Goran Ivanisevic
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Goran Ivanisevic

Croatia
Active Retired #2 career high 22 titles Left-handed Two-Handed BH 193cm
1 Grand Slams
  • Wimbledon 1
Left-handed serve-and-volley player with one of the greatest serves in tennis history. Powerful left-handed delivery made him nearly unplayable on grass courts.

Coaches: Bob Brett

Video Library (43 videos)

Name FPS Duration
Goran Centerof Gravity Goran’s serve from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap just after full arm extension.
3.3s
BH Center → BH Drop Volley · Court-level-side · 125fps Goran Ivanisevic's backhand drop volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. He sets up with a compact, slightly open stance and takes a small adjustment step forward as he softens his knees to cushion the ball at contact.
125 5.1s
BH Center → BH Volley · Court-level-side · 125fps Goran Ivanisevic'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 his weight moving forward, and he quickly releases his non-hitting hand to reset into a ready position.
125 5.5s
First Serve → FH Drop Shot · Ad · Court-level-side · 125fps GI's forehand drop shot from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle in high-speed slow motion. His feet plant in a semi-open stance with a small adjustment step forward just before contact, followed by a minimal recovery step as he stays close to the baseline.
125 5.3s
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side · 125fps GI's first serve from the ad side, followed by a forehand volley, filmed from the court-level side. After contact on the volley, his weight continues moving forward into the court as his non-hitting hand extends back slightly to help him recover toward a ready position.
125 4.5s
First Serve → FH Volley Low → BH Volley High · Ad · Court-level-side · 125fps GI's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the court-level side. The slow-motion view makes the full shoulder turn and trunk coil before trophy position clear, as well as the rapid uncoiling of the torso that initiates the kinetic chain into the arm.
125 6.2s
First Serve → BH Slice → BH Drop Volley · Deuce · Court-level-side · 125fps GI's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle in high-speed slow motion. The side view makes the continental grip and early wrist pronation especially clear as the racquet moves up and out through contact.
125 6.6s
First Serve → BH Volley High · Deuce · Court-level-side · 125fps GI's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle in high-speed slow motion. The side view makes the continental grip and firm but relaxed wrist position clear, with only a subtle pronation of the wrist through contact.
125 4.2s
First Serve → BH Volley High · Deuce · Court-level-side · 125fps #1 GI's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle in high-speed slow motion. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and then drive upward with a strong push off the back leg, clearly linking leg extension to hip rotation into the court.
125 4.3s
First Serve → FH Volley Low · Ad · Front · 125fps GI's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot and his tossing arm drops quickly to his side before both hands come back up into a compact ready position.
125 5.2s
First Serve → BH Slice → BH Volley High · Deuce · Front · 125fps Gi's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact the racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path produces a pronounced snap in racket head speed through the hitting zone.
125 6.5s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling explosively toward the target as he pushes off the ground.
2.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the target during the service motion.
1.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His footwork shows a measured step-up into the court with a stable platform stance, keeping his feet grounded through the toss before driving up into the serve.
2.2s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his left leg swings forward into the court as his tossing arm drops and he lands balanced on his front foot, quickly settling into a compact ready position.
2s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as his hips uncoil into an aggressive left-handed service motion.
2.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His left-handed continental grip is firm with minimal grip change, and the rear view makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
2.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His left-handed continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the racket head whip up and across the ball.
2.3s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly perpendicular to the court with a steep upward swing path, meeting the ball at full extension well above his head to maximize racket head speed through the strike zone.
2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling upward and forward through contact.
2.4s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His feet start in a platform stance and you can clearly see his deep knee bend driving up into the ball before his back leg swings forward into the court for recovery.
2.3s
First Serve · Ad · Side #3 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his left arm drives through fully while his back leg swings forward into the court, quickly bringing him into an upright, ready position for the next shot.
2.2s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His feet stay staggered in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend before driving up, and he uses a small front-foot adjustment to align his body into the court during the toss.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a pronounced front-foot pivot into the court with a strong knee bend, moving from a closed stance at trophy position into a more neutral landing that sets up immediate forward momentum.
2.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well beyond 90 degrees relative to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the contact.
2.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head whips through on a steeply upward swing path.
2.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it clear how his tossing arm stays up as the racket drops deep into a high backscratch position before accelerating steeply up to contact at full extension above his head.
2.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Goran Ivanisevic's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a pronounced sequence where the torso rotation clearly leads the arm into contact.
2.3s
FH Wide → BH Volley · Court-level-side · Open · 125fps Goran Ivanisevic's wide two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The slow-motion view makes it clear that his racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball striking just in front of his lead hip and roughly waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along the swing path.
125 6.1s
FH Short → OH · Court-level-side · 125fps Goran Ivanisevic's forehand overhead from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip stays firm with a laid-back wrist on the racquet drop that quickly pronates through contact, creating a distinct wrist snap visible in slow motion at 125 fps.
125 4.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second 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 racquet edge leads and then turns outward toward the box.
2.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his tossing arm drops quickly while his weight lands on his front foot, bringing him into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his left-handed racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, emphasizing a pronounced upward swing path for spin and safety.
2.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced front-foot step into the court that sets up his left-handed service motion.
2.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip stays firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap as the strings brush up and across the ball.
2.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. After contact he drives his weight into the court, with his tossing arm dropping quickly as he lands on his front foot and brings the racquet down into a compact, ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change while his wrist pronates late through contact, creating a pronounced snap just after the ball leaves the strings.
2.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his left arm continues upward while his weight lands into the court, and he quickly drops the racquet hand to transition into a ready position for the next shot.
2.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips uncoiling upward as he pushes off the ground.
2.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk load heavily away from the court with a pronounced coil, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders just before contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation easy to see.
2.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coiling during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulder as he drives up to contact.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his left arm is fully extended with the racket face slightly closed and striking the ball just above head height, creating a pronounced upward swing path and visible racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Goran Ivanisevic's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into the hitting arm.
2.4s

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