Tadanori Yakabe

Tadanori Yakabe is tennis player ranked 36 in Kanto Junior. Eiichirou Maruo described his playing style to be similar to Alex's. Tadanori is highly skilled player, being one of the highly seeded players in All Japan Tournament.

Tadanori was essentially a baseliner specialist with a strong serve and flat forehands. His shots are not exceptional but has a variety and are usually powerful. His serve is not on par with Takuma but is still very fast. He started using Serve and Volley to increase his arsenal of techniques. He uses it in combination with his fast serve to make it effective. He has improved his skills but is relatively inexperienced in Serve and Volley.

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