Return a Professional Tennis Serve, Win $1000
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It’s crazy how a ping pong channel can make non ping pong videos that I enjoy just as much. Great video as always!
Fax
As a tennis player I enjoyed it even more than the usual videos
Same for me. And i dont even play ping pong or tennis.
Ye they’re just likable dudes haha
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This gives a great perspective at just how incredible professional level tennis players actually are. This guy would probably have to play qualifiers to get into ATP tournaments and yet his serve has so much pace and depth that it's unreturnable for even dedicated recreational players.
Yeah it's nuts. Those serves were completely unreturnable for these level players their only chance is if it's out.
I don't know how the rest of his game is, but those serves in that environment would be incredibly difficult to return for anybody
@@SoloPerICommenti In pro tournaments, serves at around that speed (over 200 kmh) can only be returned with luck, if the opponent is placed correctly, guesses the right trajectory, etc. The human body simply can't respond that quickly, nor move that quickly.
The challenge was fixed! Scam, I tell ya!
@@ZarkWonderbread look, I was playing at a pretty low level, but my serve was around 175km/h flat even if it was not really accurate (speed measured a few times). But when I was directing it to the right place it was a problem even for players much better than me... just it was not happening very often, lol.
The guy was hitting some bombs that were also very well directed. Not sure if he can do it in a game as well, but many of those were aces even in the ATP circuit
Exactly. I've been top ranked university player and I've been courtside watching the #1 national player. His serves are so big that I would struggle getting any returns. However he played on ATP tour and could barely win any sets.
"What would you spend the 1000€ on?"
"My hospital bill after trying to recieve this serve!"
That one got me good lmao. i like this guy. Also when i saw the 20x increase from level 2 to level 3, i thought that was a bit much of a difference - until i saw the serve. Yup, checks out
I didn’t know they had hospital bills in Finland
@@alexlasher2525 there are hospital bills but they are nominal. Like 30e for a hospital visit.
This is the sort of video that helps you realize that the pros are on just another level entirely. It looks impossible to return Otto's serve, then you see he's (only) ATP rank 340, and you're like, ohhhhhh
A guy who is 340 in the world (even a guy who is semi-pro) can serve just as well as a top 100 player. Just don’t necessarily have the consistency or to back it up on big points
yeah. really gives perspective on the way guys like Agassi and Federer have been able to smack these sorts of serves casually straight back past the server for winners like it was nothing
Look at some of the results players with these rankings are pulling off against top players. I know people say they have slowed down courts since the 90s but players are more athletic and there is more depth. Unless you have a strong tennis federation behind you or some serious money the biggest challenge is qualifying for events that reward ATP points. Skill, talent and athleticism are a start but consider that Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray both rely on wildcards for most tournaments they enter which just makes it even harder for lower ranked players to qualify for ATP events. Compare tennis players to athletes from team sports and they barely have a chance to compete. Most top soccer clubs have almost as much depth as the entire ATP tour.
@@evilotis01 It's funny that u did not say djokovic as he is clearly the best returner ever.
@@MrRadiantMan these things are subjective but imo Agassi was way better than Djokovic. Djokovic gets more back, maybe, but the way Agassi would just cream 200+ km/h serves straight back past the server as if it was no big deal ... no-one has done that before or since, imo
Otto beat Kokkinakis today, who is an ATP 250 winner, Australian Open Doubles Champion and n°86 in the world. Huge congrats !! 🇫🇮❤
Congrats Otto!
I saw that as well!
This was the other day. He won through got the QF today.
It's 100% because he warmed up in this video with our Pongfinity guys
Yes sir I watched him beat Paul jubb yesterday
So here's a funny bit of perspective. Serena Williams hits her serves at roughly the same speed as Otto. But in a poll of 1700 adults in Great Britain, 12 percent of men and 3% or women thought they could win a point off her. Not return her serve, they thought they could actually win a point.
In a best-out-of-three sets match, you'd have 48 chances to win that point, whereas in the case, you get one shot. To put it in perspective, I think 12% of men and 3% of women here also have a good chance of winning €1000 if they had 48 tries, if you also consider the guy has to serve 48 times without fault :).
What is really funny is that otto is about 176 in the world and even top club players are not likely to win a point. Forget about getting a point off serena we don't have the placement spin or power she could give the doubles lines and no fault serve to an club player and then they may get a point or two but a game not likely
lol
@@MrAntup Well, as good as Serena is, she unlikely to beat any men in tthe top 200. This is both a popular and unpopular opinion of course 😅. Anyway, we're talking one point, not one game.
@@zzfaithlezz are we talking professional players returning otto or just regular club players.
Haven't watched Otto play before. Wow, his serve technique looks super impressive. I see he's only 20. With Emil already making it to the regular tour, hopefully Otto can follow suit. I just found that he's a junior Wimbledon doubles champion as well. So best wishes to him ahead 👍🏽
And great video this guys. Thanks for doing a Tennis video 👏🏽👍🏽
U mean emil russouviri ? Whatever his name is spelled like
@@Untergrundhase Yes
Lol it’s not the same emil at all
yeah he was actually insane he's so talented and buff so it doesn't surprise me
(edit: thought u were talking about table tennis otto...)
i honestly was impressed by pongfinity otto serves, he had a 172 km/h serve in, that's not easy at all.
It was faster than many pro female serves
I think I saw 199km/h at some point in the video
If you can perfectly pause and watch frame by frame from 5:06, you will see that it clocks 201 kmph
@@lindecember31 He's talking about the Otto from Pongfinity, not the pro player
Would have loved to tried this challenge as a high school tennis player.
Yeah same. I once returned my tennis coach's fast serves and it is still one of the best things I have done
Same
I got to play against some 200 kph serves as youth player, but all of them on clay courts. The difference on hard must be massive.
I think you would have to be much older than high school to even have the practice necessary to return that serve. At least 25ish with over 10 years professional training, I would assume.
@@DevilWearsAdidas I've been playing since I was 8 and im a serious in high-school the biggest I've returned so far has been 128 so I think I have a 50 50 of getting it.
I grew up playing tennis cause my dad was a teaching pro and his sister was a touring pro in the 1970s. He was 6 ft 6 in and had a huge serve which was al ml post unreturnable when he really cranked it. I always wanted to win a point vs his serve. My dad died in a car accident while sitting at a toll booth on the sunshine skyway bridge in Tampa, Fl. in the 1990s. Rest in peace pops, will see u again one day !
Man.... I'm sorry. RIP to the tall king dishing out the heat. I have a lot of memories with that bridge/area from growing up in the 90s.
I just played Otto today. Can confirm his serve is a nuke. Strange how this vid came up on my CZcams home page 😂.
You played also pretty good tho, keep on working and training
Good match against Gastao! :)
I am a ballboy at the Nottingham open and after seeing him play i can confirm his serve is a monster
Your job is really tough, I've to admit.
I always feel sympathy for the ballboys, they're doing everything apart from the two players.
Their alertness, their discipline, their honesty are amazing 🤩
@@bitanmandal977 Thanks, i actually got off the court from Otto's match 10 minutes ago. Almost got murdered by a few serves but feeling good
@@slick6537 yeah, his match against Millman right?
Be careful always, ik you're but still.
Respect 🙌
@@bitanmandal977 Yeah it was. I was on the Wang match next to it when it finished but it looks like he dominated the final set
@@slick6537 czcams.com/video/611c89k-luk/video.html maybe you could see yourself in the top left corner :)
The level of skill and athletic ability of professional sportsmen is inconceivable.
Think about it, Otto is 21, he barely even played on the pro circuit, he is ranked like 550 in the world, and nobody could touch him in this video. Not even close. Imagine how crazy good is a top 10 player.
I once talked to a player who was ranked 1000 or so. The main difference between a player who is ranked 1000 or top 100 or top 10 is mostly mental. Skill wise there is little difference. The top 1000 player falters on the big points like 30-40 (double fault, unforced error, etc) and often cant consitently play well in consecutive matches. The top 100 player wont fall apart under pressure and is more consistent but wont make the spectacular play when it really counts.
Anyway the main point is that you cant tell the difference between a top 10 and top 1000 player from a practice session because skill is not the main thing that separates them
@@eddyecho that might be true, but my point is how amazing professional athletes are compared to regular folk. Their skill and physical ability are mind blowing.
It's not just mental. There is a huge difference in skill level between the top 5 and say someone ranked 50th. It's why top players can win matches 6-0 6-0. They are better at serving, returning, general agility, stamina etc etc. It's the same principle that made Usain Bolt unbeatable for years, and why he destroyed the competition. It's not (just) mentality. The top athletes are clearly much better. Due to the way that skill is distributed (a normal distribution on a bell curve) the difference between #1 and #5 (number one is much better) is greater than the difference between #45 and #50 (these guys are closely matched with each other, but much worse than the top guys). If the top 50 were all pretty similar, and their results depended on mentality, you wouldn't have someone staying at #1 in the world all year.
he wants to believe its mostly mental@@eddyecho
Pongfinity back at it again with yet another banger
Watching this after a good run on Surbiton Challenger from Otto, wish him the best for his career!
great video
hope emil recovers quickly, that must hurt a lot physically and for the mental
stay strong emil ;)
Crazy to see how Otto is now 100 in the world. Can't wait for him to make top 50.
he's about 125 and he will drop because of not defending points, hopefully he has a great 2024
Many of these serves are unreturnable even by pro level players, they are just clean aces with nearly everyone.
GG Otto...
“I have to write down these moves” 🤣 5:55
Emil’s dry humour is hilarious!
I really liked that you and Otto gave 100% till the end instead of given the challengers a better chance after nobody got Ottos serves. For me that is real sportsman mentality, everybody has to earn his/her achievements!
Seeing that the pro received 1000 euros in the end was enough for the pro to try and win
He was too cocky about it tho. So he beat a girl (decent but far from pro level) with his serve. And fist pumped it. Lol, what an achievement.
This is fun to watch! Also, nice video quality and effects added on it! 💯💯💯
This is seriously a very clever collab for a low rank tennis player to do. And it shows some wisdom on behalf of the channel. This tennis player is a world class talent with a very , very , small audience outside of his local supporters.. This channel has achieved outsized levels of audience. I think for this tennis players up and coming career at the near heights of his chosen sport ,,it is only a good thing this channel has afforded him a whole new level of audience awareness... I've just watched him play a few games on very outside courts!!
Otto is amazing. I have started follow him 3 years ago. A huge from Spain to all the Pongfinity team and Otto
we gotta have a 2nd episode to this, it was so good
I love how Emil just served through the pain of his ankle, get well soon!
You should have called this "Playing on the World's Largest Ping Pong Table"
Looks like you boosted your tennis skills a bit since your last video from tennis court, guys! Well done!
Insane video great to bring Otto back for another pongfinity video. I love your vids keep up the good work!
Otto has a strangely good serve!
yep, lefties have a special advantage while serving from left😁
They even challenge the doggo, i just love these guys they are having so much fun
Nobody had a chance to return Otto Virtanen’s serve 😄
Thanks for another marvelous video Pongfinity 😀👍🏓
Guys I love you Scandinavian positivity and simplicity. I watch you from France. Keep on the good videos!
Another amazing video and idea by Pongfinity! You are the best, keep it up guys!
Also, challenge: play table tennis on a sloped table.
this was a wonderful video! Keep up the the great work!
i wish there were more of ottos serves. honestly absolute beast. puts it close behind the net is crazy
the pro had a huge advantage because he could serve until it was in, so he was able to aim for the best angles without worry of missing.
Exactly, the top guys in the world fail at returning a good first serve multiple times in every match they play.
Thats why there was naturally such a high prize pool
but he got all his first serves in, no?
@@TopeA8 probably not
LOL he probably makes 70% of his first serves and tbh, I dont think anyone there can return his second serve kick either.
Otto's "I'm going to serve with my left hand too" was a good one!)
lefty serve is op
Truly
The yo-yo god
Awesome vid Pongfinity, I always enjoy watching you guys in action.
the guy was fighting a lot of effort when he went from his ten, wanted to clean
This is my favourite video of yours absolutely love it! Hope your ankle gets better Emil :)
Hi Emma hope you are doing well and I call you upon to stand with us.
such a wholesome video, had me smiling a lot! you're a great friendly bunch, so nice to watch you all! kudos
Loved it. Great content guys!
Your content have such a great fun!
Great video as always guys! Keep it up :)
You guys should get Emil Ruusuvuori on the channel. He’s the number 1 ranked finnish tennis player, and number 60 in the world! Great video as always!
ikr, maybe in the off season, during the year Ruusu is so busy
To be able to receive a big serve you should stand as far back as possible and jump step early to pick a side. Especially since it's a once off serve it's basically a 50/50 prediction but the early step and deep position should give you a good chance
Im amazed by the technology you showed here, both the speed detector incorporated to the net post, and the hawk eye, that tennis place is something else!
The technology is called Zenniz
Great to see Otto performing so well now. Got to Q3 at Wimbledon this year, he might even get a lucky loser spot if a few more withdraw
I’d really love to face an ATP level server… great opportunity for all those people! Great video as usual!
Terve! Guys youre awesome! I like the editing - all the audio effects (like the guitar while he acted like playing on tennis rocket) and also the cool character introductions (like the guy that just woke up : D ) . I just found this channel through this vid, Im subscribing.
I hope you do more tennis videos in the future! I think its more entretaining and brings more audience to your channel : ) Moika!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Great video! Hope you make more tennis videos in the future!
Great pro-level serves from Otto! Everyone looked to be having a lot of fun! Cheers from the USA!
0:57 That's actually a solid serve!
The most interesting part of the video is the showcase of different skill levels. You have a beginner which is very different than an amateur which is miles different than a professional. Very humbling.
Excellent vid, thanks. That's where you see the gap between pros and casuals !
I was playing tennis 3 years, but returning THIS serve wold be definitely beyond my possibilities
Yay! Another Pongfinity video!!!!!
Este video es el gran ejemplo de la calidad y la amplia diferencia con un profesional. Excelente video
the court is not big enough. watch pro matches and see how far back players stand when they return serves of opponents who serve big theyre like 15ft behind the baseline
Close to impossible for the average person to return a serve with that much pace and placement
Even high level players would struggle for sure
Great entertainment
@Javier Gonzalez Most pro matches are played on "normal" hobby courts, there is no extra space. Only the show courts have extra space.
@Javier Gonzalez They are positioned too close
It feels very good when Pongfinity uploads😍
I really enjoyed this video :) thank you
It'd be interesting to see folks try to return a body serve. Some of those aces weren't even theoretically returnable -- they'd be pro level aces causes of the angle. And how the hell is Otto so good at serving!?
They probably told him to avoid body serves so there weren't any injuries lmao
Considering Tennis pro's don't make money until they win big tournaments, Otto deserves that 1k.
He just beat Kokkinakis in straight sets
It's because Otto plays Racketlon. :)
it would be considered both rude and cheap to serve on the body of someone who is not accustomed to those speeds.
Pongfinity never runs out of content
Except maybe content that is related to tavle tennis 🤭 jk nice video
Pongfinity are on 🔥 with these uploads
It's hard to express just how good the serve is by tennis pros. It's like imagine you play at high school, then college, then country club. Winning all the time too. Then you beat all the other country club players. Then beat all the players that play around the area. Then start to beat all the players around the country. Then can beat all the players most of the time in your country and surrounding countries. Now you are approaching how good an ATP ranked player is.
You guys are sooooooooooooooooooooo fun! I love that!!!! :DDDD
Oh i see, so anyone named Otto is a beast!!
Thank you Pongfinity for the awesome video. Tennis is wayyyyyyy too underrated
Awesome video!!! Keep going guys!
the sensei has a wicked serve too, don't underestimate him
Nobody:
3:45 : *131 years of Tennis exp*
Amazing! I love your vids❤
I've been learning how to make and string a normal tennis racquet, and I've decided to try and make a stringed table tennis racquet. This would be a interesting video if you guys can somehow commission them from a professional
It's so impressive how fast those serves are, you really see how hard it is and the pro's make it look easy to return them.
there is a lot of ace in pro circuit on hard ground.
Glad to see Otto (Professional Tennis player Otto not Table Tennis Otto if y’all are wondering) back again ABSOLUTELY DEMOLISHING the pongfinity team 😂
Omg thank you so much,i was so confused reading the comments about otto
Great video. Can we have an update on Emil's chopping once he recovers from the sprained ankle?
Your videos always puts a smile on my face.
Thats actually a pretty great serve even for the top 100 atp players, average 200 kph with good angles
Sometimes I watch these pro vs joe videos and think, “yeah, I could do that.” This is not one of those times!
looking at that serve from the receiver viewpoint I had a hard time following it with my eyes , let alone my racket. Subscribed.
Well done guys. That was a brilliant video and so funny.
I saw Andy Murray return Raonic's 235kph serve at wimbledon, it was unreal! I don't know how he did it so consistently but he used to stand closer than other people which makes sense in a way.
Well Murray was the world No1 at one point in time and has won 3 grand slams in his career, so not your average player.
Challenge: try to do a ping pong rally to a steady beat (metronome), or even harder - to a song!
My mind immediately went to Air Rally from Rhythm Heaven, that would be intense
Great video Pongfinity!
I love your guys videos!! Is it possible you could use pool noodles in a video? Either using them as racquets or maybe a “pool table”. Or hit a ball into the hole of a pool noodle? Just some thoughts. Keep up the amazing work!! :)
Sick video 👏🏼🎾
Hello there Felix or Lucian
That was a fun video. I was a competitive player once upon a time and got to play against a few guys who later got into the world top 20. The difference between a decent club player and a pro, is like a toddler fighting a bear. Just making contact was a win and getting a few back was like winning the US Open.
Returned 3 of 4 Goran Ivanišević's serves at an USOpen fan event when Goran was seeded 2, early '90s. Mph ~110-120 on Central Park's clay court 12. Was rated 5.5 then...
Otto: does a casual 207 khp serve
Teammate: “BRO YOU SHOULD HAVE GOT TO THAT”😂😂
If Otto missed the serve was it just retaken? If so there would be no consequences to missing his 1st serve, which is unrepresetative of a proper match play serve. There is no way he hit the corners every time as was suggested in this video
This was a fun idea, but I wish they brought on more experienced tennis players to give it a go, as opposed to only showing beginners and casual players. Would've been interesting to see some high-level amateurs, such as a competitive high school player or competitive juniors.
And not force them to pass the two amateur serves first. Give them all a shot lol
The way he served, at 200km/h indoors, top 50 players would've been at like 30% return percentage
So good and great video I enjoyed lots 😊
I've always wanted to try that. But wow, that 200kph serve sounded like a gunshot compared to the other ones!
I think it would’ve been better if you at least told the contestants which side of the service box to expect the final serve. It would’ve been cool to see at least one person win the whole challenge.
Doesn't that kinda defeat the whole purpose? The biggest challenge in facing a good server is trying to read where they go.
@@DeeeFoo They still probably wouldn't have been able to return it, it would have made it more interesting at least.
agreed. i get that hes a pro and all but jeesh dude, serve it where they can at least react to it. hes going for blood every serve lol
The contestants could've gambled and chosen a side
Fun video, I think even pros have problems with this serve with that placement and speed.
This is the most wholesome competition I've ever seen 😂
Anyone here after watching Otto win against Team Canada in the Tennis Davis Cup Finals?!?