High performance tennis, stroke analysis

[dtbeedle]

should could push off her back leg a lil more as well as get her backswing done quicker, he backswing should be done by the time the ball hits the ground on her side, that way should have the contact point further in front. pretty darn good though

[borisburkhart]

is this the next sarina?

[suitsyousir1980]

Great technique, he sweeps the courts perfectly, well done.

[dannyd0994]

woah there serena.

[racer250nyc]

Hi: Here is my 2-cents as a PTR pro. She has a very good backhand, but it can be improve to gain more power/penetration in my opinion.

She need to train to "swing" the hind leg around (as opposed to dragging or locking it behind the other leg) after contact and during follow-thru so that she would end up facing the net so to speak after the stroke. This will also save her some recovery time. Also, extension can be a little more out. All this adds a little more power and depth into the ball.

[funkytownboi18]

Huh what?? Oh sorry I was looking at the guy cleaning in the back....

[debi10s4me]

The problem is in the choice of grips, both hands are westerns, she takes all of her balls in a high hitting zone, if I coached her I would like to she her move to an eastern/eastern or semiwestern/eastern this would allow her to drop(break the wrists)racket head and drive up on the ball adding both power and topspin, See Serena, Sharapova and Venus go to USTA they have great videos of their strokes. I would like to see how she hits low balls, very hard with her grips

[Kiasko]

Playing in doors makes it seem like u hit the balls really hard cause of the sound.

[Flamestar1989]

lmao, the chav in the background kinda ruins it for jennifer! I can't analyse her strokes when I am laughing myself silly!

[cynicaLdispute]

haha 1:28 I think he accidentally ran over a tennis ball.

[AndresRoddick1]

that dude cleaning haha

[tennisboy2612]

great backhands.....like sharapova!

[raphael1245]

ahhh cunninham.....havent been there in a while

[anujbahl]

where is the analysis?

[seanyq1]

Jennifer Elie is currently sitting at a career high WTA singles ranking of 350.

[1992marshmallow]

RELAX N EXTEND MMORE

[Narutopt1]

you play very good

you must enter the WTA Tour

[seanyq1]

She's currently at a career high WTA rank of # 428.

[parkssisters]

Jen this is mikayla and alycia aka the parkssisters in GA we met you at sugercreek you play so well keep up the great work love ya the parkssisters

[VitualTennis]

Thanks for all the commentary and yes she will most likely be at the GHI. See some heated debates going on here too

[appppppppple]

i dont like the way her back hand looks

[jaxiieee]

LOL I LOVE THE GUY CLEANING IN THE BACK

[tsonga605]

lol that was funny hahahha i looked at perfect timeing on 1:43

[deathcoder]

The stroke looks nice, but it's being performed at lower speed racket, she's not hitting the ball at full speed, thing is that's when the stroke starts to get "deformed" I'd like to see her hitting at full speed on her swing to see if she can keep the same nice form that she has on this video

[jochooi]

Very good form - uses a strong backhand grip - excellent for offence hitting off the front foot - what about defensive backhand of the backfoot or when pulled wide? Remember Jim Courier?

[hardcourt84]

she is 21 and top 450 in the world ass hole... with out the big money too do do that .....she is very good...

[wksoh]

She is so good!! To me..

[Aeroby]

She doesn't even look at the ball on contact with the racquet. Top pros always look at ball on contact esp. Federer who keeps looking at the contact point well and truly after the ball has left his racquet.

[ribcat]

pros don't look at the ball on contact. they look at the frame behind the ball. u can't see the ball. it's 2 fast.

[wussok]

there's novice,

then there's intermediate

then there's pro

then there's national level

then there's international level

then there's ATP level

then there's federer

[azngangst3r2o6]

LOL i love the last 1

[deathcoder]

Top pros don't look at the ball like ribcat says, if you see still pictures of them in the moment of contact, it looks like they are always looking in front of the ball. I don't know about looking at the frame, never heard that before and I'm PTR Certified Pro.

[m0613525]

this is stupid, federer's a top pro (thats obvious), and he LOOKS AT the ball when the racket makes contact wif it.

[deathcoder]

Really? and yo know that because he's your friend and he told you...

It's humanly impossible to do that, but what do I know, I've been a pro for 10 years only. Done many USTA Sports Science Courses, USTA High Performance courses, and PTR Workshops. You probably know a lot more than me based on your experience. Oh, and I was 533 in the world... you?

[appppppppple]

read the description nigga

[dalmatinkaslunce]

4 ways the arms can be on a 2 hand bh. in fact agassi was more on the rare side because his rt. arm elbow extended out like a 1 hand bh. most keep the right elbow close to the chest. dementieva is even more unique with double bend elbows. jennie elie is a very nice girl and talented player. she is a friend of my ex player jamea. i met jenn, funny and good, good luck to junnie

[muppet013]

if u look@best backhands in the world.thay have straight arms at the back and straight arms on contact.. Chela is bent on take back, however hewitt is straighter on take back..look at agassi bachand.technique is important as it usually wont break down under pressure..williams sisters have ugly technique, however are extremely good athletes..needs a good coach, trainer&massage therapist2take her up the rankings.has2 have the cash2invest or be in a squad.. + who wants to travel35wks on the tour

[MesenkoHadow]

looks like asia muhaamad

[k1ngkung6]

I think she might want to add some more muscle mass to prevent injuries

[yourhero36]

Nice Ass!

[wksoh]

Wow.. you hit so clean! Very nice! Are you a pro??

[crash1929]

so funny to see people comment. this is an elite athlete. very talented shots. i bet you guys are going to rogers videos next right

[dalmatinkaslunce]

all upper body swing. watch her right quadricep, never pushes up into the shot. all arm

[TERRANCIO]

which one is the quadricep? :P

[markiiii]

so right footwork..but so slow..this kind of ball you will not gona get in the match..i think becouse od that she is wta 500

[infoowetrust]

"so slow" ????? shes warming up D'oh

[mtshishimbi]

Good racquet head acceleration and forward movement through the stroke. Good footwork and movement.

I would, however, speculate some inconsistency on this stroke because her point of contact is not out in front of her body. She would do well to dip her head (very) slightly at the point of contact to ensure she sees the ball hit her strings, and force her to hit a little more in front of her. This will improve both power and consistency.

[sharpilistik]

I think the inconsistency is not caused by the contact point (as different kinetic chains/grips) will cause the contact point to vary front to back a bit...

The inconsistency, I know, is that this girl lacks mental toughness, probably a source deep down causing this....I've seen her matches before.

[sharpilistik]

is this jennifer elie at cunningham tennis center? hell i know you guys LOL.

[CalgaryGuy2]

Nice footwork. Very nice.

[VitualTennis]

Please leave your comments. Jennifer is high level tour player and has strokes comparable to many top 200 players. What I have gotten from my analysis is her backhand could improve if she woul learn to adjust by dropping the racket head a little more before contact and coming over the ball with the face to add a little bit of variation and spin

[Kl2O]

Shes hitting nice flat shots,

i think thats her aim in this practice.

[daemonturk]

@VitualTennis nah u suck. If she hits consistently like that then leave it. Topspin is an accessory to help consistency.