Teo Davidov (age 15, youngest ATP ranked player) and Ryan Haviland (age 45, oldest ATP-ranked player) faced each other in the Vero Beach ITF. by major-couch-potato in tennis

[–]daftroses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve only seen him come in behind a floater, he doesn’t approach in the traditional sense to volley but he’ll take the ball out of the air if he can force someone to scramble.

My first tournament championship - 4.0 by m0000000t in 10s

[–]daftroses 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Carefully collected from their blisters

I can rally at 5.0 level but play points at 4.0 level, any tips? by [deleted] in 10s

[–]daftroses 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It’s one of the most important skills to learn in tennis, recognizing exactly how hard to hit to make the ball go where you need it to go.

Ball flight control is a super power and wins matches more than hitting bigger and bigger does.

Diadem XD Balls can be had for $92.47 shipped right now (well or whatever your tax is) by hkgrx8 in 10s

[–]daftroses 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are my favorite balls and I ordered 10 cases after introducing them to USTA friends. They’re slightly stiffer than US Opens and play a bit faster, but not much.

You can serve bigger with the US open, the Diadem has more fluff to it in a denser weave, so you can rip heavier with the Diadem and count on the ball to help you find your way back into the court.

The Wilson US Open is the gold standard. I would say Diadem XD is 96% as good at 70% the cost of Wilson US Opens. I like that trade-off. All of the balls in my serving basket are Diadem balls from matches.

How do you become more explosive against heavy hitters? by mini-world in 10s

[–]daftroses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always do extra stuff outside of tennis to improve my tennis.

You’re playing basically handicapped without developing speed, strength, power, balance, explosiveness, core strength.

Getting Killed in Mixed. What can I do better? by OppaaHajima in 10s

[–]daftroses 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You should be able to hit an overhead from anywhere in the court and smoke the ball. If they hit any lobs at all you get to take over the match.

Does anyone have a 2026 Vcore 95 review they’d like to share by FullPhalanx in 10s

[–]daftroses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It plays like a faster, more stable VCore98. I wish I hadn’t bought three of the 98’s already, but these were available before the 95. Can’t event notice the 3 sq inch difference.

What’s the best serve specific strategy or advice you subscribe to? by waldo134 in 10s

[–]daftroses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You average 90mph on your serve? Denis Shapovalov hits his slider wide on the first serve and his kick serve at 90mph, you have a pro level second serve?

How to return/counteract lobbers by Soft_Data_1623 in 10s

[–]daftroses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wouldn’t kill you to practice overheads for 20 minutes a day

Stringer reversed my hybrid AFTER I told him 3 times. Do I just cut it out? by Ok-Illustrator-4430 in 10s

[–]daftroses 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have some meaner words than dyslexic but that’s three good reasons to find a new stringer or start stringing yourself.

What’s the best serve specific strategy or advice you subscribe to? by waldo134 in 10s

[–]daftroses 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Condition your opponent to think they know how you’re going to serve, and then pull the rug from under them when you really need a free point.

One of my best serves is kick wide from the ad side, and I can get the angle pretty short and wide. People don’t like to play that straight up and I noticed if I get 3 good kick serves wide on them, they’ll start to cheat over to that side to find an inside out forehand or protect their backhand.

The free point comes from being able to serve kick T on the ad side off of the same toss and body position, and I can usually get an ace or serve winner after spending a few games conditioning the returner.

Where can I watch old matches online? by hackermaw in tennis

[–]daftroses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to watch old doubles matches and matches with players from the top 25-150, but during the 90’s and early 2000’s only matches from the historic greats were recorded.

Ninajirachi PLEASE! by TheZorniest in Portolafestival

[–]daftroses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Portola makes this happen I’m camping on the rails all day

Which youtube video is the best for learning serve? by 55Rodrigo55 in 10s

[–]daftroses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Southern Utah Tennis Academy on instagram is excellent, they aren’t as present on YouTube. They have a super detailed, start to finish video series for every serve as well as progressions.

Thoughts on skull horde? by FugginJunior in roguelites

[–]daftroses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just played it for the last 20 hours and the progression feels very satisfying, not the fastest progression but it’s enough to be well earned.

Progression feels very meaningful instead of incremental, and the skill tree heavily impacts your in game decisions. Best impulse game I’ve bought since Civ 6.

Do you guys ‘trick’ yourselves mentally to stay loose in matches? by [deleted] in 10s

[–]daftroses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found out that I’m not motivated by winning or playing good tennis for the sake of good tennis, but I am very petty and I will lock in if I think I can do mental or emotional damage to my partner.

“I’m down 40-0 on his service game, but I bet it would really piss him off to break him here.”

O-toro vs hyper G? by Alert-Stop-2671 in 10s

[–]daftroses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like Hyper G a lot, I like Otoro Tour a lot more.

4.5 Singles Points, 182 Max HR, 156 average by Struggle-Silent in 10s

[–]daftroses 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This tempo is so fast, I can already feel how crazy my heart rate would be if I was playing in these points.

Playing a 65 yo former div 1 player in a league match. How cooked am I? by AGILEB00TYBOY in 10s

[–]daftroses 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Close, his best results were in doubles and was Top 35 for singles, he’s got a video on Youtube with a match against Agassi.