As an old high school tennis coach I have watched a lot of matches. In the end it’s not about how hard a player hits a ball in practice, the warm up or during the match. The player who hits it in most consistently, makes fewer unforced errors and has the confidence and stronger mentality will win the match. We will have to wait to see if Maci turns things around in the second set and if Ema can continue to be as consistent in the second set. I my experience my best singles players or our opponents who were strong on being consistent had the best record of winning matches. Big hitters often are impressive but prone to unforced errors. My money is on Ema the consistent player.
Ya know, everyone says "oh they lost because so and so had more unforced errors and got tilted" but no one makes the observation as to why. They make more unforced errors because they're put under more pressure. Obviously that's going to translate as more mistakes. Then more mistakes is going to turn into frustration. But thinking of "less mistakes wins more games" is such a superficial observation that helps absolutely nothing. "Oh, if you want to win more matches, you should win more games than who you're facing" - This is what you're saying, and oh my lord is it irritating to read that time after time after time in comments or hear it from coaches. If Maci were to simply "make less errors" and be a pusher that hit soft slow balls, Ema would hit winners constantly. Then there's the point of yours about a stronger mentality. What does that mean, specifically? How would you build that? How do you identify that? You're falling into the trap of people saying players either have it or don't, instead of understanding that everything can be learned and improved on. Nobody wants to lose and if it were as simple as wanting it more and having some arbitrary mental strength attribute, then this whole sport would be a lot more simple than it is. The observation you should be making is understanding and seeing where specific players give up space and can't manage extra pressure since they can't neutralize then go for an advantage. If you actually want to help people, think a little deeper than only looking at the ball once it sails long or flies into the net. Watch the whole point, then understand why the ball did that. Otherwise, everything coming out of your mouth is useless drivel.
Ema is so consistent, she can handle Macy's pace and runs down every ball. I'm very impressed because in the last video it seemed like she had trouble keeping the ball in the court and Macy was hitting consistently, but in the actual game play Ema just does not miss.
Color me surprised.. my money was on Maci but Ema's consistency and defensive skills payed dividends in the 1st. Great level overall from both players. This series need to keep going with other players like Shamir and somebody his level.
I am really hyped for the match. I like everything about it. The insights, coaching, thought processes etc. Ema and Maci are great people. Hope to see more!
This is what we've all been waiting for, the big match! Great series with skills tune-ups, fitness work, tactics coaching, and now really good commentary. You've hit a grand slam, Nick!
Bravo for this video. Playing tennis is so much more than stroke technique. It is also about plain ol' athleticism (running, anticipating, stopping and starting), strategy (shot sequences and combinations and understanding one's own and the opponent's strengths and weaknesses) and mental toughness. We see so many tennis videos of an instructor dropping and hitting a ball or from a ball machine. But to play tennis is to play points! Screw being worried if we are pronating enough on the serve or rotating enough on groundstrokes. See the ball, hit the ball and play!
Wow Ema shook off that tightness pretty quick. I play someone like Maci a lot who hits hard and flat and it can be difficult. Maci’s first serve is also excellent
I’ve been enjoying this series and the match is excellent quality and very interesting. If I’m honest I thought Maci would overpower Ema but not at all! Props to both women who are great players. Looking forward to the second set! Thanks Nik for all the great tennis content you put out.
Emma looks a little high level than Maci I would say from that halfcourt backhand swing vollay. I am looking forward to the second set of this match more than the coming AO. 😀
The key for Maci in the second set, other than get first serves in, is to be more mobile on more shots. She tends to stick to the baseline and that makes it easier to get balls out of her zone. Think she needs to move back a bit on defense so she can hit a better shot and get back on offense.
This is a perfect example of what you were talking to Emma about regarding the slice/kick serve on the wta tour. Maci's 2nd serve thats more kick than slice just got completely chewed up. Surely it would not have been that bad if her 2nd was more of a high paced slice.
Hope Maci gets fired up in the next set! This content is brilliant! As mentioned below, the build up to this match is so good! How did you get this idea? Anyone done anything similar?
Great stuff Nick! great coaching, training, staging and commenting. Having beautiful girls on videos every now and then doesn’t hurt the audience either. Thanks Nick 😊
I'm surprised. I had expected Maci to be the one crushing the second serve returns... It looks like Emma's giving her a lot of tough balls out of her comfort zone.
I like Emma's forehand motion. That was fun! That serve at 12:35 looked good to me. What a beautiful location. A single camera is so much more relaxing than TV's quick edits with multiple cameras, and some idiot in the crowd yelling "Rafa!"
The first set went almost exactly how I thought it would. Ema has the skills to withstand those heavy serves and flat groundstrokes of Maci. From them on it was smooth sailing. Now Ema is moving her around, and it won't be long before conditioning takes it's toll on Maci. Maybe Maci can rally back into the match, but since she was asking for coaching I don't think she has an answer to a more consistent and athletic opponent who can handle her pace.
In the build-up it was clear that Maci has the stronger serve and more powerful ground strokes, while Ema is more consistent and is more versatile. At almost any level up until pro level, consistency wins. That's what we're seeing in the first set. Maci has one winning proposition: serve well and then outhit Ema. Ema has multiple options: she can outlast Maci, she can take advantage of weaker serves and she can win the short game, either by moving up to the net or drawing Maci into it. We can't predict if Maci will find her first serve again but the odds are in Ema's favor because there's really no plan B. Maci will have to work on fitness and the half court game, plus add some topspin security to her flat power. Ema probably has a tougher job long term because she'll need to add power and when that comes, she'll struggle maintaining her consistency. Interesting series!
I stand corrected coach. From the training sessions I thought Maci with her power would crush Ema but Ema is proving to be the more stable high quality player here. Let's see if Maci has a game plan for set 2.
great format with the coaching upfront and commentary during the match. The camera transitions make it interesting as well. Do you manually operate the camera or do it in software during editing?
I think Maci should have forced more linear front and backwards movements on Ema. Seems like Ema still had a bit of trouble with that movement vs lateral along the baseline. That said, Ema is looking strong. Lots of high, deep, spinning balls and Maci seems to be struggling a bit with those. Attacking that second serve and just playing more consistent. Fun match to watch. Great job all around.
Did you have 2 cameras? the image is switching between a close view with great color and a wide view that looks a little hazy. Anyway great video and great match!
Nik, awesome content as always! These gals are so gifted as players and fun to watch. I’m curious with Maci, what would you tell her to do to get her first serve % up? It feels like that’s the one shot that maybe you’re on or off compared to say a forehand where if it’s sailing you hit with more spin and trust the acceleration.
Emma plays with lot of spin and that is very uncomfortable for Macie. Also Macie takes a lot of time from her opponent but also from herself to recover by flattening the ball so much. I think she would need to be in a bit better shape to make her game work. But let’s see what the 2nd set bring us.
My guess/prediction is Maci. 5&2. I do feel like Maci might struggle more then Ema if she's behind. Idk if I said that right. What I mean is I think Ema is more capable of fighting through playing poorly than Maci. If Maci gets down on herself I expect her to struggle to recover. We'll see. Thanks for this series Nic.
At first I thought that Ema wouldn't be able to handle the pace from Maci but then realized that Ema probably faces a lot of heavy hitters and beats them. I predict Ema wins the second set 6-0 or 6-1. She seems to have gained loads of confidence after the first two games.
I'm slightly surprised the first set was Emma 6-2. I thought it'd be closer and that Maci might even overpower her. Nice recovery from the early tightness on Emma's part. Lets see how she handles the second set.
I’d fear for Maci in the second set if she doesn’t sort out her first serve. Ema picking off that second serve almost at will. I had my money on Maci but Ema moving surprisingly well and tactically is playing far superior.
@@lolvonlolipopp The third option for the winner of the toss is that they can ask their opponent to make one of the two choices you've outlined first and then they decide on what is left.
I thought Maci might overpower Ema, but I did hedge myself by saying I haven't seen either player in an actual match, so who knows how they will play when it's for real. More impressed with Ema than I thought I would be. The one place I think Maci might be able to hurt Ema (besides her serve) is finding ways to expose her movement, particularly forward. Ema is just not that athletically gifted movement-wise. She's efficient but not fast. Perhaps using dropshots and sharply angled shots to open up the court...
Yes you' re right. But it seems she lands on her feet too early at the end of the serve motion. The other girl seems to have more downforce. I like the series by the wat
In the beginning I had Emma 6-3 6-2. I changed it to Emma 6-4 6-4.. I'm going back to Emma 6-3 6-2. Reason again and I will have egg on my face😱if my prediction doesn't hold up; Emma is built more for singles, Maci is built more for doubles. Nik you ole rascal.. you are a business 7.0..😁💲💰
Maci started strong like I thought she would but her flat forehand would be her nemesis as the set progressed. I called the it 6-3 but somewhere in the maze of replies over the last month, I may have called the first set 6 - 2. Maci seem to be doing a better job of moving Emma around. Emma is getting to the balls and returning a lot of them on what could be her downfall over the course of the second set. I thought this is what Emma would and should be doing. All right, round two.. Prediction: Emma 6-3
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This is high level tennis. I’m impressed
As an old high school tennis coach I have watched a lot of matches. In the end it’s not about how hard a player hits a ball in practice, the warm up or during the match. The player who hits it in most consistently, makes fewer unforced errors and has the confidence and stronger mentality will win the match. We will have to wait to see if Maci turns things around in the second set and if Ema can continue to be as consistent in the second set. I my experience my best singles players or our opponents who were strong on being consistent had the best record of winning matches. Big hitters often are impressive but prone to unforced errors. My money is on Ema the consistent player.
Ya know, everyone says "oh they lost because so and so had more unforced errors and got tilted" but no one makes the observation as to why.
They make more unforced errors because they're put under more pressure. Obviously that's going to translate as more mistakes. Then more mistakes is going to turn into frustration. But thinking of "less mistakes wins more games" is such a superficial observation that helps absolutely nothing. "Oh, if you want to win more matches, you should win more games than who you're facing" - This is what you're saying, and oh my lord is it irritating to read that time after time after time in comments or hear it from coaches.
If Maci were to simply "make less errors" and be a pusher that hit soft slow balls, Ema would hit winners constantly.
Then there's the point of yours about a stronger mentality. What does that mean, specifically? How would you build that? How do you identify that? You're falling into the trap of people saying players either have it or don't, instead of understanding that everything can be learned and improved on. Nobody wants to lose and if it were as simple as wanting it more and having some arbitrary mental strength attribute, then this whole sport would be a lot more simple than it is.
The observation you should be making is understanding and seeing where specific players give up space and can't manage extra pressure since they can't neutralize then go for an advantage.
If you actually want to help people, think a little deeper than only looking at the ball once it sails long or flies into the net. Watch the whole point, then understand why the ball did that. Otherwise, everything coming out of your mouth is useless drivel.
The build up to this match is insane, I’m hype for this next set!!
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Ema is so consistent, she can handle Macy's pace and runs down every ball. I'm very impressed because in the last video it seemed like she had trouble keeping the ball in the court and Macy was hitting consistently, but in the actual game play Ema just does not miss.
I my experience as a player and coach no one likes to play against opponents who run down every shot and counter punch off your pace.
Love this whole series. Please do more of these if you get the chance. Props to the ladies for their willingness to do this. It is super interesting!
Very good play from both girls in the first set. Come on second set!
Thank you Nick.
Color me surprised.. my money was on Maci but Ema's consistency and defensive skills payed dividends in the 1st. Great level overall from both players. This series need to keep going with other players like Shamir and somebody his level.
I am really hyped for the match. I like everything about it. The insights, coaching, thought processes etc. Ema and Maci are great people. Hope to see more!
This is what we've all been waiting for, the big match! Great series with skills tune-ups, fitness work, tactics coaching, and now really good commentary. You've hit a grand slam, Nick!
Impressive start by Maci but then Ema took advantage of Maci’s second serves. Big thanks to both for putting themselves out there for our enjoyment.
Bravo for this video. Playing tennis is so much more than stroke technique. It is also about plain ol' athleticism (running, anticipating, stopping and starting), strategy (shot sequences and combinations and understanding one's own and the opponent's strengths and weaknesses) and mental toughness. We see so many tennis videos of an instructor dropping and hitting a ball or from a ball machine. But to play tennis is to play points! Screw being worried if we are pronating enough on the serve or rotating enough on groundstrokes. See the ball, hit the ball and play!
Excellent series. Can’t wait for part 2
Wow Ema shook off that tightness pretty quick. I play someone like Maci a lot who hits hard and flat and it can be difficult. Maci’s first serve is also excellent
Wow Ema kicked ass! Great job ladies… great content Nik 👍
Great series. Been looking forward to this
I’ve been enjoying this series and the match is excellent quality and very interesting. If I’m honest I thought Maci would overpower Ema but not at all! Props to both women who are great players. Looking forward to the second set! Thanks Nik for all the great tennis content you put out.
First set exceeded expectations! Looking forward to the next!
Wohl gespielt von beide. Was für ein Ballwechsel! Das was schön, diese interessante Duelle zu sehen.
Great set! And great build up!
High quality 🎾 match. Lots of stuffs to learn here. 👍🙏👏
That was great video! Love this series and format.
I thought Maci would have the edge but Ema is rockin it!🤩
Bravo to both players and the coach, great tennis 🎾💚 Can’t wait the second set!! Idemo Bucko 💪🎾🤩!!!
Very good match to watch! Thanks!
Can’t wait to see the second set !!
coach and commentator 😁 i enjoyed this thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Tennis is such a game of dynamics. Was so impressed by Maci's start with the big serves and Emas eventual return in the latter half
Emma looks a little high level than Maci I would say from that halfcourt backhand swing vollay. I am looking forward to the second set of this match more than the coming AO. 😀
Getting Maci out of her strike zone is/was the key. Depth, spin, variety, all forcing Maci to hit errors.
The key for Maci in the second set, other than get first serves in, is to be more mobile on more shots. She tends to stick to the baseline and that makes it easier to get balls out of her zone. Think she needs to move back a bit on defense so she can hit a better shot and get back on offense.
This is a perfect example of what you were talking to Emma about regarding the slice/kick serve on the wta tour. Maci's 2nd serve thats more kick than slice just got completely chewed up. Surely it would not have been that bad if her 2nd was more of a high paced slice.
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I love Maci’s bomb throwing !
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Hope Maci gets fired up in the next set!
This content is brilliant! As mentioned below, the build up to this match is so good!
How did you get this idea? Anyone done anything similar?
Original Intuitive Tennis Content 💡
@@IntuitiveTennis yeah, that was my guess. Keep up the great work!
Great stuff Nick! great coaching, training, staging and commenting. Having beautiful girls on videos every now and then doesn’t hurt the audience either. Thanks Nick 😊
Lovin it Nick! Keep it comin and ill keep a watchin! Go Ema! Go Maci!
Love it. Great adjustment by ema
I'm surprised. I had expected Maci to be the one crushing the second serve returns... It looks like Emma's giving her a lot of tough balls out of her comfort zone.
I like Emma's forehand motion. That was fun! That serve at 12:35 looked good to me. What a beautiful location. A single camera is so much more relaxing than TV's quick edits with multiple cameras, and some idiot in the crowd yelling "Rafa!"
The first set went almost exactly how I thought it would. Ema has the skills to withstand those heavy serves and flat groundstrokes of Maci. From them on it was smooth sailing. Now Ema is moving her around, and it won't be long before conditioning takes it's toll on Maci. Maybe Maci can rally back into the match, but since she was asking for coaching I don't think she has an answer to a more consistent and athletic opponent who can handle her pace.
I also want to mention that the progress they made is really impressive especially Ema, since when she startet training with you.
Ema played well that set! My wife graduated from UVA and I hit a pretty flat ball so I’m rooting for Maci. Wahoowah!
Throughly entertained!!!
great series man! damn i enjoyed this a lot, from training til the match! great videos and kudos to the players, they played really well!
More exciting than pro Matches 😅🙌👍👏👏👏👏👏 Go Girls
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Great match!
yep, did not see Ema playing this good!
In the build-up it was clear that Maci has the stronger serve and more powerful ground strokes, while Ema is more consistent and is more versatile. At almost any level up until pro level, consistency wins. That's what we're seeing in the first set. Maci has one winning proposition: serve well and then outhit Ema. Ema has multiple options: she can outlast Maci, she can take advantage of weaker serves and she can win the short game, either by moving up to the net or drawing Maci into it. We can't predict if Maci will find her first serve again but the odds are in Ema's favor because there's really no plan B. Maci will have to work on fitness and the half court game, plus add some topspin security to her flat power. Ema probably has a tougher job long term because she'll need to add power and when that comes, she'll struggle maintaining her consistency. Interesting series!
Great content 👍
Thank you 🙌
Both these players are just amazing. Ema has lots of intangibles on the court that make her a lot better than she looks during practice.
Great video
I stand corrected coach. From the training sessions I thought Maci with her power would crush Ema but Ema is proving to be the more stable high quality player here. Let's see if Maci has a game plan for set 2.
great format with the coaching upfront and commentary during the match. The camera transitions make it interesting as well. Do you manually operate the camera or do it in software during editing?
Nice content! Nice turn around. Feels like after the first 2 games maci may of gotten a bit complacent...ema stepped up.
Great tennis ladies
I think Maci should have forced more linear front and backwards movements on Ema. Seems like Ema still had a bit of trouble with that movement vs lateral along the baseline.
That said, Ema is looking strong. Lots of high, deep, spinning balls and Maci seems to be struggling a bit with those. Attacking that second serve and just playing more consistent.
Fun match to watch. Great job all around.
Well played Ema
Watching this match, it's funny that someone said that Emma is not a high-level player)
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Did you have 2 cameras? the image is switching between a close view with great color and a wide view that looks a little hazy. Anyway great video and great match!
Good game. Nick, what camera do you use? And you are lucky to have a warm climate:)
Nik, awesome content as always! These gals are so gifted as players and fun to watch. I’m curious with Maci, what would you tell her to do to get her first serve % up? It feels like that’s the one shot that maybe you’re on or off compared to say a forehand where if it’s sailing you hit with more spin and trust the acceleration.
Emma plays with lot of spin and that is very uncomfortable for Macie. Also Macie takes a lot of time from her opponent but also from herself to recover by flattening the ball so much. I think she would need to be in a bit better shape to make her game work. But let’s see what the 2nd set bring us.
Great match, can't wait for the 2nd set. Ema played a solid 1st set. Maci needs to cut down the UE to come back.
Interesting how Ema lost first 2 games and then won 6 in a row. Confidence is a big thing in her game.
My guess/prediction is Maci. 5&2. I do feel like Maci might struggle more then Ema if she's behind. Idk if I said that right. What I mean is I think Ema is more capable of fighting through playing poorly than Maci. If Maci gets down on herself I expect her to struggle to recover. We'll see. Thanks for this series Nic.
Attacking second serve and gut defense provokes a lot of errors at maci
This is great
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Very interesting. Am surprised how reluctant each player is to come to the net. There was not a single approach shot during entire set.
Hey Nick I tried finding the Super smash 123 string but I couldn’t find it anywhere what should I use?
At first I thought that Ema wouldn't be able to handle the pace from Maci but then realized that Ema probably faces a lot of heavy hitters and beats them. I predict Ema wins the second set 6-0 or 6-1. She seems to have gained loads of confidence after the first two games.
What do you mean by "hit out on the ball?"
Having more lateral space and swinging in to out away from the body?
I think he means hitting harder, not holding back. Not literally "outward".
is there a Maci 's coaching TH-cam channel?
It sounded like Nic woke them both up. What time are they playing?
I'm slightly surprised the first set was Emma 6-2. I thought it'd be closer and that Maci might even overpower her. Nice recovery from the early tightness on Emma's part. Lets see how she handles the second set.
I’d fear for Maci in the second set if she doesn’t sort out her first serve. Ema picking off that second serve almost at will. I had my money on Maci but Ema moving surprisingly well and tactically is playing far superior.
Just wondering after the toss so the person that loses gets to pick which side they want?
Yes, a player can choose if they want to serve first or pick what side of the court they want to start on. The other player will decide what is left.
@@lolvonlolipopp oh snap I never knew that gonna start implementing this my next game lol
@@lolvonlolipopp The third option for the winner of the toss is that they can ask their opponent to make one of the two choices you've outlined first and then they decide on what is left.
I play exactly like Maci. Eastern FH, flat shots and we both despise this type of shot 14:39
19:29 the way ema is bullying Maci on the second serve, should Maci be going for more with the second?
I thought Maci might overpower Ema, but I did hedge myself by saying I haven't seen either player in an actual match, so who knows how they will play when it's for real. More impressed with Ema than I thought I would be. The one place I think Maci might be able to hurt Ema (besides her serve) is finding ways to expose her movement, particularly forward. Ema is just not that athletically gifted movement-wise. She's efficient but not fast. Perhaps using dropshots and sharply angled shots to open up the court...
Macy needs to keep the rally short and be more aggresive on her shot. The longer the rally, the higher likelihood Ema gonna win the point
I don't know nik seems like both need to work on better/faster foot movement, but basketball was my "first game" so that was always my strength.
I was predicting Maci to dominate this match and felt so proven... at least for the first 3 minutes. 🤦♂
😅 Emma is smart, she wonders what you told maci. 😂
Did not see that coming at all.
Vegas ☎️ after the first 2 games! 🤣
6:18 when she asks you about other girls
Nick is a double agent
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I think Maci Wins
maci > ema
Maci's left hand drops way too quick on her service
It does not. Left arm drops as the racquet is dropping in the back. That’s the correct sync
Yes you' re right. But it seems she lands on her feet too early at the end of the serve motion. The other girl seems to have more downforce. I like the series by the wat
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In the beginning I had Emma 6-3 6-2. I changed it to Emma 6-4 6-4.. I'm going back to Emma 6-3 6-2. Reason again and I will have egg on my face😱if my prediction doesn't hold up; Emma is built more for singles, Maci is built more for doubles. Nik you ole rascal.. you are a business 7.0..😁💲💰
Thank you for the comment (s). Maci was top 10 in the us in juniors in singles and played high in the lineup at Virginia. Very strong singles player
Maci started strong like I thought she would but her flat forehand would be her nemesis as the set progressed. I called the it 6-3 but somewhere in the maze of replies over the last month, I may have called the first set 6 - 2. Maci seem to be doing a better job of moving Emma around. Emma is getting to the balls and returning a lot of them on what could be her downfall over the course of the second set. I thought this is what Emma would and should be doing. All right, round two.. Prediction: Emma 6-3
😁19:54 after the drop and volley and looks into the camera like "...i know this b!@#$ isnt trying to get cute and embarrass me on youtube"
stumpy vs lanky. Guess who will win?
Eh....ahhh...eh...ahhh...eh....ahhh. Another pair trained at the Monica Seles School of Unnecessary Noise.
It’s intuitive, players are not purposely grunting
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@@IntuitiveTennis Comment stands, not intuitive...aped. Great channel by the way, and I mean that too. You are a great teacher.