Jimmy Connors
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Jimmy Connors "Jimbo"

United States
Modern Legends Retired #1 career high 109 titles Left-handed Two-Handed BH 178cm
8 Grand Slams
  • Australian Open 1
  • Wimbledon 2
  • US Open 5
Iconic left-handed fighter with a flat two-handed backhand struck with extraordinary timing. Return of serve genius and unmatched competitive fire over a 20+ year career.

Coaches: Gloria Connors, Pancho Segura

Video Library (169 videos)

Name FPS Duration
BH Approach → FH Volley · Front Jimmy Connors's forehand approach from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His relatively firm eastern forehand grip is paired with a compact wrist motion, with minimal wrist lag and a quick, direct wrist snap through contact to keep the ball flat and penetrating.
4.9s
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a front court-level angle. His two-handed backhand contact is taken around waist to hip height with a relatively closed racket face and a direct, linear swing path through the ball.
2.9s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil early as his chest turns almost fully toward his right, then uncoil in a compact, synchronized sequence with minimal extra torso rotation through contact.
2.4s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #3 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed with a strong knee bend on the loading leg, and you can see a sharp push up from the legs driving him into the ball.
2.8s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #4 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the right side of the court as he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to recover into a compact ready position.
2.8s
BH Center · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a wide, low base sets up a mostly neutral stance, with quick adjustment steps bringing his body weight forward into the shot.
3.4s
BH Center · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net while his knees flex deeply on the load, with a strong upward leg drive as he uncoils into the ball.
2.4s
BH Center · Front #3 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, followed by a quick shuffle back to his ready position.
3.2s
BH Center · Front #5 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing slightly cross-court while his weight continues moving forward into a compact, ready position.
2.6s
BH Center · Front · Open Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his firm two-handed grip with minimal wrist lag and a very stable, almost locked lead wrist through contact.
3s
BH Running · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders turn as a single unit with the trunk, then uncoil aggressively through contact with the lead (right) shoulder driving forward and slightly upward to finish.
3.1s
BH Running · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees stay deeply flexed, with the outside leg driving his body through the shot as he sprints laterally.
2.6s
BH Short · Front Jimmy Connors's backhand from the short court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil early as the racket is taken back, then uncoil in a compact, unified rotation that keeps his chest facing forward for longer before releasing through contact.
2.8s
BH Wide Down The Line · Front Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His two-handed grip is firm with a relatively straight hitting wrist, showing minimal wrist lag and a stable, square racquet face through contact.
2.5s
BH Wide · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle out toward the ball followed by a semi-open stance that lets him plant the outside (right) leg firmly before swinging.
2.6s
BH Wide · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg wide, with a deep knee bend and strong push off that leg to stop his lateral momentum.
3.3s
BH Wide · Front #5 Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the front. His shoulders turn early as his trunk coils strongly against the hips, then uncoil in a compact, almost square rotation through contact with minimal excess torso follow-through.
2.8s
BH · Arm-action · Rear Jimmy Connors's backhand from a central court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil aggressively as a unit, with a pronounced upper-body turn away from the ball followed by a sharp uncoiling that keeps his chest driving straight through the target line.
2s
BH Center Down The Line · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line and filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed backhand grip looks relatively compact with the wrists firm and minimally laid back, creating a very direct, flat hit through contact.
2.4s
BH Center Down The Line · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. His compact split step leads into a quick pivot and neutral stance, with small adjustment steps that keep his feet aligned along the baseline through the swing.
3.4s
BH Center · Rear · Open Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, showing a compact coil and a rapid uncoil where the torso finishes fully turned toward the target.
2.5s
BH Center · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil early as a unit, then uncoil in a tightly linked sequence where the upper body rotation clearly drives the racquet through the ball.
2.1s
BH Center · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed racket face stays notably square through contact at about waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating straight through the ball on a relatively flat swing path.
3.5s
BH Short · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through straight toward the target with his weight driving forward, then quickly brings both hands back in front of his body into a compact ready position.
2.4s
BH Short · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand from a central position, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the lead (right) wrist stays firm through contact with only a slight post-contact release.
1.8s
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear Jimmy Connors's wide two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can see his relatively firm, straight hitting wrist on the left hand with minimal lag, while the right hand supports the racquet without much independent wrist action.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the rear. His quick crossover steps out to the wide ball flow into a semi-open stance, followed by a strong recovery step back toward the center.
2.4s
BH Wide · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the rear. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil as a single block through contact, with the chest rotating fully toward the target by the finish.
3.3s
BH Wide · Rear #3 Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, driving laterally to reach the wide ball while keeping a strong base through contact.
2.8s
BH · Arm-action · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the loading leg, then drive forward as both legs extend aggressively through contact.
2s
BH · Arm-action · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body while his weight drives forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
2.6s
BH · Arm-action · Side #3 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His two-handed backhand contact is taken around waist height with a markedly square racket face and a compact, linear swing path driving straight through the ball.
1.2s
BH · Arm-action · Side #4 Jimmy Connors's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His compact split step leads into a quick pivot and semi-open stance, with short adjustment steps that keep his weight driving forward through the shot.
2.8s
BH Center · Side Jimmy Connors's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the loading leg, then drive forward as his back leg pushes through the shot.
2.1s
BH Running · Side Jimmy Connors's running backhand from the side. His footwork features quick crossover steps into the shot and he sets up with a slightly open stance before pushing off hard to recover back toward the center.
3.1s
BH Short · Side Jimmy Connors's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His two-handed racket face stays almost square to the net at contact, with the ball struck around waist height and the racket driving straight through the hitting zone before a compact wrap-around.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Open Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket traveling across his body as his weight lands on the outside leg before he quickly resets his feet toward a neutral ready position.
2.5s
BH Wide · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a long, forward-directed follow-through while his non-hitting hand releases the racquet and starts to extend back toward a ready position.
2.3s
BH Wide · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is notably square at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the compact, driving swing path keeps the racket head moving straight through the hitting zone.
2.5s
BH Wide · Side #3 Jimmy Connors's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His two-handed racket face stays notably square through contact at about waist height, with a compact, linear swing path driving straight through the ball.
2.4s
BH Volley · Front Jimmy Connors's backhand volley from a central warmup position, filmed from a front warmup angle. After contact he extends the racquet slightly forward with a compact follow-through while his non-hitting hand stays near his torso, quickly bringing the racquet back to a neutral ready position.
1.9s
BH Volley · Side Jimmy Connors's backhand volley from the side, filmed from a side angle. His compact split-step leads into a short lateral adjustment and a stable, slightly open stance as he blocks the volley in front of his body.
2.5s
BH Drop Shot · Court-level-front Jimmy Connors's backhand drop shot from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. From this view, his two-handed grip stays relatively firm with minimal grip change while the wrists stay quiet, creating only a subtle softening at contact to take pace off the ball.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed through the toss with a pronounced trunk coil, then uncoil sharply in sync with his hitting arm to drive the racket up through contact.
1.8s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net with a moderate knee bend, and he drives upward off both legs in a compact, efficient motion rather than using a deep leg load.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his weight moving into the court, and his non-hitting arm drops naturally as he quickly recoils into a compact ready position.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle his left hand’s continental grip is evident, with a firm but relaxed wrist that pronates sharply through contact for a late, crisp snap.
2.7s
First Serve · Ad · Front #3 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact front-on stance makes it easy to see the small adjustment steps into position before he drives up into the ball.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net with a moderate knee bend, and you can see a quick upward leg drive that straightens through contact rather than a deep sit-and-explode motion.
2.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings both hands together in front of his body, settling into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his left-handed racket arm drives up through the ball with a relatively closed racket face and contact made slightly above head height, emphasizing a direct, flat strike through the toss.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relatively quiet wrist, and you can see a late, compact pronation of the wrist and forearm just after contact.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline before uncoiling, with a pronounced trunk rotation that sequences from the hips through the torso into the hitting arm.
2.1s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact, his serving arm decelerates across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, helping him land balanced and quickly organize into a compact ready position.
1.6s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck just above head height, and the rear view makes the upward whip and pronation of the racket head especially clear.
2.3s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a compact platform stance with a subtle front-foot pivot into the court, followed by a quick couple of recovery steps that bring him back toward a ready position on the baseline.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His left-handed motion shows the racket edge-on through contact with a relatively flat string bed and contact made slightly above head height, emphasizing a direct, driving hit through the ball.
2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil as a single unit into contact with minimal lateral trunk tilt.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His left-handed service motion shows a relatively firm continental grip with minimal wrist pronation, and you can clearly see the wrist staying stable through contact before a compact snap into the follow-through.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork is compact with a minimal front-foot pivot, and he sets into a stable, slightly closed stance before driving up into the ball.
2s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can see his continental grip stay firm with minimal wrist pronation, as the wrist stays relatively locked through contact.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork is compact with a small pinpoint stance, and you can see him drive up off a narrow base before landing slightly inside the court ready for the next shot.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view his left-handed continental grip and relatively firm wrist are evident, with only a subtle pronation through contact rather than a pronounced wrist snap.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is nearly square at contact with the ball slightly above net height, and the upward swing path creates strong racket head speed through the hitting zone.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso driving into the court, quickly bringing his racquet hand down and starting to recover toward a ready position.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend, with a strong drive up from the back leg that initiates a late, aggressive hip rotation into the court.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a pronounced knee bend with a controlled push up and into the court, and his stance stays mostly sideways through the loading phase before landing on his front foot inside the baseline.
2.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a noticeable knee bend, then drive up together with an aggressive front-leg push into the court.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk show a compact coil with limited upper-body over-rotation, followed by a sharp uncoiling where the chest quickly opens toward the court just before racquet acceleration.
2.9s
FH Center · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net with a moderate knee bend, and he drives off the left leg to step into the ball rather than relying on a deep rotational load.
2.3s
FH Center · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His footwork features a quick, compact adjustment step into a mostly neutral stance, followed by a small recovery hop that readies him for the next shot.
3s
FH Center · Front #3 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His racket face is notably square at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the shot before finishing across his body.
2.9s
FH Center · Front #4 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight moves into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
3.3s
FH Center · Front #5 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders and trunk show an early, compact unit turn with a pronounced uncoil through contact, making it easy to see how his upper body rotation leads the forward swing.
2.6s
FH Center · Front #6 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then drive upward together as his legs extend into the shot.
3.2s
FH Center · Front · Open Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight stays mostly on the outside leg before he quickly resets both hands on the racquet into a compact ready position.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Front Jimmy Connors's forehand InsideOut from the center court position, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight drives into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly returns in front of his torso to set up the next shot.
3.2s
FH Running · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's running forehand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he drives off his outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend that loads his weight before he pushes through the shot while on the move.
3.2s
FH Running · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's running forehand from the front. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single block on the unit turn, then uncoil aggressively with the chest driving forward toward contact while the left shoulder pulls back to finish.
2.9s
FH Short · Front Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net as he drives through the ball, with a noticeable knee bend and strong push off the legs to step into the shot.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Open #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His wide open stance shows a strong base with significant knee flexion and a braced lead leg that resists rotation as his hips unwind into the shot.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Open #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand wide from the front, filmed from a front angle. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the net while his knees flex deeply to push off the outside leg into the wide ball.
2.5s
FH · Arm-action · Rear Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with a relatively square racket face and a compact, direct swing path through the ball.
2.4s
FH Center · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His relatively firm eastern-style forehand grip pairs with a minimal laid-back wrist position, producing only a subtle wrist release through contact.
3s
FH Center · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork uses a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by small recovery steps that bring him back toward the center hash.
3s
FH Center · Rear #3 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His relatively firm eastern-style grip pairs with a stable wrist and minimal lag, producing a compact forward release through contact.
2.8s
FH Inside In · Rear Jimmy Connors's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the target, and the swing path drives straight through the ball with minimal upward windshield-wiper motion.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His torso shows an early, compact shoulder turn with limited trunk over-rotation, then a sharp uncoiling through contact that keeps his shoulders relatively level through the swing.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand InsideOut from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his relatively firm eastern forehand grip with minimal wrist lag, and a compact wrist snap through contact that keeps the racket face very stable.
3.1s
FH Running · Rear Jimmy Connors's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced left-leg drive and deep knee bend as he sprints out wide and plants for the forehand.
3.3s
FH Running · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets the racquet wrap fully across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, finishing with both hands quickly resetting in front of his torso for recovery.
3.1s
FH Running · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's running forehand from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a strong trunk rotation that clearly precedes the arm whipping through contact.
2.6s
FH Running · Rear #3 Jimmy Connors's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by aggressive crossover recovery steps back toward the middle.
3.3s
FH Running · Rear #4 Jimmy Connors's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face stays relatively square through contact at about waist height, with a compact, linear swing path that keeps the racket head moving straight through the ball before a late wrap.
3.4s
FH Short · Rear Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk show an early, compact coil with a relatively minimal hip turn, followed by a sharp uncoiling of the upper body that drives the racket straight through the ball.
2.4s
FH Wide · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-closed stance forehand shows a relatively firm eastern grip with minimal wrist lag, and a short, abrupt wrist snap right through contact.
2.8s
FH Wide · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, making the sequencing of torso rotation into contact easy to see from behind.
2.8s
FH Wide · Rear #3 Jimmy Connors's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with a high, across-the-body follow-through while his feet recover back toward the center to reestablish a ready position.
2.8s
FH Wide · Rear #4 Jimmy Connors's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively compact swing path, and the impact point sits around waist height in front of his body.
2.9s
FH · Arm-action · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His relatively firm eastern-style grip pairs with limited wrist lag, producing a compact forward wrist release through contact rather than a pronounced snap.
1.6s
FH · Arm-action · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while his weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing him quickly back toward a compact ready position.
2.3s
FH · Arm-action · Side #3 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His compact footwork keeps him in a mostly neutral stance, with a small adjustment step into the ball and a quick recovery step that readies him for the next shot.
2.1s
FH Center · Side Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His contact point is well in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, linear swing path through the ball.
2.6s
FH Running · Side Jimmy Connors's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western to eastern forehand grip is firm with minimal wrist lag, and you can see a late, sharp wrist snap just before and through contact.
3.2s
FH Short · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his relatively firm eastern-style forehand grip with minimal wrist lag, and a distinctive late wrist snap through contact that keeps the racquet face square through the hitting zone.
2.3s
FH Short · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a compact recovery step that readies him for the next ball.
3.2s
FH Short · Side #3 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
2.4s
FH Wide · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand from a wide position on the court, filmed from the side. His footwork pattern includes a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance followed by aggressive lateral recovery steps back toward the center.
2.5s
FH Wide · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance, with a pronounced outside leg plant before he pushes back toward the center.
3s
FH Wide · Side #5 Jimmy Connors's forehand from the deuce court wide, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the hips before uncoiling, with the trunk rotation clearly leading the arm swing in the kinetic chain.
3.4s
FH Volley · Front Jimmy Connors's forehand volley from the warmup position, filmed from a warmup angle. His compact split step precedes a short forward adjustment step into a neutral stance before contacting the ball and then a small recovery step back toward ready position.
1.9s
FH Volley · Side Jimmy Connors's forehand volley from a central net position, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a firm, slightly open face and a compact, punch-like swing path through contact.
2.1s
OH · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's overhead from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay closed during the trophy phase, then uncoil sharply with the trunk driving up and through the contact so the hitting shoulder finishes clearly ahead of the non-hitting side.
3.3s
OH · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively square to the net while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive are visible as he pushes off the ground into the overhead motion.
3.2s
OH · Front Jimmy Connors's overhead from a central warmup position, filmed from a front warmup angle. At contact his racket face stays slightly closed with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head whips straight through the line of the shot with a compact follow-through.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his two-handed racket face is almost perfectly square to the incoming ball with a compact, level swing path and contact made around waist height in front of his body.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split-step into a quick pivot sets up a slightly open stance, with small adjustment steps aligning his body to take the ball early in front.
2.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net with a strong knee bend, and you can see his legs driving forward into the court as he uncoils into the return.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he sets up, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to drive into the court.
2.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, direct swing path through contact.
1.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face, creating a flat contact point at about waist to mid-torso height.
2.5s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand slice return of a first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show an early, compact coil followed by a quick, unified uncoil, with the upper body staying relatively square through contact to keep the slice compact and controlled.
2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of a first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle, his semi-closed forehand grip and relatively firm wrist at contact are evident, with minimal wrist lag and a compact, controlled snap through the ball.
1.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His racket face is relatively square at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the shot with noticeable racket head acceleration.
2.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His left-handed semi-open forehand grip is paired with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the swing, releasing only slightly at contact for a compact snap through the ball.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to re-establish a compact ready position.
2.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle his shoulders are visibly closed well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a strong trunk rotation that continues through contact into the follow-through.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drives forward off that leg to step into the ball.
2.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can see his firm two-handed grip with the left hand dominant on the handle and a relatively quiet wrist with minimal laid-back lag as he drives straight through the ball.
2.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the deuce side while his weight transfers forward and he quickly resets both hands on the handle into a compact ready position.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His compact split step leads into a quick pivot and semi-open stance, with small adjustment steps aligning his left foot to drive straight through the ball on contact.
2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the target while his weight steps diagonally into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. 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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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body as he steps into the court, with his non-hitting hand quickly resetting to help him square up into a ready position for the next ball.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. His early shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil are evident as his upper body rotates well ahead of the racquet drop, then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at load with a pronounced knee bend, then drive forward off the outside leg as the hips unwind into contact.
2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle, his early shoulder turn and tightly coiled trunk are clear, with the upper body uncoiling ahead of the arms to start the kinetic chain into contact.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is firm with the left hand dominant on top, and the wrist stays relatively firm with minimal lag before a sharp, late release through contact.
2.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his follow-through forward with both hands while his weight continues into the court, quickly bringing the racquet back down toward a ready position.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His early shoulder turn loads the trunk in a compact coil, then his torso uncoils ahead of the arms so the shoulders stay closed deep into the return preparation before rotating sharply into contact.
2.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His early split-step into a semi-open stance and quick pivot with the outside (right) foot set up an aggressive step-in toward the baseline before contact.
2.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his firm two-handed grip with minimal wrist lag, keeping the wrists relatively locked through contact for a characteristically flat strike.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His early split-step into a semi-open stance and quick pivot show how he loads on the outside leg before driving into the court with short recovery steps ready for the next ball.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong forward leg drive into the court as he uncoils into the ball.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His compact split-step into a semi-open stance is followed by a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that set his left foot firmly before he rotates into the forehand.
2.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong forward leg drive into the court during the swing.
2.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Jimmy Connors's second serve return from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with a compact forward swing, and the ball meets the strings slightly in front of his lead hip at about waist height.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relatively quiet wrist, and you can see a late, compact pronation of the hitting hand just after contact rather than an exaggerated wrist snap.
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Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the baseline with a moderate knee bend, and you can see his front leg driving up into the court as he uncoils into the serve.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His toss stays relatively low and slightly in front, with the racket face coming up on a mostly vertical path to contact at about head height, giving a clear view of his compact, abbreviated service motion.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. His continental grip is firm with minimal wrist pronation, and the rear angle makes the subtle wrist snap up the back of the ball on contact clearly visible.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The rear view makes it easy to see his left-handed racket arm extend up to contact with a relatively closed racket face and a contact point slightly above head height before pronating through the ball.
1.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His recovery is marked by a strong forward weight transfer off the left leg, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position as he pushes off the baseline to prepare for the next shot.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his hitting arm and racket extend forward into the court while his weight lands on his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side view makes his compact tossing motion and abbreviated racket drop easy to see, with the racket face staying relatively closed through contact just above head height.
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Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line stays relatively closed through the toss while his trunk coils over a strong rear-leg load before uncoiling sharply into contact.
2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward aggressively as his back leg extends and kicks through into the court.
3.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil in a compact, synchronized sequence that drives the hitting shoulder up and through the ball.
2.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the target while his weight drives into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position for the next ball.
1.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns only moderately away from the court, with a compact trunk coil that uncoils rapidly upward through contact rather than relying on a large rotational wind-up.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Jimmy Connors's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His compact service motion uses a quick knee bend into a mostly neutral stance, with a small hop into the court that sets up an immediate first recovery step toward the baseline.
3.2s
BH Slice · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand slice from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball meeting the strings just below net height, and the racket head travels on a distinctly downward cutting path through the hit.
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FH Slice · Front #1 Jimmy Connors's forehand slice from the front, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his racquet finishes slightly across his body while his weight stays forward, and his non-hitting hand starts to come back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Slice · Front #2 Jimmy Connors's forehand slice from the front, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a relatively firm wrist that stays stable through contact before a subtle, late undercutting motion.
2.6s
FH Slice · Front #3 Jimmy Connors's forehand slice from the front, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket path moves with a distinct downward cutting motion through impact.
2.6s
BH Slice Wide Cross Court · Rear #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand slice from the Deuce side, hit wide, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can see his relatively firm continental grip and the stable, slightly laid-back hitting wrist that stays quiet through contact with minimal wrist roll.
2.6s
BH Slice Center · Side #1 Jimmy Connors's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while a pronounced knee bend on the front leg supports a long, low stride through the shot.
3.5s
BH Slice Short · Side Jimmy Connors's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through extends slightly forward with the racquet face open as his weight continues onto his front foot and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
2.6s
BH Slice Wide · Side Jimmy Connors's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step out toward the ball followed by a slightly closed stance as he leans into the wide slice.
3s

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