FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's forehand approach shot from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by aggressive forward recovery steps that carry him smoothly into net position.
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6.6s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Front
Gael Monfils's backhand approach shot from a neutral position, filmed from the front. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high in front of his body while his weight drives forward into the court, quickly bringing the racquet back to a ready position for the next volley.
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7.6s |
BH Approach → FH Volley → BH Short · Front
Gael Monfils's backhand approach and forehand volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His quick split step into a low, wide base on the approach sets up a neutral stance that lets him push forward with small adjustment steps toward the short ball.
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9.4s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Rear
Gael Monfils's forehand approach shot to a backhand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western forehand grip sets a strong wrist lag on the forward swing, with the wrist uncoiling into contact while staying relatively firm through the hitting zone.
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8.6s |
FH Approach → OH · Rear
Gael Monfils's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward explosively off the outside leg as he moves into the court toward the eventual overhead.
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10.3s |
FH Drop Shot → Approach → BH Volley · Rear
Gael Monfils's forehand drop shot approach followed by a backhand volley from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively low with a pronounced knee bend on the approach, then his legs drive forward with a subtle opening of the hips as he transitions into the backhand volley.
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9.3s |
FH Drop Shot → Approach → FH Short · Rear
Gael Monfils's forehand drop shot approach from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk show an early, compact coil that quickly uncoils with minimal rotation through contact, emphasizing a subtle upper-body deceleration as he moves forward into the court.
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7.3s |
BH Approach → FH Volley → BH Short · Side
Gael Monfils's backhand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward and slightly upward through the court to drive through the shot.
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10.4s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side
Gael Monfils's forehand approach shot from a neutral court 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 swing so the torso leads the kinetic chain into contact.
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8.1s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side
Gael Monfils's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, 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 through contact.
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8.3s |
FH Approach → OH · Side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand approach shot from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with his weight driving forward into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to a ready position as he continues moving toward the net.
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11.1s |
FH Approach → OH · Side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that releases into a sharp wrist snap just before contact.
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7.8s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level side angle. His racket contacts 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 aggressively through contact.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders and trunk coil together early, then uncoil in a clear sequence where the torso rotation leads the arms through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. The video clearly shows his two-handed contact point slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path through the ball.
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3.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
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3.2s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court_level front angle. His racket face stays relatively square through contact at about waist height, with the top hand driving the racket head forward on a slightly upward path for added racket head speed.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. From this angle you can clearly see his two-handed grip stay firm while his wrists stay relatively quiet through the backswing, then release into a subtle upward snap at contact to add spin.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front 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 degree of upper-body rotation and timing of the release easy to compare between preparation and contact.
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3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his front shoulder while his weight transfers onto his front foot, bringing him quickly back into a ready position.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward and forward visible through the extension of his back leg after contact.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His feet set in a neutral stance with a pronounced shoulder turn, and you can see a small adjustment hop just before planting his outside foot to drive into the shot.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive upward and forward through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with the torso unwinding toward the court, and he quickly lets the racquet drop while his feet reset into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #6
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His feet plant in a solid neutral stance before contact, with a small adjustment step from his right foot that sets his weight transfer cleanly into the stroke.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his non-dominant shoulder as his weight transfers onto his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position for recovery.
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3.2s |
BH Lob · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his arms extend upward with the non-hitting hand helping guide the follow-through as he leans slightly back, then he drops both hands and regains a neutral ready position while tracking the ball.
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3.6s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features a quick drop step and retreating shuffle steps that set up a semi-open stance before contact, followed by a pronounced recovery step to regain court position.
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3.7s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing a stable base before he uncoils upward through the shot.
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6.8s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view, his two-handed grip stays firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the racquet hand that straightens into contact.
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3.3s |
BH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as his legs drive upward, showing a strong push off the outside leg through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed
Gael Monfils's backhand wide from a closed stance on the deuce side, filmed from court level side. His racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with the strike point around waist height and the racket accelerating steeply upward along the baseline to create heavy topspin.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand controlling the racket face while the dominant wrist stays relatively firm with minimal flexion through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand releasing the racquet early as he transfers weight onto his front leg and quickly resets the racquet in front for the next shot.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across his body before contact, with a quick recovery step back toward a neutral position after the swing.
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3s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #4
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip shows the dominant hand in a strong continental position with a noticeable but controlled wrist lag that firms up just before contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #5
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as his weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Center Cross Court · Front #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then the torso uncoils ahead of the arms, making the separation between hip and shoulder lines easy to see.
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2.7s |
BH Center Cross Court · Front #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while his knees are deeply flexed on the load, then extend aggressively through the legs to drive up and out of the shot.
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3.2s |
BH Center Down The Line · Front #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at the start of the swing before uncoiling with a strong knee bend and upward leg drive that is easy to see from this angle.
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2.7s |
BH Center Down The Line · Front #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His feet set in a neutral stance with a clear unit turn, and you can see a small hop into a balanced recovery step immediately after contact.
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3.1s |
BH Inside Out · Front
Gael Monfils's backhand from a central court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil together early, then uncoil in a tightly linked sequence that keeps the chest rotating through contact toward the inside-out target.
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3s |
BH Lob · Front #1
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball slightly above waist height, sending a high, arcing trajectory over his opponent.
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2.6s |
BH Lob · Front #2
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with his racquet high over his shoulder and quickly drops into a balanced, wide stance with both hands returning to the ready position for the next shot.
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3.9s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-continental bottom hand with a relaxed wrist that sets early lag before tightening into a firm, stable position through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Front #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. As he moves back, he uses quick adjustment steps into a mostly neutral stance before contact, then plants and slightly leans forward to recover his court position.
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2.7s |
BH Moves Back · Front #2
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his shoulder as he transfers weight onto his back foot, then he quickly drops the racket and brings both hands in front to reset into a compact ready position.
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3s |
BH Running · Front · Closed #1
Gael Monfils's running backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his two-handed grip stay firm while the wrist of his dominant hand maintains a laid-back position through the swing before a subtle release at contact.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Front · Closed #2
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the front, in a closed stance. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively with the lead shoulder driving forward ahead of the hips to sequence the kinetic chain.
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2.5s |
BH Running · Front · Closed #3
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His closed stance is clear in the way his hips stay mostly side-on to the net while his knees are deeply flexed to load the legs before driving up into the shot.
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5.5s |
BH Running · Front · Closed #4
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the center in a closed stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving forward into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Running · Front · Open #1
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the front, hit in an open stance. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Front · Open #2
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and his racket head accelerates steeply upward through the contact zone.
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4.7s |
BH Running · Front · Open #3
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. After contact he finishes with his torso still facing the net, the non-hitting arm counterbalancing out front as his weight lands on the outside leg before he quickly resets into a ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Short · Front #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the short court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket out in front as his weight transfers onto his front foot before he resets the non-hitting hand to the throat of the racket in a ready position.
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4.7s |
BH Short · Front #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil on the unit turn, then unwind in a clearly sequenced motion where the torso rotation leads the arms through contact.
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5s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. After contact he finishes with his racquet wrapping high across his body while his weight continues moving back toward the center, bringing both hands down quickly into a compact ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path for heavy topspin.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #3
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the base for his lateral push into the shot.
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3s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #4
Gael Monfils's backhand from a wide position on the court, filmed from the front. His closed stance shows a strong sit into the legs with deep knee flexion, and his hips stay turned sideways through contact before unwinding only slightly in the follow-through.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #5
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his two-handed grip stay firm while the wrists stay relaxed, creating noticeable wrist lag before contact and a sharp upward wrist release through the ball.
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3s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable bottom hand and a slightly relaxed top hand, while his wrists stay laid back through the swing before firming up at contact.
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2.6s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in sync with his hips to drive the two-handed swing back through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, laid-in top hand while the wrists stay relaxed, creating a pronounced wrist lag that straightens through contact.
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3s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot wide, then uses a quick crossover recovery step to push back toward the center.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the front of the court, filmed from a front angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot early, then uses a quick lateral push-off to recover back toward the center after contact.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #3
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant (left) hand driving the racquet and a distinct wrist lag that straightens through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Rear · Closed #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as the racquet accelerates through contact.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Rear · Closed #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance is clear as his feet are aligned roughly side-on to the baseline, with small adjustment steps taken before planting the front foot to drive into the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Center Cross Court · Rear
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed backhand contact is made around waist to chest height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
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3s |
BH Center Down The Line · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court 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 to drive the racquet through a straight-line path up the line.
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2.7s |
BH Center Down The Line · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center, down the line, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the net with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot with minimal wrap-around.
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6.2s |
BH Center · Rear · Neutral
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees are deeply flexed on the load, and his legs drive upward together through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Rear · Open
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as both feet stay almost parallel to the baseline while he uses quick adjustment steps before planting and then recovering back toward the center.
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2.4s |
BH Lob · Rear
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm top hand and a laid-back hitting wrist that stays relaxed before subtly extending through contact to lift the ball high.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that firms up into a stronger, more stable angle right at contact.
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2.7s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting-side elbow leading while his non-hitting hand releases and extends back, and he quickly re-centers his stance into a ready position after landing from the backward movement.
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3s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive up into the shot.
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3s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the rear view makes the upward acceleration of the racket head along the swing path clearly visible.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. The video clearly shows the racket face staying relatively closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
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3.2s |
BH Running · Rear · Closed
Gael Monfils's running backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the rear. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the baseline with the contact point around waist height, and the rear view makes the steep upward acceleration of the racket head along the swing path very clear.
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3.5s |
BH Running · Rear · Open #1
Gael Monfils's running two-handed backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the trunk heavily coiled against the hips, then rapidly uncoils through contact so the shoulders finish well past the baseline direction.
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2.8s |
BH Running · Rear · Open #2
Gael Monfils's running two-handed backhand from an open stance on the run, filmed from a rear angle. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn against the direction of travel, with the trunk uncoiling late so the shoulders stay closed well into the forward swing before rapidly rotating through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Rear · Open #3
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside leg while still moving laterally, then uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Rear · Open #4
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the rear. His open stance is evident as he plants his outside foot wide while moving laterally, then uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center of the baseline.
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2.5s |
BH Half Volley Short · Rear
Gael Monfils's backhand from inside the court on a short ball, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with deep knee flexion, then his legs drive upward and forward together to push into the ball.
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2.2s |
BH Short · Rear
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start of the swing, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive as he rotates through contact.
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3.9s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. From this angle you can clearly see his two-handed grip stay firm while his wrists remain relaxed, creating noticeable wrist lag before he drives them through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the center, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves out wide, with a pronounced knee bend and strong outside leg push-off to drive back toward the court.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the rear. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil aggressively with the lead shoulder driving forward and the torso finishing fully rotated toward the sideline.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high over his right shoulder while his weight continues moving back toward the center of the court, quickly resetting his feet into a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2
Gael Monfils's backhand wide from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance is evident as he crosses his right foot behind to move out wide before planting and driving off a firmly braced front leg.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #3
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his shoulders rotate significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as he drives through the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #4
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his two-handed grip is firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that stays stable through contact with minimal wrist roll.
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2.6s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to initiate a clear kinetic chain into contact.
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4s |
BH Wide · Rear
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the rear view makes the steep upward swing path and accelerating racket head speed clearly visible.
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3.4s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's backhand wide from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features an explosive lateral push off the outside leg into a semi-open stance, followed by quick recovery steps that angle him back toward the center.
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3.2s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand down the line from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet over his shoulder while his weight continues moving back toward the center, bringing him quickly into a balanced ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Rear
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the center, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with the non-dominant hand driving the racket, while the dominant wrist stays laid back through the swing before firming up at contact.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the baseline while his knees bend deeply and his outside leg drives strongly into the court during the swing.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses quick lateral recovery steps back toward the center after contact.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #3
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the rear view makes the upward acceleration of the racket head along the baseline direction easy to see.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #4
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping around his left shoulder as he pushes off the outside leg and quickly squares his shoulders back into a ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #5
Gael Monfils's backhand wide from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the line of the shot before wrapping across his body.
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3s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand grip shows the dominant hand in a strong continental position with a noticeable wrist lag that releases into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the torso unwinding toward the net, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle to reset into a ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a noticeable knee bend and strong push off the back leg driving his body through the shot.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #4
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a relatively straight, level swing path through the ball.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #5
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of his lead hip, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path finishing around shoulder height.
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3s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a strong trunk rotation that clearly leads the racquet through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a strong rear leg push-off that helps him recover back toward the center.
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2.6s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced coil as his chest turns well past perpendicular to the net, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders to arms through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Side
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the load while a pronounced knee bend and explosive leg drive contribute to a noticeable rear-leg kick through the finish.
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3s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and rising swing path, showing strong upward acceleration through the contact zone.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before contact, followed by a quick recovery step that squares his hips back toward the baseline.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his lead shoulder as his weight transfers forward into the court and he quickly returns the non-hitting hand to the racket throat to reset in a ready position.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the torso leads the racket through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #5
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with his weight transferring forward into the court before he quickly resets his feet into a ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Side · Open #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His feet load with a wide base in the open stance as he plants the outside leg, then he uses a strong push off that leg to recover quickly back toward the middle.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Open #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the hips before contact, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that drives the racquet through the ball.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Side · Open #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, his two-handed backhand grip shows the left hand driving with a strong semi-western position while the wrists stay laid back before a late, sharp release through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Side · Open #4
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable bottom hand while the top hand guides a compact wrist lag that straightens through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Side · Open #5
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable bottom hand while the top hand drives the racket through contact, and his wrists stay relatively quiet with only a slight extension just after impact.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Side · Open #6
Gael Monfils's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with the strike point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward and slightly upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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3.2s |
BH Half Volley Moves Back · Side
Gael Monfils's backhand from a moving-back position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong leg drive upward to stabilize the shot despite moving away from the baseline.
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2.1s |
BH Lob · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn nearly perpendicular to the net before contact, with a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils upward to lift the ball high over his opponent.
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3s |
BH Lob · Side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from the side, filmed from a side angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with the wrists relaxed and laid back during the upward swing, then firming at contact to guide the lofted trajectory.
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2.8s |
BH Lob · Side #3
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed with a deep knee bend as he loads, then his legs extend upward more than forward to lift the ball high for the lob.
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3.5s |
BH Lob · Side #4
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the takeback, then uncoil in a smooth sequence that sends the racquet up the back of the ball for added height and depth.
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4.6s |
BH Lob · Side #5
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by a smooth recovery step back toward the center baseline.
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3.4s |
BH Lob · Side #6
Gael Monfils's backhand lob from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck well above waist height, and the upward swing path creates a steep, arcing trajectory.
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2.8s |
BH Moves Back · Side · Open #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk driving forward even as his feet stay mostly parallel to the baseline while moving back.
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3.3s |
BH Moves Back · Side · Open #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle in an open stance while moving back. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his front shoulder as his weight continues drifting backward, and he quickly widens his base to re-establish a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Moves Back · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders through contact.
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3.1s |
BH Moves Back · Side #10
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick hop into a semi-open stance as he retreats, then a strong rear leg plant before pushing forward with recovery steps toward the baseline.
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4.4s |
BH Moves Back · Side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to shoulders as he drives up through the shot.
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3.5s |
BH Moves Back · Side #3
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork features quick adjustment steps as he retreats and sets into a mostly neutral stance, with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot during the swing.
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3.3s |
BH Moves Back · Side #4
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong rear-leg push-off to stabilize the stroke despite moving backward.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Side #5
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing a low base before he drives upward through the shot.
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3s |
BH Moves Back · Side #6
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face stays relatively closed with contact made around waist height, and the forward swing shows noticeable racket head acceleration through the ball.
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3.3s |
BH Moves Back · Side #7
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, laid-in top hand while the wrist maintains a noticeable lag that unwinds into a controlled, late snap through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Moves Back · Side #8
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick split-step into retreating adjustment steps, setting into a semi-open stance before driving through the backhand.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Side #9
Gael Monfils's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, stable bottom hand as the wrist maintains a noticeable lag before snapping through at contact.
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3.2s |
BH Running · Arm-action · Side
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side, filmed from court level. His shoulders stay closed longer against the direction of travel while the trunk unwinds late and rapidly, creating a pronounced separation between upper body rotation and lower body sprint mechanics.
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3s |
BH Running · Arm-action · Side
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side. His follow-through carries his hands high across his body while his weight continues moving toward the sideline before he re-loads into a ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Running · Side · Closed #1
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork shows a long lateral sprint into a pronounced closed stance, with his back foot planting firmly behind the front foot before he drives through and then quickly pushes off to recover.
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2.8s |
BH Running · Side · Closed #2
Gael Monfils's running backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his two-handed grip stay firm while the off-hand drives the racquet through contact, with minimal wrist flick and a stable wrist position through the hitting zone.
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2.5s |
BH Running · Side · Closed #3
Gael Monfils's running two-handed backhand in a closed stance from the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His non-dominant (left) hand maintains a firm grip while the right wrist stays laid back through the swing, then pronates slightly just after contact for added racquet head speed.
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5.1s |
BH Running · Side · Closed #4
Gael Monfils's running backhand from a closed 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 as the racket head accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Side · Closed #5
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork shows a long crossover step into a closed stance, with his outside foot planting firmly before he rotates through the shot and then uses quick recovery steps to get back toward the center.
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2.7s |
BH Running · Side · Open #1
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle in an open stance. His follow-through finishes high with the torso rotating toward the court while his weight continues to move laterally, and he quickly brings both hands back in front of his body to re-establish a ready position after contact.
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2.3s |
BH Running · Side · Open #10
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His open stance shows his hips staying mostly square to the net while his outside leg plants and drives upward, with a deep knee bend that loads before he pushes off into recovery.
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2.9s |
BH Running · Side · Open #2
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high across his body while his weight continues moving laterally, then quickly brings both hands back toward his center to re-establish a ready position for the next ball.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Side · Open #3
Gael Monfils's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see his contact point slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly vertical and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Side · Open #4
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net before contact, then his trunk uncoils aggressively forward with a clear sequence from hip rotation into upper torso rotation.
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3.4s |
BH Running · Side · Open #5
Gael Monfils's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his bottom hand maintaining a firm eastern backhand grip while the top hand drives through with a strong wrist pronation just after contact.
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3s |
BH Running · Side · Open #6
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from the side angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his outside leg loads with a deep knee bend before driving upward and forward through the shot.
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2.8s |
BH Running · Side · Open #7
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side, hit in an open stance. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his outside leg plants and bends deeply, driving his lateral push as he strikes on the move.
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3.3s |
BH Running · Side · Open #8
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His open stance is evident as he plants his outside foot wide while still moving laterally, then uses a quick recovery step to push back toward the center of the court.
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2.8s |
BH Running · Side · Open #9
Gael Monfils's running backhand from the side, hit in an open stance. After contact he finishes with his torso unwinding toward the court and quickly lets both hands drop into a compact ready position as he regains his balance for recovery.
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2.6s |
BH Short · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand from the baseline on the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he extends his racquet forward with a high two-handed follow-through while his weight moves into the court and his non-hitting arm helps him quickly return to a ready position.
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5.6s |
BH Short · Side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, creating noticeable racket head acceleration through the ball.
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2.7s |
BH Short · Side #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick split-step into a lateral adjustment step, settling into a mostly neutral stance before driving through the short ball and taking a small recovery step forward.
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3.3s |
BH Short · Side #4
Gael Monfils's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the side. From this angle, his two-handed grip shows a firm, stable top hand while the wrist of the dominant hand maintains a relaxed lag that firms up just before contact.
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3.9s |
BH Short · Side #5
Gael Monfils's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable bottom hand and a relaxed top hand that allows a slight wrist lag before a compact, controlled release through contact.
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5.9s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racket lags briefly behind his torso before contact.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face relatively square to the ball and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see the racket face stay relatively square to the ball at contact with the strike point slightly in front of his lead hip and around waist height.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong push off that leg to drive laterally into the shot.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from a wide position on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His footwork sequence includes a quick adjustment hop into a clearly closed stance, with his front foot stepping across his body before he plants and drives through the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #4
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his shoulders rotate well past his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to drive the racquet through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #5
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags and whips through contact.
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3.7s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #6
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his firm two-handed grip setting up early wrist lag, with the wrists staying laid back until just before contact.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #7
Gael Monfils's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His closed stance backhand shows a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg and strong push-off from the back foot as his hips rotate through the shot.
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3.2s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #8
Gael Monfils's backhand from a wide position on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His closed stance shows strong knee flexion on the outside leg and clear hip coil before he uncoils through contact, with the back leg driving laterally to recover.
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3.1s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping around his non-hitting shoulder as his weight continues moving outward toward the doubles alley before he plants and begins to recover.
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3s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward and up along a steep, low-to-high swing path.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #1
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can see his dominant hand stay relaxed on the handle with a laid-back wrist that firms up into a strong, stable position just before contact.
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3s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #2
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the torso rotating toward the court while his weight stays on the outside leg before he recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #3
Gael Monfils's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the net while his knees sink deeply on the outside leg before driving up through the shot.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #4
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the torso unwinding toward the court, and he quickly re-centers his feet into a ready position after landing from the wide recovery step.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #5
Gael Monfils's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms, making the upper body lead the racket through contact.
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3.9s |
BH Drop Shot · Front
Gael Monfils's backhand drop shot from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His compact adjustment steps bring him close to the ball before he settles into a slightly open stance with a low center of gravity to execute the soft touch.
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2.9s |
FH Drop Shot · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's forehand drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes softly out in front with his weight staying mostly on the front leg, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the handle to reset into a compact ready position.
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3.8s |
FH Drop Shot · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's forehand drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a noticeably softening of the hand and reduced wrist lag just before contact, allowing the racquet head to decelerate and stay under the ball for added touch.
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3s |
BH Drop Shot · Side
Gael Monfils's backhand drop shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the swing path is short with a pronounced deceleration to soften the shot.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racket face squares to the ball.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips load in a closed position, then rotate explosively toward the court as his legs drive upward from a deep knee bend into full extension.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he rotates his torso fully toward the court with his back leg swinging through, landing on his front foot and briefly settling into a balanced, upright stance before returning to a ready position.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that leads his arm swing up through contact.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulder line rotates strongly away from the target during the toss, then the trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with a pronounced chest rotation toward the net.
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4.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His deep knee bend and explosive upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling aggressively toward the target as he pushes off the ground.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes with his hitting arm extending across his body while his back leg swings forward, helping him land inside the court and transition into a ready position.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands on his front leg with his back leg kicking back for balance, then quickly brings both hands down into a compact ready position as he recovers toward the baseline.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips extend fully into the court as he uncoils into the serve.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with the ball struck slightly in front of his body and above head height, emphasizing an upward swing path and pronounced racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and explosive upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, along with his hips opening toward the net as he extends into the serve.
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3s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his relaxed continental grip with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap toward the target line.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of the trunk release easy to compare between serves.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, 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 racket face rotates toward the target.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racket handle, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the strings square up to the ball.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a pronounced front-leg drive into the court with a balanced landing on his left foot, followed by a small recovery adjustment to stabilize his stance on the baseline.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court before uncoiling in a pronounced rotational sequence that brings the tossing-side shoulder down and the hitting-side shoulder up into contact.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and explosive upward leg drive are clearly visible as his hips stay closed toward the net before uncoiling into contact.
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4.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His footwork is minimal with a small adjustment step into a pinpoint stance, keeping his feet close together before driving up into the serve.
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4.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a small front-foot adjustment before the toss, and he drives up into the serve with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg extension.
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5.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand on the handle, and you can see his wrist pronate aggressively through contact to drive the serve.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His footwork shows a small rhythmic hop into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a clear front-foot plant that sets up his weight transfer into the court.
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4.2s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. The racket face is nearly square to the ball at contact with a slightly upward swing path, and contact occurs well above his head with noticeable racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through and after contact.
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4.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a pronounced sequence where the torso rotation clearly leads the arm swing into contact.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive are clearly visible as he loads on his back leg and then explodes upward into the court with strong hip extension.
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4.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lets his tossing arm drop naturally while his weight drives into the court, finishing with his upper body leaning forward and feet landing inside the baseline in a balanced ready position.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a relaxed wrist that stays loose through the tossing phase and firms up just before the upward swing.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the rear. His footwork is compact with a small adjustment step into a platform stance before the toss, with minimal lateral movement and a controlled landing on his front (left) foot into the court.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the toss arm side, and the rear view makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact stand out as his racket face whips up and across the ball.
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2.8s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly perpendicular to the baseline with the ball struck slightly above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
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2.9s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target line with the contact point well above his head, emphasizing a steep upward swing path and high racket head speed through the ball.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, his non-hitting arm dropping back for counterbalance before he quickly regroups into a compact ready position.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, and his non-hitting arm tucks in as he quickly returns to a balanced ready position.
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2.9s |
First Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips powerfully uncoiling toward the wide target.
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3s |
First Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) leg with his hitting arm finishing across his body while his non-hitting arm drops to help him quickly regain a balanced, ready position for the next shot.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed toward the baseline through the knee bend, then uncoil sharply upward as his legs drive off the ground to initiate the upward swing.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket whips up on edge into a pronounced trophy position before accelerating with a steep upward swing path, with contact made at full extension well above his head.
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2.5s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball at full extension with a slightly closed face, and the upward swing path creates pronounced racket head speed through contact.
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5.2s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can clearly see his deep shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil during the trophy position, followed by a rapid uncoiling of the torso that leads the upward swing.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his right leg swings forward into the court as he lands on his left foot, quickly bringing both feet back to a neutral base to recover into a ready position.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His deep knee bend and explosive upward leg drive are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the court before contact.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. His footwork shows a controlled platform stance with minimal pre-toss movement, then a subtle knee bend and weight transfer from back to front foot as he drives up into the serve.
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2.8s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a pinpoint stance before the toss, then a pronounced knee bend and upward drive that land him slightly inside the baseline with a balanced recovery step toward the center.
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2.8s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body with his back leg kicking back, and he lands on his front foot already beginning to square his shoulders into a neutral ready position.
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3s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Deuce court, hit wide, filmed from a rear angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling toward the wide target as his back leg kicks up behind him.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with the ball slightly in front of his head and well above his outstretched tossing arm, emphasizing an upward swing path and pronounced racket head acceleration through the strike.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive clearly visible from this angle.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above peak toss height, and the racket head whips upward along a steep, pronated swing path.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. The racket contacts the ball at full extension well above his head with a slightly closed face, and the side view makes the upward swing path and rapid acceleration of the racket head clearly visible.
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4.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #4
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. The contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly pronated and the racket head accelerating upward along a steep, continuous swing path.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #5
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced landing and ready position for the next ball.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it clear that his contact point is fully extended above his head with a slightly pronated racket face driving up and into the ball.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay relaxed as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct wrist snap just after impact.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm while the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced snap just after impact.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive into the court, with a controlled landing on the front foot that sets up a quick recovery step.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court, lands on his front leg, and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position to recover for the next shot.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a loose hand, allowing pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet whips up and across the ball.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a smooth toss preparation with a controlled knee bend into a pinpoint stance, then a clear front-leg drive upward before landing slightly inside the court to start his recovery.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, along with strong hip extension as he uncoils upward into the serve.
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3.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line rotates deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso into the serving arm.
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4.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #6
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with both feet drawing together just before he drives up into the serve.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side. His follow-through carries his body weight into the court with his back leg kicking up behind, and he quickly lowers his tossing arm to transition into a balanced, upright ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His feet plant in a semi-open stance with a small hop into contact, followed by a quick recovery step that readies him to move laterally for the next ball.
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3.5s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with a pronounced upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
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3.3s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head whips upward on a steep low-to-high path for heavy topspin.
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3.3s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-front
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from a central position, filmed from a court_level front angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before he quickly returns to a neutral ready position.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His footwork features a quick split step into an open stance, with a pronounced load on the outside leg before pushing off and recovering toward the middle.
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3.5s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western forehand grip is clear, with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp, relaxed wrist release through contact.
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3.6s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a central position, filmed from court-level front. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3.2s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-front
Gael Monfils's forehand from a central court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into an open stance, followed by a quick recovery step that readies him to move laterally for the next ball.
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4.2s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand wide from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level front angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by a pronounced lateral recovery step back toward the middle after contact.
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3.7s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight stays mostly on the outside leg before he pushes back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path, creating visible racket head acceleration through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag are evident as the racquet head trails significantly behind his hand before uncoiling into contact.
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3.3s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that snaps forward aggressively just before contact.
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3.5s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the way his wrist stays laid back through the lag phase before releasing into a pronounced pronation at contact.
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3.6s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags behind his torso before whipping through contact.
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4.6s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the strong wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced wrist snap just before contact.
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3.6s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from a neutral position, filmed from a court_level_side angle. His racket head lags noticeably behind his hand with a slightly closed face at contact, striking the ball around waist height with a steep upward swing path.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm as the hitting shoulder whips through, clearly showing a strong separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
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4.1s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to his hips before uncoiling, with the trunk leading the forward rotation and the hitting arm lagging briefly to create a clear sequential kinetic chain.
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2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the court-level side, filmed from a court_level_side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body while his left arm extends back for counterbalance, and he quickly regains a neutral ready position with weight transferring back to his baseline stance.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His open-stance forehand uses a wide base with a strong push off the outside leg, followed by a quick hop-step recovery back toward the center.
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3.2s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and sit-down loading on the outside leg before driving up through the shot.
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5.2s |
FH Running · Court-level-side
Gael Monfils's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk leading the arm swing as he strikes while moving laterally.
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3s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a noticeably compact arm action, with the wrist staying relaxed and lagged behind the racquet head before snapping forward through contact.
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4.5s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His relatively compact arm action keeps the racket close to his body at contact, with the racket face slightly closed and striking the ball around waist to chest height for a heavy topspin swing path.
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3.5s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His compact arm action is paired with a semi-open stance and quick adjustment steps that set his feet before contact and enable an efficient recovery back toward the center.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his outside leg plants and then pushes him back toward a neutral ready position near the center of the court.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay closed as he sprints out wide, with a deep outside leg bend and strong lateral push-off driving him back into the court during the forward swing.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #1
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling, with the trunk rotation clearly leading the arm swing through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western forehand grip is clear from this angle, with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #3
Gael Monfils's forehand wide from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving toward the sideline, and he quickly re-centers his feet into a ready position with the non-hitting hand returning toward the racket throat.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His neutral stance is clear as both feet plant on a straight baseline before he rotates through the shot and then uses small adjustment steps to recover back to center.
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3.7s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, with the lead shoulder driving up and across through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, and the wrist lag is clearly maintained until just before contact, where a sharp pronation sends the strings square through the ball.
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5.2s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #4
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. The contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face moderately closed and the racket head accelerating upward along a steep low-to-high swing path.
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5.5s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Front
Gael Monfils's forehand from a central court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a pronounced knee bend, then drive upward and rotate aggressively as his legs extend through contact.
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3.5s |
FH Inside In · Front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing in front as he transfers weight into the court and quickly resets his feet into a ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Front #2
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His split-step is followed by a quick pivot into an open stance, with a pronounced push off the outside leg and a small recovery hop back toward the middle after contact.
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3.1s |
FH Inside In · Front #3
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward and open explosively as his legs extend into contact.
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5.5s |
FH Inside In · Front #4
Gael Monfils's forehand Inside In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the take-back, with a pronounced wrist lag that releases into a sharp pronation through contact.
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3s |
FH Inside In · Front #5
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive upward to initiate the forward swing.
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5s |
FH Inside Out · Front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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3.7s |
FH Inside Out · Front #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then unwind explosively as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Front #3
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a windshield-wiper path.
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3.4s |
FH Inside Out · Front #4
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then rotate explosively as his legs drive upward into the shot.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Front #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact on the inside-out swing.
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3.5s |
FH Inside Out · Front #6
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racquet handle as he resets into a compact ready position.
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3.6s |
FH Inside Out · Front #7
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His quick split step into an open stance followed by a strong push off the right leg and immediate recovery shuffle back to center is clearly visible from this angle.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Front #8
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center, filmed from the front. His footwork features a quick split step into a wide open stance, followed by a strong push off the outside leg and immediate recovery steps back toward the middle.
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2.8s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before both hands return to a neutral ready position.
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3.7s |
FH Moves Back · Front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. His follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight stays slightly on the back foot before he quickly resets his stance into a neutral ready position.
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3.2s |
FH Moves Back · Front #2
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the main support and load before he swings.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Front #3
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet wraps high across his body as his weight continues drifting backward, and he quickly re-centers his stance with both hands returning to the racquet in a ready position.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Front #4
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net in the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, making the sequential rotation through the torso easy to distinguish.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Front #5
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the center, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips with a pronounced trunk rotation that continues through contact into the follow-through.
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2.4s |
FH Running · Front #1
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. After contact he lets his hitting arm wrap fully across his body while his non-hitting hand extends out for balance as he brakes his momentum and begins to square up back into a ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Running · Front #2
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders rotate deeply past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, making the sequencing of torso rotation into contact very clear.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Front #3
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork features a quick split-step into long, explosive strides and an open-stance plant on the outside leg before he uses a strong crossover recovery back toward the center.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Front #4
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Front #5
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his outside leg drives laterally, with a deep knee bend helping him load and push through the shot on the move.
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2.4s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil with the non-hitting arm helping to set the shoulder line, followed by a sharp uncoil where the chest rotates toward the net before the arm extends through contact.
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4.8s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Front #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His relatively compact arm action keeps the racket close to his body at contact, with the racket face slightly closed and moving steeply up the back of the ball to create heavy topspin.
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3.1s |
FH Short · Front
Gael Monfils'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 height, and the forward swing drives steeply up through the ball, creating noticeable racket head acceleration.
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6.3s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, and you can clearly see pronounced wrist lag before he snaps the wrist forward through contact.
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3.6s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #2
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving back toward the center of the baseline, with his non-hitting hand extending out to help him recover into a ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Front
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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3s |
FH Wide · Front · Neutral
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate significantly away from the net during the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his hips so that the trunk finishes almost fully squared to the target at contact.
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3.3s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His wide base and quick adjustment steps into an open stance are clearly visible as he moves out to the wide ball and then begins his recovery.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front angle. After contact on this wide ball, he finishes with a high windshield-wiper follow-through while his weight shifts back toward the center and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to a ready position in front of his body.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses a strong lateral push-off to recover back toward the center after contact.
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6.1s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #4
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His open stance shows strong knee flexion on the outside leg and a pronounced hip coil before uncoiling into the shot.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #5
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #6
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #7
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends out for balance before he quickly returns to a ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His neutral stance is clear as he plants both feet along the baseline with a small adjustment step before rotating into the shot and then using a quick crossover recovery back to center.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight transferring into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to a ready position for recovery.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, 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 swing through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear from the racket face angle, and there is pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing before a sharp release through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward, creating heavy topspin.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed during the unit turn then unwind explosively as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend into contact.
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3.7s |
FH Inside In · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, making the separation between hip and shoulder rotation easy to see.
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5.1s |
FH Inside In · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the racquet drop that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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4.5s |
FH Inside In · Rear #4
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that his chest faces the target at contact, showing a clear kinetic chain from hips through torso.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear
Gael Monfils's forehand from a central court position, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving explosively with strong leg push-off and pronounced knee bend into the inside-out contact.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position.
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3.8s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's inside-out 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, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. 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.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #4
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
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3s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #5
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight transfers into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position for recovery.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #6
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick split-step into a lateral shuffle before planting in an open stance, then using a strong pivot on the outside leg to drive through the shot and recover back toward the middle.
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3.5s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #7
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along an aggressive low-to-high swing path.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #8
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed during the initial load with a deep knee bend, then uncoil explosively as his legs drive up and into the court.
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4.9s |
FH Moves Back · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him before he recovers back into a ready stance.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the main load before he drives upward into the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick hop into an open stance as he retreats, then a strong push off the outside leg to stabilize before and during the swing.
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2.8s |
FH Running · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively open to the baseline while his outside leg drives explosively into the court, with a pronounced knee bend loading before he pushes up and across the ball.
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3.2s |
FH Running · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's running forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively forward with a noticeable delay between hip rotation and upper-body release.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with a high, wrap-around follow-through while his momentum carries him back toward the middle, quickly resetting his feet into a ready position.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Rear #4
Gael Monfils'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 heavy topspin swing path.
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2.5s |
FH Short · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting a strong laid-back wrist position on the takeback that is maintained as lag into the forward swing before releasing through contact.
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3.2s |
FH Short · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Short · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. He uses a wide semi-open stance with quick adjustment steps before planting his outside foot, then takes a small recovery hop back toward the middle after contact.
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3.4s |
FH Short · Rear #4
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick split-step into a wide open stance, with a pronounced push off his outside leg and a small recovery shuffle back toward the middle after contact.
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2.7s |
FH Short · Rear #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features an explosive split-step into a wide open stance, followed by a quick recovery shuffle that readies him to move laterally for the next ball.
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5.6s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through wraps high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Rear
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can see the racket face slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a heavy topspin path.
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2.7s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then unwind explosively with strong leg drive pushing off the outside leg into the shot.
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2.7s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed as he loads on a deep knee bend, then unwind sharply with strong leg drive pushing off the outside leg into the court.
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4s |
FH Wide · Rear · Neutral
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag are evident as the racket head stays well behind his hand before uncoiling into contact.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, loads on his right leg, and uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the rear. His hips stay noticeably open to the court as he loads on a deep outside leg bend, then drives upward and laterally off that leg to reach into the wide ball.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can see his semi-western forehand grip creating significant wrist lag in the racquet head before releasing into a pronounced pronation through contact.
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3.2s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #4
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position on the court, filmed from a rear angle. He plants in a pronounced open stance with his outside foot bracing wide before using a powerful crossover recovery step to push back toward the center.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in 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 aggressively ahead of the arm swing, showing a clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral 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 through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive upward and forward through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed longer during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sequence with a strong upward leg drive that straightens the legs through contact.
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5.2s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #4
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps across his body with his weight transferring clearly onto his front foot before he resets the non-hitting hand into a balanced ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face marginally closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path.
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3s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #6
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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4.3s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #7
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing a clear sequence from hip and torso rotation into the forward phase of the stroke.
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3.8s |
FH Center · Side · Open #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed to the net during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward and rotate aggressively as his legs extend into the shot.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Open #10
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then rotate explosively as his legs drive up and through the shot.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Open #11
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives forward into the court, leaving him quickly back in a loaded, ready position for the next shot.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Open #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads deeply into his outside leg, then drives upward with strong leg extension to initiate his forward swing.
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3.2s |
FH Center · Side · Open #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil significantly past his hips before uncoiling in sequence, with the trunk unwinding ahead of the arm swing to drive the racquet through contact.
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2s |
FH Center · Side · Open #4
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with pronounced wrist lag maintained until just before contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Open #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact he lets the racquet wrap fully across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, quickly dropping the racquet and resetting both hands on the handle in a ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Open #6
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His feet set wide in a strong open base with a pronounced loading on the outside leg before a quick pivot and recovery step back toward the middle.
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3.3s |
FH Center · Side · Open #7
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, making the upper-body rotation and kinetic chain timing easy to see from this angle.
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3.2s |
FH Center · Side · Open #8
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick split-step into a wide open base, with a strong push off the outside leg and a pronounced recovery step that brings him back toward a neutral court position.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Side · Open #9
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, loads heavily on his right leg, and then uses a quick recovery shuffle to return to a neutral position on the baseline.
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3.6s |
FH Inside In · Side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively with a noticeable delay between hip rotation and upper-body release, emphasizing strong kinetic chain sequencing.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Side #10
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, 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 rapidly through contact.
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5.1s |
FH Inside In · Side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend into the loading leg and aggressive hip uncoiling toward the court are clearly visible, emphasizing how his legs drive up and through the shot.
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3.2s |
FH Inside In · Side #3
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to reset into a ready position.
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4.2s |
FH Inside In · Side #4
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His feet load in a wide semi-open stance with a pronounced knee bend, and he uses a quick crossover recovery step after contact to get back toward the center.
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3.2s |
FH Inside In · Side #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a side angle. 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 rapidly through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Side #6
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact he finishes with a high wrap-around follow-through and quickly brings both hands back toward his torso as his weight lands on his front leg, transitioning into a ready position for the next shot.
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5.1s |
FH Inside In · Side #7
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a pronounced split-step into a quick pivot, setting up an open stance before driving forward and using small recovery steps to regain court position.
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2.8s |
FH Inside In · Side #8
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up and forward through the ball.
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3.8s |
FH Inside In · Side #9
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling in sync with his trunk, showing a pronounced separation between hip and shoulder turn during the forward swing.
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6s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side
Gael Monfils's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the way the racket face lags behind with a laid-back wrist, then uncoils into a pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
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3s |
FH Inside Out · Side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet load in a wide semi-open stance with a pronounced knee bend before he drives into the shot and then uses a quick shuffle step to recover back toward his ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Inside Out · Side #10
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the side, filmed from a Side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net before contact, then his trunk uncoils aggressively with a pronounced delay between hip rotation and upper-body release.
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3.4s |
FH Inside Out · Side #11
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side angle. His footwork features a quick hop into an open stance with a pronounced loading on the outside leg, followed by an aggressive pivot and crossover recovery step back toward the center.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Side #12
Gael Monfils's forehand from the inside-out position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that snaps forward just before contact.
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2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center court area, filmed from the side. His hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend before driving upward and uncoiling aggressively through contact.
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3s |
FH Inside Out · Side #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk leading the arm swing into the inside-out contact.
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2.8s |
FH Inside Out · Side #4
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before uncoiling, with the trunk clearly leading the forward swing and the arm lagging behind in a distinct kinetic chain sequence.
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5s |
FH Inside Out · Side #5
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the side, filmed from a side angle. The video clearly shows the racket dropping well below the ball before contact, with the racket face slightly closed and accelerating steeply upward to impart heavy topspin at a contact point around waist to chest height.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Side #6
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that releases into a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Side #7
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay closed longer during the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend, then drive explosively forward as his legs extend into and slightly up through the ball.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Side #8
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the Side, filmed from a Side angle. From this view you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating significant wrist lag on the takeback that snaps through just after contact.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Side #9
Gael Monfils's forehand InsideOut from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
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5.4s |
FH Moves Back · Side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket 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 contact.
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2.5s |
FH Moves Back · Side #10
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. 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 pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Moves Back · Side #11
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it clear that he strikes the ball slightly above waist height with a steep low-to-high swing path, keeping the racket face relatively closed through contact for heavy topspin.
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3.7s |
FH Moves Back · Side #12
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the backswing, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #13
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket 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 contact.
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2.8s |
FH Moves Back · Side #14
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Moves Back · Side #15
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see a deep shoulder and trunk coil with his chest turning well away from the net before a pronounced uncoiling that sequences from the hips through the torso into the hitting arm.
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3.4s |
FH Moves Back · Side #16
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #17
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick hop into an open stance as he drifts backward, then a strong rear leg plant that anchors his weight before he drives through the shot and recovers.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #18
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick hop into an open stance as he retreats, then a strong rear leg plant that anchors his body before he swings and recovers.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side #19
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up a deep wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced pronation of the wrist through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay loaded and closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward to stabilize the shot despite his backward movement.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #20
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward to stabilize his body and redirect weight into the shot despite moving backward.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #3
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His feet execute a quick adjustment hop into an open stance before contact, followed by a pronounced recovery step that shifts his weight back toward the baseline.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side #4
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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4.4s |
FH Moves Back · Side #5
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick hop into an open stance as he retreats, then a strong rear-leg plant that lets him load and swing while still drifting backward.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #6
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight stays on the back leg, and he quickly lets both hands drop into a neutral ready position to recover for the next shot.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #7
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arm whips through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #8
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body as his weight shifts slightly onto his back foot, and he quickly re-centers his stance into a ready position with the non-hitting hand coming back in front of his body.
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4s |
FH Moves Back · Side #9
Gael Monfils's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating a deep wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Side #1
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a strong pronation through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Running · Side #2
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. He uses a series of long crossover steps into an open stance before contact, then immediately takes a couple of quick recovery steps to push back toward the center of the baseline.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Side #3
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that straightens rapidly into contact.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Side #4
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay closed as he sprints, then open explosively into contact with a pronounced right-leg drive and deep left-knee bend to stabilize his wide, stretched stride.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Side #5
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. 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 rapidly through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Side #6
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay closed as he sprints, then rotate explosively through contact as his outside leg plants deeply with a pronounced knee bend to drive up into the shot.
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2.8s |
FH Running · Side #7
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his momentum carries him through the court, with his non-hitting arm extending back to help him recover into a ready position.
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2.4s |
FH Running · Side #8
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork features a long sprinting approach into an open stance, followed by a pronounced recovery step that quickly redirects him back toward the center of the baseline.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Side #9
Gael Monfils's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side
Gael Monfils's forehand from court level, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm, showing clear separation between torso rotation and the later release of the racquet.
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5.4s |
FH Short · Side #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn that coils the trunk away from the net, then uncoil in a sequenced rotation where the torso leads the arm into contact on the short ball.
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8.2s |
FH Short · Side #10
Gael Monfils's forehand from the side, filmed from the Side angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then aggressively rotate open as his legs drive upward into contact.
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3.6s |
FH Short · Side #2
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the 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 pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Side #3
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes high across his body while his weight moves into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the ready position as he recovers toward the center.
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3.5s |
FH Short · Side #4
Gael Monfils's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact he finishes with a high windshield-wiper follow-through and quickly brings both hands back in front of his body as his weight moves forward into a compact recovery stance.
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3s |
FH Short · Side #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his racket wraps high across his body while his weight moves into the court, and he quickly drops the racket to both hands in front of his torso to reset into a ready position.
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3.4s |
FH Short · Side #6
Gael Monfils's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past his hips during the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with a pronounced trunk rotation that continues even after contact, emphasizing upper-body contribution to racket head speed.
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3.3s |
FH Short · Side #7
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face during the backswing, with pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Short · Side #8
Gael Monfils's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil explosively as his legs drive upward and forward into contact.
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4.5s |
FH Short · Side #9
Gael Monfils's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp wrist snap right through contact.
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7s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay low with a deep knee bend on the outside leg before driving laterally, and his hips open aggressively toward the court as he plants and pushes off into the shot.
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3s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Side
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by a strong lateral recovery step back toward the center.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #1
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a deep coil against the hips before uncoiling in sync with trunk rotation, making the degree of upper-body turn and sequential unwinding easy to distinguish.
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3.3s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #10
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay noticeably open toward the net as he loads with a deep knee bend, then drive upward through the legs to push out of the wide stance.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #2
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His torso shows a pronounced coil with the shoulders turning well past his hips on the unit turn, then uncoiling in sequence from the trunk to the hitting arm as he drives out of the open stance.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #3
Gael Monfils's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his semi-western grip setting up a deep wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #4
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the side. The side angle shows his racket dropping well below the ball before contact with a slightly closed face and accelerating steeply upward for heavy topspin.
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3s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #5
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #6
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed during the initial load with a deep knee bend, then rotate explosively as his legs drive up and through the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #7
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position on the court, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses a strong lateral push-off to load on his right leg before uncoiling into the shot.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #8
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn before the trunk uncoils aggressively into contact, with the hips clearly initiating the forward rotation.
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3.3s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #9
Gael Monfils's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps fully across his body as his weight lands on his outside leg, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to recover into a ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a pronounced push off the back leg that extends fully as he rises into the ball.
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2.9s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap clearly visible from this angle.
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3.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level #001
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level front. His legs show a deep knee bend during the loading phase, with strong upward leg drive that extends fully through contact as his hips uncoil toward the court.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Court-level-front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve return backhand from the Ad side, filmed from a front court-level angle. He uses a quick split-step into a semi-open stance, then loads on his outside leg with a pronounced leg kick as he pushes off into his recovery steps.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first-serve return from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His two-handed backhand return uses a relatively relaxed grip with noticeable wrist lag on the dominant hand that firms up into a stable, slightly laid-back position at contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's second-serve return backhand from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before contact, then uncoil in sync with his hips so the trunk rotation finishes fully toward the court.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands balanced on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly, then brings both hands back toward his torso as he uncoils into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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3.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip stays firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a noticeable snap just after impact.
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3.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, along with the hips uncoiling upward as he extends into the serve.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive upward are clearly visible, with the hips extending fully as he pushes off the ground into the serve.
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3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil heavily away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a pronounced sequence where the torso rotates through before the arm whips up into contact.
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3.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his arm extends fully toward the target and he lands on his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward his torso as he settles into a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands well inside the baseline with his weight moving forward, and his non-hitting arm drops back as he quickly regathers into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder and trunk rotation are clearly visible as he coils his torso away from the court during the toss, then uncoils in sequence so the trunk leads the arm into contact.
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3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racket handle, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the strings face the box.
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3.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #5
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after racquet drop.
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3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands with his weight moving into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position to recover for the next ball.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to generate spin.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3
Gael Monfils'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 swing path emphasizes pronounced racket head speed through the hit.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4
Gael Monfils's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil early against the incoming serve, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the upper body rotation leads the racquet through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #5
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line clearly rotates away from the target during the toss and then unwinds in sequence with a pronounced trunk uncoil driving up into the serve.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #6
Gael Monfils's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a semi-open stance lets him load on the outside leg before taking a small recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand on the handle, and the front view makes the upward wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact easy to see.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then uncoil in sequence with his trunk driving up into the serve.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil sharply toward the target, with the chest finishing square to the net after contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline through the knee bend, then uncoil in sync with an explosive upward leg drive to initiate the serve motion.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Leg-kick · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he drives up into a pronounced leg kick and lands balanced with his torso leaning slightly into the court, bringing his hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to drive the racket head up and into the ball.
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2.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed to the net during the knee bend and loading phase, then drive upward with a strong leg push that straightens both legs through contact.
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2.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the target during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
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2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and racket-head speed.
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3.1s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve return slice from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with his slice follow-through extended out in front while his weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
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3.2s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
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2.6s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a platform stance before the toss, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both legs visible from behind.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, his non-hitting arm dropping back for balance before he quickly regroups into a compact ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips uncoiling upward as his back leg kicks up behind him after contact.
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4.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's backhand return of second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His split step is timed just before contact and he uses a semi-open stance with quick adjustment steps to align his body behind the incoming serve.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the rear. After contact his follow-through brings his racquet hand across his body while his weight moves into the court, quickly returning his feet to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed on the racquet, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that is clearly visible from behind.
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3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #4
Gael Monfils's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with his weight moving diagonally back toward the center, and his non-hitting hand quickly releases to help him turn into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and you can clearly see his back leg pushing off the court to initiate strong hip rotation into the serve.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can clearly see his shoulders closing significantly during the toss and then uncoiling in sequence with the trunk rotation as he drives up into the serve.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly closed face and pronounced upward swing path, emphasizing topspin and kick.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #4
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a compact ready position on the baseline.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #5
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands balanced on his front (left) foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly and then resetting into a compact ready position as he recovers toward the center of the baseline.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #6
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #7
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands balanced on his front (left) foot with his non-hitting arm dropping back for counterbalance before both hands return to the racket in a compact ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #8
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is steady with a relaxed hand, and the rear view makes the upward wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
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3.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
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3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both feet before landing slightly inside the baseline.
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2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight moving forward, his non-hitting arm dropping back for balance before he quickly regroups into a compact ready position.
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3.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #4
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load deeply with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, with the rear leg extending strongly into the court as the hips uncoil toward the target.
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3.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays firm with a clearly visible wrist pronation through contact, as the racket face turns outward after impact.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly pronated, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body after impact.
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3.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a deep knee bend and then drive upward together with an explosive leg push off the ground, clearly visible from behind.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #4
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a relaxed, loose-wristed finish.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #5
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays relaxed through the motion, with a pronounced wrist pronation driving the racquet face through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder and trunk action show a pronounced upper-body coil during the trophy phase, then a coordinated uncoiling with the hitting-side shoulder driving up and through the ball in sync with his hip rotation.
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3.9s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly closed racket face, creating a pronounced upward brushing motion that produces heavy topspin.
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2.6s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's first serve return slice from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. After contact he finishes with the racquet face high and slightly across his body while his weight continues moving forward into the court, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's forehand slice return on a first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. He uses a compact split step followed by a quick lateral shuffle into a semi-open stance before slicing, then takes a small recovery step back toward the center baseline.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the edge of the ball for a pronounced topspin-kick action.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a controlled pinpoint stance, with his back foot drawing up to the front foot before an explosive upward drive and a balanced landing inside the court.
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3.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced upward swing path.
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2.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His split-step is timed just before the opponent’s contact, leading into a quick lateral adjustment and a slightly open stance as he sets his feet to hit the backhand return.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, his tossing arm dropping back as he quickly brings both hands together in front of his body to transition into a ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line rotates deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip remains stable while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap visible just after impact.
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3.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, allowing a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues well into the follow-through.
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2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his loose continental grip with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap on the leg-kick motion.
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3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a semi-open stance leads into a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that set his weight firmly on the front foot at contact.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #10
Gael Monfils's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step before driving through with a strong knee bend and upward leg drive as he initiates the return.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #11
Gael Monfils's backhand return of second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His racket face stays relatively square to the incoming ball at contact, with the ball meeting the strings around waist height as the racket accelerates forward on a slightly upward path.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and explosive upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling upward as the back leg extends through contact.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3
Gael Monfils's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a deep knee bend and strong rear-leg drive are clearly visible as he pushes up into the ball.
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4.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays relaxed with a noticeable increase in wrist pronation through contact, as the racket accelerates up and across the ball.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5
Gael Monfils's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. He times a compact split-step into a semi-open stance, then uses a quick lateral adjustment step before planting and rotating into the return.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #6
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the trophy phase and then unwinds in sequence with a pronounced trunk uncoil as he drives up to contact.
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3.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #7
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and you can see the racket head accelerating up and across the ball on a pronounced brushing path.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #8
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket moves up on a steep edge-on path into contact with a slightly closed face, meeting the ball just above head height to maximize upward acceleration and spin.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #9
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket is clearly on edge through the contact zone with a slightly closed face and contact made around head height, emphasizing an upward swing path for heavy spin.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Leg-kick · Side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His split-step is followed by a quick pivot into a semi-open stance, and his pronounced rear-leg kick on contact shows how he uses dynamic lower-body action to adjust and recover.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His early shoulder turn loads the trunk in a deep coil, followed by a pronounced uncoiling of the torso that initiates the forward swing before the arms fully extend through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a loose hand on the handle, allowing pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His racket drops deep behind his back into a pronounced trophy position before accelerating upward to contact, with the strings slightly tilted to impart spin at a contact point just above head height.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His knees dip deeply during the loading phase and then extend explosively upward, with his hips driving forward into the court as he pushes off the ground.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His legs show a deep knee bend in the loading phase followed by an explosive upward leg drive that straightens through contact, with the hips uncoiling vertically more than rotating.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above shoulder height with a visibly closed racket face and an upward brushing path that emphasizes spin.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #7
Gael Monfils's second serve return backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork uses a pronounced split-step into a quick lateral adjustment, settling into a neutral stance before planting for the two-handed backhand.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #8
Gael Monfils's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a semi-open stance lets him load on the outside leg before driving the back leg through and taking a couple of quick recovery steps toward the center.
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3.5s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His split-step occurs just before the opponent’s contact, followed by a small diagonal adjustment and a slightly open stance as he carves the slice while keeping his outside foot anchored for recovery.
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3.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the upward swing.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and pronounced hip hinge in the loading phase are clearly visible, showing how his legs drive upward into contact.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive upward are clearly visible, with his hips uncoiling from a loaded sideways position into contact.
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2.8s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive upward are clearly visible, along with his hips uncoiling from a loaded turned position into contact.
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3.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the contact.
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2.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. After contact he lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, bringing him smoothly into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
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2.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot and lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his non-hitting arm drops to help him transition smoothly into a balanced ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both feet timed just before contact.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #6
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The contact point shows his racket face slightly tilted forward at full extension above his head, with noticeable racket head acceleration upward and into the court.
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2.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #7
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head whips up and across the ball on a fast, upward swing path.
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2.8s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #8
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Deuce court, filmed from the Side. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, his non-hitting arm swinging back for balance before he settles into a compact ready position.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #9
Gael Monfils's first serve return from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His split-step is timed just before the opponent’s contact, leading into a quick lateral push off his outside leg and a semi-open stance as he sets to strike the return.
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2.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive that is clearly visible from the side.
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3.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a rhythmic front-foot pivot into a platform stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive that is easy to track from this angle.
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3.4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The racket can be seen dropping deep behind his back into a pronounced trophy position before accelerating up to contact with a slightly closed face at a contact point just above head height.
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2.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Gael Monfils's second serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact his forehand follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues forward into the court, letting him recover quickly into a compact ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed to the court until just after contact, emphasizing strong leg drive through the serve.
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3.5s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the side view makes the progressive wrist pronation through contact easy to see.
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2.7s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head whips up and across for a pronounced pronation through the hit.
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3.3s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and forward in sequence with the leg drive.
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2.6s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the upward swing.
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2.6s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5
Gael Monfils's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork features a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both feet visible from this angle.
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3.4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line turns deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and forward in a clear sequence from hips to shoulders into the contact.
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2.4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Gael Monfils's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front leg with his torso unwinding toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Gael Monfils's first serve return from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a slightly open stance is clearly visible, followed by a quick lateral adjustment step that sets his feet before initiating the slice return.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path produces noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His racket arm extends fully upward with a slightly pronated racket face at contact, with the ball struck just above head height on a steeply upward swing path.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulder line rotates substantially away from the court during the toss, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through shoulders into the hitting arm.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulder line rotates significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso into the serving arm.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His legs show a deep knee bend into the loading phase followed by an explosive upward leg drive that straightens through contact, with the hips extending vertically more than rotating.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level side. His shoulder line turns noticeably away from the court during the toss, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the serve.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, 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 and racket head acceleration into the court are clearly visible.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the toss, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the serve.
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3s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side down the middle, filmed from the front. His feet set in a neutral stance before the toss and he drives up into the court, landing on his front leg and taking a small recovery step back toward the center to be ready for the next shot.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the target.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands balanced on his front foot with his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly regroups into a compact ready position on the baseline.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the target.
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3s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then his trunk uncoils in sync with the upward arm swing to drive into the serve.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a smooth, sequential motion from hips to shoulders as he drives up to contact.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, 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 racket edge leads and then rotates outward toward the target.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His feet set in a closed stance on the baseline before the toss, and you can clearly see his back leg driving up and through the court as he lands slightly inside the baseline for recovery.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both feet before landing slightly inside the baseline.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. After contact his weight moves into the court and his non-hitting arm drops naturally as he lands on his front foot and settles quickly into a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point above head height, with a pronounced upward swing path indicating strong topspin and racket head acceleration through the ball.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #4
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both feet before landing slightly inside the baseline.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle, you can see his relaxed continental grip with a loose wrist that pronates sharply through contact to add spin and control.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket moves up on edge into contact with a slightly closed face and reaches the ball at about head height, creating a fast upward whip through the hitting zone.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his hitting arm.
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3.1s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is easy to see here, with a relaxed hand and a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the strings facing down into the court.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket can be seen dropping deeply behind his back before accelerating up to contact with a slightly closed face and contact made just above head height.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays relaxed through the toss, with a pronounced wrist pronation as he drives up and over the ball to add spin.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly closed racket face, and the swing path accelerates up and across the ball to produce strong spin.
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3s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side out wide, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his shoulders and trunk coil significantly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that starts from the hips and trunk before the shoulders drive up into contact.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. His deep knee bend and explosive upward leg drive are clearly visible as his hips open toward the court before uncoiling into the serve.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His feet stay staggered in a platform stance with a subtle knee bend before driving up, and his back leg swings through into the court as a natural recovery step after contact.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible, and the rear view makes it easy to see the pronounced wrist pronation through contact as his hitting hand rotates outward after impact.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg kicking back, and he quickly lets both hands drop into a neutral ready position as he recovers toward the baseline.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #4
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through leaves his hitting arm extended down across his body while his back leg swings forward, helping him land inside the court and smoothly transition toward a ready position.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his torso continues rotating into the court with his back leg swinging through, helping him land inside the baseline and quickly organize into a balanced ready position.
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3.1s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before uncoiling in sync with his trunk rotation into the court.
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3s |
Second Serve Down The Line · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed longer during the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court as he uncoils into the serve.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can clearly see his continental grip stay relaxed as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet head snapping up and across the ball to impart spin.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the serve.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands balanced on his front foot, with his tossing arm dropping quickly as he brings both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
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3s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips stay closed toward the baseline before uncoiling into the serve.
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3s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court out wide, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through carries his body into the court with his back leg swinging forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle to re-establish a balanced ready position for the next shot.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend before uncoiling upward as the back leg drives through into the court.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His stance starts in a relaxed platform position, and from this angle you can clearly see the coordinated knee bend and upward leg drive that syncs with his torso rotation into the court.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, along with his hips uncoiling from a loaded, closed position into a more open alignment after contact.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his contact point slightly above head height with a relatively closed racket face and an upward, accelerating swing path through the ball.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball just above head height with a slightly closed face and a pronounced upward swing path that emphasizes spin.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #4
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork features a compact platform stance with a pronounced knee bend and an explosive upward push off both legs before landing slightly inside the baseline for recovery.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #5
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase before the trunk uncoils in sequence ahead of the arm swing.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #6
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #7
Gael Monfils's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court and finishes with his hitting arm relaxed across his body while his non-hitting hand drops quickly into a ready position for the next shot.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and an explosive upward leg drive into the court before landing on his front (left) foot to initiate recovery.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, with the rear hip clearly rotating through as the legs extend into the court.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court before uncoiling in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both feet visible before he lands slightly inside the baseline.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with a visibly relaxed wrist that pronates sharply through contact to add spin and control.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Gael Monfils's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the torso rotation leads the arm swing into contact.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Rear
Gael Monfils's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline, and you can see a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils gradually through contact with the upper body staying relatively closed as the racquet tracks through the ball.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear #1
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed while his knees flex deeply on the outside leg, showing a strong lateral push-off as he reaches out wide.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear #2
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick crossover step into the corner followed by a closed stance setup, with a pronounced recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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2.7s |
FH Slice Wide · Rear
Gael Monfils's forehand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. The rear view makes it clear that his racket face stays markedly open at contact, with the ball struck around waist height as the racket travels on a distinctly downward, skimming path through the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Center · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with his weight transferring onto the front leg as he steps into the slice.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Center · Side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees flex noticeably during the loading phase, with the back leg providing a clear forward drive through the slice.
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2.9s |
BH Slice · Side
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face stays markedly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the downward cutting swing path creates visible underspin as the racket head accelerates through impact.
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3.4s |
BH Slice Running · Side #1
Gael Monfils's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders stay closed longer than his hips during the forward swing, creating a noticeable trunk coil that unwinds late to stabilize the racquet face through contact.
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3s |
BH Slice Running · Side #2
Gael Monfils's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket path moves slightly downward and forward, creating a pronounced slicing effect.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Running · Side #3
Gael Monfils's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through extends out in front with the racquet face staying open while his weight continues moving toward the sideline before he regroups into a ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Short · Side
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes with the racket hand extended forward while his weight moves onto his front foot, quickly bringing his non-hitting hand back toward the racket to recover into a ready position.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #1
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip with a firm but relaxed hand and the racket face slightly open, with minimal wrist hinge maintained steadily through contact.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #2
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong outside-leg push-off are clearly visible as he stretches laterally, with his hips staying relatively closed to keep the slicing motion stable.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #3
Gael Monfils's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip with a laid-back wrist, maintaining a firm but relaxed wrist position through contact to keep the racket face stable.
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2.8s |
FH Slice Running · Side #1
Gael Monfils's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His outside leg extends forward with a pronounced knee bend while his hips stay relatively closed, showing how he braces and lowers his center of gravity to control the slice on the move.
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3.6s |
FH Slice Running · Side #2
Gael Monfils's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable wrist position, and the racket face stays slightly open through contact with minimal wrist deviation.
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2.9s |
FH Slice Running · Side #3
Gael Monfils's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early as he sprints, then his trunk stays relatively closed through contact with a late uncoil that lets the non-dominant arm counter-rotate and stabilize the upper body.
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2.9s |
FH Slice Running · Side #4
Gael Monfils's running forehand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact he extends the racquet out in front while his weight continues moving through the court, quickly bringing his non-hitting hand back toward the racquet handle as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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3.6s |
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