Jenson if you look has limited knee bend and little body turn.
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Interactive Forum March 2022: Matteo Berrettini Serve
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it looks like, that if a correct racquet drop and contact point is executed from a tall athletique player, they can produce consistent serves over 200 km/h, no matter what the rest of the key points look like.
This eventually explains, why Brooksby barely ever reaches that speed mark at 193 cm height?
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Interestingly though the key power position is very apparent as I remember from a course that quoted Darren Cahill it's about getting to the contact point and a lot can be said about the solid trophy/power position that Matteo has?
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Originally posted by doctorhl View PostAs John said, some how he includes all the key components. It would be interesting to know what degree his coach( coaches) tried to alter his serve mechanics.
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As John said, some how he includes all the key components. It would be interesting to know what degree his coach( coaches) tried to alter his serve mechanics.
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Originally posted by jeremy93 View Post
Yes, appears to be the case. Check out 4:15 and you’ll see he takes his fingers off the grips just prior to the bottom of the racquet drop. Pretty odd. Many players do it in trophy position but not in the middle of acceleration as he does here.
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Originally posted by stroke View PostIt looks like to me he slightly alters his grip structure from the beginning of the motion to somewhere during the racquet drop. That is unusual. He starts with what looks to me to be a backhand type grip, and when he makes contact and finishes his motion, it looks like he is in a more typical continental grip.
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What stands out to me is his extremely high starting position, his backswing, his lack of turn away from the net (in part due to his footwork) and how he goes mainly just forward and not enough upwards when he’s off the ground IMO.
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Originally posted by stroke View PostIt looks like to me he slightly alters his grip structure from the beginning of the motion to somewhere during the racquet drop. That is unusual. He starts with what looks to me to be a backhand type grip, and when he makes contact and finishes his motion, it looks like he is in a more typical continental grip.
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It looks like to me he slightly alters his grip structure from the beginning of the motion to somewhere during the racquet drop. That is unusual. He starts with what looks to me to be a backhand type grip, and when he makes contact and finishes his motion, it looks like he is in a more typical continental grip.
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Stotty,
Sure post that serve! And good obervation on the fingers.Last edited by johnyandell; 03-01-2022, 04:55 PM.
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Originally posted by johnyandell View PostMatteo Berrettini Serve
If you have spent anytime in our High Speed Archives or the Interactive Forum, you might be, like me, amazed at the technical variations in the strokes of world class players. Some fundamentals seem the same, others different. And then there are the idiosyncratic elements. Or are they?
For example, Matteo Berrettini’s serve. It’s got to be one of the wild combinations of starting stance, tossing motion and windup ever. So check it out. Sliding stance, great racket drop, reduced internal shoulder rotation in the upward swing. And very effective!
What have I missed? Share your opinions in the Forum!
I coach a bloke, 27, who is an average club player but who hits his serve faster than all the other county players we have at our club. Not saying he has a great serve in terms of consistency or placement, but in terms of raw power, it's a bullet. He has all the key ingredients: a deep racket drop, a live arm, and great (full) internal rotation. I may ask his permission to post it on Tennisplayer.
Getting back to Berrettini, is it me or does the ball sit quite deep in his fingers when he's tossing the ball? I always teach more towards the tips of the fingers.
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Interactive Forum March 2022: Matteo Berrettini Serve
Matteo Berrettini Serve
If you have spent anytime in our High Speed Archives or the Interactive Forum, you might be, like me, amazed at the technical variations in the strokes of world class players. Some fundamentals seem the same, others different. And then there are the idiosyncratic elements. Or are they?
For example, Matteo Berrettini’s serve. It’s got to be one of the wild combinations of starting stance, tossing motion and windup ever. So check it out. Sliding stance, great racket drop, reduced internal shoulder rotation in the upward swing. And very effective!
What have I missed? Share your opinions in the Forum!
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