00:00I saw the statistics saying that the speed of the forehand and the backhand of Arina Zabalenka
00:04is faster than the top guys. I might surprise you,
00:07but to me these statistics from Arina Zabalenka is not a surprise.
00:13This statistic from Arina Zabalenka is the combination of first her power,
00:19she has an incredible natural power and she hits the ball with full power,
00:23but also her game style, which is extremely aggressive,
00:27taking the balls early and hitting the ball full power with not so much spin compared to men.
00:31That's one of the differences between men's tennis and women's tennis,
00:34men apply much more spin to the ball, they play much higher,
00:37so the ball is less fast, but it's more difficult to control,
00:40and they play with more security because of the height over the net and the spin,
00:45and they have much natural power, so they can afford it.
00:48So as women's ball is not turning as much, it flies faster,
00:52and also the fact that it's not as high over the net makes the ball land faster also.
00:57The big difference is men move faster than women,
01:00so when you're a woman and you play tennis, it makes sense for you to play fast,
01:04to hit the ball hard with less spin, because your opponent is in trouble,
01:08not all of them, not Coco for example, but most of them will be in trouble.
01:11So it makes complete sense to take more risk,
01:14to attack every return, to play closer to the net and faster with less spin.
01:19On the men's game if you do that, men move well enough to even use the speed
01:23that you create against yourself, and then you will take too much risk.
01:27On the women's side, you take the risk, but you have the reward.
01:30That's why men play a little bit slower, not because they hit the ball slower,
01:35the speed they create with their racket head,
01:37they use it to make the ball turn more than women.
01:40This statistic says how hard Sabalenka hits the ball, because it's a fact.
01:44And she's playing with full power all the time,
01:47and she's playing a high-risk tennis, definitely.
01:50But she's confident enough to do it, and it's very successful.
01:53But it's also because she applies much less spin than men,
01:56so it's the combination of the two that makes her statistics so impressive.
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