John McEnroe 🇺🇸 Serve & Volley in Perfection.

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  • In this video you can see how awesome John McEnroe was in serving and volleying. If you like the video, I would appreciate a subscription. Have fun watching.
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  • @TennisWorld1
    @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you like the video and want to support my channel, I would appreciate a subscription (or thumbs up). Have fun watching.

    • @docteurvivant8146
      @docteurvivant8146 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The total genius of all times. 💜🌈

  • @stevephlyer
    @stevephlyer ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Still to this day, I believe McEnroe is the best tennis player ever; for his mix of relentless aggressiveness, delicate touch volleys, charisma, understanding of the game, and a fiery personality that, in retrospect, contributed to the interest in the sport and its evolution.

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว

      one can agree.

    • @dimitrioskatsochis2338
      @dimitrioskatsochis2338 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do agree, personally. Nicely put

    • @maxbowie6074
      @maxbowie6074 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I agree. There has never been a serve and volley player to rival him, and the fact is he had the best hands in the game....his touch shots were even more sublime than Federer's, and his serve, including the action, was pure badass.

    • @RoboticsBay
      @RoboticsBay 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I agree.

    • @mauziki
      @mauziki 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agree absolutely. Nobody can take his place.

  • @thelolguy007
    @thelolguy007 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    God how I miss the Serve and Volley era. And Mac was/is an absolute Legend 🙌

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want that time back too. I was also a serve and volley player, but only with the amateurs.

    • @CurtisSimpson
      @CurtisSimpson 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Maybe this is why tennis players are moving to pickleball. The volley game is big in pickle. Tennis is a power game from the baseline, you are correct. It's become very one dimensional. Roger Federer was the last great volleyer to play the game. I think he was one of the best ever along with J. Mac.

  • @Riri-oj1zs
    @Riri-oj1zs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    McEnroe not bending on his volleys while being the best net player ever speaks for itself. Such talent!

    • @mjhastings4534
      @mjhastings4534 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's unconventional but highly efficient as the legs don't burn as much

  • @victorcole9241
    @victorcole9241 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The most beautiful and efficient game of tennis the world has ever known. IMO he had the most dominant season of any player I can remember back in 1984. He was on another planet that year.

  • @ChristoFuzzer
    @ChristoFuzzer ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The most talented and all round the greatest player ever to pick up a tennis racket.

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว

      aptly formulated

    • @CurtisSimpson
      @CurtisSimpson 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And the most edgy guy ever. Like a guy with a huge chip on his shoulder.@@TennisWorld1

  • @christopheryellman533
    @christopheryellman533 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    When tennis actually had different styles.

  • @danielblanco9473
    @danielblanco9473 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Never saw him play, but the guy was an artist.

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes he was

    • @davidwright2379
      @davidwright2379 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Saw him live, kooyong Melbourne, a few feet away, versus gullikson, absolutely amazing to see....

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidwright2379 I envy you...I've seen Agassi, Becker, Stich, Sampras live, unfortunately never McEnroe.

    • @davidwright2379
      @davidwright2379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TennisWorld1 Mac was unbelievable, watching his serve move around on grass courts was really something, volley was sublime

  • @michaelgarza8271
    @michaelgarza8271 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One of the greatest artists of the 20th century.

    • @staunchx
      @staunchx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No doubt about it. Do you think Mac's on court battles with umpires & temper tantrums helped or hurt his game?

    • @michaelgarza8271
      @michaelgarza8271 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@staunchx That's a tough question. I didn't get to watch him until after his prime. I had a great tennis coach who told me that McEnroe would play better after he got angry. It was unfortunate when he got defaulted that one year at the Australian Open, of course. But his personality is as it was and is impossible to separate from his unique tennis. The contrast between fits of explosive rage and sublime inhuman grace with the raquet is utterly mesmerizing.

    • @staunchx
      @staunchx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michaelgarza8271 Thats what made him so compelling to watch. I would agree with you & your coach, the intensity & grace did seem to compliment each other.

  • @marcgrondin65
    @marcgrondin65 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of a kind - he didn't blaze a path for others to follow : {contrarily to the power topspin forehand and 2-handed backhands)
    - extreme side-stance serve, hardly any backswing, tons of on-the-rise shots, touch and hitting shots that seem to come out of nowhere.
    Now we can only watch the replays or hopefully see him on the senior circuit of exhibitions.

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว

      I always enjoy watching John.

    • @smftrsddvjiou6443
      @smftrsddvjiou6443 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, without midsize and oversize graphite tools, top spin is much harder to achieve and Mcenroe wohld have maybe won sone more slams.

    • @CurtisSimpson
      @CurtisSimpson 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The other player who hit the ball "on the rise" was Jimmy Conners. He blasted the ball from both wings with his T-2000 racket!

  • @alexdrake8079
    @alexdrake8079 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He splits steps perfectly right before the T of the service box about every time, this is a very dominant way to win your serves and then put the pressure back on your opponents. This gives your opponent no time to recover before they serve again. I know everyone here would agree that playing a great net player is not fun in singles or doubles. Genius 🤯

  • @ramakrishnadoodala
    @ramakrishnadoodala 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    John Mc .. The Maverick eccentric lefty great to have ever adorned the great game of tennis

  • @tonyhernandez2693
    @tonyhernandez2693 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The only player who dominated in both singles and doubles in the grandslam....during his best years...even up to now, he csn still beat top 10 players in doubles play paired with any top player of today.

    • @CurtisSimpson
      @CurtisSimpson 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a great point about McEnroe, that he was the best in doubles too. He is a guy who still loves to VOLLEY!

  • @Fitness4London
    @Fitness4London 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    McEnroe was a spectacular talent with his volleys. Makes me want to serve & volley more.

    • @CurtisSimpson
      @CurtisSimpson 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Get into Pickleball if you want to get into volleying. It's very fast and fun. I just picked up the game after a lifetime of tennis.

  • @HandsomeCat-we2dq
    @HandsomeCat-we2dq หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for posting this. If you've ever tried to actually SERVE & VOLLEY, you will know it's extremely hard. And that's why NOBODY DOES IT!!!! Look @ 1:55. That volley is so good it hurts.

  • @brenhugh
    @brenhugh ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I saw him play at Queens club, but watching him here now, I get the distinct impression he was the most efficient player ever to grace the game.

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว

      How I envy you to have seen him play live.

    • @brenhugh
      @brenhugh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TennisWorld1 He would never get away these days with the language he was using back then, but it was great to see him serve and volley on grass.

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brenhugh I like to think so

  • @josepadua4192
    @josepadua4192 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sublime! Player.. I remember watching Mac start a game holding 4 tennis balls..and the ball never touched his side of the court.. either an ace or volley winner..Or was I dreaming...

  • @sebbytennis4298
    @sebbytennis4298 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for posting. Perhaps you could show next a video of Mac’s low volleys and half volleys

  • @AlfredoCarlosAG
    @AlfredoCarlosAG 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I watched him live at the US open 1980 in his match against Jimmy Connors and final against Bjorn Borg. It was a great experience and I discover that he is the only player in the world that you can actually hear the spin of his serve and you can hear this on TH-cam videos too.

    • @CurtisSimpson
      @CurtisSimpson 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow, you saw a great tournament in 1980. I loved all those guys. Each unique, and each a winner and a fighter to the MAX.

    • @tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten
      @tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Watch a good pro kick serve and you will be able to hear the spin too.

  • @stubarron
    @stubarron ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for this.. Mac was definitely my favorite player to watch growing up. Hoping one day someone will go through his old footage and remaster the quality (if possible), like they do films. 🙏

    • @TennisWorld1
      @TennisWorld1  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much. I have two more videos of John, I hope you saw them too. Love from

    • @CurtisSimpson
      @CurtisSimpson 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like McEnroe to this day. He's a winner and pretty funny too. But when I watched him in the "old days" I was kind of embarrassed by his behavior. I thought he lacked class like some of the other tennis greats. But he backed up his trash talk with his play and so he earned the right to be a jerk and get away with it :) Illie Nastase was another guy with great talent and super fun to watch but with a terrible temper and bad manners in a match.

  • @KingCast65
    @KingCast65 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mac and Nasty are the best to watch for their skills.

  • @RAYMO581
    @RAYMO581 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    His great left hand slice serve set him up for great a volley.

  • @chateauduboylanuejols2513
    @chateauduboylanuejols2513 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The best of the best

  • @davidwright2379
    @davidwright2379 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great work tennis world 👍

  • @tommytk72
    @tommytk72 หลายเดือนก่อน

    John was the Maestro before Pete came across.
    For ME - Pete Sampras was the best Serve & Volley Player EVER!
    Sampras, John, Becker, Edberg... so so much great there...
    But John was in his own League back in early times.

  • @tonyhernandez2693
    @tonyhernandez2693 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i remembered being amazed by a pirrouete drop volley he executed against an aAussie top player in Wimby 1985...s p e c t a c u l s r!!

  • @bcuser2
    @bcuser2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He serves and runs to the 'T' some steps behind ... ok i want to try it XD

  • @Bitshitter
    @Bitshitter 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    And to be honest, you could have done an hours-long video of this. These came from just the same handful of matches........