Blake Davis
Blake Davis's groundstrokes from mid-court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past his hips on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the trunk to create clear separation in the kinetic chain.
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3s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-front
James Blake's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western forehand grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that retains lag through the forward swing before firming up just prior to contact to keep the ball low and penetrating for the approach.
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7.1s |
BH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through carries his racquet up and across his body while his weight drives forward into the court, quickly transitioning his feet into a low, ready stance for the ensuing volley.
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9.1s |
FH Approach → BH Drop Volley → FH Volley · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand approach followed by a backhand drop volley and forehand volley from the baseline into the forecourt, filmed from the court-level side. His quick adjustment steps into the court set up an aggressive neutral-to-open stance on the approach, with a compact split-step before moving forward to finish at net.
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6.4s |
FH Approach → BH Volley → OH · Front #1
James Blake's forehand approach followed by a backhand volley and overhead from the center court area, filmed from the front. His aggressive forward movement features an explosive leg drive out of the split step, with a pronounced knee bend and strong hip push toward the net as he transitions into the volley and overhead.
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7.5s |
FH Approach → BH Volley → OH · Front #2
James Blake's forehand approach shot followed by a backhand volley and overhead from the center court area, filmed from the front. His aggressive shoulder turn into the forehand is matched by a rapid uncoil of the trunk that continues seamlessly through the backhand volley into the overhead, showing a clear sequential rotation from hips to shoulders.
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8.5s |
BH Approach → FH Volley · Rear
James Blake's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. The contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the net and a noticeably fast, linear swing path through the ball.
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6.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the baseline in a closed stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net with a pronounced knee bend on the loading leg, and he drives upward through the legs to push into the court during the swing.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #001
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed backhand grip is visible with the dominant right hand in a strong continental position and the non-dominant left hand providing most of the topspin, while the wrists stay firm with only a subtle release through contact.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the net with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head drives forward on a relatively flat path through the hitting zone.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #3
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives straight through the ball with noticeable racket head acceleration.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #001
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his front shoulder as his weight transfers onto his front foot and his non-hitting hand quickly returns toward a ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face stays relatively square to the net with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the two-handed swing drives straight through the ball with noticeable racket head acceleration.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet over his shoulder while his weight carries him forward and he quickly re-centers into a wide, ready stance.
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3s |
BH Running · Court-level-front #001
James Blake's running two-handed backhand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a steep, upward swing path that accelerates quickly through contact.
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3s |
BH Running · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick split step transitions into explosive lateral strides and a semi-open stance, followed by a pronounced crossover recovery step back toward the baseline.
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3.2s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front
James Blake's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from court_level front. His shoulders turn sharply with a pronounced trunk coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the chest square to the net only just after contact.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front #001
James Blake's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court level front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body as he quickly re-centers his stance, bringing both hands back toward a ready position.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #1
James Blake's backhand wide from the baseline, filmed from a court level front angle. His closed stance is clear as he steps across with his front foot, planting firmly before driving into the shot and then using quick recovery steps to push back toward the center.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #2
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front at court level. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively square face and a compact, forward-driving swing path through the hitting zone.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #001
James Blake's backhand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from the front at court level. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his knees sink into a deep bend, and he drives up strongly off his outside leg to push back into the court.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #3
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees are deeply flexed, loading his legs for an aggressive lateral push into the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #4
James Blake's backhand from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet over his front shoulder as his weight drives into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly returns in front of his body to reset for the next shot.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1
James Blake's backhand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant hand under the handle and the non-dominant wrist laid back, then releasing into a subtle wrist snap as the racquet squares up to the wide ball.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #001
James Blake's wide backhand from the ad side, filmed from a court-level 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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2.9s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2
James Blake's backhand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from court level front. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving toward the center of the court, bringing him quickly back into a ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Short · Court-level-rear
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot with minimal upward lift.
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4.6s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips before uncoiling in sync with the forward swing, making the timing of trunk rotation relative to contact especially clear.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his two-handed grip shows a firm, laid-in top hand with the wrists staying laid back through the swing and then pronating slightly through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this angle you can clearly see his firm two-handed grip and minimal wrist flexion through contact, with the dominant wrist staying relatively stable and the non-dominant wrist providing most of the racket acceleration.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils ahead of the arm swing to drive the racket through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the baseline in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay closed as he drives off a strong, flexed front knee, with the back leg pushing through to help his hips unwind into the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he drives through the ball, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg that loads before extending into the shot.
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3s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a quick split-step into a compact adjustment shuffle, setting his neutral stance before driving through and then taking a small recovery step back toward the middle.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #3
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as he quickly uncoils his hips and shoulders back toward a ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Open #3
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as his weight transfers onto his front foot, bringing him quickly back into a ready position.
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4.1s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, quiet wrist structure, showing minimal wrist roll through contact to keep the ball low and controlled.
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2.8s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil aggressively as his legs drive up and into the court.
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3.1s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's backhand half volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick adjustment steps bring him low to the ball in a compact, slightly open stance, with a short recovery step preparing him to move laterally for the next shot.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court level side angle. The side view clearly shows his racket head staying closed through contact at about waist height as his arms extend forward along a relatively flat swing path.
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2.3s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, loading into the ground before driving upward and slightly forward as he swings.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side
James Blake's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick retreating steps into a semi-open stance and immediate recovery shuffle are clearly visible as he adjusts his spacing behind the ball.
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3.1s |
BH Running · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's running backhand from the side, filmed from court level. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, with rapid recovery steps that carry him back toward the center after contact.
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3.3s |
BH Running · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's running backhand from the side, filmed from a court-level angle. His hips stay low with a pronounced knee bend as he drives off the outside leg, then his hips rotate through while his trail leg swings around to help him decelerate after contact.
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2.5s |
BH Running · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's running backhand from the side on the run, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn almost fully sideways to the net before contact, then the trunk uncoils aggressively with the upper body driving through first and the hips following late due to his wide, stretched stride.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg with a deep knee bend, then drives laterally off that leg to reach and stabilize for the wide ball.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's wide backhand from the side, filmed from court level. His quick lateral burst out to the ball leads into a slightly open stance, with a pronounced outside leg plant and strong push-off to recover back toward the center.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping around his left shoulder as his outside leg plants and he quickly pushes back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick lateral push and crossover steps into a semi-open stance are clearly visible as he adjusts out wide before planting for the backhand.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed #1
James Blake's backhand from a wide ball on the ad side in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay closed to the net as his outside leg plants deep with a pronounced knee bend, then drives upward and inward to help him recover back toward the center.
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2.3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed #2
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils ahead of the arms to drive the two-handed swing through contact.
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3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed #3
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this angle you can clearly see his two-handed grip stay firm with minimal wrist flex, as the wrists stay quiet through contact with only a subtle release of the hitting wrist after extension.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed #4
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest faces forward just after contact.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #1
James Blake's backhand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is nearly square at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the shot with noticeable racket head acceleration.
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2.2s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #2
James Blake's backhand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his two-handed grip shows a firm, locked leading wrist with minimal wrist roll through contact, while the non-dominant wrist drives the racquet head through the ball.
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3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #3
James Blake's backhand wide from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight stays on the outside leg, and he quickly releases the non-hitting hand to reset into a ready position for the next shot.
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4.7s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Front
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil aggressively through contact with the chest finishing square to slightly open toward the target.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #001
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. He uses a neutral stance with a quick adjustment step into the ball, then pushes off his outside leg to recover back toward his ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees load deeply, with a strong upward leg drive initiating the forward swing.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across his body and he uses quick adjustment steps to set up before driving through the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #3
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. 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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3.1s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral
James Blake's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. From this angle, his two-handed grip shows the dominant right hand in a strong continental position with a firm wrist and minimal wrist flex through contact.
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2.4s |
BH Center · Front · Open #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot with minimal upward lift.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Front · Open #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his shoulder as he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Half Volley Center · Front #1
James Blake's backhand half volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes compactly in front of his body with his weight moving slightly forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to reset into a ready position.
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1.9s |
BH Half Volley Center · Front #2
James Blake's backhand half volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His racket face stays slightly open at a low contact point just in front of his body, with a compact upward punch through the ball to control the short hop.
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2.5s |
BH Moves Back · Front #1
James Blake's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high in front as he transfers weight onto his back foot, then he quickly resets his stance with both hands returning to the racquet in a ready position.
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3.9s |
BH Moves Back · Front #2
James Blake's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk load together into a compact coil, then uncoil in a single, connected unit so the chest rotates square to the net shortly after contact.
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3.9s |
BH Running · Front #1
James Blake's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees flex deeply on the outside leg, showing a strong lateral push as he changes direction into the shot.
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2.8s |
BH Running · Front #2
James Blake's running two-handed backhand from a neutral position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the ball on a relatively flat swing path.
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4.3s |
BH Running · Front #3
James Blake's running two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His relatively relaxed top hand grip and laid-back wrist position create visible lag before contact, with the wrists firming up sharply as the racquet squares to the ball.
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3s |
BH Short · Front
James Blake's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet over his shoulder while his weight transfers onto his front foot before he quickly resets his hands in front for the next ball.
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2.4s |
BH Lob Running · Front
James Blake's running topspin backhand lob from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil sharply against his hip line on the run, then uncoil in a pronounced upward arc that sends the racquet brushing steeply up the back of the ball.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1
James Blake's backhand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His quick crossover steps into the wide ball and firm closed stance alignment are clearly visible before he drives through the shot and recovers.
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3s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2
James Blake's backhand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his legs create a strong base with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg before he drives up and across into the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #3
James Blake's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His closed stance is clear as he plants the front foot across his body and uses quick adjustment steps to load on the outside leg before swinging.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #4
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils sharply ahead of the arms, creating a clear sequential release through contact.
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3.5s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket head drives straight through the ball with a relatively closed face at contact, struck around waist height, emphasizing a direct, linear swing path through impact.
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3.7s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #1
James Blake's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his two-handed grip with the non-dominant hand driving the racquet and a firm but relaxed dominant wrist that stays stable through contact with minimal wrist roll.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #2
James Blake's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can see his relatively compact two-handed grip with the non-dominant hand driving the racket and a firm but relaxed dominant wrist that stays stable through contact with minimal wrist roll.
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2.3s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1
James Blake's wide backhand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance backhand finishes with his weight driving across the baseline and his non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him before he quickly recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2
James Blake's backhand from a wide ball on the ad side in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to drive into the shot.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #3
James Blake's backhand from a wide ball on the ad side in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his trunk so that his chest squares to the net just after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #4
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face stays relatively square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot before wrapping around his body.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across his body, with a compact unit turn and a quick recovery step back toward a neutral position after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his firm two-handed grip with the bottom hand driving the racquet and the top hand stabilizing, while his wrists stay relatively firm with only a slight release through contact rather than a big wrist snap.
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2s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #3
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his trunk so that the chest squares to the net just after contact, showing clear sequencing from hip rotation into upper-body release.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #4
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across his body and he drives off the back leg before taking a couple of quick recovery steps back toward his ready position.
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2s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip shows a firm, compact wrist structure with minimal wrist lag, and the side angle makes the stable, slightly laid-back hitting wrist at contact especially clear.
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5.8s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2
James Blake's backhand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net before contact, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils early to drive the racquet through the ball in sequence with his hips.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #3
James Blake's backhand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body as his weight transfers onto the front foot and he quickly resets his hands into a ready position.
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2.4s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4
James Blake's two-handed backhand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head drives straight through the ball on a relatively flat, forward swing path.
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3s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #5
James Blake'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 uncoil in sync with his hips so the trunk drives the racquet through the ball.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Side · Open #1
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face stays almost square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head drives forward on a relatively flat swing path with noticeable acceleration through the ball.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Side · Open #2
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant wrist laid back at the start of the forward swing and then releasing into a subtle wrist snap through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Side · Open #3
James Blake's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His quick split-step into a wide open base and aggressive push off the outside leg toward recovery are clearly visible from this angle.
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2.4s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #1
James Blake's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through stays compact with the racquet finishing near his front hip as he quickly regains a neutral stance, keeping his non-hitting hand ready in front of his body for the next shot.
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1.9s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #2
James Blake's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a compact trunk coil, then uncoil in sync with a short forward weight transfer that keeps the torso stable through contact on the short hop.
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2.2s |
BH Moves Back · Side #1
James Blake's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the load before he drives upward and into the shot.
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3.5s |
BH Moves Back · Side #2
James Blake's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his contact point slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, driving swing path through the ball.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1
James Blake's wide backhand from the side in a closed stance, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through carries his racquet high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly releases his non-hitting hand to reset into a ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle, his two-handed grip shows a firm, stable top hand while the wrists stay relatively quiet through contact with only a subtle release after the ball leaves the strings.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively flat face and a steep low-to-high swing path, creating notable racket head speed through contact.
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3s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #4
James Blake's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. From this view his two-handed grip is firm with the top (left) hand driving the stroke, and his wrists stay relatively quiet through contact with only a late, subtle release after extension.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Open
James Blake's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips before uncoiling through contact, making the sequence of trunk rotation and shoulder turn especially clear in relation to his lateral movement out to the ball.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Wide → Drop Shot · Court-level-side
James Blake's backhand slice wide drop shot from the court level, filmed from the side. His follow-through stays compact with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him as he transfers weight forward and quickly recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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3s |
BH Slice → Drop Shot · Front
James Blake's backhand slice drop shot from a central position, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a slightly laid-back wrist, keeping the racket face open and stable through contact for delicate touch.
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3s |
BH Slice → Drop Shot Short · Front
James Blake's backhand slice drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet face stays slightly open with the non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance as he steps forward and quickly recovers toward a compact ready position.
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3.2s |
BH Slice → Drop Shot · Rear
James Blake's backhand slice drop shot from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck below net height, and the compact, slightly downward swing path keeps racket head speed controlled for a soft, short bounce.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His follow-through drives his hitting arm down across his body while his weight lands on his front leg, bringing him quickly into a compact ready position.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the toss and then uncoil aggressively toward the target, with the chest opening just after the racquet drops into the trophy position.
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2.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips driving forward explosively as he pushes up into the serve.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. His hips load by turning sideways then uncoil aggressively into the court as his legs drive upward from a deep knee bend.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the target before uncoiling in a rapid, connected rotation that brings the hitting shoulder up and through the ball in sync with his leg drive.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level front. His hip drive toward the court is clearly linked to an aggressive knee bend and upward leg extension during the serve motion.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from this vantage.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view, you can see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap just after impact.
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5.1s |
First Serve → FH Volley → OH · Ad · Court-level-rear #001
James Blake's forehand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact he drives his weight forward into the court, with his non-hitting hand extending back for balance before he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
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7.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, along with strong hip rotation that opens toward the target as he pushes up to contact.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court toss position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His stance is clearly platform-based with a wide base, and you can see his weight load onto the back leg before driving up and into the court with a pronounced front-foot landing.
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3s |
First Serve → BH Half Volley → FH · Deuce · Court-level-rear #001
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this angle you can see his relaxed continental grip with the wrist laid back on the racquet edge before a pronounced pronation and wrist snap through contact.
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8.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view, his contact point is well above his head with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a pronounced upward swing path, and you can see the racket head accelerate steeply up and across his body as his legs drive explosively off the ground.
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2.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load by turning away from the court with a deep knee bend, then drive up and into the court as the back leg extends aggressively through contact.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His stance starts in a platform position with a pronounced knee bend, and you can clearly see his weight transfer from back to front leg as he drives up into the ball.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips before uncoiling in sequence, making the degree of trunk rotation and its timing into the contact particularly clear from this side view.
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3s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling upward as he extends into the serve.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap as he accelerates up and across the ball.
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2.3s |
First Serve → FH Half Volley · Ad · Court-level-side #001
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and explosive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling upward as he pushes off the ground.
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4.8s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side #001
James Blake's forehand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick split step into a low, wide base is followed by a short forward step with the front foot that keeps his stance slightly open as he moves through the volley.
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5.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His contact point is well out in front with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through contact for a pronounced, fast pronation.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is paired with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact, with the racquet head clearly rolling from edge-on to a palm-down position after impact.
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2.9s |
First Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-side #001
James Blake's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball meeting the strings just in front of his body at roughly waist height, and the compact swing path keeps the racket head traveling directly through the line of the shot.
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6.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows a pronounced platform stance with a strong knee bend before driving up, and his back leg swings through as a clear recovery step onto the baseline after contact.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a steeply upward swing path and a clearly pronated racket face, producing a high contact point well above his outstretched tossing shoulder.
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4.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling upward as he extends into the ball.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands on his front leg with a pronounced forward weight transfer, letting his back leg swing through before quickly dropping into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His tossing arm stays extended upward as the racket drops deeply into the backscratch position, creating a steep upward swing path into contact at full arm extension above his head.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level side. From this angle you can clearly see his shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase before the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
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4s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap particularly clear from this angle.
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2.8s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Front #001
James Blake's forehand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders stay relatively square to the net with only a slight trunk rotation, and the forward uncoil of his torso syncs tightly with the short punching motion of his arm through contact.
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7.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso uncoiling into the court and his non-hitting arm dropping quickly as he brings the racquet down into a compact, ready position.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly pronated forearm, and the ball is struck at full extension well above his head, emphasizing a steep upward swing path and high racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #3
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that uncoils his lower body into the court.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact as his palm turns outward toward the target.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist stays relaxed into a late pronation just after contact.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His stance starts in a slightly closed position, and you can clearly see his weight transfer from back foot to front foot as his front leg drives up into the court during the serve motion.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front leg with his torso uncoiling toward the court, and his non-hitting arm drops back as he quickly regathers into a neutral ready position.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His compact, forward-driving service motion is preceded by a quick, rhythmic stance setup with minimal extra foot movement before pushing up into the court.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #3
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His split-step into a strong front-facing stance is followed by a quick weight transfer onto his front foot, with a pronounced push up through his legs toward the ball.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns noticeably away from the net during the toss, creating a clear trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into the hitting phase.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His compact, rhythmic footwork into a pinpoint stance is visible as his back foot draws up alongside the front foot just before he drives up into the toss.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders into the hitting arm.
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3s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil rapidly so the tossing shoulder lifts and tilts while the hitting-side trunk rotates up and through the ball in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend before driving up, and he lands slightly inside the baseline, taking a small recovery adjustment with his back foot to re-establish balance.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up aggressively as the back leg extends into the court.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The rear view makes it easy to see his racket drop deep behind his back with a closed racket face before accelerating steeply up through contact at full extension above his head.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, turning the strings down into the court.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes across his body as he lands on his front foot and quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
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2.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork is compact with a small front-foot adjustment before the toss, and he sets into a stable platform stance with minimal weight rocking visible from behind.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is paired with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact, with the racket edge leading and the wrist staying relaxed until a late snap up and across the ball.
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2.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with the ball struck slightly in front of his body line, and the rapid upward pronation creates pronounced racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn away from the court before uncoiling in sync with the trunk rotation, making the upper body unwind clearly ahead of the arm swing.
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2.8s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Side #001
James Blake's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. From this view, his continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist that stays stable through contact with minimal wrist snap.
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4.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court as his trunk coils over a strong leg drive, then uncoils in sync with his upward swing to transfer momentum into the ball.
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2.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso unwinding into the court, and his non-hitting arm drops quickly as he recovers toward a balanced ready position.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips before uncoiling in sequence, making the trunk rotation and upward drive into the ball clearly visible.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His racket accelerates into contact with a slightly closed face at a high contact point well above his head, with a pronounced upward swing path that whips through the ball.
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2.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His feet stay grounded through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend before driving up into the court, showing a clear weight transfer from back foot to front foot during the serve motion.
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2.7s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Deuce · Side #001
James Blake's forehand volley from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes out in front with his weight moving through the court, and he quickly brings the racquet back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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4.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap right after impact.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive upward are clearly visible, with the hips powerfully uncoiling toward the court before landing into the court on the front leg.
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5.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce 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 as he transitions from the loading phase into contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, striking at around chest height with a fast, low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through the hitting zone.
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2.7s |
FH Half Volley Center · Court-level-front
James Blake's forehand half-volley from center court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick split-step into a low, wide base is followed by a short adjustment step that keeps his stance compact and stable as he moves through the ball.
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2.4s |
FH Half Volley Inside In · Court-level-front
James Blake's forehand half-volley Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face stays relatively square to the target with a compact, abbreviated swing path and the ball meeting the strings just below shoulder height as he drives through the court.
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2s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-front
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a sharp, late wrist snap through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-front #001
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick split step into an open stance and explosive first step forward are clearly visible as he loads on his outside leg before driving through the shot.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips open aggressively toward the court as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend, with the right leg pushing strongly off the ground to initiate rotation.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is paired with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp, late wrist snap just before contact.
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2.8s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #3
James Blake's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle to reset into a ready position.
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3.2s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #4
James Blake's forehand InsideIn from the baseline, filmed from a court_level front angle. His quick split step into an aggressive open stance is followed by a powerful first step into the court and a pronounced recovery hop back toward the center.
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3.6s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #5
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick split step into an aggressive open stance is followed by a powerful push off his outside leg and a short recovery hop back toward the center.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level front angle. His quick split step into an open stance and explosive first step toward the forehand side are clearly visible before he drives through the shot and recovers.
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2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His contact point is well out in front with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the swing path drives straight through with noticeable racket head speed.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #3
James Blake's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball at around waist height, with a steep, fast upward swing path that drives the racket head through the hitting zone aggressively.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-front
James Blake's running forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face stays relatively square with a slightly closed angle and the ball is struck around waist height as his arm drives forward with a compact, fast swing path.
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3s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-front #001
James Blake's running forehand from a neutral position, filmed from court level front. His shoulders rotate sharply ahead of the hips on the forward swing, with a pronounced trunk uncoil that drives the arm through contact while his chest turns fully toward the net.
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3s |
FH Running · Court-level-front
James Blake's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Running Down The Line · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's running forehand down the line from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay low with a deep knee bend as he plants the outside leg, then drive through with an aggressive hip uncoil that propels him forward through contact.
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3.9s |
FH Running Down The Line · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's running forehand down the line from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick adjustment steps into an open stance and aggressive crossover recovery are clearly visible as he sprints through the forehand and prepares to change direction.
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3.1s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-front
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court level front angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a compact arm swing where the wrist stays laid back through the lag phase before snapping forward aggressively just after contact.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-front #001
James Blake's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His compact arm action is paired with a quick split step into an open stance, followed by an aggressive pivot off the outside leg to drive into the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Court-level-front
James Blake's forehand from the short court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight moves into the court and his non-hitting arm drops back to help him recover toward a neutral ready position.
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4.4s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court level front angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from court level front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly with the trunk leading the arm so the hitting shoulder whips through in sync with his hip rotation.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #3
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from court level at the front. His hips stay markedly open toward the court as his knees sink into a deep load, with an explosive upward leg drive pushing off the outside leg into contact.
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2.2s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #4
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced laid-back wrist creating clear racket lag before a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #5
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact, his racket face is nearly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head whips upward on a steep, fast swing path.
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3.3s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #6
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. The contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path that finishes across his body.
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2s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #1
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives forward into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to a neutral ready position.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #2
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His hips stay noticeably open toward the court as he loads on a wide base, with a strong knee bend and aggressive leg drive upward and into the ball.
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2s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #3
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body before he quickly re-centers his feet and brings both hands back to a ready position on the racquet.
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2s |
FH Half Volley Center · Court-level-rear
James Blake's forehand half-volley from center court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend and quick upward leg drive as he stabilizes and redirects the low ball off the bounce.
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1.8s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-rear #2
James Blake's inside-in forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His hips open explosively toward the target as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend, with the back leg kicking through aggressively after contact.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a relatively low-to-mid contact point, and the swing path drives straight through with high racket head speed before a compact wrap-around finish.
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3s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #2
James Blake's inside-out forehand from the ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, creating a pronounced separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
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3.3s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's forehand from the short court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. From this view, his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag into contact are evident as the racket head whips through with a late, sharp release.
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3.1s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear #2
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a ready position after contact.
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3.6s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear #3
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder dropping and the trunk uncoiling aggressively into contact, clearly linking the torso rotation to the forward swing.
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3.7s |
FH Wide · Court-level-rear · Open
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His hips stay noticeably open to the net as he drives off a strong right-leg push, with a deep knee bend loading into the outside leg before rotation.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend before driving up and uncoiling aggressively into the ball.
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2.2s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag into contact are clearly visible before a sharp wrist release through the ball.
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3.3s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #1
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is relatively closed at a contact point slightly in front of his lead hip, with a steep low-to-high swing path producing high racket head speed through the ball.
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2.2s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #001
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay closed during the unit turn, then rotate explosively into contact as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend.
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2.2s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #2
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is relatively square at contact with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the swing path drives forward with noticeable racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #3
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick split step into a wide open stance is followed by an aggressive pivot and strong push off his outside leg, with a pronounced recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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1.8s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #4
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick split step into a wide open stance is followed by an explosive pivot off his right leg, with a pronounced recovery step that drives him back to the center baseline.
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2.2s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #5
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western forehand grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a sharp pronation right through contact.
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3s |
FH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's forehand half-volley from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed through contact while the trunk uncoils late and aggressively, showing a rapid transfer from upper-body coil into the forward swing despite the abbreviated half-volley motion.
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2.3s |
FH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's forehand half-volley from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip, and the abbreviated forward swing keeps the racket head low and moving almost parallel to the court.
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2.1s |
FH Half Volley Running · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's forehand half-volley on the run from a neutral position, filmed from the court-level side. From this angle you can see his semi-western grip stay firm with minimal grip change as his wrist stays laid back through the bounce before a quick, compact snap through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Half Volley Running · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's forehand half-volley on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western forehand grip stay firm while his wrist maintains a laid-back lag that snaps forward only at the last moment to stabilize the half-volleyed contact.
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4.4s |
FH Half Volley Running · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's forehand half volley on the run from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay low with a deep knee bend as he pushes off the outside leg, driving his hips through the ball while still moving forward.
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5.3s |
FH Half Volley Short · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand half-volley from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his shoulders stay relatively closed with a compact trunk coil, then uncoil rapidly in sync with a short arm swing to handle the low, early contact.
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2s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the baseline, filmed from a court level side angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head aggressively through the ball.
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3.3s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view his semi-western grip is clear, with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp, late wrist snap through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against a relatively stable lower body before uncoiling rapidly through contact, making the trunk rotation and sequencing of his kinetic chain easy to see from this side view.
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3s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is relatively square at contact with the ball struck slightly in front of his lead hip at around waist to chest height, and the swing path drives forward with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips open aggressively toward the court as his right leg drives up and through the shot, with a deep knee bend visible during the loading phase.
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4.1s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the baseline, filmed from a court_level_side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending across his body while his non-hitting hand helps him quickly square up into a ready position for the next shot.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the baseline, filmed from a court_level_side angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips open explosively toward the InsideOut target.
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3.5s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick adjustment steps backward set up a semi-open stance, with a compact split-step feeding into a strong weight transfer off his right leg before rotating into the shot.
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2.4s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with his weight still slightly drifting backward, and he quickly resets his feet into a wide, ready stance after the swing.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag are clear as the racquet head stays well behind his hand before uncoiling into contact.
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3.1s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side
James Blake's running forehand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him, and he quickly regains a wide, athletic stance to recover back into a ready position.
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3.1s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling, with the trunk unwinding aggressively ahead of the arm to drive the kinetic chain forward.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side
James Blake's forehand from the baseline, filmed from a court level side angle. From this view, his semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag that quickly unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position just before and through contact.
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3.2s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag are clear before he snaps the wrist through contact to drive the ball flat through the court.
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2s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load with a pronounced coil while his knees stay deeply flexed, and you can see an aggressive leg drive forward as his rear hip explosively unwinds into the ball.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load with a deep knee bend and then drive forward aggressively, with the rear leg pushing off the ground to rotate his hips explosively into the ball.
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3.2s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
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2.4s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #5
James Blake's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can see his semi-western grip setting up heavy wrist lag on the take-back that unloads into a pronounced forearm and wrist pronation through contact.
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3.6s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's forehand on a wide ball from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay low with a pronounced knee bend as he loads, then drive forward aggressively with strong leg extension into the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's wide forehand from the baseline, filmed from the court_level_side. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips, then uncoil aggressively as the trunk rotates through contact in a tightly sequenced kinetic chain.
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3.2s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Neutral
James Blake's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from a court-level 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 racquet to recover into a ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #1
James Blake's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side 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 after contact.
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3.8s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #2
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, 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 his hand before a strong wrist pronation through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #3
James Blake's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn before the trunk powerfully uncoils ahead of the arm, showing clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Front · Open #1
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips, then uncoil rapidly as the trunk rotates through contact in sync with his hitting arm.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Front · Open #2
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle. His quick split-step into a wide open stance is followed by an explosive push off the outside leg, with rapid recovery steps bringing him back toward the middle after contact.
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1.9s |
FH Half Volley Center · Front #1
James Blake's forehand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact the racket face stays relatively square to the net with a compact, abbreviated swing path and the ball meeting the strings just below shoulder height.
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2.4s |
FH Half Volley Center · Front #2
James Blake's forehand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His quick split-step into a low, wide base is followed by a compact open-stance adjustment that lets him stay over the ball and recover immediately toward the baseline.
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2.1s |
FH Half Volley Wide · Front
James Blake's forehand half-volley on a wide ball from the baseline, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body as he pushes off his outside leg and quickly re-centers, bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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2.4s |
FH Inside In · Front #1
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot with a relatively compact, low-to-high swing path.
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9.2s |
FH Inside In · Front #2
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate rapidly from a deep coil to square at contact, with the trunk uncoiling in sync so the chest drives through the shot immediately after the racquet starts forward.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Front #3
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Front #4
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his racket finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
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3.1s |
FH Inside In · Front #5
James Blake's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly returns both hands to the racket in a compact ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Inside In · Front #6
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist to chest height as the racket head accelerates steeply up and through the line of the shot.
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2s |
Forehand · Inside-in #7
James Blake's forehand inside-in from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is easy to see here, with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong, late wrist snap through contact.
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4.2s |
FH Inside Out · Front #1
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the unit turn before driving open explosively as his legs push up from a deep knee bend into contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Front #2
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to a ready position.
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4.6s |
FH Inside Out · Front #3
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the center baseline, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body coil, then uncoil rapidly into the court with the chest finishing fully rotated toward the target.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Front #4
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the center, filmed from the front. His quick split step into an aggressive open stance and explosive first step toward the forehand side are clearly visible before he drives through the ball and recovers.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Front #5
James Blake's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. From this angle, his semi-western grip and laid-back wrist position are clear as he maintains strong wrist lag before releasing it into contact.
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3.3s |
FH Lob Running · Front
James Blake's running forehand lob from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he snaps up and over the ball to lift the lob.
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3.8s |
FH Moves Back · Front
James Blake's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg before driving up into contact.
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3.5s |
FH Running Down The Line · Front
James Blake's running forehand down the line from the baseline, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his shoulders close significantly during the unit turn before uncoiling rapidly with a pronounced trunk rotation that pulls the hitting arm through the line of the shot.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Front #1
James Blake's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight carries him forward, and he quickly re-centers his stance with both hands coming back toward a ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Front #2
James Blake's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, meeting it around waist height as the racket head accelerates sharply forward through a relatively flat swing path.
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2.6s |
FH Short Down The Line · Front #1
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His quick split step into an aggressive open stance and rapid recovery steps toward the center are clearly visible from this angle.
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2s |
FH Short Down The Line · Front #2
James Blake's forehand from the short court position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist height as the racket accelerates steeply up the line through a compact, fast swing path.
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2.3s |
FH Short · Front #1
James Blake's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil early as his chest turns away from the net, then uncoil sharply through contact with the chest finishing fully rotated toward the target.
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2s |
FH Short · Front #2
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with a slightly closed angle and the ball meeting the strings around chest height as his racket accelerates straight through the hitting zone.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Front #3
James Blake's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to the hips before uncoiling in sync with trunk rotation, making the chest square to the net only at the moment of contact.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Front · Neutral
James Blake's wide forehand from 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 so the racquet whips through after the torso has already started to square.
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3.3s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #1
James Blake's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His racket meets the wide ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively closed face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head aggressively through contact.
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2.2s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #2
James Blake's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot early, then uses quick lateral recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #3
James Blake's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before he quickly regains a neutral ready position.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #4
James Blake's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving toward the court, and he quickly resets his hands in front of his torso to recover for the next shot.
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2.7s |
FH Half Volley Inside In · Rear
James Blake's forehand half-volley InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he drives his weight forward into the court, with his non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before he quickly resets into a compact ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear #1
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm, with the hitting shoulder whipping through last in the kinetic chain.
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4.4s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear #2
James Blake's forehand InsideIn from the rear. After contact his racket wraps fully across his body while his non-hitting arm tucks in toward his torso, and he quickly brings both hands back to the racket as he recovers to a neutral ready position on the baseline.
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2.8s |
FH Inside In · Rear #1
James Blake's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend before driving upward and uncoiling aggressively into the court.
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3s |
FH Inside In · Rear #2
James Blake's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. He uses a quick split-step into an open stance, then takes aggressive crossover recovery steps back toward the middle after contact.
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2s |
FH Running · Rear #1
James Blake's running forehand from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racquet face, and you can see pronounced wrist lag that snaps through quickly just before contact.
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2.3s |
FH Running · Rear #2
James Blake's running forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed as he sprints wide, with a deep outside knee bend and strong push off the right leg to load into the open stance before contact.
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3.7s |
FH Running · Rear #3
James Blake's running forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets his momentum carry him forward with his non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before quickly regrouping into a neutral ready stance on the baseline.
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3.3s |
FH Short · Rear · Neutral
James Blake's forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the court with noticeable racket head acceleration after impact.
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3.4s |
FH Short · Rear
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the net with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the ball with noticeable racket head acceleration after impact.
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3.3s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the rear. His shoulders coil well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling in sync with a rapid trunk rotation, making the separation between hip and shoulder turn easy to see from behind.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips drive explosively into the court with a deep right-knee bend and strong push off the back leg that uncoils as he rotates through contact.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Side · Open #1
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders load well past perpendicular to the net before the forward swing, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds ahead of the arm to drive the kinetic chain.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Side · Open #2
James Blake's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drive upward and unwind aggressively toward the court as his legs extend through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Half Volley Inside In · Side #1
James Blake's forehand half-volley Inside-In from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps into the ball lead into a slightly open stance, with a compact push off the outside leg to recover toward the center.
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2.2s |
FH Half Volley Inside In · Side #2
James Blake's forehand half-volley Inside-In from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend, and he drives up through his legs to stabilize the low contact just after the bounce.
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1.8s |
FH Inside In · Side #1
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly with the trunk leading the arm swing in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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3.1s |
FH Inside In · Side #2
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the swing path drives forward with high racket head speed through contact.
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3s |
FH Inside In · Side #3
James Blake's forehand InsideIn from the baseline, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil aggressively against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a rapid, connected sequence that drives the racket through a low-to-high, linear swing path.
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2.8s |
FH Inside In · Side #4
James Blake's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a wide, ready position for the next shot.
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2.4s |
FH Inside In · Side #5
James Blake's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps set up an aggressive open stance, with a pronounced loading on the outside leg before driving through the shot.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Side #1
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds rapidly into a firm, stable wrist position right at contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Side #2
James Blake's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a wide, athletic ready position for the next shot.
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2.3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #1
James Blake's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, making the upper-body rotation sequence very clear.
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2.6s |
FH Moves Back · Side #2
James Blake's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps backward set up an open stance, with a pronounced load on the outside leg before he drives through the shot and recovers.
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2.5s |
FH Running · Side
James Blake's running forehand from the baseline, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by aggressive crossover recovery steps back toward the center.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Side · Neutral #1
James Blake's forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with his torso unwinding toward the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket as he regains a compact ready position.
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2.2s |
FH Short · Side · Neutral #2
James Blake's forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the load with a deep knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as his legs extend into the court.
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3.5s |
FH Short · Side
James Blake's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His quick split-step into an aggressive open stance and explosive first push-off toward the ball are clearly visible before he rotates through the shot.
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2.3s |
FH Lob · Side
James Blake's forehand topspin lob from the baseline, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling, with a pronounced trunk lift and upward rotation driving the high, arcing trajectory.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Side · Neutral
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is relatively square to the ball at about waist height, with the racket head accelerating low-to-high through the hitting zone in a compact, linear swing path.
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3.2s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #1
James Blake's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see him plant in a strong open stance with his outside leg loading first, then use quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #2
James Blake's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can see his semi-western grip set early with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #3
James Blake's wide forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with his torso rotating toward the court while his non-hitting arm tucks in, and he quickly regains a ready position with weight shifting back to a neutral base.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #4
James Blake's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay noticeably open toward the court while his legs load with a deep knee bend before driving up and into the ball.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. From this view, you can see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates strongly through contact, with a distinct snap just after impact.
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4.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling upward as he pushes off the ground.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick split step into a semi-open stance and immediate weight transfer onto the front foot are clearly visible as he prepares to drive through the return.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is relatively square to the ball with a slightly upward swing path, creating a higher contact point just above shoulder level and visible racket head acceleration through the strike.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil toward the court as his back leg swings through for balance after contact.
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4.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap just after impact.
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5.1s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's backhand slice return of first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, giving a stable base as he carves the slice while keeping his legs low through contact.
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5.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's first serve return slice from the deuce court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed through the unit turn while the trunk coils, then uncoils in a compact sequence that keeps the upper body stable as the racquet cuts under the ball.
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3.1s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. After contact he extends the racket out in front with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him, then quickly brings both hands back toward his center to recover into a compact ready position.
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4.1s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight shifts into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly comes back toward a neutral ready position.
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5.2s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that uncoils his lower body into the court.
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4.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulder line turns noticeably away from the court during the trophy phase before the trunk uncoils in sequence with the upward arm action into contact.
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4s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
James Blake's backhand slice return of first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His two-handed setup quickly shifts to a one-handed slice with a continental grip, and the rear view makes the firm but relaxed wrist position through contact clearly visible.
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3.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His legs drive up aggressively from a deep knee bend with strong hip rotation toward the court, making the extension of his back leg and opening of his hips especially clear from behind.
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4.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball at full extension well above his head with a fast upward pronation-driven swing path.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a pronounced upward pronation, meeting the ball at full extension well above his head to maximize racket head speed through the strike.
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3.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips, then his trunk uncoils sharply into contact with both shoulders rotating together as a unit through the strike.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His racket contacts the ball at full extension with a slightly pronated racket face, and the upward swing path and racket head speed are clearly visible as he drives through the hitting zone.
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3.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through toward the target and quickly uncoils his upper body into a neutral stance, bringing his non-hitting hand back to the racquet throat as he recovers toward a ready position.
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4.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view his two-handed backhand grip is set early with the non-dominant hand firmly on top and the dominant wrist staying firm with minimal flex through contact.
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4.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly uncoils into a compact ready position with his non-hitting hand returning to the racket throat.
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4.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his two-handed backhand grip shows a firm, closed top hand with the wrists staying laid back through the swing before a late, sharp release through contact.
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2.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #5
James Blake's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from court level side. His quick split step into a semi-open stance leads into a short pivot and immediate lateral recovery step back toward the center.
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4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #6
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #7
James Blake's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level side. His follow-through finishes high with the torso unwinding toward the middle of the baseline as he quickly pushes off his outside leg to recover into a compact ready position.
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4.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand volley return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His two-handed backhand grip is firm with a stable, slightly laid-back hitting wrist on the front hand, maintaining minimal wrist flick through contact.
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7.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced snap just after impact.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve return from the deuce court, filmed from court-level side. From this angle, his shoulders and trunk coil early with a pronounced upper-body turn, then uncoil rapidly in sequence with his hips to drive the two-handed backhand through the court.
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4.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick split-step into a semi-open stance and immediate lateral push off his outside leg are clearly visible as he sets up to take the ball early.
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4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His legs show a pronounced knee bend in the loading phase, with strong upward leg drive that extends through contact while the hips stay relatively closed to the baseline.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → FH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's forehand volley return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees are flexed, with a short forward leg drive that pushes him through the volley.
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7s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his continental grip is clear, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add racket-head speed.
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4.1s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips before uncoiling in a synchronized trunk rotation that drives his hitting arm up through contact.
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3.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's first serve return slice from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his racquet continues on a low, abbreviated follow-through while his weight transfers forward and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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3.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve return slice from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His split-step lands just before the opponent’s contact and he uses a compact lateral push off his outside leg into a slightly open stance to block the slice return.
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3.5s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's first serve return backhand slice from the deuce court, filmed from court level side. After contact his two-handed follow-through stays compact in front of his body as he transfers weight into the court and quickly resets his feet into a ready position for the next shot.
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4s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's first-serve return slice from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his continental grip is evident with a slightly laid-back wrist that stays firm through contact, limiting wrist snap to keep the slice low and controlled.
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3.8s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's first serve return slice backhand from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk, then uncoil in sync with his forward weight transfer, creating a compact kinetic chain into the sliced contact.
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4.3s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand slice return on a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck slightly below net height, and the racket path moves forward with a subtle downward carve to impart underspin.
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4.5s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second-serve backhand slice return from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he sets up, with a pronounced knee bend and forward-driving front leg that lets him carve around the ball while staying low through contact.
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4.6s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand slice return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a noticeably downward, compact path through impact.
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3.5s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand slice return on a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he sets the slice, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg to lower his center of gravity before driving forward into the shot.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his continental grip is evident as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct wrist snap just after impact.
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3.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil upward and forward through the serve.
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5.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance before driving up, with a pronounced front-foot landing that sets up an immediate split-step readiness for the next ball.
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3.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court level side angle. After contact his arm extends fully into the court with a pronounced pronation while his back leg swings through, helping him land inside the baseline and quickly organize into a ready position for the next shot.
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4.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly perpendicular to the court with a pronounced upward swing path, indicating strong pronation and racket head speed through the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #5
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive upward into the ball are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling toward the court before landing inside the baseline.
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3.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this angle, you can see his semi-western forehand grip stay firm while the wrist maintains a laid-back lag position before a sharp, forward release through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's second-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his forehand follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact two-handed ready position.
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4.4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a compact turn before contact, then his trunk uncoils rapidly in sync with his hip rotation, creating a distinct whip-like sequence through the kinetic chain.
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3.4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil upward and forward through the serve.
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4.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
James Blake's first-serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at split-step then rotate aggressively into contact as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend to push him into the court.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg kicking up behind, and he quickly lands balanced on his front foot to transition into a ready position for the next shot.
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3.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3
James Blake's first-serve return from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on a strong, low knee bend, then drive forward with an explosive push off the legs into the court.
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3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4
James Blake's first serve return from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His quick split-step into a low, wide base leads into a compact pivot and small adjustment steps that set a stable, slightly open stance as he meets the ball.
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3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #5
James Blake's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His early shoulder turn loads the trunk coil, and you can clearly see the rapid uncoiling of his torso initiating the forward swing before his arms fully extend through contact.
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3.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
James Blake's first-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk load together into a compact unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his hip rotation so that his chest squares to the net almost exactly at contact.
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2.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling upward as he pushes off the ground.
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3.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3
James Blake's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket out in front as he transfers weight into the court and quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
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4.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a clearly pronated wrist through contact, and you can see the hitting wrist stay loose enough to snap up and over the ball just after impact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates heavy topspin despite a relatively compact motion.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
James Blake's second serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his two-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with his weight moving into the court, and he quickly resets his hands into a compact ready position.
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3.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3
James Blake's second-serve backhand return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His early unit turn loads the shoulders and trunk together, then the torso uncoils ahead of the arms so the racket lags briefly before coming through the contact zone.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil early as he loads on the back leg, then uncoil in a tightly linked sequence so the chest squares to the net only at contact.
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2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #5
James Blake's backhand return of second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His quick split step into an open stance and immediate lateral push off the outside foot are clearly visible as he sets up to attack the return.
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7.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #6
James Blake's second-serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his two-handed backhand return grip with the non-dominant hand set strongly on top while the dominant wrist stays firm with minimal lag through contact.
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4.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #7
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil early as he tracks the toss, then uncoil in a compact, synchronized sequence with minimal extra torso rotation through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
James Blake's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His two-handed follow-through finishes high in front of his body before he quickly uncoils back to a neutral ready position with his weight landing on his front foot.
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3.3s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly upward swing path, and the ball is struck at full extension well above head height, emphasizing racket head speed up through the hitting zone.
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3.1s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
James Blake's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His quick split step into a semi-open stance and immediate lateral push off the outside foot are clearly visible as he adjusts to the serve’s direction.
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3.4s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
James Blake's backhand slice return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a compact, downward chopping path that keeps the head stable through impact.
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4.2s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
James Blake's second-serve return backhand slice from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk stay closed longer during the return prep, with a pronounced upper-body coil that unwinds late to keep the slice compact and controlled.
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3.3s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
James Blake's second serve return slice from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed as he coils on the takeback, then the trunk uncoils in a compact motion with minimal rotation to guide the sliced contact in front of his body.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands inside the court with his weight driving forward and quickly brings his non-hitting arm back in to reset into a compact ready position.
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5.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips uncoiling upward and forward as he pushes off the ground.
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3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3
James Blake's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline, and you can see a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds aggressively upward before his arm accelerates into contact.
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4.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body coil before uncoiling in sync with his leg drive, creating a distinct separation between hip and shoulder rotation as he moves up to contact.
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5.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with the wrist staying relatively loose through the toss and then pronating sharply through contact for added racket-head speed.
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4.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3
James Blake's first serve return from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His quick split step into a wide, low base sets up an aggressive open-stance forehand return with a strong lateral push off his outside leg.
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3.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns noticeably away from the target during the toss, then the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and forward in sync with the hitting arm to drive through contact.
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5.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
James Blake's second serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his forehand follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives forward into the court, and he quickly resets his hands in front of his torso to recover to a neutral ready position.
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4.2s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck around head height, and the upward swing path and rapid racket head acceleration are clearly visible from this angle.
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4.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His service motion shows a pronounced shoulder tilt with the tossing shoulder elevated and the trunk rotating aggressively into the court as the hitting shoulder whips through.
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3.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is relatively square to the target with a slightly upward swing path, and the ball meets the strings just above net height with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
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5.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
James Blake's backhand return of a first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. He sets up with a compact split step into a semi-open stance, then takes a quick adjustment hop and a single lateral recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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3.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
James Blake's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. His early shoulder turn and strong trunk coil are clearly visible from behind, with the upper body uncoiling ahead of the racquet to initiate an aggressive forward swing.
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3.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly pronated forearm, and the contact point is high above his head, indicating an aggressive upward swing path and strong racket head acceleration through the ball.
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3.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a quick, compact pre-serve hop into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced front-foot pivot as he drives up and into the court.
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3.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #3
James Blake's first-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his two-handed backhand grip is set early with a firm, compact wrist structure, showing minimal wrist rollover through contact to keep the return flat and controlled.
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2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as his weight transfers into the court and he quickly resets his hands into a compact ready position.
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5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
James Blake's second serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. From this angle, you can clearly see his two-handed backhand grip stay firm while his wrists remain relatively quiet through contact, with minimal wrist snap as he drives through the ball.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. He uses a quick split step into a semi-open stance, then takes a short lateral adjustment step before planting and driving off his outside leg for the return.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
James Blake's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg driving him into the court.
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4.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3
James Blake's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face is relatively square at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the two-handed swing path drives straight through the court with noticeable racket head acceleration.
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3.8s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
James Blake's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through stays compact with the racquet head slightly out in front as he quickly uncoils his hips and resets his feet into a neutral ready position on the baseline.
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3.6s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil toward the court as his back leg kicks back for balance.
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4.1s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
James Blake's backhand slice return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His quick split-step into a neutral stance leads into a compact pivot with small adjustment steps that set his feet before he drives the slicing motion.
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3.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features 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 ready for the next shot.
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3.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap just after impact.
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3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck slightly above head height, and the racket head accelerates up and across the ball on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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4.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an aggressive push up and into the court.
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5.4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a pronounced upward swing path and a clearly closed racket face to impart strong topspin.
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3.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from this viewpoint.
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4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
James Blake's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. He takes a quick split-step into an open stance and uses explosive lateral push-off with a few rapid recovery steps back toward the center after contact.
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3.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His contact point is well out in front with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right edge of the ball to impart strong topspin and kick.
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3.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
James Blake's first-serve return from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His quick split step into a semi-open stance and immediate crossover step into the court are clearly visible as he prepares to take the ball early.
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3.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
James Blake's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries his hands and racquet forward into the court as his weight transfers onto his front foot before he quickly begins to recover toward a ready position.
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3.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4
James Blake's first-serve return from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His split-step is timed just before contact and he plants in a neutral stance, taking a short lateral adjustment step before driving into the return.
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3.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a pronounced upward swing path, and the ball is struck slightly above head height, emphasizing strong racket head acceleration through the hit.
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3.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #6
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
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3.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
James Blake's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position, preparing to move for the next shot.
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3.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil aggressively into the court as his back leg kicks through.
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3.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly pronated forearm, and the ball is struck just in front of his body at full extension above head height, emphasizing upward racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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3.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
James Blake's first-serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his two-handed backhand return set with a relatively firm top hand grip and a laid-back hitting wrist that stays stable through contact with minimal wrist roll.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1
James Blake's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His quick split-step into a semi-open stance and immediate lateral push off the outside leg toward the ball are clearly visible before he drives through the return.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
James Blake's second serve return from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates quickly through a compact, forward-driving swing path.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3
James Blake's second serve return backhand from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then uncoil sharply with a strong push off the outside leg into the court.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
James Blake's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as he quickly pushes off his outside leg to recover back toward a neutral ready position.
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4.1s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
James Blake's backhand slice return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk show an early unit turn with a compact upper-body coil that uncoils in sync with his forward weight transfer into the slice.
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3.3s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
James Blake's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he sets the slice block, with a noticeable knee bend and firm outside leg brace that stabilizes his lower body through contact.
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3.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
James Blake's first serve return backhand slice from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he sets the slice, with a noticeable knee bend and low center of gravity that lets his legs drive sideways into the court.
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3.7s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
James Blake's first serve return slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His split-step occurs just before contact and he uses a small lateral adjustment step into a neutral stance before carving the slice and taking a couple of quick recovery steps back toward his baseline position.
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4.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
James Blake's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above peak toss height, and the racket head whips up and across his body on a fast, pronated swing path.
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3.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
James Blake's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body tilt before uncoiling in sync with trunk rotation, making the sequencing of torso turn into arm acceleration clearly visible from this angle.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
James Blake's first-serve return from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His quick split-step into a semi-open stance and immediate lateral push off the outside leg are clearly visible as he readies to drive into the return.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
James Blake's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
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5.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly as he continues forward into the court and begins to square his shoulders into a ready position for the next shot.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
James Blake's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with his leg drive and hip rotation into contact.
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4.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His service motion uses a strong knee bend into a neutral-to-slightly-closed stance, with a pronounced front-leg drive that is easy to track from this side angle.
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4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His knees load deeply before the trophy position and his back hip drives forward aggressively into the court, showing a strong upward leg drive through contact.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact and relaxes immediately after impact.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's second serve from the middle of the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court and finishes with his torso fully rotated toward the target before quickly settling into a compact ready position.
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2.5s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the target during the toss, then his trunk uncoils in sync with his hitting arm as his chest opens toward the net at contact.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulder line can be seen tilting upward with a pronounced trunk coil before the toss, then uncoiling in sequence from hips to shoulders into the hitting motion.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is relatively square to the target with a pronounced upward swing path, and you can clearly see the racket head accelerating up and across the ball to impart spin.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg extending aggressively into the court as the hips uncoil toward the target.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork pattern into the motion shows a small adjustment step before setting a stable platform with a slightly staggered stance, making his weight transfer into the court easy to track from this view.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through carries his hitting arm across his body while his weight lands on his front foot, bringing him quickly into a compact ready position on the baseline.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his slightly closed racket face at contact and how he strikes the ball just above head height with an upward swing path to impart spin.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is steady with minimal grip change, and the side view makes the early wrist pronation and smooth uncoiling of the wrist through contact clearly visible.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His leg action is easy to see here as he drives up off a deep knee bend and lands well inside the court, using a pronounced front-leg kick to aid forward momentum into his recovery steps.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand, and you can clearly see his wrist stay laid back through the toss and racquet drop before pronating sharply through contact.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through brings his hitting arm down across his body as his back leg swings through into the court, leaving him in a forward-balanced position ready to recover for the next shot.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly into his torso as he recovers into a compact ready position on the baseline.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the court-level side. His follow-through carries his torso and back leg into the court, with his non-hitting arm dropping back as he lands balanced and quickly begins to recover toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate on a steep angle relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil during the toss that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn significantly away from the net during the toss, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his weight drives into the court and his back leg swings through, bringing him quickly down into a balanced landing that readies him for the next shot.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips load in a closed position before uncoiling upward as his legs drive through the court with a pronounced knee bend on the back leg.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His front-facing stance makes it easy to see a pronounced knee bend and upward drive from his legs before he lands balanced on his front foot and takes a small recovery hop.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2
James Blake'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 creates clear topspin and kick.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns slightly away from the net while the trunk coils over the back hip, then uncoils in sync with the tossing arm dropping to initiate an upward kinetic chain into contact.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that pronates through contact to add spin and control on the serve.
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2.9s |
Second Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Front #001
James Blake's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the short punching swing path keeps the racket head moving directly through the ball.
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5.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position to prepare for the next shot.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive are clearly visible as he pushes into the court.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #3
James Blake's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His split-step into a controlled, slightly staggered stance is clearly visible before he drives up into the serve and lands with his weight moving into the court.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. The racket moves up to contact with a slightly closed face and meets the ball just above head height, showing a pronounced upward swing path that accelerates through the hit.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands slightly into the court with his weight moving forward and his non-hitting arm dropping quickly as he brings the racquet down into a compact recovery position.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist pronation through contact to add spin and control.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2
James Blake's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a pronounced front-leg drive that lands him slightly inside the baseline for quick recovery.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through carries his body slightly into the court with his tossing arm dropping quickly back to his side as he lands and begins to recover toward a ready position.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line clearly tilts upward while the trunk coils, then uncoils in sequence with the hitting arm to drive up through contact.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see his tossing arm extend fully upward before tucking in as the racket drops into a deep backscratch position and accelerates up to contact.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in sequence with the upward leg drive, creating a pronounced shoulder-over-shoulder action.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His feet set in a neutral stance with a pronounced knee bend before the toss, and you can see a quick front-leg drive that brings him into the court for an immediate first recovery step.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2
James Blake's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly as he brings both hands back toward his torso to recover into a compact ready position.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the court before relaxing, while his back leg swings through to aid forward weight transfer into his landing.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His feet stay grounded through the toss with a pronounced knee bend before driving up into the court, using a balanced platform stance that transitions smoothly into his landing and first recovery step.
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2.4s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips load by turning away from the court with a deep knee bend, then drive up and uncoil aggressively through contact as his back leg extends and lifts off the ground.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball just above head height as the racket accelerates up and across the ball on a pronounced upward swing path.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. 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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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2
James Blake's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips uncoiling aggressively toward the net as he pushes off the ground.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Running · Court-level-front
James Blake's running backhand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his racquet finishes out in front while his weight continues moving through the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #1
James Blake's backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward, skimming path that keeps the shot low and wide.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #001
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His feet set in a neutral stance after a quick adjustment step outward, with a small recovery step starting immediately after contact to move back toward the center.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #2
James Blake's backhand slice from the wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, showing a low, stable base as he moves out wide and carves through the slice.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #001
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His feet set in a neutral stance before contact, with a small adjustment step outward to reach the wide ball and a quick recovery step back toward the center after the swing.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #3
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His follow-through finishes with the racquet face slightly open in front of his body as he quickly recovers by uncoiling his shoulders and resetting his feet toward a neutral ready position.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #001
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, showing a strong lateral base as he moves out to the wide ball.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #4
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed while his knees flex into a low base, with the outside leg bracing and absorbing the wide load before the slicing motion.
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2.5s |
FH Slice Short · Court-level-front
James Blake's forehand slice from the short court, filmed from a front court-level angle. He takes a compact split step before the hit and stays in a mostly neutral stance, using small adjustment steps to set his feet and then a short recovery step forward into the court.
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2.9s |
BH Slice · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand slice from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, and you can see a stable wrist position maintained through contact with minimal wrist roll.
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3.5s |
BH Slice · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand slice from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend, and his legs stay flexed through the swing to support a low, skimming slice trajectory.
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3s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly open racket face, and his wrist stays relatively firm through contact with only a subtle downward flexion to keep the slice low.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the forward step, producing a distinct downward racket path through contact.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist remains relatively stable with only a slight laid-back position through contact to keep the slice trajectory low and controlled.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows quick retreating steps into a slightly open stance, with a controlled weight shift onto the back foot before slicing through the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features quick retreating steps into a semi-open stance, with a compact adjustment step just before contact to stabilize his weight on the back leg.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes with the racquet hand extended out front as his weight shifts slightly onto the back foot, and he quickly brings both hands toward the center of his body to recover into a ready position.
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3s |
BH Slice Running · Court-level-side
James Blake's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate early to set the racket face, then the trunk stays relatively closed through contact as the upper body uncoils gradually down the line of the shot.
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3.5s |
BH Slice Short · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand slice from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can see an early shoulder turn creating a compact trunk coil that stays relatively closed through contact before gently unwinding into the follow-through.
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5s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #1
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick adjustment steps into a neutral stance and low, skidding contact point are clearly visible as he moves out toward the wide ball.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #2
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a noticeable knee bend on the outside leg, setting a low base as he moves out wide and carves through the slice.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #3
James Blake's backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His feet perform a quick lateral adjustment into a neutral stance, with a small recovery step preparing him to move back toward the center after the wide contact.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #4
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket moves on a distinctly downward path through impact.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Center · Front #1
James Blake's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk on the take-back, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent arm swing, making the degree of upper-body rotation easy to compare between preparation and follow-through.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Center · Front #2
James Blake's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he steps into the shot, with a noticeable knee bend on the front leg providing a stable base for the slicing motion.
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2.4s |
BH Slice → Lob Running · Front
James Blake's running backhand slice lob from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with the hitting wrist laid back, maintaining a firm but relaxed angle through contact to lift the ball up and over the opponent.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Front #1
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the compact, downward chopping path creates a skidding slice.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Front #2
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the front. His knees stay flexed as he retreats, with his hips slightly closed and weight shifting onto the outside leg before the slicing motion.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Running · Front #1
James Blake's running backhand slice from the front, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face stays slightly open with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket moves on a compact, downward path that keeps the shot low.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Running · Front #2
James Blake's running backhand slice from the front of the court, filmed from a front angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment step into a slightly open stance, with his outside leg planting early to let him stay low and continue moving through the shot.
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3.5s |
BH Slice Short · Front
James Blake's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders turn almost perpendicular to the net as his trunk coils, then uncoils with a controlled, compact rotation that drives the racquet face down through the ball.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Front #1
James Blake's backhand slice from the wide position, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes slightly out in front while his non-hitting hand extends back for balance, and he quickly brings both hands toward his center to reset into a ready position.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Rear
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, maintaining a stable racket face through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Slice → Lob Running · Side
James Blake's running backhand slice lob from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn early with a pronounced upper-body coil while the trunk stays relatively closed, then uncoils upward through contact to lift the ball with a steep, defensive trajectory.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Side #1
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a pronounced high-to-low path through the hitting zone.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Side #2
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm as his hitting wrist remains relatively stable with minimal wrist break through contact, creating a controlled, skidding slice.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Side #3
James Blake's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path moves down and through with a controlled, decelerating racket head.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Short · Side #1
James Blake's backhand slice from the short court position, filmed from the side. His knees stay flexed with a noticeable drop in his back hip as he loads, then his legs drive slightly forward while his hips remain relatively closed through contact.
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2s |
BH Slice Short · Side #2
James Blake's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact he extends the racquet forward with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him, then quickly brings both hands back toward his torso as he regains a compact ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Short · Side #3
James Blake's backhand slice from the side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early to set the racquet path, then his trunk stays relatively stable through contact with a controlled, compact uncoil rather than a full torso release.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #1
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn early to set the racquet path while the trunk stays coiled, then uncoils in sync with the hitting arm to keep the slice compact and driving through the court.
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3.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #2
James Blake's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, maintaining a stable, fixed wrist angle through contact and into the follow-through.
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3s |
FH Slice Wide · Side
James Blake's forehand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps into the ball are visible, using a slightly open stance and a controlled, low forward stride to reach the wide shot.
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2.9s |
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