Justine Henin Hardenne Backhand
Justine Henin-Hardenne's one-handed backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear high-speed angle. Her eastern backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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10.9s |
Justine Henin Hardenne Forehand
Justine Henin-Hardenne's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear high-speed angle. Her hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend before uncoiling and driving off the back leg into contact.
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9.5s |
Justine Megan Turn-0003002 @0003002
Megan Mathews's forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting hand drops back for balance before she recovers into a ready position.
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9.4s |
9 Justine Henin Neutral Stance Side
Justine Henin's neutral-stance groundstroke from a central court position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed at the start with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind with strong leg drive forward as she straightens the front leg through contact.
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12.6s |
Justine Henin Backhand Side
Justine Henin's one-handed backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. At contact, the racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height as the racket accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
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10.9s |
BH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western forehand grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays relaxed through the forward swing before firming up just before contact.
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5s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's forehand approach and backhand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil early on the forehand approach, then uncoil in a tightly linked sequence that continues seamlessly into a compact trunk rotation setting up the one-handed backhand volley.
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5.8s |
FH Approach → OH → BH Volley · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's forehand approach and backhand volley from inside the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay low with a deep knee bend as she moves forward, then drive upward through contact with a pronounced push off the back leg.
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8.1s |
BH Approach → BH Drop Volley · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand approach followed by a backhand drop volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil on the approach shot, then quickly uncoil with a subtle re-coil before the drop volley, showing a clear sequential unwinding from hips to shoulders.
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6.6s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand approach shot from the center of the court, followed by a backhand volley, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the approach with a pronounced knee bend and strong forward leg drive into the court before she plants and stabilizes the legs for the volley.
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4.5s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand approach and backhand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back to the ready position as she recovers toward the net.
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5.4s |
FH Approach → FH Half Volley · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot followed by a forehand half volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact on both shots, her racket face stays slightly closed with the ball met just in front of her lead hip, and the compact swing path drives the racket head quickly up and through the court.
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6.7s |
FH Approach → OH · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to her hips on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with a pronounced left-shoulder pullback to finish.
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6.6s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she moves forward, transitioning quickly into a compact, low ready position for the ensuing volley.
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5.7s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand approach shot from mid-court into a backhand volley, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see her slightly closed racket face at backhand approach contact and then the firmer, more open racket face on the subsequent backhand volley in front of her body.
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5s |
BH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from the court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags and whips through in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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6.9s |
FH Approach → BH Drop Volley · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand approach and backhand drop volley from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact adjustment steps carry her forward into an open-stance forehand approach, then she plants a stable base with a small hop-step as she transitions into the backhand volley near the net.
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7.7s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand approach and backhand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court, with her non-hitting arm extending back for balance before she quickly squares her stance into a compact ready position near the net.
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6.9s |
FH Approach → BH Volley → OH · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot followed by a backhand volley and overhead from the court, filmed from a side court-level angle. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court, bringing the non-hitting arm back into a counterbalance position before quickly setting her feet for the next shot.
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8.8s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her eastern forehand grip is evident with a firm but relaxed hand, and you can clearly see the delayed wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp, controlled wrist snap just before contact.
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5.9s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend, then drive forward and open as she pushes explosively off the outside leg into the court.
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6.2s |
FH Approach → OH · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot followed by an overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her eastern forehand grip is paired with a relaxed wrist that stays in a laid-back position through the forward swing before firming up into a stable, slightly pronated position at contact.
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6.7s |
FH Approach → OH → OH · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot followed by an overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her eastern forehand grip is firm with pronounced wrist lag on the approach, then she relaxes into a classic continental grip on the overhead with a clear pronation of the wrist through contact.
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7.7s |
BH Approach → FH Volley · Front #1
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from a central position, filmed from the front. Her quick adjustment steps bring her up the court into a slightly open stance before contact, followed by a compact recovery step pattern to close into the net.
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5.8s |
BH Approach → FH Volley · Front #2
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from a central position, filmed from a front angle. Her small adjustment steps set up a neutral stance before contact, followed by a quick forward crossover step to transition smoothly into net coverage.
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5.9s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Front
Justine Henin's forehand approach and backhand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her knees stay deeply flexed through the forehand load and into the forward step, with her hips driving linearly into the court to support a strong, balanced push toward the net.
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6.2s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Front
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from a central position, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone for heavy topspin.
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5.5s |
BH Approach → FH Volley → FH Drop Volley · Side
Justine Henin's backhand approach followed by a forehand volley and forehand drop volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay low with deep knee flexion as she drives forward into the approach, then her legs shorten and plant quickly to stabilize for the volley sequence.
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7.5s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side
Justine Henin's forehand approach from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to her hips before contact, then her trunk uncoils early to drive her weight through the court as she moves forward.
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5.4s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #1
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her small adjustment steps set up a neutral stance before contact, followed by a quick crossover recovery step moving her momentum forward into the court.
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5.4s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #2
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see her racket face slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height as the racket accelerates steeply up and through the ball.
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5.4s |
FH Approach → OH · Side
Justine Henin's forehand approach shot followed by an overhead from the side. From this angle you can clearly see her relaxed semi-western forehand grip setting up early wrist lag, then a firmer continental grip on the overhead with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
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10.6s |
BH Center · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive upward to initiate the one-handed backhand.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil sharply with the chest finishing fully turned toward the target, making the sequential trunk rotation easy to see.
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1.9s |
BH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact her one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended while her weight continues moving into the court, bringing her quickly back into a compact ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her one-handed backhand contact is taken around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm retracting for balance as she quickly regains a compact, ready stance after recovering her backward movement.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her early split step leads into a quick crossover and adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, followed by efficient recovery steps back toward the center.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the chest clearly open toward the target at contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind as her legs drive up and forward into the shot.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her hips so the trunk leads the arm into contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Court-level-rear #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the takeback before firming up into a strong, stable position at contact.
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3.2s |
BH Center Cross Court · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her one-handed backhand contact is taken around waist to hip height with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head whips up steeply along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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2.2s |
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her one-handed backhand grip is clearly eastern with a pronounced laid-back wrist position on the takeback that firms up into a strong, stable wrist at contact.
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2.6s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her one-handed backhand meets the ball just in front of her hip with a slightly open racket face and a compact, low-to-high swing path adapted to the short hop.
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2.2s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the takeback, then uncoil in a tight sequence where the upper torso leads and the hitting arm whips through late with a pronounced extension through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact her one-handed backhand finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she pushes off the outside leg to recover back toward a compact ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Running · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a strong closed position on the takeback, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders to arm through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Short · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her one-handed backhand contact is taken around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path, producing heavy topspin.
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2.1s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's backhand wide from the middle of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her footwork pattern includes a quick adjustment shuffle into a closed stance followed by a pronounced recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. After contact she extends the racquet fully through the line of the ball with her non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her, then quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position as she recovers toward the middle.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm retracting back for balance as she recovers quickly into a compact ready position.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket stays on a steep upward path with a slightly closed face at contact, striking the ball around waist height for a heavy, driving one-hander.
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2.4s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her eastern one-handed backhand grip is firm with a laid-back wrist that stays stable through contact before releasing slightly upward through the finish.
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3.6s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. She plants in a strong neutral stance with her outside foot slightly behind, then uses a small recovery hop to get back toward her ready position after contact.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with a pronounced trunk coil on the takeback, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of the shoulder turn easy to distinguish.
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2.2s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed backhand contact is taken around waist to hip height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
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2.1s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before she drives the knuckles through the ball at contact.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed backhand follow-through extends high with the hitting arm fully released while her weight transfers onto the front leg and the non-hitting hand settles back into a compact ready position.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed #4
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending up and across while her weight drives forward onto the front leg, bringing her quickly back into a compact ready position.
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2.1s |
BH Center · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her trunk so that the chest faces forward exactly at contact before the hitting shoulder continues across the body.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. She uses a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before the swing and then takes a quick crossover recovery step to move back toward her ideal court position.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed backhand contact occurs slightly in front of her body with the racket face closed a few degrees, and the racket head accelerates on an upward, low-to-high path that finishes high over her shoulder.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind as her legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with her trunk leading the arm to drive the one-handed backhand through contact.
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2s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand half-volley from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. She uses a quick adjustment step into a neutral stance, keeping her feet close to the court as she absorbs the low ball and then takes a small recovery step back toward her ready position.
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2.5s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand half-volley from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she extends the racquet forward with her non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she transitions smoothly into a compact, ready position for the next shot.
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2.3s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed backhand grip stays in a firm eastern backhand position with a stable, slightly laid-back wrist that stays quiet through contact to absorb the pace and keep the racquet face steady.
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2.1s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand half volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively low with a pronounced knee bend as she absorbs the incoming ball, and her legs drive forward subtly to stabilize the compact half-volley swing.
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3s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders stay relatively closed with a compact trunk coil, then unwind minimally through contact, emphasizing a short kinetic chain from trunk to arm suited for handling the low, fast ball.
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1.8s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Open #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
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1.7s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Open #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively open to the net as her knees sink into a deep flex, and you can see her back leg driving upward to initiate rotation through the shot.
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1.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Open #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her eastern one-handed backhand grip is firm with a laid-back wrist creating clear lag on the takeback before the wrist straightens through contact.
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2.4s |
BH Lob · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand lob from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck above shoulder height, and the upward, brushing swing path creates a high, arcing trajectory.
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2.9s |
BH Lob · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand lob from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her racket finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she transfers weight onto the front foot and smoothly recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.9s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from court-level side. Her eastern one-handed backhand grip is clear, with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag on the takeback before firming up into a strong, stable position through contact.
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3.5s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her one-handed backhand grip stays in a firm eastern backhand position with a pronounced wrist lag that straightens into a solid, stable wrist at contact.
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3s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to load into the one-handed backhand.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her small adjustment steps as she retreats set up a stable neutral stance, with a clear split-step into a controlled pivot before driving through the one-handed backhand.
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3.2s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her eastern one-handed backhand grip is clear, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the drop and then pronates sharply through contact.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed backhand contact is taken around waist to hip height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path accelerating rapidly through the ball.
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3.3s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #6
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork features quick adjustment steps as she retreats, setting into a stable neutral stance with a strong base before and during contact.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #7
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling, with a pronounced trunk coil that initiates the kinetic chain into the hitting arm.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #8
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as her weight settles onto the outside leg, quickly bringing the racquet back to a ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Running · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's running backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view, her eastern one-handed backhand grip is clear, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back on the takeback before uncoiling into a late, sharp wrist extension through contact.
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3s |
BH Running · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's running backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed backhand contact is taken slightly in front of her hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head sharply through the ball.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open
Justine Henin's running backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively open to the net while her outside leg plants with a deep knee bend, then drives upward and forward to support rotation through contact.
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3.5s |
BH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending forward while her weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing her quickly back into a compact ready position.
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6.4s |
BH Short · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, then drive upward as she extends through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Short · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with a pronounced trunk coil on the takeback, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders to arm through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Short · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended while her weight moves into the court and the non-hitting hand quickly returns toward a ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Short · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the takeback, then uncoil ahead of the arm swing so the torso leads the racquet through contact.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drive forward with a strong push-off that brings the back hip through into the shot.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket stays on a long, slightly upward swing path with a closed face at contact, striking the ball around waist height in front of her hip.
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3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while her non-hitting arm pulls back for counterbalance, and she quickly regains a neutral ready position with small adjustment steps.
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3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's one-handed backhand on a wide ball from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path, emphasizing strong racket head acceleration through contact.
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3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed
Justine Henin's wide backhand from a closed stance on the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags slightly behind her torso through contact.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. She plants in a strong neutral stance after a quick lateral adjustment, with a small recovery step beginning immediately after contact to move her back toward the center.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the takeback, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, creating a pronounced shoulder-over-shoulder action through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a court-level angle. Her hips stay closed as she loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then uncoil with a strong lateral push that drives her toward the ball.
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3.7s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her one-handed backhand follow-through wraps high across her body while her outside leg plants and pushes her back toward a compact, ready position near the center.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay closed as she plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong push off that drives her sideways into the shot.
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3.7s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #1
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the hitting arm so the racquet lags slightly behind the torso through contact.
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2.2s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can clearly see her eastern one-handed backhand grip stay firm while the wrist remains laid back through the loop and then pronates sharply through contact on the wide ball.
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2.2s |
BH Center Down The Line · Front #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court down the line, filmed from the front. Her eastern one-handed backhand grip is clear, with a pronounced laid-back wrist creating visible lag that firms up into a strong, stable wrist at contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center Down The Line · Front #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from the front. After contact her one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm retracting back as she steps forward and quickly squares into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Front #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her compact split-step leads into a quick pivot onto the left leg, setting a strong neutral stance before she drives through and then uses small adjustment steps to recover.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Front #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her one-handed backhand contact is struck around waist to mid-torso height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates rapidly through the ball.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Front #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, showing a pronounced coil on the take-back and a synchronized uncoiling where the chest turns toward the net just after contact.
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4.1s |
BH Center · Front #4
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended while her weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing her quickly back into a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Front #1
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact her one-handed backhand finishes high with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as she regains her stance and readies the racquet in front of her.
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3.4s |
BH Moves Back · Front #2
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the front. The contact point is taken around waist to chest height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, producing notable racket head speed through the ball.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Front #3
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from the front, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders as the racquet accelerates through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Front #4
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize before the one-handed backhand swing.
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2.5s |
BH Moves Back · Front #5
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. Her small adjustment steps are quick and frequent as she retreats, setting up a stable neutral stance before driving through the one-handed backhand.
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2.4s |
BH Running · Front
Justine Henin's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her quick adjustment steps into a semi-open stance are followed by a pronounced cross-over recovery step that gets her back toward the middle after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Short · Front
Justine Henin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before she tightens the forearm and firms the wrist into contact.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Front
Justine Henin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her eastern one-handed backhand grip is easy to see, with a laid-back wrist creating clear racket lag before she firms it up into a strong, stable position at contact.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Rear
Justine Henin's backhand from center court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load in a slightly closed position with deep knee flexion, then uncoil as her legs drive up and forward into the shot.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork features quick adjustment steps as she retreats and sets into a neutral stance, with her weight transferring off the back leg as she swings.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Rear #1
Justine Henin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket accelerates up and across her body on a steep, one-handed swing path.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Rear #2
Justine Henin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. Her one-handed backhand contact is taken around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, producing heavy topspin as the racket accelerates through the ball.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. Her feet plant on a strong closed base with a pronounced step across her body before she drives through and then takes small recovery steps back toward a neutral position.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her closed stance is clear as she steps across with her front foot, using a small adjustment hop and a strong pivot to load on the outside leg before swinging.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her compact footwork pattern shows a quick adjustment step into a neutral stance followed by a small recovery hop that readies her for the next shot.
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3s |
BH Center · Side #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see her eastern one-handed backhand grip and the pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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3s |
BH Center · Side #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with a clear weight transfer onto the front leg before she drives through the shot and recovers.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Side #4
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive up and forward into the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Side #5
Justine Henin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact her one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended while her weight transfers forward into a balanced recovery stance.
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2s |
BH Half Volley · Side #1
Justine Henin's backhand half-volley from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. Her feet set in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step just before contact, followed by a quick recovery step that readies her to move forward or backward.
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2.2s |
BH Half Volley · Side #2
Justine Henin's backhand half-volley from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her hips stay relatively low with a pronounced knee bend as she absorbs the ball early, and her legs drive forward subtly through contact to keep her compact frame stable through the shot.
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1.8s |
BH Moves Back · Side #1
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see her eastern backhand grip stay firm as her wrist remains laid back through the loop and then straightens into contact with a late, sharp pronation.
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2.2s |
BH Moves Back · Side #2
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net on the take-back, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to drive the racquet through the ball in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Side #3
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads on the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive visible as she transfers weight through the shot.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Side #4
Justine Henin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see her eastern backhand grip stay firm as the wrist stays laid back through the loop and then pronates subtly through contact for a clean, stable hit.
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2.6s |
BH Short · Side #1
Justine Henin's backhand from the short court, filmed from the side. At contact her one-handed backhand shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball meeting the strings around waist height as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Short · Side #2
Justine Henin's backhand from the short court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward as her legs extend aggressively into the court.
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3s |
BH Short · Side #3
Justine Henin's backhand from the short court, filmed from the side. Her compact split step sets up a quick pivot into a closed stance, with small adjustment steps aligning her body sideways before she drives through the ball.
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2.7s |
BH Short · Side #4
Justine Henin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. Her compact split step leads into a quick pivot and neutral stance, with small adjustment steps before contact and an efficient recovery step back toward her ready position.
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3s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1
Justine Henin's one-handed backhand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see her eastern backhand grip stay firm while the wrist maintains a laid-back position before releasing into a pronounced upward snap through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2
Justine Henin's one-handed backhand on a wide ball from a closed stance, filmed from the side. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a noticeably vertical racket face and an upward, accelerating swing path that drives through contact at about shoulder height.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Open
Justine Henin's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net as she loads, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to drive into the shot.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Side #1
Justine Henin's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while her weight transfers onto the front foot, quickly bringing the racquet back to a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side #2
Justine Henin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed longer with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drive up and forward as she pushes off to recover back toward the court.
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2.9s |
FH → BH Volley · Rear
Justine Henin's backhand volley from an approach position, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment step into the ball followed by a compact neutral stance, with a small recovery step preparing her to move forward after contact.
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6.5s |
FH Drop Shot · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand drop shot from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her racquet finishes short and slightly in front while her weight stays mostly on the front leg, and she quickly softens her stance to recover toward a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Center → Drop Shot · Rear
Justine Henin's backhand slice drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then the upper body subtly uncoils with a controlled, abbreviated trunk rotation to soften the shot.
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5s |
FH Drop Shot Wide · Side
Justine Henin's forehand drop shot from a wide position, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at a contact point slightly below net height, with a gentle upward and decelerating swing path that softens racket head speed into the ball.
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2.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil with the tossing arm fully extended upward, followed by a sharp uncoiling where the chest rotates toward the court before the hitting arm whips up to contact.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend, then drive up and uncoil aggressively through contact as the back leg kicks back for full leg extension.
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3s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-front #001
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from court-level front. After contact she lands on her front foot with her torso uncoiling toward the court, and her tossing arm drops quickly as both hands come back toward a neutral ready position.
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3s |
First Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-front #001
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact she lands on her front (left) foot with her hitting arm finishing across her body while her non-hitting arm drops to help her quickly recover toward the center for the next shot.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the target with a steep upward swing path and pronounced pronation, producing high racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand on the racquet handle, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through and after contact as her forearm rotates to drive the racquet face through the ball.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her follow-through brings her racquet down across her body as her weight lands on her front foot, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with her trunk so that her chest squares to the court just after contact, clearly showing a tightly sequenced upper-body rotation.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as her hips uncoil from a loaded, closed position into a more open stance through contact.
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3s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-front #001
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above peak reach, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball, emphasizing a fast pronation through the hitting zone.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her knees load deeply under the tossing arm while the hips stay relatively closed to the net, setting up an explosive upward leg drive into the serve.
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3s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-front #001
Justine Henin's first serve out wide from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she lands on her front leg with her torso uncoiling toward the court, and her non-hitting arm drops back before both hands regroup quickly into a compact ready position.
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3s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips load by turning almost fully sideways before uncoiling aggressively, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that extends through contact.
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3s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip stays firm while the rear view makes the upward wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact especially clear.
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3.2s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the toss, then unwind in a clearly sequenced rotation from hips through torso to shoulders just before racket contact.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see her loose continental grip and pronounced wrist pronation as the racquet accelerates up and through the ball.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through brings her hitting arm down across her body as her weight lands on her front foot, quickly freeing both hands to settle into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her feet drive up and into the court from a platform stance, with a pronounced hip and shoulder uncoil that brings her back leg through for a compact recovery step.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her deep knee bend into the loading phase and aggressive hip drive up and into the court are clearly visible as her back leg extends explosively through contact.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, producing a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
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4.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see her deep shoulder over-rotation relative to the hips on the trophy phase and the rapid uncoiling of the trunk initiating before the arm whips up to contact.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, along with the way her hips uncoil upward and forward through contact.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her hitting arm extends fully toward the target while her back leg swings forward into the court, leaving her balanced and ready to move for the next shot.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her legs load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and her hips rotate from a closed to more open position as she uncoils into the serve.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her continental grip is evident with a loose hand and pronounced wrist pronation through contact, followed by a relaxed wrist snap into the finish.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to drive an efficient upward swing path.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase and then uncoil in sync with her trunk as she drives up into the ball.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through carries her back leg forward into the court with her non-hitting arm dropping naturally, helping her land balanced and quickly recover toward a neutral ready position.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling as she pushes off the ground.
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3.9s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #001
Justine Henin's first serve from the ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. Her hips stay closed through the knee bend and then drive up into contact with a strong push off the back leg that clearly lifts her off the ground.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her feet start in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and you can see a small adjustment of the front foot as she drives up into the court and lands well inside the baseline for recovery.
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3s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #001
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her knees sink into a deep bend before driving upward, with the hips uncoiling toward the target as her back leg extends aggressively into the court.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes with her tossing arm dropping quickly as her weight drives into the court, bringing her feet together and setting her up in a compact ready position for the next shot.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net during the trophy phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as the back leg extends to initiate her upward swing.
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2.7s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #001
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork shows a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an aggressive push up and into the court, followed by a small recovery step to regain baseline position.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the handle, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the strings facing slightly down into the court.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her tossing arm extends fully upward with the ball released slightly in front and to the right, setting a high contact point where the racket face is nearly square to the baseline as the racket accelerates up and through the ball.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her racket finishes across her body while her back leg swings through into the court, leaving her balanced and ready to move for the next ball.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with a fully extended arm, and the racket head whips up and across her body on a pronounced upward swing path.
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3.2s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket head stays relaxed and drops deeply behind her back before driving up to contact at full extension above her head, with the strings square to the intended target line.
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2.6s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #001
Justine Henin's first serve out wide from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her feet load in a slightly closed stance with a pronounced knee bend, and after contact she lands on her front foot and takes a small adjustment step to recover back toward the center.
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3.2s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders load with a deep upper-body coil relative to the hips before uncoiling in a clearly sequenced trunk rotation into the hit.
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3s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight into the court, lands on her front leg, and lets her tossing arm drop naturally as she recoils into a balanced, ready position.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed as she drives up, with a pronounced knee bend and strong leg extension that propel her into the court.
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2.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a pronounced upward pronation, meeting the ball at full extension slightly in front of her head for maximum racket head speed.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact her tossing arm tucks in toward her body as her weight drives forward into the court, bringing her quickly into a compact, ready position.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil deeply with her back turned well into the court before uncoiling in a tightly sequenced rotation that drives her hitting shoulder up and through the contact.
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4.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball at full extension above her head as the racket accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before a strong upward drive off the front leg into the court.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her stance starts in a semi-open position with a deliberate weight transfer onto the front foot during the toss, and her back leg drives up and into the court for a compact recovery step after landing.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her shoulder line turns well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders just before racket drop.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips before contact, then uncoil in sync with trunk rotation so the chest finishes fully turned toward the target.
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2.2s |
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil significantly away from the net before contact, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion where the torso rotation clearly leads the arm swing.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racquet face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact, late wrist snap through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head sharply through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's forehand InsideOut from a central position, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance as she quickly regroups into a compact ready position.
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2.3s |
FH Short · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her compact split step leads into a semi-open stance, with quick adjustment steps bringing her into position before a balanced recovery toward the center.
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4.8s |
FH Short Down The Line · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's forehand from a central position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before contact, then uncoil in sync with her hips to drive the trunk rotation through the ball.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position in the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm to drive the kinetic chain into contact.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips load in a closed position with a deep right-knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her legs drive up and forward into the shot.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips uncoil aggressively from a semi-open position as her legs drive up from a deep knee bend, with the rear leg pushing through and finishing around her body.
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2.7s |
FH Center Down The Line · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path through the ball.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the backswing, then her trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm, creating a clear sequential kinetic chain from hips to shoulders to racquet.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively open to the net as she loads on the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the shot.
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2.4s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind explosively as her legs drive up and into the court during the forward swing.
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2s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.6s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive up into the ball despite moving backward.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. After contact she lets the racquet wrap high across her body while her off arm extends back for counterbalance, and she quickly replaces her outside leg behind the baseline to recover toward a compact ready position.
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6.2s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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4.6s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the short court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact her follow-through wraps fully across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly resets her feet into a compact ready position for the next ball.
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4.7s |
FH Short Cross Court · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips uncoil from a coiled, closed position into contact as her 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 Short Down The Line · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand short down the line from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her quick split step into a semi-open stance and small adjustment hops set up the stroke, followed by a compact recovery step that readies her for the next ball.
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2s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance followed by a decisive recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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2.1s |
FH Wide · Court-level-rear · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head up and across the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags briefly behind the torso rotation before contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a sharp, late wrist snap right at contact.
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2.2s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. She uses a compact split step into an open stance, then executes a quick pivot and small recovery shuffle to reset her positioning on the baseline.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her legs drive up and forward into the shot.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a sharp, controlled pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #6
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags and whips through contact in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates sharply through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Center · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her racquet wraps high over her shoulder while her weight drives forward into the court, and she quickly returns both hands to the racquet in a compact ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the take-back, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp forearm and wrist pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket makes contact slightly in front of her lead hip with the face marginally closed, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward through the ball, producing heavy topspin.
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2.1s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western forehand grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the racquet drop that smoothly unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her racket finishes high across her body while her weight continues moving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Leg-action · Court-level-side · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her feet load with a strong hip and knee bend in the open stance before she uncoils and then pushes off her outside leg to recover back toward a neutral position on the baseline.
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4s |
FH Half Volley · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the half court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that smoothly unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position at contact.
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2.5s |
FH Half Volley · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the half court, filmed from a court level side angle. Her hips load in a semi-open position with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as her rear leg drives forward into the court during contact.
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2.3s |
FH Half Volley · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand from the half court position, filmed from a court level side angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags behind her rotating torso.
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2.1s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact footwork pattern into an open stance is easy to see here, with a small adjustment hop into contact followed by a quick recovery step that readies her for the next shot.
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3.7s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racquet face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her hips so the trunk drives the racquet through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand InsideIn from the deuce side, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her back leg drives forward into the court.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand InsideOut from a neutral position, filmed from court_level_side. From this side view you can see her semi-western grip creating a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp, late wrist release through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand InsideOut from the Ad side, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her feet set up in a strong open stance with a pronounced load on the outside leg before she drives through and finishes with a small recovery step back toward the center.
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3.7s |
FH Lob · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand lob from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads on the outside leg with a deep knee bend, then extend upward into the ball to lift the lob over her opponent.
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3.4s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before both hands return quickly to a compact ready position.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see her semi-western grip setting up a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong, late wrist release through contact.
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2.5s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag are evident as the racket head stays well behind the hand before a sharp wrist release through contact.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate deeply past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before contact, then her trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to sequence the kinetic chain into the strike.
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2.2s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with a steep low-to-high swing path producing noticeable racket head acceleration through the ball.
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2.4s |
FH Moves Back · Leg-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see her slightly closed racket face at contact and how the racket accelerates steeply upward through the ball for heavy topspin.
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2.2s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's running forehand from the side on the run, filmed from court_level_side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints, with a pronounced knee bend and strong outside-leg push-off to load and drive through the shot while still moving laterally.
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2.5s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's running forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through wraps fully across her body while her non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before she quickly gathers her feet into a compact, forward-leaning ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints laterally, with a pronounced knee bend and strong outside leg push-off driving her into the shot.
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2.4s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her quick adjustment steps into an open stance and immediate crossover recovery step back toward the center are clearly visible from this side view.
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2.5s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and you can see the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she lets her hitting arm wrap fully across her body while her outside leg plants and pushes her back toward a balanced, forward-moving recovery stance.
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3.2s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive explosively forward as the back leg extends into the court.
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2.8s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact arm action is paired with a semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp, late wrist release right through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact arm action keeps the racket close to her body with a slightly closed racket face at contact, striking the ball around waist height with a brisk, forward-accelerating swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's forehand from the side at court level, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive upward and forward into the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact follow-through finishes around shoulder height with the non-hitting arm tucking in, and she quickly brings both hands back to the racket in a neutral ready position after landing her weight on the front foot.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is easy to see here, with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that releases into a compact, late wrist snap right before contact.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that continues through contact into a full torso-facing-forward finish.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand from the short-court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend and noticeable hip coil before driving up and into the ball, with the hips unwinding ahead of the shoulders.
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3.1s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's forehand from the short-court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag are clear as the racquet head trails her hand before releasing into a compact, controlled pronation through contact.
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2s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as she transfers weight onto her front foot and quickly recovers the non-hitting hand back toward a ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #6
Justine Henin's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through wraps fully across her body with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind, and she quickly regroups into a compact ready position with weight transferring back to a neutral stance.
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3.9s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact her racket face is only slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a pronounced low-to-high path.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand on a wide ball from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to the hips before contact, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion that drives the arm through the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court level side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, and the side view makes the late wrist release into contact and relaxed follow-through especially clear.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's forehand on a wide ball from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to the hips, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags behind the rotating torso before contact.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling, with the trunk clearly leading the forward swing and the arm lagging behind in a classic kinetic chain sequence.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting arm retracting for balance as she recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's forehand to a wide target from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp, late forearm and wrist release through contact.
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2.1s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg before driving up and into the wide ball.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand positioned well under the handle, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp, controlled snap through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Leg-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay low with a pronounced knee bend before driving up and into the shot, and her outside leg plants strongly to push her laterally back toward the court.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags briefly behind her torso before contact.
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2.8s |
FH Center Cross Court · Front #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand rotated under the handle, and there is a distinct wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp, controlled wrist snap at contact.
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3.5s |
FH Center Cross Court · Front #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand slightly under the handle and a pronounced wrist lag maintained before a sharp, compact wrist release through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Center Down The Line · Front
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her early split step leads into a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by small recovery steps that bring her back toward a balanced central position on the baseline.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Front
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Front · Open #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact she finishes with the racquet wrapping high across her body while her weight transfers onto her front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Front · Open #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate significantly away from the net during the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her trunk so that chest and hitting shoulder square up to the target just after contact.
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2.9s |
FH Half Volley · Front
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her small adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a clear split-step into a quick pivot and weight transfer onto the front leg before contact.
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2.3s |
FH Inside In · Front #1
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil in sync with her hip rotation so the hitting shoulder finishes well across her body.
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2.2s |
FH Inside In · Front #2
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back to the racket in a compact ready position for the next shot.
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2.4s |
FH Inside In · Front #3
Justine Henin's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact she finishes with a high across-body follow-through while her non-hitting hand settles back toward her torso, and she quickly regroups with small adjustment steps into a balanced ready position.
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3.9s |
FH Inside In · Front #4
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind with a strong push off the back leg to drive her weight into the court.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Front #5
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her feet set up in a strong neutral stance before she drives forward, then she uses small adjustment steps to recover quickly back toward her ready position.
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3.7s |
FH Inside Out · Front #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a compact, controlled wrist snap at contact.
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4.6s |
FH Inside Out · Front #2
Justine Henin's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend before driving up and unwinding the hips into contact.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Front #1
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body as she continues drifting backward, then she quickly regathers her feet into a compact ready position with the non-hitting hand coming back toward the racket.
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2s |
FH Moves Back · Front #2
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. Her quick adjustment steps backward set up a slightly open stance, with a small hop into contact and a clear recovery step that starts to bring her weight back toward the baseline.
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2.8s |
FH Moves Back · Front · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to initiate the forward swing in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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3s |
FH Running · Front #1
Justine Henin's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance followed by a pronounced recovery step that readies her for the next shot.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Front #2
Justine Henin's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above waist height, and the racket head whips up steeply through the hitting zone for heavy topspin.
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2.7s |
FH Short Cross Court · Front
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with the face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward, creating heavy topspin at a contact point just below shoulder height.
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3.7s |
FH Short · Front #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body and she quickly resets her feet into a neutral ready position with the non-hitting hand returning to the racket handle.
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2.3s |
FH Short · Front #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders load with a pronounced unit turn before contact and then uncoil in sync with her trunk rotation, making the separation between upper body and hips easy to see from this angle.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Front #1
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Front #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center moving to a wide ball, filmed from the front. Her hips rotate aggressively into the shot as her outside leg plants with a deep knee bend before driving laterally toward the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Front #3
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed as she plants the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push-off that drives her sideways into the court during the forward swing.
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3s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court hitting a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact her racquet wraps fully across her body while her weight continues to move toward the court and she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #2
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position on the court, filmed from the front. Her open stance is paired with a quick lateral shuffle out to the wide ball followed by a strong outside leg plant before she uncoils into the shot.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #3
Justine Henin's wide forehand from the front, hit in an open stance. Her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before she recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Center Cross Court · Rear
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her hips so the trunk drives the racquet through the ball before her arm fully extends.
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3.2s |
FH Center · Rear · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot, rotates her hips through contact, and then uses small adjustment steps to recover back toward the center.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Rear
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting hand quickly returns to the racket throat as she recovers to a neutral ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Inside In · Rear
Justine Henin's forehand InsideIn from a central position, filmed from the rear. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as she transfers weight onto her front leg and quickly resets her feet into a neutral ready position.
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3.8s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #1
Justine Henin's forehand inside-out from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just in front of her lead hip at around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along an aggressive low-to-high path.
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2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #2
Justine Henin's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. She uses a quick split step into small adjustment hops before loading into a semi-open stance, then finishes with a couple of lateral recovery steps back toward the middle.
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5s |
FH Running · Rear · Open
Justine Henin's running forehand from an open stance, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can clearly see her semi-western forehand grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the racquet head before an aggressive, upward wrist release through contact.
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2.1s |
FH Running · Rear
Justine Henin's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her hips so the trunk rotation clearly leads the arm swing through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Short · Rear · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the rear. Her hips stay relatively open to the net as she loads on the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and strong leg drive upward and into the court on contact.
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4.5s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact and a clear pivot off the back foot into the shot.
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2.2s |
FH Center Cross Court · Side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her legs drive up and forward into the shot.
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2.8s |
FH Center Cross Court · Side #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her compact split-step sets up a quick pivot into a semi-open stance, followed by small adjustment steps that let her recover efficiently back toward the center.
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2.6s |
FH Center Down The Line · Side
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact her racket wraps fully across her body while her weight transfers onto her front foot, and she quickly resets her stance with both hands coming back toward a compact ready position.
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2.1s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her early, compact split step into a neutral stance leads into a controlled weight transfer forward, with a small adjustment step after contact to recover efficiently toward the middle.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her eastern forehand grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens closer to contact without excessive wrist snap.
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2.4s |
FH Center · Side · Open #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then rotate aggressively into contact as her legs drive upward out of the court.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Side · Open #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her compact footwork pattern includes a small adjustment hop into an open stance and a quick recovery step that readies her for the next shot.
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2.8s |
FH Inside In · Side #1
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. Her feet set up in a strong open stance with a small adjustment hop into contact, followed by a quick crossover recovery step back toward the center.
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2.3s |
FH Inside In · Side #2
Justine Henin's forehand inside-in from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. The side view makes it clear that her racket face is slightly closed at a contact point just in front of her hip with the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
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2.5s |
FH Inside In · Side #3
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as the back leg extends to push her weight into the court.
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3s |
FH Inside In · Side #4
Justine Henin's forehand Inside-In from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the hitting shoulder whips through last in the kinetic chain.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Side #5
Justine Henin's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into a strong neutral stance, with a pronounced front-step into the ball followed by a balanced recovery step back toward the middle.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Side
Justine Henin's forehand InsideOut from the center court area, filmed from the side. Her shoulders coil well past perpendicular to the net before contact and then uncoil in sync with her trunk rotation, creating a pronounced separation between hip and shoulder turn that is clearly visible from this angle.
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2.9s |
FH Lob · Side
Justine Henin's forehand lob from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn and then uncoil in sync with her trunk, creating a pronounced upward swing path for the lob.
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4.1s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through wraps fully across her body with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before she quickly regroups into a compact ready position.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Side · Open
Justine Henin's forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the hips, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags behind her rotating torso before contact.
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2.5s |
FH Moves Back · Side #1
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with her hitting arm wrapping across her body as her weight settles onto her back leg before she regathers into a compact ready stance.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #2
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through wraps across her body as her weight shifts onto the back foot, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to recover into a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Moves Back · Side #3
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. Her adjustment steps are quick and choppy as she retreats, setting into a semi-open stance with a firm outside leg plant before rotating into the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #4
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed longer as she loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drive upward through the legs to transfer weight even while retreating.
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2.8s |
FH Moves Back · Side #5
Justine Henin's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is clear, with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a sharp wrist snap right through contact.
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3.4s |
FH Running · Side #1
Justine Henin's forehand on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her quick adjustment steps into an open stance and the aggressive crossover recovery step back toward the center are clearly visible from this angle.
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3.4s |
FH Running · Side #2
Justine Henin's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, and you can see a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp, controlled pronation through contact.
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3s |
FH Short · Side · Open #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her feet load with a wide base in the open stance as she plants the outside leg, then she uses a small recovery step to push back toward the center after contact.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Side · Open #2
Justine Henin's forehand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a side angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her legs drive up and forward into the ball.
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2.4s |
FH Short · Side #1
Justine Henin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is paired with a noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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3.8s |
FH Short · Side #2
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her early split step flows into a quick pivot and semi-open stance, with small adjustment hops before contact and a pronounced recovery step back toward a neutral position on the baseline.
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2.3s |
FH Short · Side #3
Justine Henin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head whips upward on a steep low-to-high path.
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3.9s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide court position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to recover into a ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side #001
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil relative to the hips, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced trunk rotation that leads the arm into contact.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #1
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position in the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her 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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2.4s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #2
Justine Henin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it clear that she meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #3
Justine Henin's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high path.
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2.2s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #4
Justine Henin's forehand from the deuce court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact on the wide ball.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #5
Justine Henin's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot early, then uses a series of quick adjustment steps to load into the wide ball before uncoiling.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Side
Justine Henin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body as she drives her weight into the court, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Volley → FH Volley
Henin's forehand volley from the net, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders stay relatively square to the net with only a modest trunk rotation, making the forward uncoiling more of a compact shoulder-and-arm action than a full-body kinetic chain.
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3.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact she lands on her front foot with her tossing arm dropping naturally as she drives up and into the court, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #37
Justine Henin's first serve from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her knees sink into a deep bend before driving upward, with her hips powerfully extending and rotating toward the net as her back leg swings through the court.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #38
Justine Henin's first serve from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the racket handle, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact as her hitting hand rotates outward after impact.
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2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket drops into a deep backscratch position before driving up with a pronounced upward swing path, creating a steep contact point slightly above head height with a closed racket face for heavy spin.
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3.2s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of a first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her one-handed backhand grip is in a firm continental position with noticeable early wrist set and stable, minimal wrist movement through contact to keep the slice compact.
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2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the strings facing slightly toward the left side fence.
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3.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her knees load deeply before the toss and her hips drive up and into the court, with the front hip staying closed until just before contact.
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2.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips stay closed toward the baseline until late in the motion when they uncoil into the court.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level rear. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the hitting arm extending through contact while the upper torso continues to rotate toward the net.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #7
Justine Henin's first serve from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to her hips in the trophy position, then uncoil in sequence from trunk to shoulder to arm, with the chest opening toward the court just before racket acceleration.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #8
Justine Henin's first serve from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with a fully extended arm, and the racket head whips up and across, creating a pronounced upward swing path.
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3.8s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, giving a low, stable base as she steps into the sliced backhand.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil aggressively from the hips upward, with the hitting shoulder clearly driving up and through the contact.
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2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her knees load deeply before she drives upward, with her hips powerfully extending and uncoiling toward the target as her back leg swings forward into the court.
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3.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she lands on her front leg and quickly brings her tossing arm back in front of her body as she recovers into a compact ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her rhythmic footwork into the serve uses a controlled pinpoint stance, with a small adjustment step before bringing the back foot up to align her hips and shoulders to the baseline.
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2.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork includes a measured platform stance with a small front-foot adjustment before the toss, followed by a controlled landing on her front leg that sets up an efficient recovery step back toward the center.
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2.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact her racket face is only slightly open with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward, brushing swing path produces pronounced racket head acceleration up and across the back of the ball.
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2.9s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's forehand slice return of a first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her compact split step into a quick pivot sets up an open stance, followed by small adjustment steps that keep her aligned to the ball before and after contact.
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2.6s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil in sync with her trunk as it drives up into the ball, showing clear separation between hip and shoulder turn.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a loose hand on the racquet, and the side view makes the upward wrist pronation through contact easy to see.
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2.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first-serve return from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she plants the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend and short forward leg drive into the ball.
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2.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's first-serve return from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads on the outside leg, with a distinct knee bend and then a forward leg drive into the court as she uncoils into the backhand.
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2.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket comes up to a fully extended contact point above her head with a slightly closed face, and the upward swing path creates pronounced racket head speed through the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point just above head height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up and across the ball.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact and finishes with a pronounced wrist snap toward the target.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact split-step into a quick pivot sets up a strong neutral stance, followed by a small recovery shuffle that keeps her ready for the next shot.
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3.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through leaves her landing well inside the court with her back leg swinging through and her non-hitting hand dropping quickly to help her transition into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #11
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes with her hitting arm extended across her body and her back leg swinging forward into the court, leaving her in a balanced, forward-weighted position ready for the next shot.
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3.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #18
Justine Henin's first-serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils against a stable lower body, then uncoil in sync with the hitting arm so the chest is nearly square to the net at contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #19
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a small, compact pivot into the trophy position followed by a balanced landing on her front foot that readies her for the next shot.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #23
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head whips up and across her body, emphasizing strong pronation through the hit.
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2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #26
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips uncoil upward and forward through the serve.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she lands on her front foot with her hitting arm finishing across her body while her non-hitting hand drops to help her quickly regain a neutral ready position.
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2.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #6
Justine Henin's first serve from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the trophy position and then uncoil in sync with her trunk, showing a clear sequence from hip turn to torso rotation to shoulder and arm acceleration.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #66
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork includes a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an aggressive drive up and into the court, followed by a short hop into her landing and recovery steps.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #8
Justine Henin's first serve from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap as the racket accelerates up and across the ball.
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2.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her stance begins in a square position before she brings her back foot up into a pinpoint stance, with a small front-foot adjustment as she drives up into the serve.
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2.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can clearly see her continental grip stay stable while the wrist moves from a laid-back position into a pronounced pronation through contact.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her feet set in a stable platform stance with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and you can clearly see the back-leg kick and landing step guide her weight into the court for recovery.
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2.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hitting arm extends fully up through contact and then relaxes down in front of her body as her weight lands on the front foot, bringing her quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her stance begins in a relaxed platform position, and you can clearly see her front foot pivot and drive up into the court as her tossing arm extends fully before pulling down into the hitting motion.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her, and she quickly re-centers her stance into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips uncoil upward and forward through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket drops deeply behind her back into a pronounced trophy position before accelerating up to contact with a slightly closed racket face at full extension above her head.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes with her hitting arm relaxed across her body and her weight moving into the court, bringing her quickly into a compact, ready position for the next shot.
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2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after contact when they unwind into the court.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm fully extended while her non-hitting arm retracts toward her body, and she quickly brings both hands toward the racket to regain a compact ready position after landing her weight on the front foot.
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2.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → BH Volley → FH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's forehand volley return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket face is slightly open at contact in front of her body with a compact forward punch, keeping the contact point around chest height for a crisp, controlled volley.
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11.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates smoothly up and across the ball to create spin at contact.
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2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket drops into a deep backscratch position before driving up on edge, with contact made slightly above head height and the strings pronated through the ball for heavy spin.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy position, then her trunk uncoils in sync with her upward leg drive so that her hitting shoulder finishes fully through the court.
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4.1s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first-serve return from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads on a flexed front knee, then uncoil with a strong upward leg drive that straightens the front leg through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve return backhand slice from the Ad court, filmed from court-level side. After contact her racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as she recovers quickly into a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her knees load deeply with a pronounced bend before driving upward, and her hips uncoil from a closed to more open position as she extends off the ground into the serve.
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3.4s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork shows a compact platform stance with a measured weight transfer from back to front leg before she drives up into the serve.
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2.8s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as she transfers weight forward and quickly recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, producing a compact, downward cutting motion through the shot.
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BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level side. Her shoulders rotate early as she coils the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in a compact sequence where the upper torso leads and the hitting arm lags slightly to keep the slice trajectory stable.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see her fully extended contact point well above head height with a slightly closed racket face and an accelerated upward swing path through the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her racquet arm continues fully across her body while her back leg swings forward into the court, leaving her in a balanced, ready position for the next shot.
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2.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through carries her hitting arm fully across her body while her back leg swings forward, helping her land inside the court and transition quickly toward a balanced ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates a pronounced pronation through the hit.
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2.8s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap as the racquet whips up the back of the ball.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips uncoil from a closed to more open position as she extends into the serve.
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3.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her stance starts in a relaxed platform position, and from this side view you can clearly see the rhythmic weight transfer from back foot to front foot as she drives up into the ball.
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3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with her hips powerfully uncoiling from a loaded, closed position into a more open alignment at contact.
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2.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see her continental grip stay relaxed as her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct upward snap just after impact.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through carries her tossing arm down and into her body as her weight lands on her front foot, quickly bringing both hands back to the ready position for the next shot.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase before the trunk uncoils upward in sync with the hitting arm to drive through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, and the side view makes the upward wrist pronation and snap through contact especially clear.
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2.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that set her weight firmly on the front leg through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly closed racket face and an upward brushing motion that accentuates spin.
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2.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from court level side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive up aggressively as the back leg extends to initiate upward leg drive into the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork shows a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an aggressive forward step into the court during the serve motion.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view, her continental grip stays relaxed with a loose wrist that pronates sharply through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap up and across the ball.
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2.9s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips stay closed toward the baseline until late in the motion when they uncoil into the court.
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3.1s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second-serve return forehand from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her racquet finishes high across her body as her weight moves into the court and her non-hitting arm tucks in to help her recover quickly toward a neutral ready position.
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3.7s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her legs load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and her hips rotate from a closed position into contact to transfer momentum into the serve.
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FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court with her back leg kicking up behind and quickly lets both hands drop toward a neutral position as she begins to recover toward her ready stance.
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2.8s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork pattern shows a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before a strong upward drive off both legs into the court.
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3.4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the trophy position, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders just before racket acceleration.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Justine Henin's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see her eastern one-handed backhand grip stay firm as her wrist remains relatively stable through contact with only a subtle pronation after impact.
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2.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Justine Henin's first serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact her one-handed backhand racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up the back of the ball along a pronounced low-to-high path.
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2.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion with the hitting shoulder rotating up and through as the trunk drives into contact.
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2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her footwork shows a measured pinpoint stance, with the back foot drawing up to the front before an aggressive forward drive into the court on landing.
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2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact she lets her hitting arm finish across her body while her back leg swings through into the court, bringing her quickly into a compact, forward-weighted ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the target during the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils in sync with the upward arm action to drive racquet-head speed through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. Her continental grip stays firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates clearly through contact, with a distinct upward snap as she drives up into the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as the back leg extends to initiate hip uncoiling into the court.
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2.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of a first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her split step is timed just before contact and she uses a quick pivot into a neutral stance with small adjustment steps to align her body behind the ball.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders make an early, pronounced turn with a compact trunk coil that stays relatively closed through contact, then subtly uncoils as the non-hitting arm extends back to stabilize the upper body.
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2.8s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of a first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her eastern backhand grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, creating a stable racket face angle through contact with minimal wrist roll.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the toss and then uncoil aggressively toward the target, with a clearly visible delay between the hip turn and the upper-body unwinding.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racket edge leads and then turns outward toward the target.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her feet load in a narrow, slightly closed stance before driving up, with a clear front-leg landing that sets up an immediate small adjustment step toward the baseline.
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2.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders load into a pronounced sideways turn relative to the baseline before the trunk powerfully unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
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2.8s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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2.2s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see her continental grip stay relaxed through the toss and into a pronounced wrist pronation as she drives up and through the ball.
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2.9s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes with her hitting arm relaxed across her body as she drives her weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back to a compact ready position for the next shot.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3
Justine Henin's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulder line rotates as a unit with the trunk during the toss and racket drop, then uncoils in a synchronized upward motion that clearly shows how the torso drives the service motion.
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2.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her stance transitions from a narrow starting position into a pronounced knee bend and upward drive, with a small front-foot adjustment to align the toss before she lands balanced on the baseline ready for the next shot.
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3.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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2.2s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the toss arm side, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the strings facing slightly down toward the court.
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2.6s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after contact.
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2.4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the front angle makes the upward wrist pronation into contact easy to see.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lets her hitting arm finish across her body while her back leg swings forward into the court, bringing her quickly into a compact, ready position for the next shot.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with a strong trunk rotation that drives her hitting arm up through contact.
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2.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket moves up on edge into contact with a slightly closed face and reaches its highest speed just after impact, with contact made well above her head on full extension.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. After contact she finishes with the racquet hand extending out in front while her weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing the racquet back to a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil during the trophy position, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders into contact.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above peak reach, and the upward pronation-driven swing path creates high racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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2.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her racquet finishes across her body while her back leg swings through into the court, bringing her quickly into a balanced, forward-ready position for the next shot.
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2.2s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #3
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as she drives up to contact.
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3.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips load with a noticeable knee bend on the back leg before driving upward, and her rear-foot push-off brings the hips through into the court.
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3.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Justine Henin's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. After contact her follow-through wraps fully across her body as she transfers weight into the court and quickly resets both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Justine Henin's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through wraps across her body with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind her as she quickly recovers back into a compact, ready position on the baseline.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side view makes the upward swing path and fully pronated racket face at contact clearly visible as the ball is struck slightly in front of her body.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly vertical with a pronounced upward swing path, and the ball is struck slightly above head height with significant racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
Justine Henin's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her compact split step into a quick pivot sets up a neutral stance, followed by a small recovery shuffle back toward the center after contact.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips uncoil from a closed position into contact to transfer energy through the serve.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Justine Henin's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the court as she quickly brings the non-hitting hand back to the racket and resets her stance for the next shot.
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2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Justine Henin's 1st serve return backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil early as she turns sideways, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion where the torso rotation clearly precedes the arm extension through contact.
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2.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Justine Henin's first serve return backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her compact split step lands just before the opponent’s contact, leading into a quick pivot and neutral stance as she plants her outside foot to drive into the return.
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1.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Justine Henin's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her eastern backhand grip stays firm with a stable wrist, showing minimal wrist flexion through contact and a controlled, compact release.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2
Justine Henin's second-serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders and trunk coil early as she completes a full shoulder turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion where the torso rotation clearly precedes the arm swinging through the ball.
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2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The racket drops into a deep backscratch position before driving up to contact at full extension, with a slightly closed face creating heavy spin.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see her continental grip stay relaxed as her wrist pronates up and across the ball to impart spin through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before she drives upward, and her hips uncoil in sync with the leg push-off to transfer energy into the serve.
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3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Justine Henin's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her early split step into a compact, semi-open stance leads into a quick pivot and balanced recovery step back toward the center.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Justine Henin's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her compact split-step into a quick pivot sets up a closed stance, with a small crossover step driving her weight into the court as she strikes.
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3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand on the handle, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through and after contact.
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2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her feet load in a strong platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and you can clearly see the back-leg drive initiating her upward motion into the court.
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2.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, striking at full extension well above head height as the racket accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
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3.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight into the court and finishes with her non-hitting hand extending back for balance before settling quickly into a compact ready position.
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3.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip stays firm as her wrist pronates up and across the ball, with a distinct upward snap at contact to impart spin.
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2.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see her racket drop into a deep backscratch position before driving up with a steep, upward swing path to contact the ball slightly above full extension.
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2.4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils in sync with her hitting arm to transfer rotational energy up through the kinetic chain.
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2.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and then uncoil in sequence from the hips upward, making the shoulder-over-shoulder motion and torso extension especially clear from this view.
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3.3s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Justine Henin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the edge before pronating through the hit.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side toward the body, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her stance transitions from a narrow starting base into a strong front-leg drive, with a clear upward push off the back leg and a balanced landing that sets up quick recovery.
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2.7s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-front #001
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court out wide, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sequence from the hips upward as she drives up into the serve.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level front. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as both legs extend to initiate her upward swing into the court.
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3.2s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-front #001
Justine Henin's second serve out wide from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and you can clearly see the upward brushing motion that accelerates the racket head through the top of the toss.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact her weight continues forward into the court and her back leg swings through behind her, helping her land balanced and quickly organize into a compact ready position.
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3.3s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-rear #001
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side wide, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with her trunk so that her chest squares to the net just after contact.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her follow-through finishes with her hitting arm wrapping across her body as her weight moves into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to a centered ready position for the next shot.
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3.5s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-rear #001
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward, brushing swing path produces noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. The rear view makes it easy to see her tossing arm drop as the racket accelerates up and across the ball with a slightly closed face at contact to impart heavy spin.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view, her continental grip stays firm while her wrist pronates smoothly through contact, with a noticeable upward snap that adds spin and safety to the serve.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her stance starts in a narrow platform position, and from this side view you can clearly see the coordinated knee bend and upward leg drive that time with her tossing arm to load and transfer weight into the serve.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see her racket drop fully behind her back into a deep trophy position before accelerating up to contact at a height slightly above her extended tossing arm.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket drops into a deep backscratch position before rising steeply to contact, with the strings slightly angled for topspin at a contact point just above shoulder height.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates smoothly through contact to add spin.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact service motion includes a small, rhythmic hop into the court and a quick two-step recovery that sets her up in a balanced, slightly open stance ready for the next shot.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is firm with a slightly relaxed wrist, allowing for a clear pronation through contact and a distinct wrist snap as she drives up and through the ball.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip stays relaxed through the trophy position, with a pronounced wrist pronation unrolling through contact to add spin and control on the serve.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes with her hitting arm fully extended across her body while her back leg swings forward, bringing her weight into the court and quickly setting her up for a compact ready position.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see her fully extended tossing arm at contact and the steeply pronated racket face as it accelerates up and across the ball.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sequence with the leg drive so that her chest rotates through to face the net just after contact.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips load with a noticeable knee bend on the back leg before driving upward into contact, with the front hip opening gradually toward the court as she extends.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hip turn into the trophy position is paired with a deep knee bend, and you can see her back leg driving up and through the court as her hips uncoil toward the target.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her feet load with a pronounced knee bend before she drives upward into the serve, and her back leg swings forward into the court to aid recovery toward the baseline.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #001
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the toss arm side, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the racquet face wrapping around to the left of her body.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and then uncoil together into contact, with a noticeable upward trunk extension that supports her racquet-arm swing.
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3.4s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and you can clearly see the upward, brushing swing path accelerating through the ball.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through before the chest fully opens toward the net.
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3s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #001
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation as the racket moves up and through the ball at contact.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her racket contacts the ball with a slightly closed face at about head height, and you can clearly see the upward, brushing swing path that adds spin as the racket accelerates through contact.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil together during the toss, with a noticeable upper-body tilt and rotation that pre-loads the kinetic chain before uncoiling upward into contact.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her compact service motion shows a rhythmic knee bend into a balanced landing on her front foot, with a small hop and quick recovery steps bringing her back to a ready stance on the baseline.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through carries her back leg forward into the court and she quickly settles into a compact ready position with both hands on the racquet, prepared for the next shot.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a marked trunk coil that then unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3.6s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #001
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side out wide, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see her relatively relaxed continental grip with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control on the wide serve.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her rhythmic leg drive is easy to see here, with a deep knee bend into the trophy position and a coordinated push up off the back leg that carries her into the court for an efficient landing and recovery step.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is firm with a slightly relaxed wrist that pronates smoothly through contact, creating a distinct upward snap just after impact.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. Her stance transitions from a balanced platform setup into a controlled knee bend with a pronounced front-leg drive, and you can clearly see her back leg swinging through the court to aid forward momentum into her landing.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate from a deep sideways coil into contact as the trunk uncoils in sync with the upward leg drive, showing a clearly sequenced kinetic chain from hips to hitting shoulder.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her stance progression from a balanced starting position into a deep knee bend and upward leg drive is clearly visible, along with the coordinated timing between her front-foot pivot and racquet arm acceleration.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her feet set in a neutral stance before she drives up into the serve, with a clear front-foot pivot and a small recovery step that brings her quickly back toward a ready position.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact her tossing arm drops quickly as her weight drives up and into the court, bringing her back foot forward into a balanced, ready position for the next shot.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2
Justine Henin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip stays relaxed with a noticeable increase in wrist flexion during the toss and a late, sharp pronation of the wrist just after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net while a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg supports a low, skimming slice trajectory.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Running · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's running backhand slice from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she regains her stance and begins to recover toward a ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Short · Court-level-front
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the short court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact her racquet finishes out in front with the left arm counterbalancing behind her as she steps forward and quickly gathers into a compact ready position.
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6.5s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-rear
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she extends the racquet hand fully through the ball while her left arm counterbalances behind her, then she quickly brings both hands back in front to reestablish a compact ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her neutral stance into contact and quick recovery shuffle steps are clearly visible as she stays low through the shot.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her eastern backhand grip stays firm with a subtly laid-back wrist, keeping the racket face slightly open through contact without any late wrist flip.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, creating a low, stable base as she moves through the slicing motion.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand slice from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders stay closed longer through the takeback with a pronounced upper trunk tilt, then uncoil in sync with the hitting arm to keep the racket face stable through contact.
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3s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes with the racquet hand extended forward while her weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing her quickly back into a compact ready position.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her knees stay flexed with a pronounced downward load as her hips stay relatively closed, letting her drive forward off the outside leg through the slice.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around hip height, and the downward, slightly forward swing path creates a pronounced underspin effect.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils on the unit turn, then uncoil in a measured sequence so the torso continues to drive forward even after the hitting arm has already started its downward slicing motion.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes with the racquet hand extended forward and slightly up while her weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing her quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the swing path shows a pronounced high-to-low cut that keeps the racket head traveling through the ball on a shallow, skidding trajectory.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her small adjustment steps set up a slightly open stance, and you can clearly see her weight transferring onto the outside leg as she retreats before and during the slice.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's running backhand slice from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders stay noticeably closed as the trunk rotates as one unit with minimal separate hip turn, creating a long, continuous uncoiling through contact despite her forward sprint.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Running · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's running backhand slice from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. She plants her outside foot first, then uses a low, slightly open stance with a long lateral recovery step to regain court position after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Running · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's running backhand slice from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball struck around hip height, and the racket travels on a noticeably downward path through the hitting zone.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Short · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around hip height, and the racket travels on a pronounced high-to-low path creating a distinct cutting action through the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Short · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance followed by a controlled front-foot plant that sets a stable base for the slicing motion.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her stance stays mostly neutral as she reaches out wide, with a pronounced front-foot plant and controlled recovery step that realigns her toward the baseline after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net while her outside leg plants with a pronounced knee bend, creating a low, stable base as she carves around the ball.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball taken slightly in front of her hip, and the racket travels on a pronounced high-to-low path that keeps the head stable through impact.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her eastern backhand grip stays firm while the wrist remains relatively stable through contact, with a subtle laid-back angle that helps maintain a consistent slice trajectory.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils against the hips, then uncoils with a slightly closed upper body at contact, making the degree of shoulder turn and the delayed release of the torso easy to distinguish.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #3
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her feet perform a quick adjustment step into a neutral stance before contact, followed by a pronounced crossover recovery step back toward the center.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #4
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while the wrist remains relatively stable, with only a slight laid-back angle maintained through contact to keep the slice low and skidding.
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2.4s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #5
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she transfers weight back toward the baseline and resets into a compact ready position.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #6
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders close significantly on the unit turn, with a pronounced upper-body tilt that stays coiled as the trunk rotates through contact in a compact, sequential motion.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side · Open
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly descending path through the shot.
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3.3s |
FH Slice Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Justine Henin's forehand slice on the run from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm as the wrist remains relatively stable with a subtle downward carve through contact rather than a pronounced wrist snap.
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3.2s |
FH Slice Running · Court-level-side #1
Justine Henin's forehand slice on the run from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact her racket face is noticeably open with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward, chopping path that keeps the head speed controlled through impact.
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2.9s |
FH Slice Running · Court-level-side #2
Justine Henin's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders stay relatively closed with a pronounced forward trunk tilt, and the trunk uncoils minimally as the hitting arm extends through contact to keep the slice compact while on the move.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Center · Front #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her compact split step sets up a quick adjustment into a slightly open stance, with small sidesteps used to fine-tune spacing before she carves through the slice.
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2.3s |
BH Slice Center · Front #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders stay relatively closed through contact while the trunk rotates minimally, making the upper-body motion appear more driven by shoulder tilt and arm action than by a full coil and uncoil of the torso.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Center · Front #3
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist remains stable with only a subtle laid-back angle through contact.
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3s |
BH Slice Running · Front
Justine Henin's running backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders stay relatively closed with a pronounced upper-body tilt, and you can see the trunk bracing to block and redirect momentum rather than fully uncoiling through the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Short · Front
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and the racket face stays slightly open as her wrist remains stable through contact with minimal flexion.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Wide · Front
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes with the racquet hand extended out in front as she steps across and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Front · Open
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net while her knees flex and the outside leg anchors, giving a clear view of how she loads and then lightly pushes off to recover after reaching out wide.
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3s |
BH Slice Center · Rear
Justine Henin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her eastern backhand grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, creating a stable racket face that stays constant from preparation through contact.
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3.6s |
BH Slice Running · Rear #1
Justine Henin's running backhand slice from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her one-handed grip stays in a firm continental position while the wrist remains relatively stable with a slight laid-back angle through contact to keep the slice trajectory low.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Running · Rear #2
Justine Henin's running backhand slice from the rear. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline while her outside leg plants deeply with noticeable knee bend to stabilize the low, skidding slice.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Running · Rear #3
Justine Henin's running backhand slice from the rear. Her hips stay relatively closed as she moves laterally, with a deep outside knee bend and extended last stride showing how her legs brace and stabilize for the low, skidding slice.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the rear. From this angle you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while the wrist remains relatively stable, with only a subtle laid-back position as the racquet glides through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Center · Side #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice from center court, filmed from the side. Her neutral stance into contact is followed by small adjustment steps and a quick recovery shuffle that keep her base low and stable through the shot.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Center · Side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice from center court, filmed from a side angle. Her racket face stays noticeably open at ball contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head travels on a distinctly downward, carving path through the shot.
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2.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #1
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her stance stays mostly neutral as she reaches out wide, using small adjustment steps before planting her outside foot and carving the slice while her back leg trails slightly behind for recovery.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #2
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide 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 distinctly downward, slightly forward path through the hit.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #3
Justine Henin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her outside leg loads deeply with a clear knee bend as her hips stay relatively closed, then her weight shifts forward through the shot off that outside leg.
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3s |
FH Slice Running · Side #1
Justine Henin's running forehand slice from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork features quick adjustment steps into an open stance as she moves wide, followed by a pronounced deceleration and recovery step back toward the baseline after contact.
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3.2s |
FH Slice Running · Side #2
Justine Henin's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net as she lunges, with a deep outside-leg knee bend providing a low base while the inside leg trails for recovery.
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3.3s |
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