Volleying with Tennis Star Taylor Fritz
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Young Hollywood goes one-on-one with the number one tennis player in the U.S., Taylor Fritz, during the 3-day Ultimate Tennis Showdown at the Dignity Health Sports Park in L.A., where we do a little volleying and rallying, and he tells us his keys to these aspects as well as the perfect serve and, ultimately, winning!
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What's up, guys? Leslie Robbins here for Young Hollywood, coming to you from Dignity Health Sports Park. Tennis is back. It is the ultimate tennis showdown. Young Hollywood here with Taylor Fritz, the number one American player right now, number nine in the world. Uh, I couldn't be next to a better athlete with some tennis rackets and balls. So what can you show me without getting too sweaty, without getting too injured? How about we, I mean, what's your tennis expertise here?
Well, considering this racket is older than you.
We can. I can play though. How about we start really simple. Yeah. And just let's just bounce the ball a couple of times, just Got it. Okay. Easy. Okay. This is ten. No. Can you volley it back and forth to me? Okay, Tennis 101, Taylor Fritz. Let's go. Ready? Yep. Okay. While we're doing this, what's the key to a good volley?
Mmm, I'm still trying to figure it out, I think, actually. Probably not the shot to ask me about.
The key to a good serve?
Uh, I'd say the serve is all about, you have a lot of different parts of something kind of working together and then it all comes comes forward at the end with the serve, I'd say.
The key to a good rally?
Probably footwork. I mean, this is pretty good rally.
And the key to winning?
Playing to playing to win and not be not being scared to lose.
Great advice.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Taylor Fritz
Number one American tennis player interviewed
- Leslie Robbins
Young Hollywood interviewer
