Everytime he hits the ball it's almost like he's propelling the ball on with his shouts. I love the bit at the end where he goes 'aaaaaaaarh!'. Crazy guy.
are u sure murray and the "big servers" arent giving there all. I mean, they are top ranked for a reason. Alot of people dont show it, but they actually do give it there all
The "big servers" have put in hours of practice to get where they are. Their game may not be flashy, but in order to survive in the top these days one must have a big serve. And as for Murray, everyone has their own playing styles- he may not be the most aggresive player and he may annoy the crap out of me, but I respect his style of game.
As for not going at 100%, Nikolay Davydenko comes to mind...
awesome player to watch!! i saw him in the 1st round of the US this morning. he is extremely quick, his groundstrokes the biggest on the tour and his legs are built like tree trunks. i reckon this guy could threaten any of the top ten. he's also a great character. on one occasion, he returned serve and just turned his back on his opponent because he was disappointed with the return! in the middle of a point!
here in usa me and my friends kinda do a draft of tennis players u get like 5 of your choice aside from nadal and federer on ur team and i picked gonzo, roddick, stepanik, karlovich and hewitt
well if we're gonna include serves then its gotta be roddick. karlovic's serve isnt actually THAT quick, usually high 130-140 mph but its soooooo effective becoz it comes down from about ten feet up. its the bounce more than the pace that is so hard to handle. but its definitely one of the biggest shots
Yeah I know I watched him play live and it's basically a serve from another planet... or stratosphere considering how tall Ivo is. I think Karlovic once hit a serve a couple miles short of Andy's 155 mph, out wide, which if it went down the middle would have broken the record for sure.
yeh probably. its weird how the fastest servers arent the strongest (physically). it makes u wonder: why cant nadal serve a bit faster??? lets be honest his serve is one of the slowest out there. he relies too heavily on his groundstrokes and the really good opponents are starting to get used to them (hence his defeat by djokovic last night). he needs to add another dimension to his game. his serve, volleys and returns need to be improved
nadal just did oine big fault, he changed his groundstrokes to be more effective on hard court and therefore his shots haven't got as much topspin anymore.
That's why his opponents start to be able to play with him.
You're right, he needs to improve his volleys and serve to be successful again.
Or he could just go back to his old game,
with his monster spin and be sure he'll win the French Open for the next 5 years; but i'm sure he won't.
i think he's still putting the same amount of spin on it but this simply isnt effective on hard courts, hence defeats to the flatter hitters like djokovic and of course del potro. i dont think its because he hits with less spin nowadays; he's never really had fantastic success on hard courts
actually i remember a video i saw of him practicing at the US open a few days ago and he was hitting it noticeably flatter come to think of it. how come he lost to del potro if he has adapted his game to suit hard courts a bit more? i understand what you're saying but it doesnt seem to have made much difference in matches
his muscles are used to his topspin shots. When you hit the ball flatter, other muscles need to work: when you hit a ball with extreme topspin, you need to have a strong biceps, if you hit it flatter, your abdominal muscles need to work much more. And that's his biggest problem, he isn't that strong in the abdominal area and he probably got a pulling there during his match against Almagro.
A real entertainer this guy not only funny and good, but his sheer power means he can smash winners from anywhere as we all know, which frankly I love as it keeps you on the edge of your seat . I'll echo '
bettykitten2233' we English like every other country do love watching Gonzo. Forehando Gonzalez I salute you.
everyone gets pumped when they win matches! are u expecting murray to be displeased when he wins matches?? the days of "You cannot be serious!!" and other on-court antics seem to be over. tennis players show their charisma (or lack of it) off the court. djokovic, federer, roddick, nadal and gonzalez are charismatic. murray is not
djokovic and roddick do impersonations and always make jokes in press conferences. federer and nadal are very open about themselves and are humorous as well. gonzalez is crazy. he breaks his racquets, argues with umpires and is generally very entertaining to watch
You would be surprised on having known some things about Gonzalez. One day was leading his Porsche for the freeway and it stopped to gather a hasty dog. It raised it to the car and took it to an emergency center. They all in Chile know that. Forgive my poor english, please.
Uhmmm it's hard to say. Rios was nº1 and won 5 master series, Gonzalez has won 3 olympic medals, but Gonzalez has way much heart than Rios. I don't know, I'm proud of both of them
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I don't like the way he plays, too untidy without a flow, he doesn't have a routine. He is definitely trying hard. I think his grunt is funny when he does his first serve.
Before the pure storm, he used to play with a pure control.
Last year someone ask him on ESPN-onLine about the raquet that he plays with, and he said "all these years i been using the same raquet" doesn't say wich one. So, i'm 99% sure that he plays with the old pure control.
He actually uses a pure storm (orange) new (sorta) model not the old ones the old ones had a sorta upgrade, now at the french hes sporting some new model that i cant seem to find anywhere
it's not an aero storm, the neck of the raquet is flat. Google the new pure storm and you will se that babolat change the colors of the raquet, same thing that happened with the pure drive.
But the thing that i'm tring to explain, is that fernando gonzalez play's with the old pure control using a pure storm paintjob. The pure control isn't available in the normal market. You will be able to find more information about this theory in the tennistalk forum... that's quite interesting
Dude, this is pointless without proof... check this video of fernando's raquet in slow-mo at 00:53 -awGIp8aMeI
flat neck... not an aero model..
and man, i'm chilean too, and i don't believe in the media, especially when they talk about tennis... those guys know nothing. The other day the guy from the news was just too exicted because "fernando gonzalez was warming up with rafael nadal" DUDE, THAT HAPPENS ALL THE BLOODY TIME!!
ah your a Chilean i'd like to see if you agree with me on this. I think Gonzo is better than Rios ever was perhaps not as consistent but i still think he is better all-round, Your thought?
it looks almost as if hes using the pure storm tour without the pure storm paint job cause it looks really red instead of orange. mabey its just the lighting
im aware, been playing foreverrrrr... just pointing out all the others in their warm up start out kinda just slow and relaxed he jumps right into it, with the grunting and all
RIP most powerful forehand on tour. He'll be missed in the tennis world
deathbombs 1 day ago
its freaky how large his right arm is compared to his left...
Pyroninja85 4 months ago
grande feñita pro el chino siempre sera el mejor
kiltropablinho 10 months ago
jeez compare his right forearm to his left one..
akosigloc9 10 months ago
Parece zoologico la weá.
claudioegalaz 11 months ago 3
@claudioegalaz jajajaja en too caso
bruz90 11 months ago
nice foot speed.
geepeeone 1 year ago
0:40 DID U SEE THAT FOREHAND..
ionoMyName 1 year ago
@ionoMyName
No we didn't. It was too fast
wat870 1 year ago
Everytime he hits the ball it's almost like he's propelling the ball on with his shouts. I love the bit at the end where he goes 'aaaaaaaarh!'. Crazy guy.
Never see Federer do that!
lystellion 1 year ago
send this guy to the middle east. He could wipe out Al Queda with his forehand.
Angler180DC 1 year ago 3
you should make a video of him hitting from the back perspective.
almondavid 1 year ago
rofl he was running so fast it looked like they speed it up
bholt94 1 year ago
i adore him. i hope he doesn't retire anytime soon.
IllIIllIIIlIIIlI 1 year ago
Why isn't he at the Open?
TriFF51 1 year ago
his foot speed was great!
hungsiuming 1 year ago
Can anyone tell what grip he's using? Looks like true semi-western to me. In addition, is his index finger separated ('trigger finger'), or not?
TennisStud118 1 year ago
@TennisStud118 Pretty sure its Semi Western, he hits nice and flat with reasonable spin, thats why his forehands the best in the game ^^
almondavid 1 year ago
Gonzo.....where are you now??
CeruleanTwist 1 year ago
Feña is very old and he manage to stay in the top.
I think that he will retire in the top 20 or after winning the gold medal in the next olimpics.
MrPelao911 1 year ago
FEÑA!!
kusitaprincesa22 2 years ago
Its the Babolat Pure Storm
123TennisFanatic 2 years ago
which racquet is that?
majidkernal 2 years ago
what a lovely grunt lol
TheGodFather105 2 years ago
This is the best player I had a chance to watch live (not counting Federer), and I saw almost all of top 10.
He is a joy to watch, really.
Only pushing forward with 100% of his strenght, and that is what makes tennis an interesting game, not Murray and especially not those "big servers".
This is of course, just my opinion
ajvanhovic 2 years ago 3
@ajvanhovic agreed. i feel ppl who dnt put there all in a match are garbage.
raphael1245 2 years ago
are u sure murray and the "big servers" arent giving there all. I mean, they are top ranked for a reason. Alot of people dont show it, but they actually do give it there all
aznrule777 2 years ago
The "big servers" have put in hours of practice to get where they are. Their game may not be flashy, but in order to survive in the top these days one must have a big serve. And as for Murray, everyone has their own playing styles- he may not be the most aggresive player and he may annoy the crap out of me, but I respect his style of game.
As for not going at 100%, Nikolay Davydenko comes to mind...
MrKerosene17 2 years ago
winner after winner! not much play here =D
federerthaman12345 2 years ago 2
He's messing around during these shots right? I like that last one where he took 500 steps and ran to the other side of the court.
78obuw1 2 years ago 2
amazing arm strength....
maximilian533 2 years ago 22
@maximilian533
Arm speed rather
affenkeks 1 year ago
@maximilian533 They call him La Mano Piedra - The Stone Hand
mireille876 7 months ago
See how he winds up his body to put more power into the shot? I gotta do that a lot more.
depor23 2 years ago
awesome player to watch!! i saw him in the 1st round of the US this morning. he is extremely quick, his groundstrokes the biggest on the tour and his legs are built like tree trunks. i reckon this guy could threaten any of the top ten. he's also a great character. on one occasion, he returned serve and just turned his back on his opponent because he was disappointed with the return! in the middle of a point!
wat870 2 years ago
GONZO GONZO GONZO
here in usa me and my friends kinda do a draft of tennis players u get like 5 of your choice aside from nadal and federer on ur team and i picked gonzo, roddick, stepanik, karlovich and hewitt
mathiyus 2 years ago
is he using semi-western
georgebabolat 2 years ago
he looks really quick. could just be the standard speed of the top level pros though
mckillustrator 2 years ago
once I saw him on the first class of a plane, then I got his autograph =)
ThirdDrunkDog 2 years ago 2
that forehand has to be the biggest shot in tennis
AlWat870 2 years ago 7
I'd give that honor to the Karlovic serve. The guy can win matches with one stroke, it's crazy.
CuprousChloride 2 years ago
well if we're gonna include serves then its gotta be roddick. karlovic's serve isnt actually THAT quick, usually high 130-140 mph but its soooooo effective becoz it comes down from about ten feet up. its the bounce more than the pace that is so hard to handle. but its definitely one of the biggest shots
wat870 2 years ago
Yeah I know I watched him play live and it's basically a serve from another planet... or stratosphere considering how tall Ivo is. I think Karlovic once hit a serve a couple miles short of Andy's 155 mph, out wide, which if it went down the middle would have broken the record for sure.
CuprousChloride 2 years ago
yeh probably. its weird how the fastest servers arent the strongest (physically). it makes u wonder: why cant nadal serve a bit faster??? lets be honest his serve is one of the slowest out there. he relies too heavily on his groundstrokes and the really good opponents are starting to get used to them (hence his defeat by djokovic last night). he needs to add another dimension to his game. his serve, volleys and returns need to be improved
wat870 2 years ago
the other players don't get used to his shots.
nadal just did oine big fault, he changed his groundstrokes to be more effective on hard court and therefore his shots haven't got as much topspin anymore.
That's why his opponents start to be able to play with him.
You're right, he needs to improve his volleys and serve to be successful again.
Or he could just go back to his old game,
with his monster spin and be sure he'll win the French Open for the next 5 years; but i'm sure he won't.
grungeera 2 years ago
i think he's still putting the same amount of spin on it but this simply isnt effective on hard courts, hence defeats to the flatter hitters like djokovic and of course del potro. i dont think its because he hits with less spin nowadays; he's never really had fantastic success on hard courts
wat870 2 years ago
no just look up some really old slow motion vids of his forehand and then some of his now forehand.
It's a big difference, believe me
grungeera 2 years ago
actually i remember a video i saw of him practicing at the US open a few days ago and he was hitting it noticeably flatter come to think of it. how come he lost to del potro if he has adapted his game to suit hard courts a bit more? i understand what you're saying but it doesnt seem to have made much difference in matches
wat870 2 years ago
his muscles are used to his topspin shots. When you hit the ball flatter, other muscles need to work: when you hit a ball with extreme topspin, you need to have a strong biceps, if you hit it flatter, your abdominal muscles need to work much more. And that's his biggest problem, he isn't that strong in the abdominal area and he probably got a pulling there during his match against Almagro.
grungeera 2 years ago
A real entertainer this guy not only funny and good, but his sheer power means he can smash winners from anywhere as we all know, which frankly I love as it keeps you on the edge of your seat . I'll echo '
bettykitten2233' we English like every other country do love watching Gonzo. Forehando Gonzalez I salute you.
borisncfc100 2 years ago 4
I'm English and we love Gonzo, he has an amazing personality, unlike the ever so BORING personality of our own Andy Murray :( xx
bettykitten2233 2 years ago 8
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murrays not boring...are u blind? i always hear him pumped up in matches.
sweetmrniceguy 2 years ago
murray hasnt done anything charismatic in his life
AlWat870 2 years ago 28
ur mom hasnt done anything charismatic in her life
sweetmrniceguy 2 years ago
u must be really intelligent...
so what has murray done that is charismatic??
wat870 2 years ago
he gets pumped up when he's winning matches...thats charisma duh
sweetmrniceguy 2 years ago
everyone gets pumped when they win matches! are u expecting murray to be displeased when he wins matches?? the days of "You cannot be serious!!" and other on-court antics seem to be over. tennis players show their charisma (or lack of it) off the court. djokovic, federer, roddick, nadal and gonzalez are charismatic. murray is not
wat870 2 years ago 4
wut charismatic things have djokovic federer roddick nadal and gonzalez done that murray hasnt?
sweetmrniceguy 2 years ago
djokovic and roddick do impersonations and always make jokes in press conferences. federer and nadal are very open about themselves and are humorous as well. gonzalez is crazy. he breaks his racquets, argues with umpires and is generally very entertaining to watch
wat870 2 years ago
You would be surprised on having known some things about Gonzalez. One day was leading his Porsche for the freeway and it stopped to gather a hasty dog. It raised it to the car and took it to an emergency center. They all in Chile know that. Forgive my poor english, please.
poroshnyj 2 years ago
@AlWat870
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Soderling, Berdych and Del Potro gonna pass him really soon
congrang 1 year ago
@AlWat870 Haha as if u did!
patrickstar2241 11 months ago
@AlWat870 Know him well do you? I bet you think he slagged off the England football team too.....
suitsyousir1980 7 months ago
Y te apuesto que la mayoría de los weones que han posteado son chilenos y toos como weones hablando inglés jajajaja (me incluyo)
azhazel1 2 years ago 3
jajAjajjAJjaj WN taba pensando la misma weá xD
ganodonef 2 years ago
Uhmmm it's hard to say. Rios was nº1 and won 5 master series, Gonzalez has won 3 olympic medals, but Gonzalez has way much heart than Rios. I don't know, I'm proud of both of them
azhazel1 2 years ago
Gonzalez is just brilliant. he's such an entertaining player.
BlackMambaPANIC 2 years ago 3
Can you make a video of fernando hitting forehands in Slow motion??? I´ll like to see them
kpos3 2 years ago 3
Even the double players on the court next to him are closely watching Gonzo, nobody wants to miss one of his spectacular shots.
Stylaz21 2 years ago 3
this guy's forehand is absolutely a beast. It has been clocked up to 115mph.
Longlebao 2 years ago 6
How fast is this dude? Watch him run from 1:00 to the end of the video. That's some Speedy Gonzalez for you.
HBNplague 2 years ago 6
:43 wow
mckillustrator 2 years ago 2
I think he's only fooling around, having fun.
U can tell that at the end of the video, when he runs almost all the way to the next court
GRANDE FEÑA!!!
ganodonef 2 years ago 2
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I don't like the way he plays, too untidy without a flow, he doesn't have a routine. He is definitely trying hard. I think his grunt is funny when he does his first serve.
TechVistaX 2 years ago
so which racquet does he exactly use? pure storm or pure storm ltd. or what? on the babolat site it says he uses pure storm original. o_o
Motherfunctional 2 years ago
Before the pure storm, he used to play with a pure control.
Last year someone ask him on ESPN-onLine about the raquet that he plays with, and he said "all these years i been using the same raquet" doesn't say wich one. So, i'm 99% sure that he plays with the old pure control.
ganodonef 2 years ago
oh okay, thanks for that =)
Motherfunctional 2 years ago
He actually uses a pure storm (orange) new (sorta) model not the old ones the old ones had a sorta upgrade, now at the french hes sporting some new model that i cant seem to find anywhere
AcousticTennis 2 years ago
babolat aero storm since RG
c1ego 2 years ago
it's not an aero storm, the neck of the raquet is flat. Google the new pure storm and you will se that babolat change the colors of the raquet, same thing that happened with the pure drive.
But the thing that i'm tring to explain, is that fernando gonzalez play's with the old pure control using a pure storm paintjob. The pure control isn't available in the normal market. You will be able to find more information about this theory in the tennistalk forum... that's quite interesting
greetings!
ganodonef 2 years ago
i read it in the newspaper, i'm from chile, and the raquet is an aero storm
c1ego 2 years ago
Dude, this is pointless without proof... check this video of fernando's raquet in slow-mo at 00:53 -awGIp8aMeI
flat neck... not an aero model..
and man, i'm chilean too, and i don't believe in the media, especially when they talk about tennis... those guys know nothing. The other day the guy from the news was just too exicted because "fernando gonzalez was warming up with rafael nadal" DUDE, THAT HAPPENS ALL THE BLOODY TIME!!
ganodonef 2 years ago
ah your a Chilean i'd like to see if you agree with me on this. I think Gonzo is better than Rios ever was perhaps not as consistent but i still think he is better all-round, Your thought?
borisncfc100 2 years ago 2
grande feña
hf2310 2 years ago 2
it looks almost as if hes using the pure storm tour without the pure storm paint job cause it looks really red instead of orange. mabey its just the lighting
coldplaym 2 years ago
can you put up some slow motion video of his forehand, that would be sweet!!!
ripkenjr1990 2 years ago
0:42 ...the strongest drive in the world...he's great
juanluishm 2 years ago
hes trying to hard
Oathfordeception 2 years ago
tennis is all about trying hard?
VSAqUAMAN 2 years ago 2
im aware, been playing foreverrrrr... just pointing out all the others in their warm up start out kinda just slow and relaxed he jumps right into it, with the grunting and all
Oathfordeception 2 years ago 2
he seems to be standing too far from the baseline even during practice.
triplematchpoint 2 years ago
He has to with such a huge backswing.
mysteriekiller 2 years ago
lol good ending
Ralqh 2 years ago 3