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IShowSpeed picks up a tennis racquet for the first time, with Serena Williams waiting

A boxing gym, a former NCAA champion and Liev Schreiber's narration all stand between the streamer and one returned serve.

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Can I Return a 120 MPH Serve From Serena Williams?

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0:01Speed sets his goal: returning just one of Serena Williams' serves would count as a win.
1:31At BallenIsles Country Club he meets coach Jarmere Jenkins and admits he has never played tennis.
7:19Training moves on to net volleys, jumping overheads and how to serve and return.
12:26A boxing gym in West Palm Beach drills split steps, hip rotation and the kinetic chain.
16:19Serena Williams arrives and tests his rally shots, volleys and smashes.
18:18The first of five drills asks for seven serves out of ten over the net; the result comes here.

What does a man who has never played tennis need before facing Serena Williams? In IShowSpeed's new episode, the answer turns out to include a boxing gym.

His goal is modest, at least as he states it at the start: "If I can return one ball of Serena's, that's a W in my eyes." The road there is longer. At BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, he admits, "I never played tennis a day in my life," and coach Jarmere Jenkins, a former NCAA champion and Williams' hitting partner, starts from zero: forehands, backhands, footwork, a ball machine, then volleys, overheads and serves. Jenkins' private forecast is blunt: "Serena is gonna destroy him."

Then comes the detour. At Elite Boxing in West Palm Beach, trainers Dave Lewter and Will Nestor drill split steps and hip rotation, and Speed comes away convinced that boxing and tennis share the same foundation.

The video drew about a million views since yesterday. It is a sponsored production, made with OBB in partnership with Dick's Sporting Goods, and it carries the polish to match: Liev Schreiber, a familiar voice from HBO's Hard Knocks, narrates.

Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, arrives past the 16-minute mark. She tests his rallies and smashes, sizes him up ("I love the height. It's so cute") and sets five drills, the first asking for seven serves out of ten over the net.

In the comments, two subjects run side by side: how hard tennis is to pick up, with many players saying he did well for a first time, and Speed's personal definition of "déjà vu," which viewers note means something quite different.

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What viewers say

SON that is not what Deja Vu means 😭
@dvlogsgamingSee it on YouTube
as a tennis player, this was a hard watch. but is like the few sports that u genuinely need time to learn and speed is kinda good for a first timer 😭
@BK_KK1See it on YouTube
He did a great job picking a racquet for the first time. Tennis is really difficult.
@cecilielsaSee it on YouTube

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Buddy thought a Mirage is Deja Vu😂😂😂😂
@mastermovesmakermartinSee it on YouTube
Great job speed 💪🏾 such a privilege to train with Serena Williams 💗
@MisunderstoodPupilSee it on YouTube
Tennis 🎾 is wayyy harder than it looks
@blueice233See it on YouTube
Serena was right the first time. Speed could be a trainer to someone on tour.
@techinallday8926See it on YouTube
For a first try, Speed did pretty well—tennis is tougher than it looks!
@PaulUnfilteredClipsSee it on YouTube
It’s Serena laughing after the first serve for me I’m dying 😂😂😂
@BlckGadSee it on YouTube
Her serve wasn’t just powerful, it was a nightmare for opponents. GOAT behaviour 🔥👸
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