David Nalbandian
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David Nalbandian "El Mago"

Argentina
Active Retired #3 career high 11 titles Right-handed One-Handed BH 180cm
Technically excellent one-handed backhand, considered one of the best in the game. Strong returner with tactical versatility and big-match temperament.

Coaches: Hernan Gumy

Video Library (591 videos)

Name FPS Duration
nalbandian lever Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point just in front of his lead hip, with a low-to-high swing path visible through the hitting zone.
8.9s
BH Approach → BH Volley · Front David Nalbandian's backhand approach from the front court, filmed from a front angle. His one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing in front as he transfers weight into the court and quickly organizes his feet into a compact ready position for the next shot.
4.7s
BH Approach → OH · Front David Nalbandian's backhand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply forward and up through the hitting zone.
9.5s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Front David Nalbandian's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His forward weight transfer into the court flows directly into a compact recovery step, with the non-hitting hand quickly returning to the racket throat to re-establish a ready position.
6s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Front David Nalbandian's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably before contact, then uncoil in sequence with the hips to drive his weight forward into the court.
6.2s
BH Approach → FH Drop Volley · Rear David Nalbandian's forehand drop volley approach from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively low with a noticeable knee bend on the last adjustment step, and the forward leg drives subtly into the court as the hips remain slightly open through contact.
5.3s
FH Approach → BH Drop Volley · Rear David Nalbandian's forehand approach and backhand drop volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his semi-western forehand grip relaxing into a softer continental grip on the backhand volley, with a subtle reduction in wrist cock just before contact to cushion the drop shot.
5s
FH Approach → OH · Rear David Nalbandian's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates low to high on a forward-driving path toward the net.
7.4s
BH Approach → BH Volley · Side David Nalbandian's backhand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His initial split-step leads into a quick adjustment step and a slightly closed stance as he moves forward, followed by small recovery steps to continue transitioning toward the net.
4.5s
BH · Arm-action · Front David Nalbandian's backhand from the center court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then the chest unwinds toward the net while the hitting-side shoulder continues through, showing clear trunk-driven sequencing into the arm swing.
2.5s
BH Center · Front · Closed David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His closed stance is clear as his front shoulder turns fully toward the net and his feet stay on a tight line before he drives through and recovers with small adjustment steps.
2.5s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His split-step into a neutral stance leads into a compact unit turn, with small adjustment steps aligning his front foot toward the incoming ball before he drives through and recovers.
2.5s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in a smooth sequence where the torso leads the arm through contact.
2.9s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at load with a deep knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive upward into contact.
2.6s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, down the line, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while his weight transfers onto the front foot and he quickly begins to reset the non-hitting hand toward a ready position.
2.6s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court down the line, filmed from the front. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with a clear weight transfer onto the front leg before a quick recovery step back to center.
2.7s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from the front. From this angle, you can clearly see his eastern one-handed backhand grip with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he drives the knuckles through the ball at contact.
2.9s
BH Center · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His compact split-step into a neutral stance is followed by a small adjustment hop that sets his weight evenly before he drives through the one-handed backhand.
2.5s
BH Center · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up and across the ball.
3s
BH Center · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before contact, then his trunk uncoils in sync with the hitting arm, making the degree of shoulder rotation and chest opening easy to distinguish.
2.8s
BH Center · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. At contact his one-handed backhand shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
2.5s
BH Center · Front #5 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a neutral stance is followed by a small adjustment hop that sets his weight evenly before he drives through the one-handed backhand.
2.2s
BH Center · Front #6 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing in front as he transfers weight into the court and quickly resets to a neutral ready position.
2.8s
BH Center · Leg-kick · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist height with a pronounced upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the hitting zone.
3s
BH Center · Leg-kick · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a pronounced rear-leg kick shows strong upward leg drive and knee extension through the shot.
4.5s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His neutral stance is clear as both feet set on a straight line toward the net before he drives through the ball and then uses small adjustment steps to recover to the middle.
2.8s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a full coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the torso leads and the hitting arm follows through the contact zone.
2.9s
BH Center · Front · Open #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle, his eastern one-handed backhand grip is clear, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the swing before firming up at contact.
3.3s
BH Center · Front · Open #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle, you can clearly see his eastern one-handed backhand grip with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the loop before firming up just prior to contact.
3.5s
BH Half Volley · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from the front court position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes around chest height with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing in front of his body as he quickly regains a compact ready position.
4.8s
BH Half Volley · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from the baseline, filmed from the front. His compact split step leads into a quick adjustment of his right leg forward, creating a slightly closed stance to stay low and stable through the half-volley.
4s
BH Half Volley · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from the front of the court, filmed from a front angle. His compact follow-through finishes around hip height while his non-hitting hand quickly returns to the racket throat as he recovers into a neutral ready position.
2.5s
BH Half Volley · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from the front of the court, filmed from a front angle. His one-handed backhand uses a firm eastern backhand grip with a stable wrist, showing minimal wrist break as he absorbs the ball early off the bounce.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral central position, filmed from the front. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended and his weight settling onto the back foot before he quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His small adjustment steps as he retreats set up a solid neutral stance, with a clear split-step before shifting weight onto the outside leg for the one-handed backhand.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out in front as his weight shifts slightly backward before he re-sets his feet into a neutral ready position.
2.5s
BH Moves Back · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing in front of his body before he resets into a compact ready position.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Front #5 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral central position, filmed from the front. His one-handed backhand grip is clearly eastern with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the takeback before firming up just prior to contact.
2.8s
BH Running · Front #1 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps into a semi-open stance and the crossover recovery toward the middle are clearly visible as he strikes on the move.
2.8s
BH Running · Front #2 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending across his body while his weight continues moving forward into the court, allowing him to quickly recover toward a neutral ready position.
2.7s
BH Running · Front #3 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves wide, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the base for his lateral push into the shot.
4.5s
BH Short · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His split-step leads into a quick pivot onto his left leg, setting up a solid neutral stance before he drives through the one-handed backhand and recovers with small adjustment steps.
3.3s
BH Short · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong leg drive upward into the ball.
2.8s
BH Short · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate deeply across his torso on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils in a compact, synchronized motion that drives the racquet through the short ball.
4.7s
BH Short · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His split-step leads into a quick pivot onto the right leg with a neutral-to-slightly-closed stance, followed by a small recovery hop that readies him for the next shot.
3.5s
BH Short · Front #5 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before a firm, stable wrist at contact.
5.7s
BH Short · Front #6 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center court position, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip and relatively firm wrist position are clearly visible as he maintains a stable wrist through contact with only a subtle release after impact.
2.8s
BH Short · Leg-kick · Front David Nalbandian's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended while his weight transfers onto the front leg, bringing him quickly back into a neutral ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from a closed stance on the deuce side, filmed from the front. His one-handed backhand contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face relatively square to the net and the racket head accelerating upward along a steep, low-to-high path.
2.7s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2 David Nalbandian's one-handed backhand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his strong eastern backhand grip and the laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before uncoiling into contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #3 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. The contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face nearly square to the ball and the racket head accelerating on a low-to-high path.
2.6s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #1 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from the front angle. His footwork shows a quick adjustment step out to the wide ball followed by a stable neutral stance as he plants the front foot before swinging.
3s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #2 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. The contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the upward swing path is visible as the racket accelerates through contact.
3s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #3 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg before driving up and out into the wide ball.
2.4s
BH Wide · Front #1 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he firms it up through contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate deeply across his body on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively forward with the chest finishing square to slightly past the net at contact and into the follow-through.
2.6s
BH Wide · Front · Neutral David Nalbandian's backhand from a neutral stance on a wide ball, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his eastern one-handed backhand grip staying firm while the wrist remains relaxed, creating noticeable lag before a controlled, late wrist release through contact.
3s
BH Wide · Front · Open #1 David Nalbandian's wide one-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back on the takeback and firms up just before contact.
2.7s
BH Wide · Front · Open #2 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His open stance shows strong knee flexion on the outside leg and clear hip rotation as he pushes off to reach the wide ball.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Open #3 David Nalbandian's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his eastern one-handed backhand grip stay firm while the wrist remains relaxed with noticeable lag before unrolling into a controlled pronation through contact.
2.7s
BH · Arm-action · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the takeback before uncoiling into a late, sharp release at contact.
2s
BH · Arm-action · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while his non-hitting arm retracts behind him, helping his shoulders unwind and return to a neutral ready position.
2.6s
BH Center Cross Court · Rear David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending across his body while his weight moves forward, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
BH Center Down The Line · Rear David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with the racket face relatively square to the target line and the racket head accelerating on an upward, slightly inside-out path through the ball.
3s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral David Nalbandian's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the rear. From this angle, you can clearly see his eastern one-handed backhand grip with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before a firm, stable wrist position at contact.
2.9s
BH Center · Rear · Open David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with hip rotation so the hitting shoulder finishes well across his body.
3.2s
BH Center · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended while his weight transfers forward and he quickly resets both hands on the racquet into a neutral ready position.
2.3s
BH Center · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong leg drive into the court.
2.6s
BH Center · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the outside leg, with noticeable knee bend during the loading phase.
2.4s
BH Center · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind with strong leg drive upward into the shot.
2.4s
BH Half Volley · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively low with a noticeable knee bend as he absorbs the ball early, then his rear leg drives slightly forward to help stabilize the one-handed backhand through contact.
2.9s
BH Half Volley · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand half volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His compact split step leads into a quick adjustment with a slightly open stance, using small recovery steps to regain position on the baseline after contact.
2.6s
BH Half Volley · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed through the short backswing, with a compact trunk rotation that uncoils just enough to align his chest toward the target at contact.
2.5s
BH Half Volley · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's backhand half volley from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is taken low and slightly in front of his lead hip with a slightly open racket face, and the racket head stays compact with minimal backswing to control the ball off the short hop.
3s
BH Half Volley · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from a neutral position, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and his wrist stays stable with minimal flick through contact to control the low bounce.
2.4s
BH Half Volley · Rear #6 David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball taken just in front of his lead hip, and the compact swing path keeps the racket head traveling low and forward through impact.
2.4s
BH Moves Back · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. The racket contacts the ball slightly above waist height with a closed racket face and a long, accelerating follow-through up and across his body.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and leg drive upward to stabilize the one-handed backhand despite the backward movement.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the rear. His footwork includes a quick split step into a series of retreating adjustment steps before setting a neutral stance to strike, followed by a small hop to recover toward center.
3.1s
BH Running · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's running one-handed backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His eastern backhand grip stays firm while the wrist remains laid back through the forward swing, then subtly releases into pronation just after contact.
2.9s
BH Running · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features quick crossover steps to chase the ball wide followed by a semi-open stance at contact before he uses small adjustment steps to recover back toward the center.
2.8s
BH Running · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his one-handed backhand meets the ball slightly above waist height with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through the hitting zone.
2.5s
BH Running · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the center/rear of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate deeply past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders just before contact, giving a clear view of how his torso leads the arm through the stroke.
2.9s
BH Running · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a strong eastern backhand hold and pronounced wrist extension creating noticeable lag before he drives the racquet through contact.
3.1s
BH Short · Rear David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil in sync with a strong upward leg drive into the short ball.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1 David Nalbandian's one-handed backhand on a wide ball from a closed stance, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can clearly see his strong eastern backhand grip and the pronounced wrist lag that he maintains before releasing the racket head through contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2 David Nalbandian's backhand wide from a closed stance on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees to create a deep trunk coil, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, with the chest staying closed toward the sideline until just before contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #3 David Nalbandian's backhand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate deeply across the baseline with a pronounced trunk coil on the takeback, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the degree of upper-body rotation and release easy to compare against his initial stance line.
2.7s
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing a strong base before he drives up and out toward the wide ball.
2.6s
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as he recovers diagonally toward the center to reset in a ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest faces down the line at contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Rear · Neutral #1 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from the rear. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending across his body while his weight transfers back toward the center, setting him quickly into a ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear · Neutral #2 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the sideline while his weight transfers back toward the center of the court into a ready position.
2.7s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from a wide ball on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the baseline while his outside leg loads deeply with a pronounced knee bend before driving up into the shot.
3.3s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses a strong lateral push-off to load on the back leg before unwinding into the shot.
2.4s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #3 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively open to the baseline as his outside leg loads with a deep knee bend, then drives him laterally into the shot.
2.6s
BH Wide · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed backhand contact is taken slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward through the ball.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork shows a quick adjustment step outward before planting into a mostly neutral stance, followed by a strong recovery step back toward the center.
3s
BH · Arm-action · Side David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong rear-leg drive that kicks back after contact.
2.6s
BH · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with the front foot planting early before he drives through the shot and then takes a compact recovery step.
3s
BH · Arm-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from the side. His follow-through extends high with the hitting arm fully released while his non-hitting arm counterbalances behind him before he recovers into a compact ready stance.
2.4s
BH · Arm-action · Side #3 David Nalbandian's one-handed backhand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His eastern backhand grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist lag that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.8s
BH · Arm-action · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
3.3s
BH · Arm-action · Side #5 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His eastern one‑handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the takeback before uncoiling into a controlled pronation at contact.
3.3s
BH · Arm-action · Side #6 David Nalbandian's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a closed stance, with a clear weight transfer from the back foot to the front foot as he drives through the shot.
3.1s
BH · Arm-action · Side #001 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the start, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive forward that uncoils his hips into contact.
3.1s
BH · Arm-action · Side #7 David Nalbandian's backhand from the side, filmed from a side court-level angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the net before contact, then his trunk uncoils in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the hitting arm through on a stable axis.
2.5s
BH · Arm-action · Side #8 David Nalbandian's backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and you can clearly see the racket head accelerating up and across the ball on a steep, continuous swing path.
2.7s
BH · Arm-action · Side #001 David Nalbandian's backhand from the side, filmed from a side court-level angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the chest clearly open toward the net at contact.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his one-handed backhand shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball struck around waist to hip height as the racket accelerates forward on a low-to-high path.
2.6s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a clearly visible trunk coil that uncoils ahead of the arm to start the kinetic chain into contact.
2.6s
BH Center · Side · Open David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with a noticeably whippy upward swing path accelerating through the ball.
3.1s
BH Center · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the start of the swing, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive as the hips unwind through contact.
3.2s
BH Center · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his one-handed follow-through extends high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him before he smoothly recovers back into a neutral ready position.
2.6s
BH Center · Side #3 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending forward while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand returns quickly toward a neutral ready position.
2.7s
BH Center · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle his eastern one-handed backhand grip is clear, with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag that firms up just before contact.
2.8s
BH Half Volley · Side David Nalbandian's backhand half-volley from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively low with a deep knee bend, and you can see his legs bracing and then subtly driving upward to stabilize the one-handed backhand at impact.
2.4s
BH Moves Back · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his eastern one-handed backhand grip stay firm as his wrist remains laid back through the swing, then subtly unhinges into contact for a clean, controlled release.
2.4s
BH Moves Back · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a deep knee bend and noticeable push off the outside leg to stabilize while retreating.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Side #3 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate deeply with a pronounced trunk coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders as the racquet comes through the ball.
2.5s
BH Moves Back · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with his hitting arm through contact.
2.5s
BH Moves Back · Side #5 David Nalbandian's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see his slightly closed racket face at contact with the ball meeting the strings just in front of his lead hip and around waist height.
2.9s
BH · Side · Open #14 David Nalbandian's one-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. The contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face nearly square to the ball and the racket head accelerating upward on a steep, whippy path.
2.8s
BH Running · Side · Open #1 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the side, hit in an open stance. His follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving laterally, and he quickly brings both hands back in front to re-establish a neutral ready position.
2.8s
BH Running · Side · Open #2 David Nalbandian's running one-handed backhand in open stance from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate deeply past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm with a clearly sequenced kinetic chain into contact.
2.6s
BH Running · Side #1 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His one-handed backhand contact is taken slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the ball and a pronounced low-to-high swing path accelerating through impact.
2.6s
BH Running · Side #2 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil deeply against the direction of movement, then his trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced rotation that leads the arm through contact.
3.5s
BH Running · Side #3 David Nalbandian's running backhand from the side. His outside leg loads deeply with a pronounced knee bend before driving through, while his hips stay relatively closed to the net as he strikes on the move.
3s
BH Short · Side David Nalbandian's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. At contact his one-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face just a bit closed, and the swing path drives forward through the ball before wrapping up around shoulder height.
3.9s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. After contact his torso unwinds fully toward the net while his back leg steps through, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3 David Nalbandian's one-handed backhand wide from a closed stance on the deuce side, filmed from the side. His eastern backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he drives the racquet head through contact.
3.4s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #1 David Nalbandian's one-handed backhand from a neutral stance on a wide ball, filmed from the side. The contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face nearly square to the ball and the racket head accelerating upward on a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
3.2s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His neutral stance is clear as he sets his feet early, then uses a small lateral shuffle and a strong front-foot plant before recovering back toward the center.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #001 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to drive into the ball.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Open #1 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net to create a deep trunk coil, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the separation between upper and lower body clearly visible.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Open #2 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his racket face stay relatively square to the ball at contact, with the strike point slightly in front of his lead hip and around waist-to-chest height.
2.4s
BH Wide · Side · Open #3 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the sideline while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly brings the non-hitting hand back to the racket for recovery.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side #1 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the side. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step out toward the ball before setting into a mostly neutral stance with the front foot slightly closed as he strikes.
3.2s
BH Wide · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries his hitting arm high across his body while his weight transfers into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side #3 David Nalbandian's wide backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork sequence includes a quick adjustment shuffle outward and a closed stance loading on the outside leg before driving through the shot and recovering.
2.5s
FH Drop Shot · Rear David Nalbandian's forehand drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact, his racket face is slightly open with the ball struck around waist height as the racket head decelerates into a soft, abbreviated forward swing.
4s
FH Drop Shot · Side David Nalbandian's forehand drop shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes softly in front as his weight transfers slightly forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to recover into a compact ready position.
5.1s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a smooth weight transfer onto the front leg before landing and a small recovery step to prepare for the next shot.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His front-facing stance makes it easy to see his platform base, the knee bend into the trophy position, and the upward drive of his legs before landing on his front foot and taking a small recovery step.
2.5s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil together into a strong upper-body turn, then uncoil in a connected sequence that brings the chest square to the net just after contact.
3s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil together toward the target with a pronounced chest rotation facing the net at contact.
3.2s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #3 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. His compact stance is easy to see here, with a small adjustment step into a platform base before driving up and landing slightly into the court for recovery.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings through, and he quickly lets both hands settle in front of his torso as he lands balanced and readies for the next shot.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, while his hips uncoil from a closed position into a more open alignment toward the court.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns noticeably away from the target before contact, with a clear trunk coil that unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives up to the ball.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change, and you can see an early wrist pronation starting just after the toss arm drops, setting up a strong racket-face angle into contact.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings the chest square to the net at contact.
3.9s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. His feet stay grounded through the toss with a measured knee bend, then drive up off a platform stance into the ball.
3s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from the front. His follow-through brings his racket arm across his body as his weight lands on his front foot, quickly transitioning into a compact ready position with both hands on the racket.
2.9s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the back leg that brings the front hip through into the court.
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First Serve Wide · Ad · Front #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from the front. After contact his weight drives into the court and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position to recover for the next shot.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck slightly above head height, and the upward swing path and rapid racket head acceleration are clearly visible.
3.4s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His stance is initially neutral before he drives up into the serve, and his small adjustment steps set his feet at a consistent width before the ball toss.
4.3s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that uncoils his lower body into the court.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a pinpoint stance, bringing the back foot up beside the front foot before driving up into the serve.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands into the court with his weight moving forward and quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the trophy position, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that brings the chest square to the net as the arm drives up to contact.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #3 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His follow-through drives his hitting arm across his body while his weight moves into the court, finishing in a compact, ready position for the next shot.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #4 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip is firm yet relaxed, and you can clearly see his wrist pronate through contact, with the racquet face turning outward as he drives up and into the ball.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with a fully extended arm, and the ball is struck just above head height with noticeable racket head acceleration up and into the court.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly above head height, and you can clearly see the upward pronation-driven swing path accelerating the racket head through the strike.
4.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His front-on leg action shows a strong knee bend and upward drive off the back leg, with a clear forward landing step into the court that sets up quick recovery.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His front-on leg action shows a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off the back leg, with a clear landing into the court that sets up his recovery steps.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. The racket moves smoothly up through the trophy position into a slightly closed face at contact, meeting the ball just above head height with noticeable racket head acceleration up and into the court.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the toss hand-off, with a relaxed wrist that stays loose and then pronates sharply through contact.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #3 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hip turn loads against a solid base, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive initiating the uncoiling into the serve.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip remains stable through the toss, with a relaxed wrist that only begins to pronate as the racket moves up toward the ball.
3.3s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, hit wide, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a tight sequence so the chest squares to the net just after contact.
3.4s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, hit wide and filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a synchronized sequence where the torso rotation clearly leads the arm swing into contact.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His arm action leads into a full upward extension with the hitting arm while the non-hitting arm tucks in toward his body, helping his shoulders unwind and his weight transfer forward into a balanced landing and quick recovery stance.
3.3s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap just after impact.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His back leg drives up and through the court, and he lands balanced on his front foot before quickly regaining a neutral ready position.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly perpendicular to the baseline with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball at full extension above his head to maximize racket head speed up and through the ball.
4.4s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed to the baseline during the toss while a deep knee bend loads the legs before driving upward into the serve.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket comes up on edge with a slightly closed face at contact, striking the ball at full extension well above his head to drive up and through the serve.
4.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his rear hip rotates aggressively into the court as his legs extend through contact.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoils in sequence with a pronounced trunk rotation driving up into the contact.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then uncoil ahead of the trunk so the torso rotation drives up through the kinetic chain into the hitting arm.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce 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 upward swing path produces noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #002 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. His hips load into a strong coil with noticeable knee flex before driving upward, and you can clearly see the rear leg pushing off the court as the hips uncoil into contact.
2.8s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings his tossing arm down into a compact position as he lands, helping him recover toward a balanced ready stance.
4.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load into a strong knee bend before uncoiling upward, with the back leg driving through the court and the hips rotating square to the net at contact.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load into a strong knee bend before driving upward, with the rear view clearly showing the uncoiling of his hips and legs into the court during the serve.
3.4s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve wide from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with a fully extended arm, and the racket head accelerates up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
2.9s
First-serve · Down-the-middle · Ad #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg kicking up behind him, and he quickly lands into the court to recover toward a neutral ready position.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso into the hitting shoulder.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet face turns down and across the ball.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His racket drops deep into a full backscratch position before driving up to contact at full extension, with the strings nearly square to the ball at a high contact point above his head.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives up to contact.
2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with a relaxed wrist, making the pronation through contact and subtle wrist snap easy to see from this angle.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with the ball struck slightly in front of his body and above head height, showing a pronounced upward swing path and high racket head speed through the hitting zone.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Side #3 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil in sync with trunk rotation to transfer energy up through the kinetic chain into the hitting arm.
2.7s
First Serve · Ad · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a controlled platform stance with a pronounced knee bend and a clear forward weight transfer into the court as he lands on his front leg.
2.7s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see his toss position slightly into the court and the steep upward racket path as the racket face pronates through contact at full extension.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays stable while a clear wrist pronation unfolds through the hitting phase, with the wrist staying loose and then snapping through contact.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulders as he drives up to contact.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clear sequential rotation that starts from the hips and drives up through the torso into the serving arm.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line rotates significantly away from the court during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His stance stays relatively stable with a controlled knee bend, and his front foot pivots subtly as he drives up, aiding a smooth weight transfer into the court.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #3 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with minimal leg drive forward, and from this angle you can clearly see how he plants his front foot before initiating the upward swing.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through the contact zone as his forearm rotates outward.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips load with a clear coil against a strong knee bend, then uncoil as his back leg drives up and through into the court.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact his torso continues rotating into the court, with his back leg swinging forward to help him land balanced and transition toward a neutral ready position.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through drives his torso and back leg into the court, finishing with his non-hitting arm relaxed by his side as he lands balanced and ready for the next shot.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that his chest squares to the net just after contact.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of his body and above shoulder height, emphasizing an upward swing path and strong racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates rapidly through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, finishing with a pronounced snap and relaxed follow-through.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #3 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His stance starts in a platform position with a measured weight transfer, and his front-foot pivot into the court is followed by a clear landing on the left leg that initiates his recovery step.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His weight drives forward into the court after contact, with his tossing arm dropping and then helping him regain a balanced, athletic ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a long pronated arm extension, then quickly lets his tossing arm drop and regathers both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as the back leg extends to initiate upward racquet motion.
3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #3 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His feet set in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend before driving up, and you can see a small adjustment step with the front foot to stabilize during the toss.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #001 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his toss position relative to his hitting shoulder and the steep upward racket path into contact.
3.4s
FH Center · Arm-action · Front David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with the racquet face slightly closed and a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.7s
FH Center Cross Court · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His split-step is followed by a quick pivot into a semi-open stance, with small adjustment steps aligning his body before he drives through the cross-court shot.
2.6s
FH Center Cross Court · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.7s
FH Center Cross Court · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a noticeable upper-body coil before uncoiling in sync with the trunk rotation, making the degree of shoulder turn and timing of torso release easy to distinguish.
2.6s
FH Center Down The Line · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his semi-western grip stay firm while the wrist lags on the takeback and then pronates through contact for a clean release.
2.9s
FH Center Down The Line · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend before driving upward and unwinding into the shot.
2.4s
FH Center Down The Line · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight transferring onto his front foot before he quickly recovers toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Center · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body as he quickly re-centers his stance with both hands returning to the racquet in a ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western forehand grip is evident, with a noticeable laid-back wrist creating lag before a sharp, controlled wrist release into contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand quickly returns toward his torso as he regains a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Center · Front #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to shoulders through contact.
2.9s
FH Center · Front · Neutral #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the ground from his right leg.
2.4s
FH Center · Front · Neutral #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His neutral stance is clear as he plants both feet firmly before rotating, with small adjustment steps taken just before contact to fine-tune spacing to the ball.
2.6s
FH Center · Front · Neutral #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight transfers onto his front foot and his non-hitting hand starts to reset into a ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Front · Open #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Center · Front · Open #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact, controlled pronation through contact.
2.7s
FH Center · Front · Open #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. He uses an open stance with a small adjustment hop into contact and a quick recovery step that keeps his weight centered and ready for the next shot.
2.8s
FH Center · Front · Open #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open toward the net while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward and into the court are clearly visible in this angle.
2.4s
FH Half Volley · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand half-volley from a neutral position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net with a subtle drop in the hips and knees to get low to the short ball, and a compact leg drive that stabilizes the stroke.
2.2s
FH Half Volley · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand half-volley from a neutral position, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively square with a compact trunk rotation, and you can clearly see a short, efficient uncoil of the torso initiating just before the arm swings through the ball.
2.2s
FH Inside In · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body turn, then uncoil in sync with his trunk rotation so that his chest squares to the net only at the moment of contact.
3s
FH Inside In · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through wraps across his body with his weight transferring into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before uncoiling with a strong leg drive off his right leg, with clear knee flexion in the loading phase.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand positioned well under the handle, and there is pronounced wrist lag maintained into the forward swing before a controlled release through contact.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving through with a strong push off the right leg and a pronounced knee bend on the left leg to stabilize the open stance.
3s
FH Inside Out · Front #4 David Nalbandian's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a quick recovery step back toward the middle after contact.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Front #5 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving through with a strong knee bend and leg push-off that brings the right hip through the shot.
2.4s
FH Inside Out · Front #6 David Nalbandian's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving open with a strong push off the outside leg and noticeable knee bend through contact.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center while moving back, filmed from the front. The contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path.
2.2s
FH Moves Back · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive as he pushes off into the shot.
3.2s
FH Running Cross Court · Front #1 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body as his weight carries toward the sideline, and he quickly brings both hands back to the ready position after recovery steps.
2.6s
FH Running Cross Court · Front #2 David Nalbandian's running cross-court forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that brings his chest fully through toward the target at contact.
2.4s
FH Running Down The Line · Front #1 David Nalbandian's running forehand down the line from the center court area, filmed from the front. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, with noticeable crossover recovery steps continuing toward the sideline after contact.
3.3s
FH Running Down The Line · Front #2 David Nalbandian's running forehand down the line from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints wide, with a pronounced bend in the outside knee and a strong push off the outside leg to strike while still moving.
3.2s
FH Running · Front #1 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from the front. His semi-western forehand grip is evident, with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a sharp wrist snap through contact.
2.6s
FH Running · Front #2 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand rotated under the handle, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that stays laid back until just before contact.
2.8s
FH Running · Front #3 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably against the direction of movement, then uncoil in sync with his forward step, showing a clear sequence from torso rotation into the arm swing.
2.8s
FH Short · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind with a strong upward leg drive as he transfers weight into the shot.
2.6s
FH Short · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3.3s
FH Short · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His split-step into a semi-open stance is followed by a small adjustment hop and a quick recovery step back toward the center baseline.
9.1s
FH Short · Front #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest squares to the target shortly after contact.
4.3s
FH Short · Front #5 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The contact is taken around waist height with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball on a compact swing path.
5.4s
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His hips open aggressively toward the ball as his knees stay deeply flexed, with a pronounced leg drive off the outside foot to recover back toward the court.
2.6s
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #2 David Nalbandian's wide forehand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk driving forward before the arm whips through contact.
2.6s
FH Wide Down The Line · Front David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide court position, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and there is a clear wrist lag that releases into a compact snap through contact.
2.8s
FH Wide · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His hips stay low with a deep knee bend on the outside leg before driving up and around to rotate his hips into the shot while recovering back toward the court.
2.4s
FH Wide · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His hips open toward the sideline as his outside leg plants and drives, with a pronounced knee bend to load before pushing back into the court.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body as he recovers with quick adjustment steps back toward the center, bringing both hands up into a ready position.
2.7s
FH Wide · Front · Open #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the deuce court wide position, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight stays on the outside leg, then he quickly re-centers his stance with both hands returning to a ready position in front of his body.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Open #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position in the deuce court, filmed from the front. His semi-western forehand grip is paired with a noticeable wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact in the open stance.
2.7s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from center court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a noticeable coil against a strong base, and his legs drive upward and into the court with a deep knee bend before uncoiling into contact.
3.2s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with a fast upward windshield-wiper motion accelerating through the ball.
2.9s
FH Center Cross Court · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest faces the target at contact.
2.6s
FH Center Cross Court · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand 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 racket head accelerates low to high on a pronounced windshield-wiper path.
2.6s
FH Center Down The Line · Rear David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk leading the arm to direct the shot straight up the line.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his semi-western grip and relaxed wrist lag are clear before a late, sharp wrist release through contact.
2.7s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong leg drive forward that keeps his base stable through contact.
2.9s
FH Center · Rear · Open #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.8s
FH Center · Rear · Open #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay noticeably open toward the net as he loads on a strong bent right leg, then drive through with an aggressive leg push that rotates his lower body into the shot.
2.4s
FH Center · Rear · Open #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into an open stance, with his outside foot planting first and a clear recovery step back toward the center after contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk are heavily coiled relative to his hips before uncoiling in sequence, making the degree of torso rotation and its timing through contact clearly visible from behind.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips rotate aggressively toward the net as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend, with the rear foot pivoting to let the hips fully open through contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with his hips to drive the forward swing.
2.8s
FH Center · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's forehand 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 racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.6s
FH Half Volley · Rear David Nalbandian's forehand half-volley from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His quick adjustment steps into the ball and slightly open stance are clearly visible as he stays low to handle the short hop.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before contact, followed by quick recovery steps back toward the middle.
2.4s
FH Inside In · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear from the racket face angle, with noticeable wrist lag in the forward swing that releases into a firm but not exaggerated wrist snap through contact.
3.2s
FH Inside In · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact snap through contact.
2.5s
FH Inside In · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across his body along an inside-out swing path.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear David Nalbandian's forehand from a central court position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path accelerates low-to-high with noticeable racket head speed through the inside-out line.
3.4s
FH Inside Out · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the Deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to drive the racket through the inside-out contact.
3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand InsideOut from a central position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a quick split-step into a lateral adjustment and a semi-open stance, followed by a couple of small recovery steps back toward the center baseline.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into an open stance before contact, followed by a quick crossover recovery step back toward the middle.
2.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's forehand 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 racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path toward the inside-out target.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's forehand hit InsideOut from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing, followed by a clearly sequenced uncoil of the torso leading the arm into contact.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #6 David Nalbandian's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through wraps fully across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he quickly resets into a neutral ready position.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear #7 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand positioned well under the handle, creating pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact on the inside-out swing.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Rear #8 David Nalbandian's forehand hit Inside Out from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face closed and a clear wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.2s
FH Moves Back · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the rear. His follow-through wraps over his shoulder as he transfers weight onto his back foot, then he quickly re-centers his stance with both hands returning to a ready position.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load with a deep turn relative to his hips before contact, then his trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings the hitting shoulder through on an inside path.
2.6s
FH Running · Arm-action · Rear David Nalbandian's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His footwork features quick adjustment steps into an open stance, with a clear inside foot plant before he drives through and recovers back toward the center.
2.3s
FH Running · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's running forehand 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 racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
3s
FH Running · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against his hip line during the unit turn, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that drives his torso through contact as he moves forward.
3.3s
FH Running · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. He uses quick adjustment steps to chase the ball wide and hits from a semi-open stance before taking a couple of crossover recovery steps back toward the middle.
2.6s
FH Running · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand positioned well under the handle, and there is pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing before a sharp release through contact.
2.9s
FH Running · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints wide, with a pronounced outside-leg push-off and deep knee bend to load before rotating into the shot.
3s
FH Running · Rear #6 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand opens out for balance before he quickly recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Short · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by a quick recovery step that brings him back toward the middle.
2.9s
FH Short · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk leading the arm through contact.
2.6s
FH Short · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear with the racquet laying back to create pronounced wrist lag before a sharp, controlled release through contact.
2.6s
FH Short · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, bringing him quickly back into a balanced ready position.
3.2s
FH Short · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight transfers into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the racket in a neutral ready position.
3s
FH Wide · Rear David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline before uncoiling, with the trunk leading the forward swing and the hitting arm lagging briefly to sequence the kinetic chain.
2.7s
FH Wide Cross Court · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the hitting shoulder whips through last in the kinetic chain.
2.5s
FH Wide Cross Court · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path accelerates low to high with notable racket head speed through the contact zone.
2.8s
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork pattern includes a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance followed by a pronounced recovery step back toward the center after contact.
2.9s
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward, giving clear racket head speed through the hitting zone.
2.6s
FH Wide · Rear · Open David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the rear. His hips stay noticeably open toward the court while his knees load deeply, with a strong lateral push off the outside leg to reach and drive through the wide shot.
2.4s
FH Wide · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates on an upward, inside-out path around his body.
2.6s
FH Wide · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle out to the sideline into an open stance, followed by a strong lateral recovery step back toward the center after contact.
3.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him before he quickly regains a neutral ready position.
2.8s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see a relaxed semi-western grip with pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a subtle wrist snap through contact.
2.8s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against a relatively stable lower body, then uncoil in sequence so the trunk rotation clearly leads the arm swing into contact.
2.9s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His neutral stance is paired with a small adjustment step into the ball and a quick recovery step back toward his ready position after contact.
4.2s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #5 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps across his body with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him before he regroups into a neutral ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #6 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his racket drop below the ball before contact and the slightly closed racket face as he accelerates forward through the hitting zone.
2.4s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #7 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a well-timed split step into a compact adjustment step pattern, settling into a neutral stance before driving through the ball and taking a small recovery hop toward the center.
2.6s
FH Center Cross Court · Side David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive as he rotates through the shot.
2.8s
FH Center · Side · Neutral David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body as his weight moves forward into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the handle area to recover into a ready position.
3s
FH Center · Side · Open #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head upward through contact.
2.7s
FH Center · Side · Open #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and there is clear wrist lag that unwinds into a controlled pronation through contact.
2.4s
FH Center · Side · Open #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the swing path shows the racket accelerating upward sharply through the ball for heavy topspin.
2.6s
FH Center · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a quick recovery step that brings him back toward a neutral position on the baseline.
2.7s
FH Center · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. He uses a small hop into a compact split-step before loading into a semi-open stance, then takes a couple of quick recovery steps back toward the center after contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick split-step into a small adjustment hop before planting in a neutral stance, followed by a couple of recovery steps back toward the center.
2.7s
FH Half Volley · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand half-volley from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and there is a subtle but firm wrist stability through contact with minimal wrist snap to control the low bounce.
2s
FH Half Volley · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand half-volley from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes around shoulder height with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him, and he quickly regains a compact ready position with weight transitioning back to a balanced stance.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Side David Nalbandian's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then drive forward with strong leg extension as the hips rotate into the shot.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the laid-back wrist with pronounced lag during the forward swing before the wrist naturally unwinds through contact.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending across his body while his non-hitting hand counterbalances behind him, setting up a quick recovery into a neutral ready position.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his non-hitting arm tucks in, and he quickly regathers his feet into a balanced ready position for recovery.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as his legs drive up and forward into the shot.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand InsideOut from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight transferring into the court, and he quickly returns the racquet to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from an inside-out position on the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the backswing, then uncoil in sync with his trunk to transfer energy forward through the shot.
5.5s
FH Inside Out · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the Deuce court, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight transfers onto his front leg, and he quickly resets his non-hitting hand to the racket throat to prepare for the next shot.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Side #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head sharply through contact.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Side #5 David Nalbandian's forehand from the inside-out position, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips, and you can clearly see the trunk coil early and then uncoil in sequence before the arm whips through.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Side #6 David Nalbandian's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a strong neutral-to-slightly-open stance, with a small adjustment step just before contact to line up the shot.
3.7s
FH Inside Out · Side #7 David Nalbandian's forehand from the center court position, filmed from a side angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the swing path accelerates upward through the ball with noticeable racket head speed.
2.4s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and delayed leg drive that lets his rear leg load before he transfers weight forward into the shot.
3.6s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the ball and the racket head accelerating on a low-to-high path.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork features small adjustment steps as he retreats and sets up in a semi-open stance, with a controlled weight transfer from back to front foot during the swing.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. From this angle, his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag before a late, sharp release through contact are clearly visible.
2.8s
FH Moves Back · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment step into a semi-open stance, followed by a pronounced recovery step that returns him toward the baseline center.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight shifts slightly backward, and he quickly re-centers his stance into a compact ready position.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #4 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body turn relative to the hips, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from pelvis to ribcage to shoulders through contact.
2.4s
FH Moves Back · Side #5 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by a pronounced push off the outside leg to recover toward the center of the baseline.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Side #6 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with the face moderately closed, and you can clearly see the upward swing path accelerating through contact at about waist to chest height.
2.8s
FH Moves Back · Side #7 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a noticeable knee bend and backward weight shift before the legs drive up and slightly forward into the shot.
3.1s
FH Moves Back · Side #8 David Nalbandian's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand positioned well under the handle, and there is clear wrist lag that unwinds into a controlled pronation through contact.
2.7s
FH Running · Arm-action · Side David Nalbandian's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest faces the net just after contact, clearly linking upper-body rotation to the forward swing.
2.8s
FH Running · Side #1 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.6s
FH Running · Side #2 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact, his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.7s
FH Running · Side #3 David Nalbandian's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps fully across his body while his weight continues moving forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racquet to recover into a neutral ready position.
3s
FH Short · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips load with a clear coil against a deep knee bend, then unwind as his rear leg drives forward to initiate rotation into the shot.
3.1s
FH Short · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with a noticeably fast, low-to-high swing path accelerating through the ball.
0.1s
FH Short · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His hips load into a strong coil with noticeable knee bend before driving up through the legs into contact.
4.2s
FH Wide · Side · Open #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position in the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.4s
FH Wide · Side · Open #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as his outside leg plants wide while his inside leg loads and then pivots to initiate recovery back toward the center.
3.4s
FH Wide · Side · Open #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, his semi-western grip and delayed wrist lag are clear before a pronounced wrist release through contact.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is clear from the racket angle, with noticeable wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance, followed by a strong lateral recovery step back toward the center.
2.9s
FH Wide · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving toward the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position after contact.
2.9s
FH Wide · Side #4 David Nalbandian's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to initiate forward acceleration.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side #5 David Nalbandian's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling, with a clearly sequenced trunk rotation leading the arm through contact.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His follow-through wraps across his body as his weight transfers into the court, and he quickly recovers by bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his one-handed backhand grip set early with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the swing before tightening slightly at contact.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His one-handed backhand grip is clearly eastern with a relaxed hand, and you can see a pronounced wrist lag that tightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed on the return as he sets a strong base with noticeable knee bend and a compact leg drive into the ball.
2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a slightly closed stance is followed by a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that set his body weight forward into the one-handed backhand.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays stable through contact with minimal post-impact flick.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #6 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with a compact forward swing path that keeps the strings directed solidly through the line of the incoming ball.
2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #7 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive from the outside leg support a stable base against the incoming pace.
2.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he firms it up into a stable, slightly flexed position at contact.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his shoulders close significantly during the unit turn before uncoiling in sync with his trunk rotation as he drives through the return.
2.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step, then rotate through as his legs drive upward from a strong, symmetrical knee bend.
2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while his legs show a deep knee bend and strong push off the front leg as he drives into the ball.
2.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as he steps forward into a compact recovery position.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a neutral stance sets up a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that keep his weight centered as he moves into the ball.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil smoothly through contact with the chest finishing square to the net.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step, then rotate through with a deep knee bend on the outside leg driving him into the court.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly resets into a ready position.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before contact, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to sequence the kinetic chain into the one-handed backhand.
2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his one-handed backhand meets the ball around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a compact, forward-driving swing path through the court.
2.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his one-handed backhand meets the ball around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a compact, forward-driven swing path through the court.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, then uncoil as his rear leg kicks back to help drive his weight into the court.
2.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His one-handed backhand contact is made around waist height with a slightly closed racket face, and the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball for a pronounced upward swing path.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle, his eastern backhand grip is clear, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the takeback before firming up just prior to contact.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball to generate strong upward spin.
2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg driving him into the court toward the ball.
4.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 David Nalbandian's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body as he transfers weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the target during the trophy position, with a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives up to contact.
2.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face, and the contact occurs around waist height with a compact, forward-directed swing path.
5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 David Nalbandian's first-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step with a noticeable knee bend, then his legs drive up and forward together as he initiates the return.
2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4 David Nalbandian's forehand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, creating a clear wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position at contact.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #5 David Nalbandian's forehand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight moves into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to hitting shoulder through contact.
2.4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed face, and the swing path accelerates low to high with noticeable racket head speed through contact.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is set early with a noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that firms up into a stable, slightly laid-back wrist at contact.
2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the swing path drives forward through the court with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
6.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face, and the swing path accelerates upward through contact to add topspin.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly comes back toward a neutral ready position.
2.4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a semi-open stance leads into a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that set his feet before driving into the return.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #5 David Nalbandian's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil before uncoiling through contact, with the upper body clearly leading the kinetic chain into the hitting arm.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils smoothly into contact in sync with his hip rotation.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high across his body as he steps diagonally back toward the center and quickly resets both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate early to create a deep trunk coil, then uncoil in sync with his hip rotation so the hitting shoulder drives through the ball on a compact, connected swing.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he recovers quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
2.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #6 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His split-step is timed just before contact and he uses a small lateral adjustment into a neutral stance before driving through the one-handed backhand.
3.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand extending back for balance as he quickly recovers toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk load together into a compact coil, then uncoil in a single smooth sequence so the trunk rotation clearly drives the one-handed backhand through contact.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his eastern one-handed backhand grip is evident, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the takeback before firming up just before contact.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. He executes a quick split-step into a small lateral adjustment and sets up in a stable neutral stance before driving through the one-handed backhand.
3.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his one-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through the hitting zone.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #6 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His split-step lands just before the opponent’s contact, followed by a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance that lets him load on the outside leg before swinging through the one-handed backhand.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his one-handed backhand meets the ball around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a forward-accelerating swing path driving through the court.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed backhand makes contact slightly in front of his body with the racket face relatively square to the incoming ball, and the swing path extends low to high with noticeable racket head speed through the contact zone.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending across his body while his weight transfers forward into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. He uses a quick split-step into a small diagonal adjustment step before setting a neutral stance, then takes a compact recovery step back toward the center after contact.
2.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high across his body as he steps forward and quickly resets both hands on the racquet into a compact ready position.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his eastern one-handed backhand grip is firm with the wrist slightly laid back on the take-back, then smoothly straightening through contact without excessive wrist snap.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's one-handed backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern backhand grip is clearly set early with a firm but relaxed hand, and the wrist stays laid back with noticeable lag before releasing into a subtle extension through contact.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight moves diagonally into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body coil against a quieter lower body before uncoiling in sequence through contact.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His split step is timed just before the opponent’s contact, leading into a small adjustment hop and a neutral stance as he drives through the backhand and recovers toward the center.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he steps forward and quickly regains a neutral ready position on the baseline.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his eastern one-handed backhand grip is clear, with a relaxed wrist that maintains noticeable lag before a firm, controlled snap through contact.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step, then rotate through in sync with a strong push off the back leg, with noticeable knee bend loading into the shot.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #6 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he quickly recovers back into a compact ready position on the baseline.
2.3s
FH → First Serve → Return · Ad · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change, and you can see a delayed wrist pronation that unfolds through contact to direct the ball back cross-court.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a pinpoint stance before driving up to the ball, followed by a controlled landing on his front foot that sets up an efficient recovery.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His split-step is timed just before the opponent’s contact, leading into a small adjustment hop and a neutral stance as he plants his outside foot to move into the forehand return.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's first-serve return from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend that drives him into the court during the return.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #4 David Nalbandian's first-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face, and the swing path drives forward through contact with noticeable racket head acceleration.
3.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #5 David Nalbandian's first-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at split-step and then rotate into the shot as his knees flex and drive upward to push him into the court.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's forehand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the split-step then rotate aggressively into the court as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend to attack the serve.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with a high, across-the-body follow-through and quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position as he recovers toward the center.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face, and the swing path accelerates low to high, producing noticeable racket head speed through contact.
3.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian'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 sets up a quick lateral adjustment and a short recovery step back toward the center after contact.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western forehand grip is set early, with a noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's forehand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the split-step and unit turn, with a noticeable knee bend that loads the legs before an aggressive forward drive into the court.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at split-step then rotate through as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend into the contact.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk against the hips, then uncoil in sequence so the torso leads the racquet into contact.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. He takes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, then uses a compact lateral step toward the ball before planting his front foot to drive through the return and finishing with a quick recovery step back toward the center.
3.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Leg-kick · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand grip is set early with a firm eastern backhand hold, and you can see a pronounced wrist lag that stays stable through the leg kick before uncoiling into contact.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his one-handed backhand shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries the racquet up and across his body while his weight transfers into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate early to load the one-handed backhand, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with the forward step into the return.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a relatively flat, through-the-ball swing path.
2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step and then rotate through as his front knee drives into a deep bend, showing strong leg drive into the court.
2.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through just after the hips.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through in line with the incoming ball.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a compact, accelerating swing path through contact.
2.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a neutral stance sets up a short lateral adjustment and a balanced recovery step back toward the center.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his hitting arm through a high one-handed follow-through while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly comes back toward a ready position.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand uses a firm eastern backhand grip with noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that straightens through contact without excessive wrist snap.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at load with a deep knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive up and into the court to meet the ball early.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg with a deep knee bend, then unwind through contact with a strong forward leg drive into the court.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His early split-step into a neutral stance lets him take a small adjustment step forward before driving through the one-handed backhand and then using a couple of quick recovery steps to reposition.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly set early, with a pronounced wrist lag that stays laid back until just before contact.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Leg-kick · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and driving rear leg that extends through contact into a controlled leg kick forward.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His early split step into a semi-open stance sets up a short lateral adjustment step before he plants and drives off his outside leg into the backhand.
2.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 David Nalbandian's one-handed backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His eastern backhand grip is set early with a firm but relaxed hand, and you can see a pronounced wrist lag that straightens into a stable, aligned wrist at contact.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His compact split step leads into a quick pivot and neutral stance, with a small recovery step bringing him back toward the center after contact.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the court while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly regroups into a ready position.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early to load, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds smoothly from hips through torso into the hitting arm.
2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6 David Nalbandian's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand contact is made around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a forward, accelerating swing path through the ball.
2.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #7 David Nalbandian's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path stays compact with the racket head accelerating quickly through the hitting zone.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early to load, then his trunk uncoils in sync with the hitting arm so that the chest is nearly square to the net at contact.
1.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 David Nalbandian's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His small adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a well-timed split-step just before contact to load on his outside leg.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 David Nalbandian's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body coil during the unit turn, then unwind in a tightly sequenced rotation that brings the chest square to the net at contact.
2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 David Nalbandian's first-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a semi-open stance and quick adjustment steps toward the ball are clearly visible before he plants his outside foot to drive into the return.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 David Nalbandian's first-serve return from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path moves aggressively forward through the court with noticeable racket head acceleration.
2.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 David Nalbandian's forehand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western forehand grip is set early with a noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that firms up into a stable, laid-back position just before contact.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5 David Nalbandian's first-serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso unwinding toward the court, and his non-hitting arm drops back as he quickly begins to recover toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
FH Return · Deuce · Side #6 David Nalbandian's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step and then rotate forward in sync with a strong push off the back leg, with a clear knee bend driving up into contact.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small hop into a compact split-step followed by a quick pivot into a semi-open stance to load the outside leg before swinging.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. From this view, his semi-western grip is clear, with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position at contact.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders to arm through contact.
2.4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight transfers into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a compact ready position.
3.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His semi-western forehand grip is set early, with a noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm yet relaxed wrist at contact.
3.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the degree of shoulder turn and trunk rotation easy to compare between preparation and contact.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western forehand grip is set early with a relaxed hand, creating a noticeable wrist lag that unwinds into a firm but not exaggerated wrist snap through contact.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4 David Nalbandian's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders to arm, making the degree of shoulder turn and trunk rotation especially clear from this view.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 David Nalbandian's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a compact ready position.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil into the court with a controlled, moderate rotation toward the target.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket moves up to contact with a slightly closed face and pronounced wrist snap, with contact made well above his head to drive the ball down into the box.
2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the target while his non-hitting arm tucks into his body, and he lands on his front foot transitioning smoothly into a balanced ready position.
2.8s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates smoothly through contact to send the ball down the middle.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His front-on stance makes it easy to see a compact, controlled knee bend and a balanced landing on his front foot before a small recovery adjustment toward the center.
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Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact service motion features a balanced, slightly closed stance and a small adjustment step with the front foot before driving up to the ball.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #3 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward brushing swing path is evident as the racket accelerates up and across his body.
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Second Serve · Ad · Front #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands with his weight moving into the court and quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position in preparation for the next shot.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #002 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact service motion includes a small, rhythmic hop into the court and a balanced landing on his left leg that sets up efficient recovery steps toward the baseline center.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay relatively closed toward the baseline until just after contact.
4.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a measured front-leg step into a platform stance, with a small adjustment of the back foot to set his weight before initiating the toss and upward drive.
3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His knees flex noticeably during the loading phase and his hips stay relatively closed to the baseline before driving upward into the serve.
3.1s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side out wide, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge leads and then turns outward toward the wide target.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his torso continues rotating toward the court and he lands on his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back in front of his body to reset into a compact ready position.
3.3s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly open with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible topspin and kick through the service box.
3s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, striking the ball just above head height while the racket accelerates up and across to impart spin.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns slightly away from the target before contact, with a noticeable but compact trunk coil that uncoils upward in sync with his tossing arm dropping.
2.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible topspin and kick.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his weight moves into the court and he finishes with his tossing arm dropping naturally as he quickly regains a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #3 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. His front-facing stance progression from a closed setup into the court and the synchronized front-foot landing with ball contact make it easy to see his rhythmic weight transfer into the serve.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #4 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. His knees load deeply before the toss and his hips stay relatively closed, then drive upward together with an aggressive leg push into the court.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His compact service motion includes a small forward hop into the court and a controlled landing on his left foot, setting up a balanced, square stance ready for the next shot.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line stays relatively closed through the toss before the trunk uncoils in sync with the upward leg drive, making the chest square to the net just after contact.
4.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line stays relatively closed during the toss phase before the trunk uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the serve.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline before trophy position, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through shoulders into the arm swing.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hitting arm extends fully up through contact while the non-hitting arm tucks in toward his body, and he lands with his weight moving into the court before quickly settling into a compact ready position.
3.5s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates clear pronation through the hit.
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Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small pre-serve hop into a pinpoint stance, with the back foot drawing up to the front before he drives up and slightly into the court.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip remains stable with moderate grip pressure, and the rear view makes the upward wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact clearly visible.
2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil significantly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a smooth sequence that brings the hitting shoulder through before the trunk finishes rotating toward the target.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet stay staggered in a platform stance as he initiates a rhythmic knee bend before driving up into the toss, with a small recovery step bringing him back toward the center after contact.
3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is steady with minimal grip change during the motion, and the rear view makes the upward wrist pronation into the ball toss and through contact clearly visible.
3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through carries his hitting arm across his body while his weight transfers into the court, bringing him smoothly back toward a compact ready position.
3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork is compact with a small front-foot adjustment into a platform stance before the toss, and he finishes with a controlled landing on his front leg that sets up an efficient recovery step.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. The rear angle makes it easy to see his racket drop behind his back into a deep trophy position before accelerating up to contact with a slightly closed racket face.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes with his hitting arm relaxed across his body while his weight moves into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his weight moves into the court and his back leg swings through, bringing him quickly into a compact ready position with both hands on the racquet.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is steady with minimal grip change, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues smoothly into the follow-through.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. His continental grip is clearly visible on the toss arm side, with a loose wrist that sets up pronounced pronation through contact.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket moves up to contact with a slightly closed face and reaches the ball just above head height, creating a pronounced upward swing path for spin.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil from a closed to more open position as he moves into the court.
3s
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side out wide, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving up into the court, with the back leg kicking up behind to support full hip rotation through the serve.
2.9s
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip is steady with minimal grip change and his wrist pronates smoothly through contact to direct the serve out wide.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork is minimal with a small front-foot adjustment into a platform stance before the toss, keeping his weight transfer linear into the court.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive upward into contact as the back leg straightens and the front hip rotates into the court.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips extend through contact to support a strong upward swing path.
2.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates smoothly through contact, creating a distinct wrist snap just after impact.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court toward the body, filmed from the side. His hips load by turning away from the court before uncoiling, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that extends fully through contact.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His leg drive and landing are easy to track here, with his back leg swinging through and his weight transferring fully into the court before he settles into a compact ready position.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays constant through the motion while the wrist pronates late into contact, with a noticeable relaxed wrist lag just before the racquet accelerates up the back of the ball.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably during the trophy position, then uncoil in a smooth sequence that starts from the hips and progresses through the torso into the serving arm.
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Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before trophy position and then extend upward into the hit, with the hips driving forward into the court as his back leg swings through.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #3 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with a noticeable increase in wrist pronation through contact, as his wrist snaps up and across the ball to impart spin.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #4 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays steady with moderate pressure while his wrist pronates smoothly through contact to add spin on the serve.
2.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before contact and you can see his rear hip drive up and into the court as his legs extend through the serve motion.
2.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a measured pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an upward drive off both legs into the serve.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries him slightly into the court with his weight transferring onto the front foot, and his non-hitting arm drops naturally to help him settle into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin while staying loose through the follow-through.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate from closed to more open as he uncoils into the serve.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his racket drop into a deep backscratch position before contact and then accelerate upward on a steep, pronated swing path through the ball.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes the upward racket path and slightly closed racket face at contact easy to see as he strikes the ball just above head height.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #3 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is steady throughout the motion, and the side angle makes the upward wrist pronation into contact and subsequent relaxed wrist release especially clear.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays steady while a clear wrist pronation through contact is visible as his arm unwinds toward the target.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork into the serve uses a rhythmic platform stance with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot as he drives up to the ball.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #002 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well beyond 90 degrees relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the hitting arm.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact, his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates clear topspin and kick.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulder as he drives up to contact.
2.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #001 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend, with a pronounced leg drive upward that straightens both legs into and through contact.
2.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #3 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a clear trunk coil that then unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 David Nalbandian's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact his weight moves into the court and his tossing arm drops smoothly as he lands on his front foot and settles into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.9s
BH Slice Short · Front David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay noticeably closed through contact while the trunk rotates in a compact, connected coil-uncoil pattern that keeps the hitting arm and torso moving as a single unit.
3.6s
BH Slice Center · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed as the trunk coils early, then uncoils in a controlled sequence with the chest staying stable while the hitting shoulder tracks down through contact.
2.6s
BH Slice Center · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with his weight settling onto the front leg as he steps into the slice.
2.9s
BH Slice Center · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting hand settling near his torso as he transfers weight forward and quickly regains a neutral ready position.
2.8s
BH Slice Center · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly extended index finger, and the wrist remains stable with minimal hinge through contact to keep the racket face consistently open.
2.5s
BH Slice Wide · Front #1 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, and you can clearly see the stable wrist angle maintained through contact on this wide ball.
3.1s
BH Slice Wide · Front #2 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed while his knees flex into a low base, with the outside leg bracing strongly to support the wide reach.
3.2s
BH Slice Wide · Front #3 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His footwork shows a quick adjustment step out to the ball followed by a slightly open stance, with a clear cross-step recovery starting immediately after contact.
2.9s
BH Slice Wide · Front #4 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center, hit wide, filmed from the front. His one-handed backhand grip is in a firm continental position, with the wrist held relatively firm and slightly extended so the racket face stays open through contact.
3.5s
BH Slice Wide · Rear #1 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk on the unit turn, then the torso stays relatively closed through contact with a controlled unwinding that keeps the hitting shoulder slightly behind the non-hitting shoulder.
3.3s
BH Slice Wide · Rear #2 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed while his knees flex and the outside leg anchors his base before he carves around the ball.
3s
BH Slice Center · Side · Open David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see his slightly open racket face at contact and the downward, elongated swing path that keeps the ball low through the court.
2.8s
BH Slice Center · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against the hips, then uncoil in a connected sequence that keeps the hitting shoulder slightly below the non-hitting shoulder through contact.
3.3s
BH Slice Center · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His feet set in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he uses a controlled crossover recovery step to return to a balanced ready position.
3.4s
BH Slice Center · Side #3 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while a deep knee bend on the outside leg supports a low, skimming slice trajectory.
2.8s
BH Slice Center · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from center court, filmed from the side. His follow-through stays extended out in front as his weight transfers slightly forward, and he quickly brings the racquet hand back toward his body to recover into a compact ready position.
2.6s
BH Slice Moves Back · Side David Nalbandian's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at a contact point around waist height, with a pronounced high-to-low swing path creating a distinct skimming action through the ball.
2.9s
BH Slice Running · Side David Nalbandian's running backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a pronounced high-to-low path to impart backspin.
2.8s
BH Slice Wide · Side · Open David Nalbandian's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses small adjustment steps to load and stay sideways through contact before recovering.
2.9s
BH Slice Wide · Side #1 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes out in front with the hitting arm extended while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly begins to recover toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
BH Slice Wide · Side #2 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at a contact point slightly below waist height, with a pronounced high-to-low swing path creating a clear slicing action through the ball.
3.3s
BH Slice Wide · Side #3 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, showing a low, stable base as he moves out to the wide ball.
2.8s
BH Slice Wide · Side #4 David Nalbandian's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early to load, then the trunk stays relatively stable through contact with a subtle uncoil that lets the hitting shoulder track slightly forward while the non-hitting shoulder anchors the upper body.
2.3s