I’m getting some questions in my DMs about Perricard’s second serve. Let me clarify: He was absolutely hitting TWO FIRST SERVES in this tournament. You can clearly see that it looks different from other second serves on tour, including top server Shelton. What is a second serve? On the ATP, it is generally hit with kick. Perricard is not kicking his second serve in. He is going for it and delivering a slice or flattening it out. Now, he does miss more first serves than second serves, and there has been a discrepancy in average speed this past week (140 mph firsts, 129 mph seconds) Even though he is going for his second serve and ripping it, there are still ways to put more margin on the ball. Shot selection and placement are risk mitigators. That explains why he misses fewer seconds than firsts. However, second serves struck at an average of 129 mph are NOT second serves, and they are NOT kick serves. The average second serve speed on the ATP tour is 96-98 mph. Aliassime, Berretini, and Shapovalov have big second serves with average speeds slightly over 100 mph, which is nowhere near the numbers Perricard delivered this week. Truly insane!! Also, Perricard’s first and second serve average speed discrepancy in the final alone was smaller, 134 mph firsts & 128 mph seconds. Perricard Serve Analysis (In-depth) 👉 th-cam.com/video/esuLkuXe3B8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3lreeqyo3v9xfd_T
Glad you brought Perricard and Draper to our attention. I knew from the start the Draper has some very good components to his game, go figure as he just won his first ATP 500 tournament. Then there's Perricard, this guy goes all out and rarely misses makable shots, he has such a good touch, accuracy, and power. His one-handed backhand is very flat and compact with tremendous power, never seen anything like it in the modern game, his style that is, begging the question, "Is the one-hander" dead? Also gets his first ATP 500 title.
Hi Nick, I was there in Basel and I was able to record Giovanni‘s serves in slow motion from good angles. I’m happy to share with you if you’re interested. Just let me know how could I send them to you.
did he also serve like this on clay? i loved his style. not its the most beautiful, but because we will have style clashes again. 1-hander against 2-hander. and serveNvolley approaches. seems like Perricard watches too much tennis of the 80/90s )
@@MilanCsiszarIf you allow me a 1-bounce serve in table tennis, I can match his performance. Exhausting having the short Chinese guys like Fan Zhendong🥇 able to grind me down in 3 shot rallies
I watched GMP courtside in Melbourne when he was 16 playing 2020 Australian Open Boys vs a tiny Australian kid. He hit a 215km body serve. I made sure to remember that name! Glad to see him doing well.
This guy is 6'8 and Kyrgios and Draper are both 6'4, way taller than the average person. Pretty handy when it comes to serving. For most people, the guy whose serve you want to copy is Pete. He was 6'1 (not super tall) but was one of the best servers ever to play the game. His technique was perfect.
Yeah true but sampras threw a racket wit an sw near 400 soo the penetration of the ball is not near the same if you take your pd with 320 and smack some balls
You can copy the technique of Sampras, but the speed won't be anywhere near because you don't have the musculature and shoulder joint flexibility that he does. That's why you should never copy any pro's serve because every pro serves differently any way. You just learn the mechanic to produce the most efficient serve and try to get as close to that as possible because how close you get depends on how well you can implement the mechanic and what physical shape your body is in. I could serve pretty well when I was from mid 20's to mid 30's. I always got a few aces during a match. But now at 60, even though I still know the most efficient mechanics, the body just would not be able to produce the same speed. I could still hit the same spot that would get me an ace before, but now it wouldn't. However, if you play double, the slower serve but well placed can still give your net partner a pretty good poaching opportunity.
I was in the crowd during the final… Perricard left nothing to Shelton. The slowest serve the guy delivered was 187km/h (116 mph) and was a slice wide out on the line. All the others were all above 125 for second serve and 140 for first serves. We could not track the ball from the stand as we were sitting too close to the court, it was just insane! People were not realizing what was happening… we probably saw the rise of (potentially) the greatest server of the game displaying all his abilities.
I hope we'll get more of it. I'm somewhat convinced it's still possible to play 90' style of tennis today. Just because there isn't much anymore doesn't mean it's not possible. It's a lazy argument. There's a lot of self fulfilling prophecy involved as players are trained according to the style being played in that moment (it's the safer route). Of course, you absolutely need a good serve for that.
Brosky is 6"8. Let that sink in. He is a giant. No amount of copying his techique will let you hit as hard as he can consistently unless you are also 6f 8. Its literally impossible if you are below 6.
I agree one hundred percent. But what impressed me equally as much, at least in today's final, was his consistent Lendl-like backhand and Sampras-like forehand. I witnessed a complete package today that was more impressive than Alcaraz. Just my opinion, of course!
I think your previous video of Perricard's serve made me aware of this player, I hadn't known him back then. I think you said something along the lines of "he MIGHT be the greatest server in the making" and that's a bold statement so I checked him out. Wow, I think you were right. Scary thing is, he is getting even better at fast rate...
Great analysis coach. Love the comparison with pistol Pete and Goran. I love the mental composure of the young French man as well. That's a weapon in itself just like the stoic American Greek Sampras.
Those figures from Perricard are astounding. We were discussing it yesterday. However I will not get carried away yet. Why? Because we have seen this too many times. At this stage I don't like the comparison with Krajicek and Stich. Those two players each won 17 tournaments. On all surfaces including clay. Stich played in French Open and US Open finals. Stich won the World Tour finals in 1993. Got to number 2 in the world. Krajicek won Miami, played in Australian Open and French Open semifinals. I checked Perricard's stats for this year and so far he has won only 11% of his return games. I repeat, 11%!! To be in the category of Stich and Krajieck, his returning level will have to improve considerably. Otherwise he will be more in the Isner category of just having a nice career. Let's see how he goes. A top level tennis player has to be like a top cricket team. A top team has to bat well scoring lots of runs and have good bowlers bowling teams out. A really good player has to be like a mini cricket team. For a server like Perricard I want to see his return level improve over the next twelve months. If he can do that and get to around 17 to 20% return games won, then that will get something to be excited about. By the way FYI the very best servers who won a lot like Sampras, Becker, Federer, their return games won was between 24 and 27% That will give an indication of how far off return the very tall guys who rely on their serve. Great baseliners tend to win about 32% of return games in their career. Of course their serving stats are slightly lower so it's all about getting a good balance whether you rely on serve more or baseline play more.
Nice video. His serving puts an interesting twist on the saying that “you are only as good as your 2nd serve”. On another note, I have some footage of Jack Draper serving which I shot this year at US Open (practice with Dan Evans), I’ll gladly send it your way if you’d like to use it.
I don't know the whole analytics behind the 2 first serves strategy, but we might be seeing the birth of the Steph Curry of the ATP bringing this strategy into prosperity if he pulls off more titles using this strategy. One of the most interesting things about watching GMP the next couple of years is to see if he influences a whole new generation of tall players to go all in on the two first serves strategy and how effective it will be against the great all-court players with good return games.
love the comment "what we can learn from it (Perricard's serve technique) How do you learn to become 2+ meters in height? I've been searching for years how to make myself taller, but nothing has helped. BTW I also read how 16 out of the 20 of the hardest servers in the ATP over the last 20 years were at least 1.9 meters (6ft 5 in)...so let's put things in perspective.....
Count me in as one of those potential imitators. Can I start with the 2.04m height? I am not sure I see a major difference between this guy and the other great servbots like Isner and Karlovich. The top players, especially the Big 3, learned to read their serves enough to neutralize them. This guy seems to have even a little more power and confidence, so it will be interesting to see if the youngsters can do the same.
The greater height helps in bringing the ball down in the court more than just getting greater power. Andy Roddick who was 6 ft 2 in and he had one of the biggest serves of all time..
Yes, I was thinking that today-he reminds me of people like Stich and Kraijek, he's not a serve bot, but a blast from the past, with amazing elements in his game of touch, and incredible forehand and highly capable backhand. A bit like boom boom Becker.
fast build up allows more toss consistency for those who struggle in that compartment. I chosed this way for an easier balance and timing, which ares key for a consistent and power flat serve. Better % allows you to go for it at the 2nd serve too…
I am a big fan of throwing in 2x 1st serves every now and then, mainly to worry and second guess the opponent. Dimitrov did this a few years back and got the best result of his career, i believe this was the year he won ATP Finals. This tactic works best without a monster serve - as a tactic. but obviously the best servers in the world utilize it to greater effect. (players like Alcaraz & Sinner headhunt 2nd serves)
Good point on his serving style. It has to be natural. I have some problems with my serve and tried somewhat to copy this style but it just didn't feel good. I'm stuck with what I know and try to improve the various aspects of it
The most i like of him is he looks so serious and stern spreading fear on his opponent. Is the new Karlovic for me when you watch them you.want them to win and humilate the opponents 😂
I never understood peoples fascination with serve bots. Serves should be for starting the play, not ending it. At one point I was even ashamed since I had a disproportionately good serve, winning many points off it, so I basically stopped practicing it to get more rallys going.
I saw an ATP "Serve Quality Insights" ranking of all ATP 2024 players, and Gio was number 1 with a 9.5 out of possible 10 quantitative ranking. Raonic was number 2 at 9.1. Opelka was number 3 at I think 8.9.
@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten doesn't matter. The point he's making is that being taller gives you a bigger advantage than if you're short - it's basic physics...
Instead of having different coiling motions for each side of the court, he could just adjust the starting base position. The swing is the swing. The coil is the same. Orient in the direction you'd like it to go. Builds even more consistency.
This is another contributing factor in the end of tennis. Serving like this is destroying the game. Tennis is not a speed game. It’s a game of craft skill touch or so it was. The court will Never get bigger but the equipment has allowed for the youngest and smallest to serve over 100 mph. Fast serves is not making the game it’s ruining it. Players don’t even get off the baseline anymore. And the men’s game is now the same as the women’s game with most everyone using a 2HBH and standing at the baseline. Mid court and net are gone. Volleys are gone. Drop shots are gone. S/v is gone. Tennis is not like playing backyard whiffle ball with a huge fat plastic bat. Gone are the 80’s and 90’s and 70’s players who were masters at the entire game the whole court. The touch. The whole court. It was a charismatic Broadway show full of personality back then. It is no more. There isn’t even a personality today. It’s all robotic. I am 100% right on this.
I am not sure "aces per match" is a relevant metric. A different number of games will be played in each match. "Average aces per service game" seems to me a better statistc.
And even that is not perfect. One service game might consist of only 4 points and only 4 serves. Another might consist of dozens of points that each involve 2 serves. Aces as a percentage of all serves would be more relevant. Even better would be aces as a percentage of first serves and a separate statistic for aces as a percentage of second serves
As an old-schooler, modern tennis has bored me. But this guy is the saviour for me, that serve and OHBH remind of Sampras and hopefully he can give those boring robots Alacaraz and Sinner et al some stick.
I agree. I prefer watching old Sampras games to modern baseline grinding, but this guy is interesting. Would love to see him against the top guys when he can play on a high level consistently.
@ 3:40 I've always disliked calling one serve the 'first serve' and the next a 'second serve'. I prefer to think of it as I have a menu of serve types to choose from. If I'm good enough to hit flat at 149 mph with a 70% success rate, why slow down? It's 2 choices/chances to make a serve, not 2 different serves.
It would be great if you make a video on how to get more continued rhythm on the serve (Kyrgios, Perricard, Wolf like). In my serve for example I stop at the trophy position, it's not a continuous motion. I've tried to change that but I don't know where to start.
There are 2 things to bear in mind with GPM: 1) the speed of his second serve which is faster than a 1serve of the average top players ! and 2) the consistency of the 2serve in key points. A guy that hits a 2serve in t-break in that way is an absolute news in tennis. I noticed that in Stuttgart and W and I said that this will be a tremendous weapon difficult to stop.
If Perricard was hitting his second serve exactly like his first, the stats would be the same. And they aren’t. So it’s safe to say that instead of dropping the speed like everyone else, he keeps it high, but drops it minimally to stay more on the safe side. So instead of 148, he might hit 135, which is still super high for anyone
The game is being brutalised. The serve was created as a means of simply starting the game and two serves were given to allow this, along with the let if it didn't clear the net cleanly. It was never meant to be a point winner. Time to scrap the second serve and the let too.
@@al1976-v7m Possibly. I doubt it though(opinion). He's the same as Aslan Karatsev from 2021, everyone said he was gonna do big things and he's done now. Same with Shelton last year.
@@cosplaytimecapsule GMP's serve is certainly on a different level than Karatsev's. But of course that also makes him quite dependent on it. First year players often have a stellar rise. Once opponents figure them out it becomes trickier. I don't see GMP as a consistent threat for big titles, but definitely as a dangerous giant killer who can trouble anyone on a given day.
Hubi was the serve king in 23, GMP is the serve king in 24. 25 will be between these two guys. (Hubi would have prob got most aces this year as well bc he plays more matches, but he was injured a lot).
Idc how tall you are, hitting the ball 140 plus with placement to get aces on tour players is not an easy feat. He may have the advantage on service and return play, with a massive reach, but mobility is reduced and footwork will be slower than is possible at 6’ and below. It’s a beautiful and well balanced game, and no one person will ever have an absolute physical advantage over another. Every great player is worth taking a look at to learn what you can and adapt what works for you into your game
Porque los grandes sacadores no están entre los mejores jugadores de la historia,salvo Sampras.La velocidad del servicio no me dice nada,es la variedad y la regularidad.Karlovic es el jugador que más me ha impresionado como sacador.😊
GMP vs. Shelton on paper looked like a match that would be boring... two serve-bots acing each other non-stop. But somehow the spectacle of those serves mixed with just enough ripping returns and a few good rallies made it actually enjoyable to watch!
No doubt the serve was amazing in Basel, but his service games are so boring after you have seen a couple of games. The match against Shelton was unexciting.
@@JAM-fm8lt No doubt the serve is important, but did you watch the matches against Rune and Shelton? Nadal had a so-so serve (compared to the best servers) and people loved watching the matches. Pro tennis is about entertainment and advertising dollars. I am guessing people aren’t paying to watch you, so what you want for your game is irrelevant. No one will be watching tennis if you had 20 players like Mpetshi Perricard competing for titles each week.
@roypeterka If you ask Nadal or every single top players out there and give them an option of having the best serve ever or best ground strokes ever? Their answer won't be best ground strokes ever . Serve is the most important part of the tennis and any one saying orgerwise have no clue about tennis. Every single tennis match is lost due to a player losing his serve.
Maxime Cressy also goes 2 first serves. But with some slice on the second most of the times and serve-volley almost every time. What he also does is switch rackets depending on serving or receiving.
Honestly not sure if that's the case. Even roddick on his serve podcast strongly implied his serve wasn't as good as isner. I honestly think GMP has better second serve that isner did. Though Federer being able to block I can understand that
I’m getting some questions in my DMs about Perricard’s second serve. Let me clarify: He was absolutely hitting TWO FIRST SERVES in this tournament. You can clearly see that it looks different from other second serves on tour, including top server Shelton.
What is a second serve? On the ATP, it is generally hit with kick. Perricard is not kicking his second serve in. He is going for it and delivering a slice or flattening it out.
Now, he does miss more first serves than second serves, and there has been a discrepancy in average speed this past week (140 mph firsts, 129 mph seconds)
Even though he is going for his second serve and ripping it, there are still ways to put more margin on the ball. Shot selection and placement are risk mitigators. That explains why he misses fewer seconds than firsts. However, second serves struck at an average of 129 mph are NOT second serves, and they are NOT kick serves.
The average second serve speed on the ATP tour is 96-98 mph. Aliassime, Berretini, and Shapovalov have big second serves with average speeds slightly over 100 mph, which is nowhere near the numbers Perricard delivered this week. Truly insane!!
Also, Perricard’s first and second serve average speed discrepancy in the final alone was smaller, 134 mph firsts & 128 mph seconds.
Perricard Serve Analysis
(In-depth) 👉 th-cam.com/video/esuLkuXe3B8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3lreeqyo3v9xfd_T
Glad you brought Perricard and Draper to our attention. I knew from the start the Draper has some very good components to his game, go figure as he just won his first ATP 500 tournament. Then there's Perricard, this guy goes all out and rarely misses makable shots, he has such a good touch, accuracy, and power. His one-handed backhand is very flat and compact with tremendous power, never seen anything like it in the modern game, his style that is, begging the question, "Is the one-hander" dead? Also gets his first ATP 500 title.
Hi Nick, I was there in Basel and I was able to record Giovanni‘s serves in slow motion from good angles. I’m happy to share with you if you’re interested. Just let me know how could I send them to you.
@@MilanCsiszar that would be great. Instagram DM
did he also serve like this on clay? i loved his style. not its the most beautiful, but because we will have style clashes again. 1-hander against 2-hander. and serveNvolley approaches. seems like Perricard watches too much tennis of the 80/90s )
@@MilanCsiszarIf you allow me a 1-bounce serve in table tennis, I can match his performance.
Exhausting having the short Chinese guys like Fan Zhendong🥇 able to grind me down in 3 shot rallies
Those pickleball lines are criminal being so close to the service line.
Totally. So distracting!
same thing at my court,,,, in yellow.. it overpowers seeing the white service line.. i think we will lose more and more courts to pickleball
'Money God ' commands
Not only lines, but they also come and lower the net 😡
Pickleball sux … fad
I watched the Basel final courtside. He hit 4 2nd serve aces in a row, with all 4 faster than 210 km/h. Haven't seen those since Pete Sampras. Amazing
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I watched GMP courtside in Melbourne when he was 16 playing 2020 Australian Open Boys vs a tiny Australian kid. He hit a 215km body serve. I made sure to remember that name! Glad to see him doing well.
This guy is 6'8 and Kyrgios and Draper are both 6'4, way taller than the average person. Pretty handy when it comes to serving. For most people, the guy whose serve you want to copy is Pete. He was 6'1 (not super tall) but was one of the best servers ever to play the game. His technique was perfect.
Yes, very consistent and excellent location. The Robot. Patrick Rafter is also not bad to model.
Yeah true but sampras threw a racket wit an sw near 400 soo the penetration of the ball is not near the same if you take your pd with 320 and smack some balls
You can copy the technique of Sampras, but the speed won't be anywhere near because you don't have the musculature and shoulder joint flexibility that he does. That's why you should never copy any pro's serve because every pro serves differently any way. You just learn the mechanic to produce the most efficient serve and try to get as close to that as possible because how close you get depends on how well you can implement the mechanic and what physical shape your body is in.
I could serve pretty well when I was from mid 20's to mid 30's. I always got a few aces during a match. But now at 60, even though I still know the most efficient mechanics, the body just would not be able to produce the same speed. I could still hit the same spot that would get me an ace before, but now it wouldn't. However, if you play double, the slower serve but well placed can still give your net partner a pretty good poaching opportunity.
@@tomsd8656 not true... I trained both of my sons using Sampras as the main model and both served bigger than Pete...
yes, a bit silly to discuss this guy and not mention his serious height advantage...
I was in the crowd during the final… Perricard left nothing to Shelton. The slowest serve the guy delivered was 187km/h (116 mph) and was a slice wide out on the line. All the others were all above 125 for second serve and 140 for first serves.
We could not track the ball from the stand as we were sitting too close to the court, it was just insane!
People were not realizing what was happening… we probably saw the rise of (potentially) the greatest server of the game displaying all his abilities.
Mpetshi Perricard is 6'8" tall which definitely has advantage in the serve by nature.
Its so nice to see his style of tennis in the game today.
I hope we'll get more of it. I'm somewhat convinced it's still possible to play 90' style of tennis today. Just because there isn't much anymore doesn't mean it's not possible. It's a lazy argument. There's a lot of self fulfilling prophecy involved as players are trained according to the style being played in that moment (it's the safer route).
Of course, you absolutely need a good serve for that.
Very excited to start watching Perricard! Love his backhand style, very simple and effective
Brosky is 6"8. Let that sink in. He is a giant. No amount of copying his techique will let you hit as hard as he can consistently unless you are also 6f 8. Its literally impossible if you are below 6.
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You can follow his technique if you go up and hit. This guy has to hit down because of his height.
6"8 ain't even that tall compared to past huge servers like Isner and Karlovic
@@tomathome77 it's 3 inches off 😂😂😂
@@ratinahat2544 yea that's a lot lol when it comes to height, I know a lot of people who would love to be 3 inches taller you turkey
I agree one hundred percent. But what impressed me equally as much, at least in today's final, was his consistent Lendl-like backhand and Sampras-like forehand. I witnessed a complete package today that was more impressive than Alcaraz. Just my opinion, of course!
Peri has way better serve than Alcare but Alcarez backhand is better.
I think your previous video of Perricard's serve made me aware of this player, I hadn't known him back then. I think you said something along the lines of "he MIGHT be the greatest server in the making" and that's a bold statement so I checked him out. Wow, I think you were right.
Scary thing is, he is getting even better at fast rate...
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Perricard has great hands, creative shots, and poise. No surprise if he is in the top 5 over the next couple of years.
Nick you hit the nail in the head again my friend. He reminded me of old good times with Becker, Stich, Philipousis, and Co.
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Nothing more boring than watching a big server hit ace after ace
Great analysis coach. Love the comparison with pistol Pete and Goran. I love the mental composure of the young French man as well. That's a weapon in itself just like the stoic American Greek Sampras.
Your previous video was spot on. Super impressed with his serve, better than Shelton's.
Don’t forget that the tournament in Basel was played indoors, making it much easier to serve.
The kid is serving on a Babolat Pure Drive... proved to be the best serving racquet in the world
He uses his 6'8" to such an advantage and moves incredibly well all around the court. He is going to be a beast to beat.
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Those figures from Perricard are astounding. We were discussing it yesterday. However I will not get carried away yet. Why? Because we have seen this too many times. At this stage I don't like the comparison with Krajicek and Stich. Those two players each won 17 tournaments. On all surfaces including clay. Stich played in French Open and US Open finals. Stich won the World Tour finals in 1993. Got to number 2 in the world. Krajicek won Miami, played in Australian Open and French Open semifinals.
I checked Perricard's stats for this year and so far he has won only 11% of his return games. I repeat, 11%!!
To be in the category of Stich and Krajieck, his returning level will have to improve considerably. Otherwise he will be more in the Isner category of just having a nice career.
Let's see how he goes.
A top level tennis player has to be like a top cricket team. A top team has to bat well scoring lots of runs and have good bowlers bowling teams out. A really good player has to be like a mini cricket team. For a server like Perricard I want to see his return level improve over the next twelve months. If he can do that and get to around 17 to 20% return games won, then that will get something to be excited about.
By the way FYI the very best servers who won a lot like Sampras, Becker, Federer, their return games won was between 24 and 27%
That will give an indication of how far off return the very tall guys who rely on their serve. Great baseliners tend to win about 32% of return games in their career. Of course their serving stats are slightly lower so it's all about getting a good balance whether you rely on serve more or baseline play more.
Nice video. His serving puts an interesting twist on the saying that “you are only as good as your 2nd serve”. On another note, I have some footage of Jack Draper serving which I shot this year at US Open (practice with Dan Evans), I’ll gladly send it your way if you’d like to use it.
Thank you. Dm on IG 🙏
Regardless of height it's an amazing serve. The same is true for Isner and Karlovic.
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I don't know the whole analytics behind the 2 first serves strategy, but we might be seeing the birth of the Steph Curry of the ATP bringing this strategy into prosperity if he pulls off more titles using this strategy. One of the most interesting things about watching GMP the next couple of years is to see if he influences a whole new generation of tall players to go all in on the two first serves strategy and how effective it will be against the great all-court players with good return games.
Helps that these two guys are monsters. Taught to hit the 2nd serve just as hard but with more spin. Conversely, hit a 2nd correcting the 1st.
+1k !
Not because I'm french too, because of the points you exposed 🙂
love the comment "what we can learn from it (Perricard's serve technique) How do you learn to become 2+ meters in height? I've been searching for years how to make myself taller, but nothing has helped. BTW I also read how 16 out of the 20 of the hardest servers in the ATP over the last 20 years were at least 1.9 meters (6ft 5 in)...so let's put things in perspective.....
Dangerous guy
Count me in as one of those potential imitators. Can I start with the 2.04m height?
I am not sure I see a major difference between this guy and the other great servbots like Isner and Karlovich. The top players, especially the Big 3, learned to read their serves enough to neutralize them. This guy seems to have even a little more power and confidence, so it will be interesting to see if the youngsters can do the same.
Roddick - 6’2
Serena - 5’9
Stop coping with him being 6’8. Great servers come in all sizes.
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The greater height helps in bringing the ball down in the court more than just getting greater power. Andy Roddick who was 6 ft 2 in and he had one of the biggest serves of all time..
Yes, I was thinking that today-he reminds me of people like Stich and Kraijek, he's not a serve bot, but a blast from the past, with amazing elements in his game of touch, and incredible forehand and highly capable backhand. A bit like boom boom Becker.
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That guy is an animal. Even when Ben was able to hit back, he was late other than a couple of lucky returns that were winners
This guy must be salivating every time the chair umpire calls for new 🎾 What’s his string tension?
He would be crazy good at UTS considering you're only allowed 1 serve.
Great analysis Nik how about his one handed backhand some hope for us one handers now !
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And he have a great one-handed backhand
He will have a great fan base
fast build up allows more toss consistency for those who struggle in that compartment. I chosed this way for an easier balance and timing, which ares key for a consistent and power flat serve. Better % allows you to go for it at the 2nd serve too…
I am a big fan of throwing in 2x 1st serves every now and then, mainly to worry and second guess the opponent. Dimitrov did this a few years back and got the best result of his career, i believe this was the year he won ATP Finals.
This tactic works best without a monster serve - as a tactic. but obviously the best servers in the world utilize it to greater effect. (players like Alcaraz & Sinner headhunt 2nd serves)
Good point on his serving style. It has to be natural. I have some problems with my serve and tried somewhat to copy this style but it just didn't feel good. I'm stuck with what I know and try to improve the various aspects of it
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The most i like of him is he looks so serious and stern spreading fear on his opponent. Is the new Karlovic for me when you watch them you.want them to win and humilate the opponents 😂
129mph second serve average - absolutely ridiculous!
Nick- Still waiting for you to discuss the Taylor Fritz serve - as you said you would..
Will do soon
Le géant bleu 🔵
6’8 big advantage on serve but detrimental for all other elements of the game
yeah around 6'2" is ideal. Fed is 6"1" Noak 6'2", Rafa 6'1"
Well it also makes for scary net coverage...
Think his net game pretty below average
Everyone's the serve master until Perricard comes in
His average 2nd serve is 129MPH WHAT THE ACTUAL F!
He is so tall he doesnt need to hold back
Remember Pim-Pim from Sweden? He had two first serves.
Really? Maybe Perricard is a baby Pim Pim then?
Maxime Cressy goes for it on every serve. Same philosophy, albeit with a serve and volley strategy.
I'd like to see how many returns Djokovic can make off this serve! Best returner vs best server- that should be interesting.
I never understood peoples fascination with serve bots. Serves should be for starting the play, not ending it. At one point I was even ashamed since I had a disproportionately good serve, winning many points off it, so I basically stopped practicing it to get more rallys going.
I saw an ATP "Serve Quality Insights" ranking of all ATP 2024 players, and Gio was number 1 with a 9.5 out of possible 10 quantitative ranking. Raonic was number 2 at 9.1. Opelka was number 3 at I think 8.9.
Maxime Cressy is another current player who hits two first serves
Yes he does! And he's 6 ft 7. My issue with Cressey is he cannot return serve. I have an issue with all big servers who can't return.
Being 2,03 meters tall also helps.
Yes, but if you were 203 cm right now you would get nowhere close to his serve...
@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten doesn't matter. The point he's making is that being taller gives you a bigger advantage than if you're short - it's basic physics...
@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten I’m not saying that being tall is enough, I’m saying that it helps.
When i saw him smoking Rune on serve i got Andy Roddick vibes.
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It also helps when you’re super tall
Instead of having different coiling motions for each side of the court, he could just adjust the starting base position.
The swing is the swing. The coil is the same.
Orient in the direction you'd like it to go.
Builds even more consistency.
This is another contributing factor in the end of tennis. Serving like this is destroying the game. Tennis is not a speed game. It’s a game of craft skill touch or so it was. The court will
Never get bigger but the equipment has allowed for the youngest and smallest to serve over 100 mph. Fast serves is not making the game it’s ruining it. Players don’t even get off the baseline anymore. And the men’s game is now the same as the women’s game with most everyone using a 2HBH and standing at the baseline. Mid court and net are gone. Volleys are gone. Drop shots are gone. S/v is gone. Tennis is not like playing backyard whiffle ball with a huge fat plastic bat. Gone are the 80’s and 90’s and 70’s players who were masters at the entire game the whole court. The touch. The whole court. It was a charismatic Broadway show full of personality back then. It is no more. There isn’t even a personality today. It’s all robotic. I am 100% right on this.
But there is political correctness😢
Sampras was unreadable for all his serves. He was hitting 130-140 mph with an old tech tiny racket!
But faster balls tbh
@@whitemaz3756Much faster balls
Is full pronation a choice that pro servers make or is just a style?
I am not sure "aces per match" is a relevant metric. A different number of games will be played in each match. "Average aces per service game" seems to me a better statistc.
I agree
And even that is not perfect. One service game might consist of only 4 points and only 4 serves. Another might consist of dozens of points that each involve 2 serves. Aces as a percentage of all serves would be more relevant. Even better would be aces as a percentage of first serves and a separate statistic for aces as a percentage of second serves
@@Monaleenian Correct, that would be even more precise. The ATP stats site still lists average aces per match. Are you listening, ATP?
As an old-schooler, modern tennis has bored me. But this guy is the saviour for me, that serve and OHBH remind of Sampras and hopefully he can give those boring robots Alacaraz and Sinner et al some stick.
I prefer watching exciting rallies than one ace after another.
I agree. I prefer watching old Sampras games to modern baseline grinding, but this guy is interesting. Would love to see him against the top guys when he can play on a high level consistently.
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I've always disliked calling one serve the 'first serve' and the next a 'second serve'.
I prefer to think of it as I have a menu of serve types to choose from.
If I'm good enough to hit flat at 149 mph with a 70% success rate, why slow down?
It's 2 choices/chances to make a serve, not 2 different serves.
Only a true Rafa fan says, Unbeelibable
It would be great if you make a video on how to get more continued rhythm on the serve (Kyrgios, Perricard, Wolf like). In my serve for example I stop at the trophy position, it's not a continuous motion. I've tried to change that but I don't know where to start.
th-cam.com/video/q79I1rP0VpE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=j5rb7WiuXKlKN-Ye
@@IntuitiveTennis thank you Nik, that’s a really helpful video!! I will try to implement that change, starting with more slowly with the lag.
There are 2 things to bear in mind with GPM: 1) the speed of his second serve which is faster than a 1serve of the average top players ! and 2) the consistency of the 2serve in key points. A guy that hits a 2serve in t-break in that way is an absolute news in tennis. I noticed that in Stuttgart and W and I said that this will be a tremendous weapon difficult to stop.
If Perricard was hitting his second serve exactly like his first, the stats would be the same. And they aren’t. So it’s safe to say that instead of dropping the speed like everyone else, he keeps it high, but drops it minimally to stay more on the safe side. So instead of 148, he might hit 135, which is still super high for anyone
At what height do they hit the ball?
I recognize my video 😅
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The game is being brutalised. The serve was created as a means of simply starting the game and two serves were given to allow this, along with the let if it didn't clear the net cleanly. It was never meant to be a point winner.
Time to scrap the second serve and the let too.
LECONTE, NOAH, ALEXANDER, KRIEK and The DOG had similar deliveries but of course JA was the OG.
Sure he won a tournament using it. But you won't even remember this player in about 6 months...
It's his second tournament win already. He's had a very good season overall, and if his body holds up, he will continue to trouble other players.
@@al1976-v7m Possibly. I doubt it though(opinion). He's the same as Aslan Karatsev from 2021, everyone said he was gonna do big things and he's done now. Same with Shelton last year.
@@cosplaytimecapsule GMP's serve is certainly on a different level than Karatsev's. But of course that also makes him quite dependent on it. First year players often have a stellar rise. Once opponents figure them out it becomes trickier. I don't see GMP as a consistent threat for big titles, but definitely as a dangerous giant killer who can trouble anyone on a given day.
He uses PD just like Roddick. Another big server using the PD hmmm
How is he compare to Hubi?
Hubi was the serve king in 23, GMP is the serve king in 24.
25 will be between these two guys. (Hubi would have prob got most aces this year as well bc he plays more matches, but he was injured a lot).
Idc how tall you are, hitting the ball 140 plus with placement to get aces on tour players is not an easy feat. He may have the advantage on service and return play, with a massive reach, but mobility is reduced and footwork will be slower than is possible at 6’ and below. It’s a beautiful and well balanced game, and no one person will ever have an absolute physical advantage over another. Every great player is worth taking a look at to learn what you can and adapt what works for you into your game
have you seen the video where he hurt Shelton with a 2nd serve? it is going viral
Saw it
Porque los grandes sacadores no están entre los mejores jugadores de la historia,salvo Sampras.La velocidad del servicio no me dice nada,es la variedad y la regularidad.Karlovic es el jugador que más me ha impresionado como sacador.😊
Thanks for the insight. I personally think that of Basel was a very boring final...
Wasn't Shelton also the serve god?
He is
Yeah but he reduced his serve speed a little bit lately, to save his arm and emphasize placement.
A tennis coach who can teach height will become as rich as Elon Musk, as his 6' 9" players take over the ATP tour.
Regardless of height , you have to ability too. Without ability all the height in the world won't help.
All of his 203 centimeters help him out too.
He was serving 230km/h like twice in a game... Only Djokovic on prime to return that
GMP vs. Shelton on paper looked like a match that would be boring... two serve-bots acing each other non-stop. But somehow the spectacle of those serves mixed with just enough ripping returns and a few good rallies made it actually enjoyable to watch!
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No doubt the serve was amazing in Basel, but his service games are so boring after you have seen a couple of games. The match against Shelton was unexciting.
Serve is the most important part in tennis. Win your serve win your matches. I rather have huge serve regardless of how boring to others it may be.
@@JAM-fm8lt No doubt the serve is important, but did you watch the matches against Rune and Shelton? Nadal had a so-so serve (compared to the best servers) and people loved watching the matches. Pro tennis is about entertainment and advertising dollars. I am guessing people aren’t paying to watch you, so what you want for your game is irrelevant. No one will be watching tennis if you had 20 players like Mpetshi Perricard competing for titles each week.
@roypeterka If you ask Nadal or every single top players out there and give them an option of having the best serve ever or best ground strokes ever? Their answer won't be best ground strokes ever .
Serve is the most important part of the tennis and any one saying orgerwise have no clue about tennis.
Every single tennis match is lost due to a player losing his serve.
The only guy who can serve consistently faster than Mpetshi Perricard is Victor Wembanyama.
Kindly, he decided to spare tennis.🇫🇷🏀🦒
Why do you think Perricard struggles against someone like Musetti more than against Shelton?
Musetti is a better returner and especially good at chipping returns back and taking the speed out of the serve
He is the new Ivo Karlovic on steroids.
Who’s coaching him? Just asking in case the coach influenced him somehow.
his groundstrokes are also quiet intresting a bit unorthodox
Of course Draper is nowhere near that speed, but that leftiness is probably worth 10mph.
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Doesn't care about double faults
Maxime Cressy also goes 2 first serves. But with some slice on the second most of the times and serve-volley almost every time. What he also does is switch rackets depending on serving or receiving.
Being 6" 8" does not hurt.
people say hes the black isner lol
He is a much better mover than Isner.
Reminds me alot about Dustin Brown's serve. The timing is the same, never letting the ball drop. th-cam.com/video/HMMuRBN14H0/w-d-xo.html
Too bad Federer aint around, Federer was so good at handling fast servers. Roddicks serve might be better than perricard
Honestly not sure if that's the case. Even roddick on his serve podcast strongly implied his serve wasn't as good as isner. I honestly think GMP has better second serve that isner did. Though Federer being able to block I can understand that