had more margin for error than his forehand. Ema was pretty good, she hit consistently and moved the ball from side to side. 🎉

@supermuskelmann8557

6 күн бұрын

@@karimalami4149 to me it looked more like it was caused by him being nervous, not because he isn’t capable of hitting a decent slice

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This was a great showcase of how mindset and focus are so important. Shamir got lost in his own head many times but you can see when he locked in he was able to produce good rallies and put on pressure and not just receive it. But things like rushing to serve, not remembering how to toss for a kick, and losing track of the score again (showing a lack of focus) cost him opportunities to win more points.

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

💯

Ema is playing amazing and I’m impressed with Shamir’s serve (despite a few double faults, you’d tell him to go slice wide and he would do it, then slide on the T and he would do it, great improvement).

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

🙏

Great job both shamir and Emma . Really enjoying seeing you playing . Thanks for sharing guys

Love the continuing pursuit of improvement all around, and the kindness and mutual encouragement all flowing from Nick. Great job all around.

Keep content like this coming! Very entertaining! Great job guys!

Shamir videos have always been my favorite on the channel since I'm in a very similar spot (albeit at a lower level) in my game. I feel like I can keep up with better players until I get pushed around on my backhand side and even when I make a few top spin shots and even win points off them I go back to slicing because it feels safe and comfortable even if it's logically not getting results.

Tennis is about consistency. And we can clearly see it here. What a game for Ema.

Emas body language at 15:13...that alone would crush any confidence I had left lol

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this series!

3:49 it actually was out for only a little bit 😂

@tennisone6376

7 күн бұрын

looked out lol, she putting him under pressure 😅

@marcelobarros5729

6 күн бұрын

Oh yeah ... that was way out.

@MarcoSolidx

6 күн бұрын

That was way out. 😂

@alohayoutube

6 күн бұрын

It was way out, and it was his call to make. I hate players who argue the call like that.

@ssenssel

6 күн бұрын

At first I thought it was in, but went back a couple of times and our boi Shamir was right. Bad attitude from Ema

Loved this video!

Nice to see this kind of matches from an analytic perspective. Well done. Thank you

This is such great content. Great to see the coaching side of it and how you are giving Shamir advice. Shamir you are the IT GOAT. Ema, love your channel as well and your game is on fire right now.

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

🙌

Great content Nick. Thank you.

@IntuitiveTennis

Күн бұрын

My pleasure!

GREAT video!! Love it.

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I love the commentary and coaching!

EMA is so good especially her great return and footwork..

Even I let out a “YES!” when Shamir came over the ball on his backhand the first time. 😂

Both improved noticeably. Good stuff.

Really fun to watch, coach. Thanks as always for the great content. I learned a lot. I like how you balance critique with encouragement with your players. Props to Shamir for putting himself out there in front of the camera knowing there was the possibility of getting bageled! That takes guts. He played a good match for his level. Ema was just too good: strong and confident. I wish her continued success. Oh, and my LOL moment of the video: "No, not yoga. Forget that!" 😂

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

Thank you.

Great video!! Awesome

In all honesty, there is no way that a USTA 4.0 holds against a WTA pro without serious handicapping. He played well but it was horses against tanks really :)

On the last changeover at 0-7 when Nick gives a speech where he says that Shamir has to give 1000% absolutely had me crying😂 Nick, your style and how you choose your words when speaking with the player you coach is outstanding. Always encouraging, always finding tactics, and always positive while being constructive at the same time. I love this matchup and both players hve really improved❤️

@jeremysmith9694

6 күн бұрын

He told him to put his whole life on the line haha.

Great video and great advice Nick! Love the way you are analyzing Shamir game. But for me it was little bit to much coaching. I think that letting the player cool down little bit and trying to figure things out on his own can be very beneficial. I am not saying not to coach at all but little bit less, maybe between the games. It seemed that Shamir was getting more thight because he was trying to do everything you said every point and was more worried what you thought about the point than himself. That put alot more pointless pressure on him. But nevertheless great video and it is only my opinion.

@guhansub

6 күн бұрын

Yes a bit too much coaching

@-Munditimum-

6 күн бұрын

I think what concerns me is all the info that's coming down on Shamir at a time where he's already pretty stressed out trying to figure out all the stuff that he's been told before and trying to make things work. So I agree with you. One thing at a time...or maybe a couple.Good point.

@guhansub

5 күн бұрын

Nick usually doesn't over coach but he likes Shamir too much🙂

What a great match, Shamir you have to give your opponent a chance to make mistakes, you need to play more shots in the middle of the court and try higher percentage shots and keep the ball deep as possible. I played a guy who plays college tennis at Embely Riddle and I hit my shots in the middle and tried attacking his second serve, which caused him to double fault a few times. You also have to stop slicing your back hand so much, just stand back a little further from the baseline like Coach was saying. Or take the ball on the fly if you are going to hug the line. I think you are playing great tennis my dude. Nick has helped you improve so much and it’s really great to see your improvement over the year my dude. Emma you are an amazing player and I really hope you continue to improve and do well on the tour. Thank you Coach for posting this terrific match.

Great Video guys, Shamir has improved and Ema was near perfection (why aren't you in BERLIN!?). Thanks Nick, great coaching!

Emma tooo good, great effort from Shamir though 👏👏

Great video! Shamir unintentionally hooking Ema is hilarious.

Great match. Improvement on both sides!

Props to Shamir. Courageous to face a WTA player. Very good rallies and very good backhand. Looking forward to see next year remarch!

I think this is a good example of how important is to not have a very worse shot in your game. Samir FH is fine, serve speed is ok, but when Ema got to his backhand it was over most of the time and better players will always hit to obvious weakness. So the lesson here is to improve the backhand somehow, then he would have a better chance

@Alexander-dt2eq

6 күн бұрын

even with a decent backhand he would lose 0-8 or 1-8, what he needs is a threat. and a consistent top-spin backhand (as a double-hander can play) is a perfect defensive and offensive shot that female players do not like as they play more flat.

The first backhand Shamir hit and it was point. Shamir's overall level has increased. I could tell from the first couple of rallies. Maybe he needs a bit more explosiveness and quicker reactions to be able to compete with Ema. Great video Nick❤. How do you manage to release so many videos in a relatively short period of time? Do you have a team of people in charge if editing and uploading it? Thank you Shamir and Ema. Enjoyed watching it 😊

Top content indeed. I was rooting for Shamir the whole time, but Emma is too good. Congrats to the three of you and thank you very much, so fun to watch!

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Shamir you have a great attitude and always smile. I loved the yoga bit at the end. That was hilarious 😂

Shamir did really well considering that Ema is a pro now. She is on another level now.

What camera did you shoot this with ?

For all those 4.0's who think they can hang with a WTA player lol

Cmon Shamir! Got hit these backhands!!!

Such a great video. I’ve certainly been in the same situation, we all make the same fundamental mistakes

Watched the game from last year again and man...what a positive difference for both players. Shamir's intensity is much higher and that's a huge statement to make since (at least in my opinion) Shamir is such a chill nice guy that he's going against his natural intensity/muscle memory. He can definitely make himself more intense if he keep it up with this great coach. Common Shamir! Emma on the other hand is just fire. Huge difference in her movement, intensity and focus. Would love to see this happen again in a few months (maybe 6?) if Shamir can keep up his training with Nik. Hope it happens. Thank you Nik as always! M

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

We won’t do another Ema vs Shamir but more matches with both vs diff opponents for sure.

@-Munditimum-

5 күн бұрын

@@IntuitiveTennis Sounds good to me! :)

Such a great rematch. Shamir's strokes are improving. Ema looking strong!

Not many recreational players have a chance to beat Ema i believe! Great match anyway! 👍👍

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

Thank you Hans

Super cool to see a rematch! And great improvement from Shamir! Might be wrong, but from outside and looking along the (lovely!) video series, it feels almost like Shamir doesn't have that type of aggression needed to "want" to win or even to get gritty and fight! And that's beside the difference in level with Ema. He's too much of a good guy :D

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

Good observation, we will try to work on this if it’s possible. Might not be…

Watched this twice already. Felt that "C'mon Shamir!" from Nick at home, was rooting for him the whole time!

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

🙏

great session. Ema so good! Coaching is great

Love the awesome video

Cool hand Shamir, wrapping his racquet at the toss. Gets confused on how the toss works. Good dude. Ready for anything.

Alright Nik, Its time to bring the big guns. Get Alec, Milan, and Safin.

Emma is a beast

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

💯

A lot of improvement Shamir. Good job.

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

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GOLD content Nick! The only problem is that we wait too long for this. Please do the rematch within the next 4 months 🎉

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

We won’t do another Ema vs Shamir but other matches with both for sure. Hard to improve in 4 months. Takes time

come on Shamir. Intensity, intensity, intensity. Racket head speed often seems a bit slow for his (very improved) level. Ema...what a progress...damn. Impressive. Loved thet video and Nicks continues encouragment.

I was keenly looking for this match😅

I thought Shamir improved a lot, but match pressure is a different beast. Also Ema improved a lot too

LOVE THIS!!

Good match. Shamir has improved tremendously but Ema got better too

“Great choice” 😭 🤣

Shamir has definitely improved in all areas. Cool to see. His backhand was his Achilles heal in both matches. Even a year ago his topspin backhand was good. It just needs to be incorporated into his game. I'm guessing it's the transition between forehand and backhand and between serve and backhand. He can hit great topspin backhands all day if that's all he needs to do.

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

The clay last year gave him more time, this hard court was quite fast and he was lacking time especially on bh side.

I see improvement in Shamir. Backhand is better when he hits it. Slice could be better...it was totally defensive in this match. He missed every down the line. He needs more height and spin...because he did have opportunities. Not the easiest shot though. Emma looks really good. Of course she is a class player and has really taken her game up. She knows how to train and she seeks advice from you. A very interesting set. It just shows really how hard it is to beat or even take games off a high level player.

Thank you for the top content! Love it!!! I guess Shamir should sneak to the net when he is throwing opponent from the base line. Great slice wide but the first shot in the same direction very unpopular choice :) Shamir is a human :) Emma is a machine :)

managing points & games, high percentage serves v low percentage serves 🎾👍

Where can i find those racketball courts he soemetimes records at? I'll be in florida on vacation so i'd love to be able to hit some balls i'm going to be just south west of Orlando

shamir's socks aren't high enough! results would have been different...

What are those blue lines? Pickleball? Terribly confusing.

@naysayer1238

6 күн бұрын

So annoying, they wrecked my local court with this, even assuming it's not also covered with pickleball players.

@ssenssel

5 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, pichleball seems to be taking over in America (Glad hasn't made here in Brazil yet..)

This was fun to watch. And for any of you Rushmore (movie) fans: Shamir is Max Fischer; Nick is Herman Blume; and Ema is Miss Cross. Someone needs to do a deepfake of their faces using the scene when they’re out to dinner after Max’s play (Milan can be Dr. Peter). For those who have no idea what I’m talking about: kzread.info/dash/bejne/opl_rLyyedXUgaQ.htmlsi=qA1JzT-1FY57sDRm

Just in the first game the decision making of this guy is pissing me off. Not a single one of those slices were necessary

Great Match Even if you're not coaching Emma, would be great to give her a camera so she can still share her thoughts during the match

Good content for recreational players. We all are Shamir at some point: we have the strokes, technic, but our decision making is not always there. Shamir forehand is way better now. I supposed mindset is trainable.

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

It is trainable 💯

Geez those pickleball lines are killing me!

I think you should have let him play more instead of coaching him every point imo. And maybe after each game give him some tips/feedback.🤔 He has got the stokes etc, but misses the confidence due to the nerves i think.

Shamir needs to play a male in his age bracket that is a 4.0 player or a strong 3.5. Ema is too strong

Loved the rematch. But every time I see tennis played in American courts the single's post is missing.. what's up with that?

@IntuitiveTennis

5 күн бұрын

True, need to start putting those in

For him: After hitting the ball, he sits and looks after it. Late preparation. Pretty good service.

Need Nick vs Ema. Please

Yes! So much better!

All for the content. Just goes to show how good Ema is. She is a pro player. A 4.0 or 4.5 cannot beat her. It would be a great experience to play against someone this good but the levels are way too different. Put Emma against a 5.0 and it might get interesting

It's great for your content Shamir is such an overthinker, I generally like your discussions and his questions. But he needs to get rid of all that mess in a match. Looks like he has so much going on in his head that he forgets the basics. Asking if a kick serve is the high percentage choice in the eighth game really killed me :) I am sure he knows that as you told him so many times, but he was probably so afraid of her returns his serving ability and even knowledge totally collapsed by the end of the match. But he really deserves an applause for the bravery to get crashed like this again in front of all your viewers. I wish him the best and I would like to see his match against someone that is not so many levels above his. The lack of focus was probably caused by Emma overwhelming him. But it's also a mind setup thing, he really needs to work on focusing on the game plan and the shots themselves. A match is not the right time to ask basic questions. Your coaching was great though. It was funny when you told him he can't lose the score because it's the purpose of playing tennis. I sometimes think the score occupies my mind too much and I would play better if I could just forget it. Like some pros when they are in the zone. I remember Tsitsipas forgetting the score a few times, it also happened to Federer. And it's usually when they played best and being super focused. Us recreational players never have the luxury of having and external scoring system, so we always need to think about the score and sometimes I hate it.

Emma's footwork was so much busier and her intensity really shows. Shamir could do with better 'readiness' he seemed slower to react ...nerves probably? Get busy Shamir😂 love seeing his progress though.Really fun watch😊

No chances, Ema is too consistent. A 5.0 may do the job to catch up and playing

Everyone is commenting about Shamir, but Ema did just great and is awesome just taking on such a challenge!! Does she also play any tournaments in Europe or Teams in Germany? 🤔

@IntuitiveTennis

Күн бұрын

She did when she was younger, not now.

"You can't lose the score." We all have our Shamir moments.

The difference I noticed between them is more for psychological. Ema was going for winning mode vs Shamir was fighting for survival. Fear vs fearless!