Bjorn Borg
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Bjorn Borg "Ice Borg"

Sweden
Modern Legends Retired #1 career high 66 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 180cm
11 Grand Slams
  • Roland Garros 6
  • Wimbledon 5
Pioneer of the heavy topspin two-handed backhand. Exceptional mental fortitude and physical conditioning, dominating both clay and grass with baseline consistency.

Coaches: Lennart Bergelin

Video Library (60 videos)

Name FPS Duration
Borg Open Stance-0012218 @0012218 Borg's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His feet are set in a clear open stance with the outside foot anchoring as he rotates, and you can see a small adjustment hop before contact to fine-tune spacing.
5s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Front Bjorn Borg's forehand approach from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western forehand grip is paired with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag on the forward swing before a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3.3s
BH Center · Front Bjorn Borg's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his dominant hand in a semi-western-like position with the non-dominant hand driving the racket, while his wrists stay relatively firm with minimal snap through contact.
2.4s
BH Center · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick split-step into compact adjustment steps before setting a stable, mostly neutral stance with both feet firmly planted on the baseline.
2.6s
BH Center · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick split-step into small adjustment steps before planting in a mostly neutral stance, with a pronounced rear-leg push-off to recover back toward the middle.
2.3s
BH Wide · Rear Bjorn Borg's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves laterally, with a deep knee bend and strong outside leg push-off to reach and stabilize for the wide ball.
2.6s
BH Center · Side Bjorn Borg's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his trunk so that the torso leads the racquet through contact.
2.3s
BH Wide · Side Bjorn Borg's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high over his right shoulder while his outside leg plants and pushes him back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
BH Volley · Front Bjorn Borg's backhand volley from the front, filmed from a front angle. After contact he extends the racquet slightly forward with both hands while his weight continues moving through the court, then quickly brings the racquet back to center to re-establish a compact ready position.
1.8s
BH Volley · Rear Bjorn Borg's backhand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders stay relatively square to the net with only a mild trunk rotation, and the upper body moves as a compact unit with minimal coil and uncoil through contact.
1.5s
BH Drop Shot · Rear Bjorn Borg's backhand drop shot from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the wrists stay relatively firm through contact to gently soften the ball over the net.
1.9s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Bjorn Borg's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his back leg swings through, bringing him into a balanced, forward-ready position on the baseline.
2.2s
First Serve · Ad · Front #2 Bjorn Borg's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. His shoulders turn as a unit with the trunk on the toss, then uncoil together toward contact with minimal lateral sway through the kinetic chain.
2.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Bjorn Borg's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay relatively closed toward the net through the toss and initial upward swing.
2.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Bjorn Borg's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay relatively closed toward the baseline until just after contact.
2.3s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a compact pinpoint stance with a small front-foot adjustment before the toss and a pronounced rear-leg drive up into the court.
2.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings his tossing arm back in front of his body, settling into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.4s
FH Center · Front Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. From this angle his semi-western grip and relaxed wrist lag before contact are evident, with a pronounced wrist snap as the racquet accelerates up the back of the ball.
1.8s
FH Inside In · Front #1 Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork uses small adjustment hops into a semi-open stance, with a quick recovery step that brings him back to a balanced ready position after contact.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Front #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips uncoiling aggressively toward the inside-in target.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Front Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center position, filmed from the front. His footwork features a quick split step into a small adjustment hop before setting a mostly neutral stance, with a decisive pivot on the front foot as he drives through the shot.
1.9s
FH Running · Front #1 Bjorn Borg's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his relatively conservative semi-western grip with a firm but relaxed wrist, creating a noticeable lag of the racquet head before a compact, controlled wrist release through contact.
2.7s
FH Running · Front #2 Bjorn Borg's running forehand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit on the unit turn, then uncoil sharply through contact with the chest finishing fully rotated toward the target.
2.5s
FH Running · Front #3 Bjorn Borg's forehand on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His footwork features quick adjustment steps into a semi-open stance followed by a pronounced recovery step back toward the center after contact.
2.6s
FH Short · Front Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn while his knees load deeply, and you can see strong upward leg drive pushing him into the court through contact.
2.1s
FH Wide · Front Bjorn Borg's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving back toward the center, with the non-hitting hand quickly returning to a ready position.
2s
FH Inside In · Rear Bjorn Borg's forehand hit InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives steeply up and through the court, producing heavy topspin.
2.4s
FH Inside Out · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to torso to arm through contact.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand inside-out from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then drive up and around as his legs push explosively into the court during the forward swing.
2.4s
FH Running · Rear Bjorn Borg's running forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features rapid adjustment steps as he sprints wide, then plants in a semi-open stance before using a strong recovery step pattern to get back toward the middle.
2.8s
FH Short · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket contacts the ball well in front of his body with a slightly closed face and a steep low-to-high swing path that produces heavy topspin.
2.5s
FH Short · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with a pronounced shoulder rotation, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position after recovering toward the center.
2.2s
FH Wide · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the rear. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward, indicating heavy topspin.
2.7s
FH Wide · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the backswing, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a controlled pronation through contact.
2.9s
FH Center · Side Bjorn Borg's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn deeply past 90 degrees relative to the net, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils ahead of the arm swing to sequence the kinetic chain.
2.2s
FH Wide · Side Bjorn Borg's wide backhand from the side. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping high across his body while his weight continues moving toward the sideline before he re-loads the non-dominant hand on the racquet to recover.
2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Bjorn Borg's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net with a deep knee bend on both legs, showing strong loading in the thighs before he drives up into the return.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Bjorn Borg's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle, you can clearly see his early shoulder turn creating a deep trunk coil, followed by a synchronized uncoiling of the torso that drives the two-handed swing through contact.
2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Bjorn Borg's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip on the return is firm with a relatively quiet wrist, showing minimal pre-contact wrist lag and a controlled, compact wrist release through impact.
2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward to impart heavy topspin.
1.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a slightly open stance sets up quick lateral adjustment steps before and after contact to stay balanced on the baseline.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he drives his weight diagonally back toward the center and quickly resets his two-handed backhand grip into a compact ready position.
2.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly above head height, and the racket head accelerates up and across his body, emphasizing topspin and directional control.
2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Bjorn Borg's backhand return of first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the two-handed swing path accelerates steeply upward to impart heavy topspin.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #4 Bjorn Borg's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his two-handed grip shows the left hand driving the racquet with a firm wrist while the right wrist stays relatively relaxed, creating a stable but slightly laid-back racquet face through contact.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His compact split step into a slightly open stance sets up quick lateral adjustment steps before planting for the two-handed backhand.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with his racquet wrapping across his body while his weight shifts forward into the court, quickly resetting his feet into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate from closed to more open as he uncoils into the court.
2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil before uncoiling, with the torso clearly leading the arm swing in the kinetic chain.
2.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His compact split-step into a semi-open stance leads into a quick pivot and crossover recovery step back toward the center baseline.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Bjorn Borg's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball striking around waist height, and the forward swing path accelerates low to high with noticeable racket head speed through the hitting zone.
2.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Bjorn Borg's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm with minimal grip change while his wrist pronates smoothly through contact to add spin and control.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is only slightly tilted upward with a clearly pronated forearm, sending the ball off the strings at a moderate height just above his tossing shoulder.
2.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates smoothly through contact, creating a clear wrist snap just after impact.
2.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball struck just above head height, emphasizing an upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
2.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Bjorn Borg's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and swing, with a noticeable delayed uncoiling of the torso that sequences ahead of the arm extension.
2.4s
BH Slice Center · Front Bjorn Borg's backhand slice from the center, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a compact trunk rotation, and you can clearly see the upper body staying stable while the trunk subtly uncoils through contact to control the depth and skid of the slice.
2s
BH Slice Center · Rear #1 Bjorn Borg's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, creating a clear downward and slightly forward cutting path through the shot.
2.5s
BH Slice Center · Rear #2 Bjorn Borg's backhand slice from center court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs stay flexed with a noticeable knee bend as he steps into the ball, while his hips remain relatively closed through contact to keep the slice compact and controlled.
2.5s
BH Slice Center · Side Bjorn Borg's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact he extends the racket forward with a long, low follow-through while his weight transfers onto his front foot and his non-hitting hand stays back to aid torso control before resetting.
3s

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