alot of people say federer hits flat balls. that's absolutely false. half of his shots have lots of spins. he actually seldomly hits the balls very flat.
This pretty much sums up the problem with American tennis over the last few years when Blake and Roddick were in their prime. Neither one of them were great thinkers on the court...which is especially surprising for Blake considering how intelligent he is. If you look at Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray they all play smart games. Sure they can knock the cover off the ball, but none of them do it on every single shot. They play smart, percentage tennis and that's the reason why they win...
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Blakes biggest match besides when he beat Roger at the olympics was the match allso against Roger in USO 03 i think, where he lost! Allso recall from some highlights of that match that he fired some ubelieveable fast forehands dtl there! But nothing beats Delpos forehands against Roger in USO 2009! The power of Delpo made Roger seem ten times smaller and more average!
Blake doesn't know how to play higher percentage tennis. He can play as smash mouth as he can play, but he'll never pass the top 10. Guys like Roddick, Nadal, and Federer smash him to bits at his own game, and they know how to play high percentage too.
Far as Young goes.......so talented, but SO green. WAY WAY too many mistakes right now to dent the elite. Just saw him play Marc Giquel on a youtube vid here, and he had like 20 unforced errors in the first set alone.
@jakemcclain30 Why include Roddick? He's a shadow of his former self, ever since he started pushing. Sure, he'll beat a lot of lower ranked guys, but to bring it to the best and to win the best like he did back in 2003, he'd be better off playing that type of tennis.
And what do you mean "he'll never pass the top 10"...? He was number 4 in the world in 2006, the reason why he isn't the player he was is down to age and his body breaking down.
@jakemcclain30 Blake's 31, it's highly likely that he will never make the top 10 again, in fact, i'd bet my house on it. Roddick's game is nothing like blake's these days and never really was, so god knows what you're talking about.
@jakemcclain30 roddicks problem is not "simply" his head. i've always believed that if roddick had 1/8 the natural talent that blake had he'd have won at least 3 grand slams.
It's a beautiful shot, but I can say I'm blown away cause you're supposed to be able to do that when opponents so out of place and the ball is so shallow
Look up the match between Monfils and Young at Cincy? a few years ago. Monfils had some type of illness - flu or something. He looked exhausted, was sweating uncontrollably, like he was ready to faint. So Monfils just starts smacking the crap outta every ball - no more running around. And he ends up just blowing Donald off the court.
awesome shot. I don't think many people appreciate the difficulty of that shot. It's not just the pace of it, but the way he took it early with prestine footwork was very impressive.
Blake is still a great tennis player, regardless. Not everyone can be an anime character and make everything.
But this video shows exactly why Donald was thrown to the wolves too early. Blake crushed that forehand and him when he was just 18-19 years old. kills the pysche.
This sums up Blake's problem. He only wants to impress the crowd with low percentage highlight reel shots. This video doesn't show you the 5 of these he missed before getting one in.
Blake said he tried to play higher percentage tennis and his ranking dropped. He reached the top 10 when he went back to smash mouth tennis. Similarly, Santoro said he tried to play a conventional style, but didn't reach top 50 until he decided to play slice, off speed, strange tennis. Similar in that they recognized their strengths and designed idiosyncratic games that would maximize their abilities. Not everybody can be Davydenko.
Black has great speed, great shots, and great intelligence (he has a commercial law degree if I'm not mistaken). He should be a top 3 player. He just needs a good coach who can teach him to play the right kind of percentage tennis. Why keep playing between the leg shots when he has plenty of time to run around it??? Such a frustrating player to watch.
I agree to a certain extent. But if you look at all the greats: Borg, Laver, Connors, Mac, Pete, even Andre, Edberg, Lendl, Becker, Courier, Safin, etc. - almost all win their majors withing a 10 yr time frame. Connors played for a long time but his G.S. major wins occurred with a 10 yr time frame. Being fairly small in stature, Donald needs to win earlier than bigger players who take longer to develop.
If is not like golf where you can be competitive even in your 40's.
@mechkapechka davydenko is known to be a player that plays percentages with a very mechanical, defined style of tennis that does not take excessive risk.
@ChaunceyDos davydenko I agree, put davydenko is far from a pusher...he's consistent as a backboard but he's consistent with heavy, hardhitting shots. Each of his shots are hit with pace, depth, spin, and consistency.
@federergreatest Davydenko plays the way that most coaches would love to teach. He takes the ball extremely early and almost never gets pushed off the baseline
@ChaunceyDos even Agassi said he have to play percentage to get to the top, when he smash every ball he can only get to 200. but you are right for some player is better to play their own style, and also improve in percentage and get the balance of both
@ChaunceyDos I agree and disagree. Maybe they don't care to be number one in the world or to be grand slam champions, and do it for the love of the sport, the expression, and artistry that is fully expressed in their very personally crafted games that seem to be extensions of themselves. BUT. If you want to win, and be the best, you need to make your weaknesses your strengths, and that will ask for change, failure, and lots of patience to wait through the losses. slowly it all comes together.
@ChaunceyDos there is a difference between santoro's and blake's case though. santoro can only play his style of tennis. but it's not about blake's style of tennis (it's totally conventional), but making smarter plays. he could have also hit the same forehand with slightly less power and more security and still clearly mark the point. he does not have to change his tennis, just see that his weakness are too many unforced errors. reducing your errors doesn't mean you have to change who you are.
@ChaunceyDos Eh, not really. When James found form from 2005-2008, he adopted a much more conservative style of play. Instead of hitting balls that pulled him off the court very hard, he would play a sliced shot to keep him in the point for sure. Yes, he still hit very big winners from low percentage places, but he was definitely playing a much more mature style in those years. After he got some injuries after 2008, he reverted back and has struggled to find consistent form.
I actually find that a lot of times, the high percentage shot is lot harder to hit than the low percentage shot mainly because you have to hit so many more of the high percentage shots to win the point.
@dodododa I wouldn't go that far, he's playing in America in this video, the USO, there was even a section of the crowd that was dressed up and cheering for him, he obviously wants to do well for the home crowd and the home support. You don't see him yelling anything or pumping his fist after this point or countless other ones, so I don't know where you're going with the notion that he only wants to impress the crowd.
i just watched Donald yesterday at a futures and he has really improved like last year he wasn't as great but i think that he could do more cause he has pulled out like 20 wildcards so i think he could do more.
that was a good match I watched the whole thing and donald had really improved from the year before. he got stronger,smarter , but he still had a poor attitude and it cost him.
I was there, I am a big blake fan but i have been watching young for years. 2nd best match i have been to at the open and the 1st was the semifinal that roddick played the year he won the us open
Donald Young....USTA quota player
haywood16 1 month ago
all those people critasicing blake look at the score......
nadalrocks941 2 months ago
nigga vs nigga
mjsupafly 3 months ago
@holtbrad94 what a stupid friggin comment, do you have to work less hard to become a pro if you have cash in the bank.
suitsyousir1980 3 months ago
james blake rulessssssss
jblake42 4 months ago
Best beastly forehands: Gonzalez, Blake, Federer, Tsonga, Monfils (when he really goes for it), del Potro, Soderling......
BrotherTree1 4 months ago
@BrotherTree1 also almagro, he can really rip it when he gets a ball in his strike zone
jamnsocks 4 months ago
@jamnsocks Yeah, they're pretty great when he gets them in position.
BrotherTree1 4 months ago
I didnt even see de bal!! ooo I guess is because of the quality
TheAGATODEMON 5 months ago
That's right, Blake! Smash that ball! HARD!
HoohaHakan 5 months ago
i like dis sexy black boys
mjsupafly 5 months ago
Blake yesterday outdid himself to in the match
Ridiculousamigos 6 months ago
OH!!!!!!!!!!How D hell did he managed it
hrishikeshb666 6 months ago
and blake gives him a bit of hows your father
turdferguson2 6 months ago
alot of people say federer hits flat balls. that's absolutely false. half of his shots have lots of spins. he actually seldomly hits the balls very flat.
claus1225 6 months ago
This pretty much sums up the problem with American tennis over the last few years when Blake and Roddick were in their prime. Neither one of them were great thinkers on the court...which is especially surprising for Blake considering how intelligent he is. If you look at Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray they all play smart games. Sure they can knock the cover off the ball, but none of them do it on every single shot. They play smart, percentage tennis and that's the reason why they win...
apkunold 6 months ago 2
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Petekiv 7 months ago
This is what happens when you let black people play tennis
iDjGio 8 months ago 6
@iDjGio wait...WHAT?! explain yourself immediately.
ghlover2001 8 months ago
@iDjGio huh? what happens? douches like you comment on his race? yeah. ur right in that respect.
Fernandez218 8 months ago
I miss this guy...
lmbfr01 9 months ago 6
Blakes biggest match besides when he beat Roger at the olympics was the match allso against Roger in USO 03 i think, where he lost! Allso recall from some highlights of that match that he fired some ubelieveable fast forehands dtl there! But nothing beats Delpos forehands against Roger in USO 2009! The power of Delpo made Roger seem ten times smaller and more average!
FigureOurYourself1 10 months ago
i would like to see the entire match.
meniuels 10 months ago
Not better than Gonzalez On my Opinion!
fearlesslandrew 1 year ago 2
Too bad Blake can't even win the first round of any tournament now.
CeruleanTwist 1 year ago
Blake doesn't know how to play higher percentage tennis. He can play as smash mouth as he can play, but he'll never pass the top 10. Guys like Roddick, Nadal, and Federer smash him to bits at his own game, and they know how to play high percentage too.
Far as Young goes.......so talented, but SO green. WAY WAY too many mistakes right now to dent the elite. Just saw him play Marc Giquel on a youtube vid here, and he had like 20 unforced errors in the first set alone.
jakemcclain30 1 year ago
@jakemcclain30 Why include Roddick? He's a shadow of his former self, ever since he started pushing. Sure, he'll beat a lot of lower ranked guys, but to bring it to the best and to win the best like he did back in 2003, he'd be better off playing that type of tennis.
And what do you mean "he'll never pass the top 10"...? He was number 4 in the world in 2006, the reason why he isn't the player he was is down to age and his body breaking down.
SoooBlue 1 year ago
@SoooBlue I meant he'll never pass it again, but good catch.
And Roddick WILL beat Blake at his own game, and count on that. Roddick's problem is simply his head. He doesn't believe in himself. He has the tools.
jakemcclain30 1 year ago
@jakemcclain30 Blake's 31, it's highly likely that he will never make the top 10 again, in fact, i'd bet my house on it. Roddick's game is nothing like blake's these days and never really was, so god knows what you're talking about.
SoooBlue 1 year ago
@jakemcclain30 roddicks problem is not "simply" his head. i've always believed that if roddick had 1/8 the natural talent that blake had he'd have won at least 3 grand slams.
ghlover2001 8 months ago
Donald Young sucks
2shanknoobs 1 year ago
It's a beautiful shot, but I can say I'm blown away cause you're supposed to be able to do that when opponents so out of place and the ball is so shallow
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FairwayJack 1 year ago
I hate flashing segways
FairwayJack 1 year ago
Look up the match between Monfils and Young at Cincy? a few years ago. Monfils had some type of illness - flu or something. He looked exhausted, was sweating uncontrollably, like he was ready to faint. So Monfils just starts smacking the crap outta every ball - no more running around. And he ends up just blowing Donald off the court.
ihateuutube 1 year ago
awesome shot. I don't think many people appreciate the difficulty of that shot. It's not just the pace of it, but the way he took it early with prestine footwork was very impressive.
rechedelphar 1 year ago
his forehand must be as fast as one of andy's smashes lol
hattrickster33 2 years ago
Go to Gonzalez vs Reynolds at 3:56
such a fast devolution, alike the blake one against faurel
goldstandart1 2 years ago
If you want the single hugest forehand type in "Gael Monfils forehand"
watermelonandpotato 2 years ago
aka the gael force
ChanOwns 2 years ago
lol so true
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this shot isn't that hard 2 do... hes on the service line when he hits it and the return before had no pace whatsoever!
megabullie1 2 years ago
Nobody is saying a down the line forehand from that position is super difficult. What's impressive is the sheer pace of shot.
ChaunceyDos 2 years ago 2
@megabullie1 Actually the pact that it had no pace makes it harder for him to hit a really hard forehand.
xenero 2 years ago
Blake is still a great tennis player, regardless. Not everyone can be an anime character and make everything.
But this video shows exactly why Donald was thrown to the wolves too early. Blake crushed that forehand and him when he was just 18-19 years old. kills the pysche.
GreatestCreation909 2 years ago 2
This sums up Blake's problem. He only wants to impress the crowd with low percentage highlight reel shots. This video doesn't show you the 5 of these he missed before getting one in.
dodododa 2 years ago 78
Blake said he tried to play higher percentage tennis and his ranking dropped. He reached the top 10 when he went back to smash mouth tennis. Similarly, Santoro said he tried to play a conventional style, but didn't reach top 50 until he decided to play slice, off speed, strange tennis. Similar in that they recognized their strengths and designed idiosyncratic games that would maximize their abilities. Not everybody can be Davydenko.
ChaunceyDos 2 years ago 188
Black has great speed, great shots, and great intelligence (he has a commercial law degree if I'm not mistaken). He should be a top 3 player. He just needs a good coach who can teach him to play the right kind of percentage tennis. Why keep playing between the leg shots when he has plenty of time to run around it??? Such a frustrating player to watch.
dodododa 2 years ago
Isn't a little late for Blake to resurrect his game with a new coach. The guy is 30 yrs old - up there in tennis years.
mrbobevans 2 years ago 2
nvr too late unless ur forty but if im not mistaken i think agassi was like 35 or 34 when he went to the open final against federer in 06
raphael1245 2 years ago 4
I agree to a certain extent. But if you look at all the greats: Borg, Laver, Connors, Mac, Pete, even Andre, Edberg, Lendl, Becker, Courier, Safin, etc. - almost all win their majors withing a 10 yr time frame. Connors played for a long time but his G.S. major wins occurred with a 10 yr time frame. Being fairly small in stature, Donald needs to win earlier than bigger players who take longer to develop.
If is not like golf where you can be competitive even in your 40's.
mrbobevans 2 years ago
@ChaunceyDos What do you mean about Davydenko ?
mechkapechka 9 months ago
@ChaunceyDos What do you mean about Davydenko ? sorry but i don't understand it ?
mechkapechka 9 months ago
@mechkapechka davydenko is known to be a player that plays percentages with a very mechanical, defined style of tennis that does not take excessive risk.
purgatory13z 9 months ago
@purgatory13z oh .. i forgot yes :)
mechkapechka 9 months ago
@ChaunceyDos That was the best comment I ever saw on a tennis video.
bellevue1293 8 months ago 3
@ChaunceyDos davydenko I agree, put davydenko is far from a pusher...he's consistent as a backboard but he's consistent with heavy, hardhitting shots. Each of his shots are hit with pace, depth, spin, and consistency.
iGo0ch 7 months ago
@ChaunceyDos WHAT MEANS "NOT EVERYBODY CAN BE DAVYDENKO" ??
federergreatest 5 months ago
@federergreatest Davydenko plays the way that most coaches would love to teach. He takes the ball extremely early and almost never gets pushed off the baseline
Anon1352 4 months ago
@ChaunceyDos even Agassi said he have to play percentage to get to the top, when he smash every ball he can only get to 200. but you are right for some player is better to play their own style, and also improve in percentage and get the balance of both
GoFailCom 5 months ago
@ChaunceyDos I agree and disagree. Maybe they don't care to be number one in the world or to be grand slam champions, and do it for the love of the sport, the expression, and artistry that is fully expressed in their very personally crafted games that seem to be extensions of themselves. BUT. If you want to win, and be the best, you need to make your weaknesses your strengths, and that will ask for change, failure, and lots of patience to wait through the losses. slowly it all comes together.
TheDrowsyMadcap 5 months ago
@ChaunceyDos Maybe the smartest comment on a Youtube video about tennis.
Embrace your strengths, no matter what they are.
BrainSane237 5 months ago
@ChaunceyDos there is a difference between santoro's and blake's case though. santoro can only play his style of tennis. but it's not about blake's style of tennis (it's totally conventional), but making smarter plays. he could have also hit the same forehand with slightly less power and more security and still clearly mark the point. he does not have to change his tennis, just see that his weakness are too many unforced errors. reducing your errors doesn't mean you have to change who you are.
staxstix 4 months ago
@ChaunceyDos Eh, not really. When James found form from 2005-2008, he adopted a much more conservative style of play. Instead of hitting balls that pulled him off the court very hard, he would play a sliced shot to keep him in the point for sure. Yes, he still hit very big winners from low percentage places, but he was definitely playing a much more mature style in those years. After he got some injuries after 2008, he reverted back and has struggled to find consistent form.
AllGenreMusic 3 months ago
I actually find that a lot of times, the high percentage shot is lot harder to hit than the low percentage shot mainly because you have to hit so many more of the high percentage shots to win the point.
lawrencetimmons94 2 years ago 3
@dodododa Everybody has a style to them but James blake doesnt go out to hotdog and showboat for the crowd.
jraybay 1 year ago
@dodododa I wouldn't go that far, he's playing in America in this video, the USO, there was even a section of the crowd that was dressed up and cheering for him, he obviously wants to do well for the home crowd and the home support. You don't see him yelling anything or pumping his fist after this point or countless other ones, so I don't know where you're going with the notion that he only wants to impress the crowd.
jraybay 9 months ago
@dodododa or he just hits it hard?? youre completely wrong about him trying to impress the crowd. this is his game and you are a jerk
chargersdude8 6 months ago
cool young got a set off blake.
asbte 2 years ago
i think this was the five set match they played
fungamesss 2 years ago
That's why I love James Blake. That was a brutal forehand. Black on black violence... lol
longhornmed 2 years ago
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even blacks fight eachother!
appppppppple 2 years ago
Watch it dumb ass! Let me guess, you're mentally inferior! Oww!
ICANDIGUOUT 2 years ago
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fuck donald up
grant326rules 2 years ago
it was out
seidl01 2 years ago
lol you're cross eyed
polipoli7 2 years ago
Sick =)
alexthaman12345 2 years ago
i just watched Donald yesterday at a futures and he has really improved like last year he wasn't as great but i think that he could do more cause he has pulled out like 20 wildcards so i think he could do more.
slkmercedez 3 years ago
that was a good match I watched the whole thing and donald had really improved from the year before. he got stronger,smarter , but he still had a poor attitude and it cost him.
jraybay 3 years ago
i remember watching this. and i remember john's comments about him in the olympics. if only he had won!
sarge5000 3 years ago
Bitch slap against the kid. Welcome to pro tennis.
elguapostino 3 years ago 20
.....Jesus.....
That looked faster than Monfils 118 MPH World Record Forehand Bomb.
FinalFan0 2 years ago
and mcenroe just cant keep his mouth shot
rolf85 3 years ago
damn that was big
johnster06 3 years ago
johnster06 haha thats what she said, but yeah that was a pretty good forehand
raider32795 3 years ago
hahahaha get out of here michael scott jk,
johnster06 3 years ago
that was huge
ChiiboxV2 2 years ago
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even blacks fight eachother!
appppppppple 3 years ago
I think Blake broke the sound barrier after he crushed that forehand.
quest8899 3 years ago
I was rooting for james blake, but a part of me wanted young to win. He was really good
KrazyxPyro 3 years ago
i wonder how fast that went
TheFlight1 3 years ago
go blake!!! what a killer forehand he has. :)
cohctoh871 3 years ago 2
I was there, I am a big blake fan but i have been watching young for years. 2nd best match i have been to at the open and the 1st was the semifinal that roddick played the year he won the us open
Dukelax2540 3 years ago
JB!!! Is a beast I was at that match amazing!
FreddieTS 3 years ago
I am glad that james won, because donald would've lost his next round match.James is United State's best hope.
masterbond23 3 years ago
james 4ever!!
LILCOOLBADBOY 3 years ago
wow this was a grea match i wanted young to win ...
Pokemaster005 3 years ago
okay, it was nice but donald young had James Blake SCARED. Don't worry, Donald Young will have his chance...VERY SOON SO GET READY!
ajw7953 3 years ago
wow, that's big..!!!
6rump 3 years ago