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Name FPS Duration
Kings of the Court: Lew Hoad (1 of 3) Ed Atkinson’s forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His footwork features a quick split step into a wide neutral stance, with a pronounced weight transfer from the back foot as he pushes forward into the shot.
10s
Kings of the Court: Fred Perry (1 of 4) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His eastern forehand grip is clear, with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the forward swing before unhinging slightly at contact.
3.2s
Kings of the Court: Bobby Riggs (1 of 3) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight moves into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
2.7s
Kings of the Court: Frank Sedgman (1 of 4) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His compact split-step leads into a quick pivot into a neutral stance, followed by small adjustment steps that position his body directly behind the incoming ball.
2.2s
Kings of the Court: Frank Sedgman Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His neutral stance is clear as he plants both feet before rotating through the shot, with a small recovery shuffle that brings him back toward his ready position after contact.
2.2s
Kings of the Court: Ellsworth Vines (1 of 3) Ed Atkinson’s forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side court-level angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk to drive the racket through the ball.
3.6s
Kings of the Court: Lew Hoad (2 of 3) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His hips load with a pronounced coil as the knees flex deeply, then drive upward and forward to uncoil the hips into contact.
3s
Kings of the Court: Fred Perry (2 of 4) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and an upward swing path that accelerates through contact.
8.9s
Bobby Riggs: Forrest Hills and the Dream of the Tour (1 of 1) Ed Atkinson's serve from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a high contact point above head level, with the racket head accelerating upward along a pronounced edge-on swing path before pronating through the ball.
4.4s
Kings of the Court: Frank Sedgman Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His compact split-step leads into a small pivot and neutral stance, with quick adjustment steps that position his outside foot to plant just before the forward swing.
1.7s
Kings of the Court: Frank Sedgman (2 of 4) Ed Atkinson's forehand groundstroke from the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His footwork features a quick split-step into a neutral stance, with small adjustment steps aligning his hips before he drives through the ball and recovers along the baseline.
1.7s
Kings of the Court: Ellsworth Vines (2 of 3) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His hips load in a semi-open position with a noticeable knee bend, then drive forward as his back leg extends into the shot.
3.3s
Kings of the Court: Lew Hoad (3 of 3) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling, with the trunk leading the forward motion ahead of the arm swing.
4.3s
Kings of the Court: Fred Perry (3 of 4) Ed Atkinson's swinging volley from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through carries the racquet across his body while his weight moves forward into the court, quickly resetting his feet into a ready position.
2s
Kings of the Court: Ellsworth Vines (3 of 3) Ed Atkinson’s forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His eastern forehand grip is evident in the way the racquet face stays slightly closed with a relaxed wrist that firms up only just before contact.
5.5s
Jack Kramer: The Original Terminator (3 of 5) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the court, 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 to lead the racquet through contact.
24.6s
Ken Rosewall: The Player and the Backhand (1 of 3) Ed Atkinson's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending forward while his weight moves onto the front foot, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
5.1s
Ken Rosewall: The Player and the Backhand (2 of 3) Ed Atkinson's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the swing path moving forward through the ball on a relatively compact arc.
4s
Little Bill Johnston's Forehand: Ancient and Modern (1 of 1) Ed Atkinson's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that continues through contact into the follow-through.
13.1s
Kings of the Court: Bobby Riggs (3 of 3) Ed Atkinson's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His compact split step leads into a semi-open stance with a small adjustment hop, followed by a couple of recovery shuffle steps back to neutral position on the baseline.
4.5s
Kings of the Court: Fred Perry (4 of 4) Ed Atkinson's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The side view makes the depth of his shoulder turn and the timing of his trunk uncoil into contact easy to distinguish, with the hips clearly initiating rotation before the shoulders.
1.6s
Ken Rosewall: The Player and the Backhand (3 of 3) Ed Atkinson's backhand return from a neutral position, filmed from a side angle. His classic Rosewall-style grip keeps the wrist relatively firm with minimal wrist lag, and you can clearly see the racket face staying stable through contact.
2.3s

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