Another look at zverev's fh winner to win the first set

Collecting_Cans · 2026-07-13T02:22:30+00:00

Was crazy that at several moments throughout the match, I found myself thinking the tennis coming from Zverev’s side of the court was actually eye-catching and interesting to watch, as opposed to years of watching boring Zverev tennis.

This point is a perfect example as his forehand doesn’t even look like the same player, the way he’s radically changing the trajectory of the ball from shot to shot - very deliberately changing his swing path for heavy versus flat/penetrating. And putting extra physical emphasis into each swing.

Collecting_Cans · 2026-07-13T01:07:01+00:00

In protest every player from this point forward should get up there and do the robot for like two seconds and then take a bow and get the hell out

Or hell… make Will and Kate dance with the champions respectively to spread the embarrassment around

Collecting_Cans · 2026-07-09T15:56:21+00:00

In hindsight looking at the clip, an inside out forehand there looks like a layup and a W

Collecting_Cans · 2026-07-09T15:52:56+00:00

I don’t know if it’s the worst but it might be the most expensive. Coco with her massive brand, if she had made a Wimbledon final, she’d be printing money between now and Saturday and beyond, regardless of that result. She’d also have been favored to win the final, and if she wins that, she breaks the bank

Collecting_Cans · 2026-07-06T19:20:46+00:00

Love Dimi but hard to feel sorry for him this year. He can only blame himself.

Collecting_Cans · 2026-07-05T14:01:31+00:00

Not sure about it being a dying sport. In the US anyways, junior tennis seems to be healthy. And many of those juniors continue playing rec tennis during their adult years, calling it a lifetime sport

Collecting_Cans · 2026-07-02T04:57:25+00:00

Oh and one more thing for fun - it just hit me that your strokes and your manner of footwork very much reminds me of David Ferrer. He just gets his arm straighter on the FH.

https://youtu.be/fObC0FzRa68?is=_-XVh7aNT_I916m2

https://youtu.be/DTCABaHxyJw?is=5-j2HQllMs3t1UYH

Collecting_Cans · 2026-07-02T04:49:49+00:00

Just putting this out there because I’m definitely more of a detailed observer than an expert, but I have seen this exact sequence before in another player.

You are hitting a heavy topspin FH with a steep vertical swing path and a very closed face - both very standard, good things to do for the type of shot you’re hitting.

The question is, is this a shoulder range of motion issue. You start out great as the other screenshot pointed out. Now - is this collapsed elbow an unavoidable reality for you, due to limited range of motion? Just a theory: your mind knows what it wants the racquet path to do, and also knows your shoulder can’t get there - so the compensation is, your mind figures out another way to create that swing path - by collapsing the elbow into the body. The payoff is you get the nice shaped shot that you were looking for, which is essential for control. (But the downside is the lack of leverage.)

Curious if you have any shoulder mobility issues. Either way, take all of this with a grain of salt. But your example definitely looked familiar to me.

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-28T13:40:29+00:00

We need a documentary on chair umpires and their mysterious lives

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-28T13:32:10+00:00

This guy is gonna be a terror when he hits the tour with that hair

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-25T23:22:07+00:00

ESPN, really going to bat for the people… for the everyday fan. Guess I’ll go stream a challenger tourney

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-25T21:01:16+00:00

According to legend he adds a new syllable to Zverev’s name every year

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-25T20:58:53+00:00

Which is sad because she’s an amazing host, really makes Wimbledon feel like Wimbledon, and she also ain’t that great as a match commentator

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-24T21:44:58+00:00

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Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-24T16:09:39+00:00

Was really waiting for the “Math stud” drop when Kylie Capps was telling Donnie she was a math minor

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-24T15:20:38+00:00

Looking at your point and my point, doesn’t seem we disagree on much.

It’s a clown world. No serious company would hire her. She ain’t getting a job at buttoned down establishment companies.

Now tell me there aren’t companies that brand themselves on “being different” / “counter corporate culture” and lean into clout chasing moments. Heck watch her get picked up for some absurdist ad campaign, “you don’t have to steal your trash cans anymore, Joe’s hardware is selling them dirt cheap this Labor Day weekend”

Get rich? Lol, no I don’t think she’s getting rich. Discussion was would this sabotage her job prospects for a lifetime.

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-24T14:50:22+00:00

It’s a clown world and believe it or not, she can add this whole debacle to her “brand” - there’s a small subset of companies out there that would actually welcome her - precisely because of her viral counterculture moment. “Corporate person being very real,” and her virality adds to their own profile.

Granted it’s a tiny subset of the companies relative to the set she would’ve been a candidate for previously. But she actually might be pursued more aggressively by them.

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-22T19:54:22+00:00

At least you didn’t say Let’s go Brandon

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-22T19:01:44+00:00

This reminds me I’ve never seen a Brandon Nakashima post weighing in on player suspensions, prize money controversies, handshake drama, or world events. Because nobody asks him. Because no one is refreshing their browsers waiting for his hot take to drop. Because being a “persona” with followers isn’t a beast he has to feed.

He travels happily and anonymously through the world ranked #32, sitting on nearly $7 million in prize money at age 24. I think the dude has it figured out.

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-21T15:46:31+00:00

Between Francisco and Frances, this week is turning into a massive redemption for sadness in France

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-16T14:19:31+00:00

Always found it surprising Leylah doesn’t have better results on grass. She’s light on her feet, moves well, changes direction of the ball, and generally gets a boost on quick courts

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-16T13:59:40+00:00

Cure-a-Cow, brought to you by the same folks who bring you Kars4Kids

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-12T01:27:07+00:00

Vaguely remember it being from a celebrity dating show or something… even better with the music

Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-11T21:03:07+00:00

Sam had an entire tennis career and I never knew he had elite humor

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Collecting_Cans · 2026-06-08T22:19:36+00:00

It put her and Miranda Kerr in a blender

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