Yakabe, Tadanori

矢河辺忠則

Tadanori Yakabe is a tennis player ranked 36th in the Kanto Junior circuit. Eiichirou Maruo described his playing style as similar to Alex's. Tadanori is a highly skilled player, being one of the top seeds in the All Japan Tournament.
Tadanori was essentially a baseliner specialist with a strong serve and flat forehands. His shots are not exceptional, but they have variety and are usually powerful. His serve is not on par with Takuma's, but it 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.