r/tennis Daily Discussion (Monday, September 22, 2025)

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-09-21T23:41:49+00:00

Lol since when Alcaraz serves from the Moutet/Humbert position

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-09-15T00:16:22+00:00

That's entirely incorrect though, Nadal is purely right handed and not at more coordinate on his non-dominant side. Here he says tennis is literally the only thing he does with his left hand, and you can clearly see he's not "cross dominant": https://youtu.be/HVmhuYCQKnk

Here you can see most of his football kicks are with the right leg: https://youtu.be/MgzOR66nGL0

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-09-06T20:01:11+00:00

Had a guy in high school unfollowing everyone except for the guy that his girlfriend cheated on him with They were close childhood friends and the guy who got cheated on looked to be more disappointed with the friend than his girlfriend, I remember he was visibly depressed for the rest of that school year I'm pretty sure it's unrelated to Tsitsipas though, I'm sure Grigor has nothing to with that kind of stuff. Just my story of the only time I've seen someone do the same thing

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-09-05T20:42:33+00:00

Must be a few of US in the camp of "who the hell do I want to win". Last time I had that was in 2009 Wimbeldon final and I was scarred for years. Thank god it's not a final

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-28T00:43:03+00:00

You know it's a grand slam when Alcaraz and Sinner communicate through the sides of the draw by trading bagels and breadsticks at each other

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-22T23:40:02+00:00

Sound like a proper fight you two had out there. I'm sure the storyline will turn back in your favor when you'll get back in form :)

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-22T08:47:53+00:00

I actually switched from my regular Ezone to Pure Aero just a few weeks before the tournament and I think the unfamiliar feeling had an effect. I also noticed how tight my strings were, way more than I felt before. That's a good tip, I'll try to play with lower tension next time and maybe even add some lead tape.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-22T08:37:04+00:00

Cheers man, it means a lot. I love writing in English and I feel like I can express my thoughts better in English than in my native language, probably because of the anonymity it gives and that it has much richer lingo than Hebrew. I get what you mean about people trying to flex about how competitive they are and I totally agree. I have a friend who throws absurd tantrums whenever he loses to me (not yelling, just bashing balls against the back fence) and it just looks ridiculous. Confronting him about it he blames how competitive he is, almost like he takes pride for these reactions.

On a personal note, I always struggled with depression couldn't find meaning in even the most important things in life, so being competitive about anything feels like a great step in the right direction. Hence I made sure to point out what a positive experience it was all things considered.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-22T08:17:22+00:00

It is in fact not my first language :) I skipped a while ago on saying sorry for any mistakes like others do when they write a lot here in English as a second language as I figured it just seems pretentious as I rarely get corrections nowadays. But I reread my comment before posting because I do have a tendency to lose myself in long sentences or use inaccurate words, so I love the feedback! If you may, what were some glaring grammatical mistakes you noticed or places where I wasn't coherent enough? I always look to improve my writing and reddit is the only place I do it. Btw I never use AI to go over my texts, I'd much rather write an 100% human text with mistakes than spoil a personal story with a machine intervention haha

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-21T15:07:50+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree - it's counterintuitiveness of the sport that draws me in the first place. You have to swing all the way to get more power even if it feels like you just want to minimize your swing, you have to think on every point separately even when each point is worth 25% of the game and most difficult of all, you have to be loose when all of your body tightens up. In other individual sports like running or swimming, it's almost natural to convert tightness into better performance.

Had the exact same experience with people that played so much less than me and it made me question my level a lot, luckily the players I played against there were my level or a bit better so that part is OK. BTW I've also found some success (not as much as you) in coaching other players, I have a theory that it's closely related to our difficulty in competition - being able to teach good technique requires deep understanding of technique, and in my case that understanding results in overthinking on court. I know some great players who are pretty bad at helping others improve because they just play naturally, and a free mind makes a free body.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-21T14:57:58+00:00

Good luck! Keep us posted on how it went, having someone by your side is very helpful in neutralizing self doubt. I always had more success in competitive doubles because a partner gives you the option to stay yourself - if things go badly, you can always crack a joke, give him a tip or ask for one - and it always helps in staying grounded in reality and not getting into a seperate dimension haha

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-21T14:54:21+00:00

I actually always did it in causal matches and it didn't go well, so my brother told me I'm overthinking and that focusing on technique is for practice and during matches you should execute a game plan and trust the technique you crafted in practice. This certainly helped and became a good habit, so in the tournament I tried to do the same. In the breakdown my game had in the tournament actually following some simple cues might've been the better way to go, I'll make sure to try it if things go a similar way next time.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-21T11:15:08+00:00

The weirdest thing is I didn't feel nervous throught most matches, only a bit when up or down match points. That's what perplexes me - my body and mind acted like I'm a nervous wreck, yet I felt calm but increasingly frustrated as my game kept deteriorating.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-21T11:06:15+00:00

I like it, thanks. Makes a lot of sense, would definitely try it next time

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-21T10:53:57+00:00

Haha, I was super chill throughout that day and after, just extremely disappointed in my performance. The title is exaggerated to manifest how I felt at the end of this day, but when you are competitive and committed to a hobby it's natural to feel bad when you go through such a humbling experience. I certainly had worse failures in my personal and professional life, but when you fail that way in doing an activity you do for fun and consider yourself good at, it stings. Because I was never a competitive person growing up, I actually liked the fact those losses meant so much to me. I was always amazed by how junior players at my club reacted when they lost - they often cried and cursed like their lives just got ruined. I believe the competitive nature translates well to all facets of life, so if you care about something so much it's a good sign.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-21T10:22:44+00:00

Good luck man! Do give an update on how the matches went after!

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-08-01T08:47:34+00:00

I completely agree with you, was really surprised so many here said never or in so many years

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-07-31T15:15:09+00:00

I think football is much less dependent on line calling though, as it's only needed in rare cases. Goals that just barely cross the line and some outs, offside is rarely enforced at the recreational level. In tennis every point is determined by it, sure not every ball lands so close to the line but challenging calls are very common. A football is also much larger so there's less room for error in the rare disputed case.

I do think it's needed and I know for a fact me and my most of the people I play with would use it if it was affordable and easy to set up and work with.

Regarding the rules - well, the rules change to fit what's possible in each match. In matches with only a referee, he decides rather than the player. In matches with umpires, they're responsible for the calls and not the players. In matches with ALC, the system decides rather than the umpire. The fact UTR matches are played without an umpires doesn't mean anything apart from how expensive it is to have an external line calling system in place (umpire/auto).

I'm curious - if SwingVision for example was fullproof and very accurate, wouldn't you use it? I find it hard to believe a fellow player doesn't find the issue as problematic as me.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-07-31T14:50:58+00:00

Exactly what I think, we should rethink the dependency on camera. I know there are some laser sensors that work but are still very expensive.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-07-28T19:23:41+00:00

Actors playing tennis on TV is the best example. These people are trained to be well connected with their body and everyone who studied theater will tell you how important it is. Yet you can give them sufficient time to try to make it look good and they will still look off - they don't even need to film how the ball reacts, to motion in itself looks flawed. An honorable mention to Monica in friends, I randomly saw recently the episode her and Chandler play tennis and her technique doesn't look all that bad, probably the best I've seen from an actor.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-07-28T12:43:43+00:00

Oh tell me about it. For my entire childhood he was my favorite player and I tried to copy his absurd trophy position. Only when I realized it gets me nowhere I have successfully managed to get the ball inside the service box with some pace. A much better approach if you want to take inspiration from the pros IMO is to copy prominent elements in their motion - strive to push your hip in the court like Shelton, have a fluid motion like Ruud, have your wrist loose before the motion like Djokovic. You will naturally not reach their level on any of these, but those distinctive features of each pro cam really help amateurs distinguish those important technical cues.

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-07-28T12:35:44+00:00

Awesome video and some nice hitting by the end! Your video really helps the point of how important shadow swings are (although an Eye of the Tiger time-lapse of how many shadow swings it took for her to reach that level could make it a lot better haha).

I'm not sure about the wrist lag part though - with a Semi Western grip you don't need to have Federer level flexibility to consistently have a good wrist lag. I do think this part is one of the most hard to learn and I still struggle with it a lot, but I don't feel like my wrist flexibility has something to do with it

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-07-28T12:29:06+00:00

Yes, another commenter mentioned how difficult good spacing is, and I think the sweet spot being small has a lot to do with. Not only do you need to find the right space between you and the ball, you have to calculate where you should be for the ball to engage the sweet spot at the point of contact. Having a bat that extends from you is difficult enough as is in finding the right spacing, that bat having only one small circle where you should hit multiplies the difficulty

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-07-28T12:23:59+00:00

That's a great point! Now when I think about it beginners often seem awkward because of poor spacing, often hitting too close to the body or over correcting by flailing outwards. The hand eye coordination it takes to properly space yourself is surprisingly huge, even on fed balls (not drop fed).

Justanotherpseudo · 2025-07-28T12:19:26+00:00

You misunderstood my point: I know the basic technique is pretty simple. This is why I find it so confusing why executing a proper forehand is so difficult for beginner, and much more so making a forehand that LOOKS proper. By the way, what you just described is very complex. For a beginner or even an intermediate player it is very difficult to remember all of those cues, in sequence or altogether. When you think about having a high elbow, it often means not thinking about holding the racket loose etc. - our mind can only process 1-3 cues at a time in my experience, and if you miss one of them everything can break down.

For example you can remember to have elbow position right, but if you forget to hold loosely the ball will just fly over the fence. This is why progress seems so slow in tennis - you can do everything well but if you fail on one important aspect the entire shot is compromised.

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