We Just Experienced A Surprising Week On The Tennis Tour!

I need to go for really big I could pass him it's crazy touch always touch the net ladies sir can we have our ball back please I'll give you another one thanks pandemic of surprises an avalanche of upsets at the Miami open Pure magic and impossible highlight reels and the bees coming back for alcaraz I didn't think it was possible but last week in the tennis world was a banger I hope you came prepared because the action starts right here Monday in the tennis Universe brought with it some magic on the courts and everyone was there to witness it NBA star Jimmy Butler who happens to be a huge tennis fan was back on the Miami courts and football star Neymar Jr was also present and not to mention our very own Juan Marten Del poo top seed Carlos alarz faced lamon in the round of 32 clash and we never for once doubted the entertainment that was going to come Carlos Unleashed Furious 104 mile hour for hands like this and also brought out the finess when needed how about this pickup right here delicious at some point in the match monf clearly not knowing what to do had a funny little chat with his coach about caritos if most of the the Earth is covered by water the rest is covered by alcaraz up 6-2 and 4-1 in the second set both players decided it was time to produce one of the shots of the tournament and it was epic although alcaraz hit the snooze button for the next couple games he came back to close it out 62 64 your final score caritos would then sign the camera reminding us all that we were lucky to witness two of the best entertainers playing meanwhile Ben Shelton and Lorenzo musti faced off and we had no idea what we were in for musti transformed into a wizard on the court as he slowly picked Shelton apart after taking the first set 64 MTI activated the nuke button on his one-handed backhand to match Shelton's power and for every time he ventured forward musti made sure to punish Shelton oh here's another one musetti was just too hot to handle 6476 your final I think Lorenzo musetti is one hell of a player when he's in form his talent is undeniable and I can't wait to see the very best from him but while Shelton was licking his wounds herkos had to show fans that there was more to his game than just serves so he decided to show off his hand skills both players traded heavy ground strokes but herkos as usual couldn't risk the temptation of a tie break so that's exactly how the first two sets played out with both players sharing the spoils herkos took the first and Corda took the second after producing some moments of Brilliance late on here's one for you come the third set herkos was back to some more finesse oh lovely touch following a forehand error from Corda herkos stole the only break of the match and ran away with it coming off his miraculous Escape against Dan Evans Chris Eubanks had his Mojo going for him as he cooked up Wicked pieces of play like this oh Brilliance up 5-3 in the first set and serving for the set eubank's level dipped and he double faulted to hand the break back to Zev who would then come out on top in the tie break come the second set it was Zev holding all the cards after breaking Eubanks early on Zev never really looked to be in trouble and while Eubanks put up a fight towards the end of the match there would be no Miracle this time for the American 76 63 in favor of the German switching over to the WTA a Catarina alexandrova produced the upset of the day taking down IGA fiant and what was a Flawless performance I didn't see that one coming alexandrova lit up the stadium breaking EGA in the very first game with a ferocious forehand it was a similar theme for most of the match here's one and here's another it was a forehand Clinic from alexandrova let's just say EA couldn't find solutions to the situation and she saw her hopes of winning the sunshine double dashed to Pieces as alexandrova made it back to the quarterfinals in Miami elsewhere carolene Garcia beat KOCO goof for the third consecutive time this time in three sets it would be Garcia's first top 10 win in 16 months off the courts Andy Murray announced that he had suffered a tear in one of his ligaments and his legs from the last match and will be out of action for an extended period of time we wish Andy a speedy recovery but elsewhere Stephano cipas was busy curating his version of Bohemian rap city for paa Bosa I just want to make a song with you what a day Monday in the tennis world was stacked but let me tell you Tuesday was on another level in the round of 16 matches yanuk CER faced Chris oconnell Chris started strong breaking Center in the very first game yeah he got him but CER grew into the match and was able to overturn the deficit to steal the first set 6'4 oconnell to his credit didn't do too many things wrong but CER was just brilliant oh hello the fox got the job done in straight sets before conducting the crowd and'll beting to see even though C's theer of the two Midway through the match this funny moment played out can we have our ball back please I'll give you another one thanks but when we grabbed our popcorn for the carito smetti match we knew that there could be only one outcome pure entertainment but before then the bees just couldn't let go of alcaraz so they followed him around the real magic happened on the court though however it was alcaraz's day to shine so he did this in no time the top seed took the first set 63 but then musetti knew it was time to give alcaraz a taste of his own medicine so he did this the movement Point construction anticipation everything was Sublime in response caritos unlocked new levels giving us those Exquisite Drop shots Carlos put the game to bed as he entered into his 12th Masters 1000 quarterfinal next up Gregor demitro faced Hubie herkos in what was yet another Blockbuster herkos took the first set thanks to some clinical service games but come the second set it was grigor who was stretching her out on the floor both players then decided to turn the match into an exhibition Midway into the second set apparently they remembered it was a competitive match so they decided to get a little more serious dimitrov took the second set and set up the tone for an intense finale how many times has grigor put huie on the floor now someone helped this guy if you could believe it the final set goes to a tie break and herkos is then left nashing his teeth after this happens touch always touch the net tennis is a cruel sport isn't it dimitrov went on to win the match to become only the ninth active man to reach the quarterfinals or better at all nine Masters 1000 events also he's now 5-0 against Hobie I see you all asking for a deep dive on baby Federer in the comments I'll definitely keep that in mind while chaos was brewing in the herkos match Karen hatov went MIA against Sasha Zev losing in straight sets 6-1 64 hatov failed to create a single breakpoint all match and was completely outplayed by zv whose service game was Unreal at the same time Germany's Dominic coper who had impressively taken out two seeds attempted to continue with his amazing tennis but then denil Medvedev happened the match was super close in the first set with denil needing to unleash a big forehand to take it and unfortunately Ely for the neutrals the second set was a blowout as meddev Bagel the German to bag his 350th ATP win and also keep his title defense on track but while denil the Destroyer prevailed Casper Roode who we just did a deep dive on got beaten by an inspired Nico Jerry and just like we highlighted in the video rud's return game couldn't quite hold up to the big serving Jerry who closed out the game in straight sets brilliant finish but another upset was brewing elsewhere Alex deor was Fabian maran's second top 10 victim of the tournament the kid is legit with the win Maran will break into the top 40 next week and I'm pretty sure his ceiling is going to be way higher than that while we were busy trying to digest everything that went down on the ATP Tour the WTA was cooking too Elena rebaka faced Maria Saker in the quarterfinal and it was a battle of attrition sakur who's been in formed since hiring her new coach came prepared both players exchanged breaks early on and fought tooth and nail as the first set war on however rebaka would steal it at the death thanks to a phenomenal forehand that made it to the Highlight Reel Saker would then show her mental resolve by Saving two match points the Greek then dragged the set to a tie break as the nail biting action got more intense and here's how she Drew level the reaction tells you everything rebaka was pissed off so she decided to go Defcon one on her backhand in the third set but when the going gets tough the tough get going Maria sakur denied rebaka yet again on the third match point and I was out of breath seeing what had just played out are you kidding the fourth Match Point came and went begging but rebaka would not be at the fifth time of asking this ladies and gentlemen is why we love tennis and if you thought today was eventful just wait for tomorrow my wrist started to to make some issues again Wednesday in the tennis world came with a bit of a sour taste to it disaster struck again for Dominic team as he confirmed that he had injured his right wrist again he did say however that he was going to play at the Estero open to test himself can make it to esteril that I can play there that's the plan as well while we were all gutted for team someone had really nice words for the Austrian the bizarre start to the day carried on as Novak ended his coaching partnership with Goran Ivanovich after 5 years of working together clearly the goat is still searching for some answers hopefully he finds one before the clay Court season begins but our Spirits were lifted when we stepped on the court for the quarterfinal matches check number two Tomas mahat who upset Andre rublev and also beat Andy Murray in the earlier round rounds was given the impossible job of getting past yanic CER both players traded breaks in the first two games and then this happened facing yanic siner these days almost seems like a death sentence still pissed at himself for losing the point the check redirected anger to his forehand and the result was glorious with the game Dead even at three all CER made his move and broke Maha the Italian would then take care of business to take the first set 6'4 come the second set cner was anything but ordinary for all his efforts mahat would go home empty-handed each time he traded shots with Center 64 62 and a 20th Victory this season for the Italian up next in Hard Rock stadium was denil the octopus meddev against Nicholas Jarry the defending champ made life difficult for Jerry by neutralizing his power with impeccable returns to take the first set 62 Jerry made 14 unforced errors in the set compared to Med's three come the second set Jerry was getting a crash course and learning how to return serves from the parking lot because what on Earth is this to his credit Jerry opted to go to the net more often to punish medy both players got in on the grind and gave it their all as they produced Epic points like [Music] this fueled by the energetic South Florida crowd Jerry continued to close in at the net winning 15 out of 19 net points the set went into a tie break but it was the octopus who would come out on top to set up a rematch with yanic CER in WTA action number 14 seed a Katarina alexandrova outlasted Jessica pigula in a gritty thre Setter that lasted almost 2 hours alexandrova who defeated Elena rebaka and Adelaide back in January before defeating igas sponch earlier this week chose violence on Wednesday night Pula for all her incredible defense could only do so much before alexandrova burrowed her way through one all a piece both players decided to give us a treat in the third set the Russians high pressure style paid off as she broke Pula late on to secure back-to-back top five wins and her second WTA 1000 semi-final in the other quarterfinal clash of the day the informed Danielle Collins steamrolled carolene Garcia on route to a straight sets win thanks to an impeccable service game that saw Collins win 90% of her first serf points but real quick there's something I want to update you guys on we'll be featuring Danielle herself on the channel very soon and for those missing out on the WTA action trust me you need to jump on the bandwagon with the tensions rising and the stakes higher than ever Thursday in the tennis world delivered some heavyweight action and guess which special guest was in attendance Mike Tyson once said everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face well that quote played out when Carlos alcarez faced grigor demitro in what looked to be a one-sided boxing match grigor wasn't messing around and He Came Out Swinging goodness me what a return snatching the early break demitro went god mode on caritos brother the violence continued as demitro dominated alcaraz with his ground strokes he looked like he was really feeling his backhand too who said the one handers were becoming dinosaurs how about this play right here with lightning fast reflexes and baby soft hands at the net demitro pulled off one of the most incredible drop volleys right here with remarkably consistent depth on first serve turns dimitrov ended the first set with this cold-blooded moment oh goodness me the Relentless domination continued in the second set as grigor the Destroyer Unleashed this forehand and here's how he broke the top seat in [Music] Miami what a way to break Lord have mercy with alcarez serving to stay in the match demitro continued to breathe down his neck as he he pulled out another Masterpiece of a backhand return right [Music] here with alcaraz beaten like a drum in Hard Rock stadium the match was over quickly a brilliant performance from Gregor demitro 6264 in favor of the 32-year-old Bulgarian who now has beaten Carlos for the second time in a row old school is making a comeback and our man grigor is leading the way we need to talk about Gregor Nitro soon what do you think after the match Carlos had no idea what had just hit him and he had this to say he made me feel like I'm 13 years old you know it was crazy meanwhile Alexander Zev was up against the crafty Fabian Maran Zev needed to be alert and he was clutch in the right moments oh Sensational in a highquality first set that saw zov get an early break marijan imploded with a double fault as the first set ended 63 oh what a shame that it had to with a double fault not exactly thrilled the Hungarian went back to the kitchen to get us another flavor of his drop shot recipe and if that wasn't enough how about this as both players continued to trade heavy ground strokes to reach 65 in the second set Zev made his move for the kill with two beautiful backhand returns here's the first one and here's the second one brilliant finish 63 75 for Sasha but no doubt Maran would have been proud of his performances this week after gunning down two top 10 opponents but when we checked in on the WTA we found rebaka and Azarenka both fighting for a spot in the Miami final it was a baseline slugfest but rebaka came fully prepared as she Unleashed this beautiful backhand right here astonishing after striking first to seize the first set 6'4 rebaka faced the wrath of via who was spraying winners all over the court before we knew it Azarenka had Bagel rebaka to forcefully take the second set rebaka getting Bagel somebody pinched me reako was so pissed that she decided to make via pay for her sins in the third but while reako was serving for the match this happened no way and inspired via dragged the deciding set to a tiebreak but rebaka took care of business as she made her way back to the final in Miami however when Danielle Collins faced a Katarina alexandrova both players threw caution to the wind as they displayed unparalleled levels of aggression and intensity Collins took the first set 6-3 on her sixth set point Come the second set Collins was unplayable as she hit Winner's shot after shot oh she's made it after shot before we knew it Collins put the game to bed 63 62 your final however we were about to witness a crime scene the following day on Friday violence was on the menu again in the tennis world and one man was responsible for it all yanic sinner sinner was facing denal Medvedev in a mouthwatering semi-final clash and as soon as the match started it was clear that the had one goal in mind to destroy everything cner raced out of the blocks to a five love lead in the first set leaving everyone wondering what was happening meddev included and he converts his first what a set of tennis from Yan medy had gotten kicked out of his comfort zone and was struggling to return body serves meanwhile CER was also Ultra aggressive on the return in what was a complete beat down there was no way out for meddev when he decided to be aggressive cner not only matched but also surpassed his level of aggression and when sinner didn't Medvedev was outdone by his own errors when medy decided to fall back on his defense he got punished by the Italian's mesmerizing shot making we did have time for a few flashes of Brilliance from the Russian like this play right here oh hello but for all he cared cner was the one calling the shots and when the moment arrived he went for the jugular to deliver the Fatal blow right here simply too good in every Department someone call the cops the score line was tied for medvedev's worst defeat of his ATP career and at this point words fail me to describe what we just witnessed the rise of yanic Sinner from flashy moments of Brilliance to remarkable consistency at the highest level has been one of the most satisfying tennis stories in the last couple of years and I'm super excited to have witnessed it in all its Glory yet another crazy chapter in this rivalry on Good Friday when meddev was hoping sinner would repent for his sins the Italian decided to add insult to injury by beating the breakes off meddev you don't often see a hardcourt specialist humiliated this way and it isn't because meddev was so terrible sinner just decided to pounce on him without Mercy with Medvedev leading six zip in their head-to-head just a couple months ago it's now 65 with cner winning the last five contests The Hunter has become the hunted and while we were trying to wrap our heads around what just happened grigor demitro was facing Alexander Zev in the other leg of the semi-final diit had not beaten Sasha in a decade and had lost their last seven encounters but grigger was not about to allow his intrusive thoughts get the better of him late into the first set we saw this wonderful piece of play right here forant stuff as demitro went on to steal the first set at the death the second set was close as both players held serves which led us to a tie break with the stakes higher than ever for both players verev made his move with this ridiculous backhand and with the German eventually taking the second set we knew that we were in for more Miami magic the entertainment continued into the third grigger with the variety Sasha with the backhand Brilliance but the moment of truth came at this point oh no way demitro stayed strong as he got the win 64 67 64 history was made and he'll go back inside the top 10 back into the top 10 for the first time since November 2018 and into his third Masters 1000 final demitro shared a heartwarming moment with his close friend Serena Williams what a day but there was more to come over the weekend Saturday in the tennis world was a historic day in women's tennis and legends like Andre agasse were there to witness it live since Danielle Collins announced her plans to retire at the end of this season she's been an absolute monster on the court facing the mysterious Elena rebaka in the WTA Final in Miami Hollin was determined to go all out for the W with the match as tight as two coats of paint at five all Collins saved a break point in incredible fashion she would then go on to break rebaka at the death and take the first set 75 thanks to a backhand error from rebaka the second set came and it was Collins who was off to a quick start as she broke rakino right away with a devastating return game but Elena wasn't going to just roll over and accept defeat so she broke back right away but when serving to level the set at four all reuk was on the receiving end of a ferocious backhand that led to an error and on her fourth championship Point Collins finally did [Music] it it's Dreamland her first Masters 1000 title and the biggest win of her life ladies and gentlemen your 2024 Miami open presented by singles Champion Danielle with her title run Collins became the lowest ranked woman to ever win the Miami open and her story has been inspirational to say the least we had the chance to sit down with Danielle at the ATX open and we'll be hearing from her very soon on the channel I'm super excited to share it with all of you coming from a middle class family Danielle Collins needed a backup plan so she took the college route and only turned Pro in 2016 with not too much support Collins fought hard throughout her career reaching the Australian Open final in 2022 and breaking into the top 10 not to mention that she struggled with two chronic and serious medical conditions endometriosis and rheumatoid arthritis while putting her body under the most stressful conditions on tour and now here she is making history in her final season and going out with a bang what a moment for the American but for Elena rebaka its back-to-back losses at the Miami open Final as the week reached its climax Sunday afternoon delivered a double dose of dynamism and ridiculous Court coverage as CER faced Gregor dmitrov cner had taken this road to the final and dimitrov had to go through all of these players right here with both players being the only men with 20 plus wins in 2024 we knew that we were in for a showdown the match got underway and dimitrov was off to a good start and was dishing out some good backend returns like we see here but after failing to break Center at 21 thanks to an inside out forehand that didn't miss by much grigger would face the wrath of siner and get broken in his next service game right here yes the Relentless aggression from CER continued as he drew out errors from dimitrov's backhand on top of that Center's defense was also impeccable the Italian scrambling around the court would pay off as he broke grigor to seize the opening set right here all of these highlights just REM remind me how much I love tennis by the second set CER had everyone wondering whether he was still human or he had fully transformed into an alien he continued to pounce on gor's backhand with great depth and Pace to break him early on as the match continued CER was winning most of the rallies eight shots or less well demitro needed to hit what would have been winners against other players multiple times just to get a point off Yanik but a rare error from demitro 4-1 down in the second set would be the final nail in the coffin as another service game Slipped Away oh no what a shame after 72 minutes cner went on to close out the match 63 6-1 tactically the match was won because sner was able to do quite a number of things cner clearly had Superior ground strokes and he was comfortable trading backhands with grigor CER hit 57 backhand ground strokes excluding voles in the match and guess how many unforced errors he made none meanwhile demitro entered double figures for eror is on his backhand also dimitrov's sliced back hands were not able to protect him from CER like they did against Sasha and alcaraz not only did he slice less often but he also missed more than usual like we can see here not willing to go backhand to backand with Center because of his incomparable Top Spin grigor sometimes seemed a little bit too anxious to go on runaround Four Hands which only led to more errors next up Center's return game was Flawless he was able to turn defense into attack so many times here's how he flipped the switch in one of those points I'm sure you'll notice how deep he returned here almost a grigor feet to neutralize his offense another Point worth noting is that CER was great at serving to the body to jam up grigger on second serves for all his athleticism aggression serve plus one forehand and variety dimitrov was no match for The Italian who continued to breathe down his neck let's be honest dimitrov didn't play badly he just happened to be faced with a yanic center puzzle a puzzle which nobody has answers to at the moment now 22 in1 this year and 42 and3 since the US Open we can only imagine what lies ahead as we pack our bags and prepare for the European clay swing if you loved this video please hit that subscribe button and if you missed last week's videos no worries I've got 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