FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand approach shot followed by a forehand volley from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His hips load in a semi-open position with a noticeable knee bend before driving off the outside leg into the court, then quickly re-set into a low, wide base for the volley.
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240 |
4.9s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand approach shot followed by a backhand volley from the front, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact on both shots, his weight continues moving forward into the court and he quickly brings his hands back toward his body to reset into a compact ready position before the next ball.
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240 |
6.3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the arms so the racquet lags slightly behind the torso before contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, emphasizing strong racket head acceleration through contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His two-handed grip stays compact with the non-dominant hand driving the racquet while the dominant wrist remains relatively firm, creating a controlled wrist lag that straightens through contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong upward leg drive that brings him up and into the ball.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet while his weight transfers forward, and he quickly brings the racquet back toward a neutral ready position after contact.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The slow-motion view makes it clear how his non-dominant (left) hand drives the racket with a firm two-handed grip while his wrists stay relaxed and slightly laid back before a compact release through contact.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips so the trunk leads the racquet into contact in a clearly sequenced kinetic chain.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through forward with his weight moving into the court before quickly returning his hands to a ready position in front of his body.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward and into the court clearly visible in slow motion.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward and into the court visible in the slow motion.
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240 |
3.3s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His compact split step leads into a quick lateral adjustment and a stable neutral stance, with small recovery steps preparing him to move back to the middle.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #6
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a strong coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to shoulders before contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing easy to distinguish in slow motion.
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240 |
2.2s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #7
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His quick split step into a neutral stance and small adjustment hops before planting both feet for the two-handed backhand are clearly visible from this side view.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist height as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball for added spin.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. From this side view, you can clearly see his relatively relaxed two-handed grip setting up deep wrist lag on the takeback before the wrists firm up and stabilize through contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. After contact he lets the racquet wrap fully around his body while his weight transfers onto his front foot and his non-hitting hand quickly returns toward a ready position.
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240 |
2.3s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body turn relative to the hips, then uncoil in sequence so the trunk rotation leads the racquet through contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from a central, open-stance baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. From this side view, you can clearly see an early, full shoulder turn creating trunk coil, followed by a sequential uncoiling of the torso into contact with the shoulders finishing rotated toward the net.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His two-handed grip stays firm with minimal grip change while the slow motion makes the subtle wrist lag and then firming of both wrists at contact clearly visible.
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240 |
1.9s |
BH Inside In · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His quick split step into an open stance leads into a compact unit turn, with small adjustment steps aligning his hips and shoulders before he drives the inside-in backhand.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a neutral baseline position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. The side view makes it easy to see his slightly closed racket face at contact and how the racket head accelerates up and across the ball just in front of his body line.
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240 |
3.2s |
BH Running · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of his lead hip, and the racket head accelerates on an upward path that finishes around shoulder height.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's running backhand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot wide while moving laterally, then uses quick recovery steps to shuffle back toward his original court position.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's running two-handed backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His follow-through wraps high over his lead shoulder while his weight continues to move laterally, and his non-hitting arm extends back to help him regain a stable, ready position after contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his outside leg loads with a deep knee bend, then drives upward and forward to carry him through the shot.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's running backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His open stance is clear as he plants the outside leg while moving laterally, then uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips so the trunk leads the racquet into contact in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Short · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from a neutral short-court position, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His early unit turn shows the shoulders coiling well past his hips, with a distinct uncoiling sequence where the trunk initiates rotation before the arms complete the swing through contact.
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240 |
3.4s |
BH Short · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact, the racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the strike point slightly in front of his lead hip and just below shoulder height, and you can clearly see the racket head accelerating on an upward, slightly forward path through the ball.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Short · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the short-court position, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. From this side view, you can clearly see his firm two-handed grip with the non-dominant (left) hand driving the racket and his wrists staying relaxed in a laid-back position before a sharp, compact wrist release into contact.
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240 |
3.2s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through extends across his body with the non-hitting hand releasing early, and he quickly re-centers his stance to recover toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His closed stance is clear as his outside foot plants early and he uses a quick lateral shuffle to load before driving through the ball.
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240 |
3.2s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's wide two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. From this side view, his relatively relaxed eastern backhand grip on the left hand and firm right-hand support create clear wrist lag on the takeback that smoothly unwinds into a stable, slightly laid-back wrist position at contact.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net in the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the torso leads the racquet into contact before the shoulders finish rotating.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to shoulders, making the degree of upper body rotation and timing of the release very clear in slow motion.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Center · Front · Closed · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. The slow motion makes it clear how his dominant hand maintains a firm grip while the non-dominant hand drives the racquet, with the wrists staying relaxed and slightly laid back until a subtle, synchronized release through contact.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Center · Front · Closed · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps diagonally across the baseline while his quick adjustment steps set up early before the swing.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Center · Front · Closed · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. After contact, he lets the racquet finish high with his weight transferring onto the front foot while his non-hitting hand releases and starts to return toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Center · Front · Closed · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he drives off the back leg, with a deep knee bend that loads into an upward push through contact.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Center · Front · Closed · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His two-handed grip stays compact with a slightly laid-back wrist on the dominant hand that firms up into a stable, square position right at contact.
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240 |
2.3s |
BH Center · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His relatively relaxed top hand grip and slightly laid-back wrist position are clearly visible as he maintains wrist lag into the forward swing before firming the wrists through contact.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Center · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle in 240 fps slow motion. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the target while his weight transfers onto the front foot and his non-hitting hand quickly returns toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
3.3s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face stays nearly square to the net with the ball met around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone for a heavy topspin finish.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the hips so the chest squares to the net just after contact.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the impact point near waist height, and you can see the racket head accelerating steeply upward along the swing path just after impact.
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240 |
2.2s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. The racket face is nearly square to the incoming ball at contact, with the ball meeting the strings around waist height as the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from a front angle. From this view you can clearly see the early shoulder turn and tight trunk coil, followed by a synchronized uncoiling where the torso begins to rotate forward just before the arms release the racquet through contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Front · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a closed stance while moving back, filmed from the front at 240fps. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline to create a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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240 |
3s |
BH Moves Back · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the front at 240 fps slow motion. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his right shoulder as his weight shifts onto the back foot, and he quickly brings both hands down into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Front · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the net while his knees load deeply and his legs drive upward and slightly backward as he moves away from the ball.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Running · Front · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His relatively relaxed top hand grip and stable bottom hand create clear wrist lag on the takeback, followed by a controlled wrist release into contact without excessive wrist rollover.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Running · Front · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's running backhand from the baseline, filmed from a front angle in 240 fps slow motion. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot wide while on the run and uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Running · Front · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's running two-handed backhand from a neutral front position, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the direction of movement, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the torso rotation leads the racquet through contact.
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240 |
3.4s |
BH Running · Front · Open · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His relatively relaxed grip lets the wrists stay loose, creating a clear lag of the racket head before contact and a sharp, synchronized wrist release through the ball.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Front · Closed · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His two-handed racket contact is made slightly in front of his body with a relatively square, closed racket face and a compact, upward swing path through the ball.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Front · Closed · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His closed stance is clear as his outside foot plants first and his back foot steps across, with quick recovery steps preparing him to move back toward the center.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Front · Closed · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from a wide position, filmed from a front angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body as his weight transfers onto the front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the center to recover into a ready position.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front · Closed · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand on a wide ball from a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. From this angle you can clearly see his relatively relaxed top-hand grip setting up pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front · Closed · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags slightly behind his torso through contact.
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240 |
4s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front · Closed · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand down the line from a closed stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. After contact he lets the racquet finish high across his lead shoulder while his weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing both hands back toward his center to re-form a compact ready position.
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240 |
3s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he drives off the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and push through the ground to recover back toward the court.
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240 |
3.2s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand half-volley from the front, filmed from a court-level front angle at 240 fps. His racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball meeting the strings just below hip height, and the compact swing path keeps the racket head traveling almost straight through the line of the shot.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front · Neutral · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a neutral stance on a wide ball, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the base before both legs drive up and across into the shot.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Wide · Front · Neutral · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand to a wide ball from a neutral stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path, creating noticeable racket head acceleration through contact.
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240 |
2.3s |
BH Wide · Front · Neutral · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand to a wide ball from a neutral stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path, emphasizing topspin.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Wide · Front · Neutral · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a neutral stance on a wide ball, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees are deeply flexed, showing strong leg loading before driving up and into the shot.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His two-handed follow-through finishes high with the torso unwinding toward the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the center line to recover into a ready position.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into the shot, then uncoil with the chest finishing square to the net, making the degree of upper-body rotation and sequencing of the torso relative to the arms easy to distinguish in slow motion.
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240 |
2.3s |
BH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight shifts back toward the center, with his non-hitting hand helping him quickly recover into a ready position.
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240 |
2.2s |
BH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His open stance shows his outside leg planting early while his inside leg loads and then pivots to aid recovery back toward the center.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His quick adjustment steps set up a stable, slightly open stance, with a compact split-step leading into efficient lateral movement before and after contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Rear · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His semi-western left-hand grip and firm right-hand support create a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that smoothly unwinds into a stable, square wrist position at contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Rear · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His quick adjustment steps backward set up a slightly open stance before contact, followed by a small hop and efficient recovery step to re-center.
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240 |
4.1s |
BH Running · Rear · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping around his left shoulder while his weight continues moving toward the baseline recovery position.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Short · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his right shoulder as he quickly resets his feet and brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
3s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand wide from the rear, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His closed stance is clear as his outside foot plants firmly before he rotates his hips, with quick recovery steps bringing him back toward the center after contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand to a wide ball from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle at 240fps. From this angle you can see his relatively relaxed eastern backhand grip in the right hand with the left hand doing most of the work, and his wrists staying laid back with a delayed release into contact rather than an early wrist snap.
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240 |
3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side · 120fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side at 120 fps. The slow-motion side view makes it easy to see his relatively relaxed grip and the way his wrists stay laid back through the forward swing before a late, compact release at contact.
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120 |
2.7s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side · 120fps #2
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a side angle in 120 fps slow motion. His hips stay relatively closed at racquet drop with a deep knee bend, then uncoil with a strong upward leg drive that straightens the front leg through contact.
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120 |
2.3s |
BH Center · Side · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his knees load deeply, with the rear leg driving forward to initiate rotation through contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The high-speed view shows his racket face nearly square to the ball at contact with the strike point around waist height, and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball into his leg kick.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand from center court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed at load with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong upward leg drive that extends through contact.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His compact split-step leads into small adjustment hops and a neutral, square stance, with quick recovery steps bringing him back to his baseline position after contact.
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240 |
3.3s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral · 120fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a clearly visible sequential uncoiling of trunk and shoulders into contact before the arms release through the ball.
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120 |
4.1s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong upward leg drive to initiate the stroke.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Center · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side at 120 fps slow motion. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into a neutral stance, followed by a small recovery step that readies him to move back to the middle.
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120 |
2.8s |
BH Moves Back · Side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a moving-back open-stance position, filmed from the side at 240fps. His shoulders coil well past perpendicular to the net before contact and then uncoil in sequence with the trunk, making the upper-body rotation and timing of the kinetic chain especially clear in slow motion.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Side · 120fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His quick adjustment steps backward set up a slightly open stance before contact, followed by a small hop into a compact recovery.
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120 |
2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Side · 120fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side angle in 120 fps slow motion. His two-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand releasing the racquet early as his weight transfers onto the outside leg to recover back into a ready stance.
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120 |
2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Side · 120fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side at 120 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong rear-leg load before driving upward into the shot.
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120 |
2.2s |
BH Running · Side · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. The side view makes it clear that he strikes the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively vertical racket face and an upward swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
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240 |
3.1s |
BH Running · Side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the court while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive forward are clearly visible in slow motion at 240 fps.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Running · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's running backhand from the baseline, filmed from the side at 120fps slow motion. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints laterally, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing braking and push-off into the shot.
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120 |
4.5s |
BH Short · Arm-action · Side · 120fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His compact arm action leads into a forward-weighted follow-through, with his non-hitting hand releasing early to help his torso unwind and recover quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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120 |
2.6s |
BH Volley · Side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His relatively compact takeback keeps both hands on the grip with a firm, stable wrist structure, and the slow motion makes the subtle wrist flexion into contact easy to see.
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240 |
2.1s |
BH Volley · Side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward and into the court as he rotates through the shot.
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240 |
2s |
BH Volley · Side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the hips so the trunk drives the racquet through contact before the arms finish the swing.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Volley · Side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as his weight transfers onto his front foot and he smoothly recovers toward a ready position.
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240 |
2s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand to a wide ball from a closed stance, filmed from the side at 240fps. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his knees load deeply, with the rear leg driving forward to initiate rotation into contact.
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240 |
3.5s |
BH Wide · Side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side at 240fps. From this angle you can clearly see his firm two-handed grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that smoothly unwinds into a stable, slightly laid-back wrist position through contact.
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240 |
3.2s |
FH Drop Shot · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand drop shot from the center baseline, filmed from the side at 120 fps. The slow-motion side view makes it clear that he contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a softly decelerating racket and an open racket face to deaden the shot.
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120 |
3.3s |
First Serve → FH Volley → FH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand volley from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his racquet finishes slightly across his body while his weight moves forward into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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240 |
7.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. The racket face is slightly pronated at contact with the ball struck just in front of his body and above head height, making the upward racket head speed and wrist snap clearly visible in slow motion.
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240 |
3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His stance progresses from a solid platform base into a pronounced knee bend and upward drive, with a small front-foot adjustment just before leg drive that fine-tunes his alignment to the target.
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240 |
2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can see his relaxed continental grip with a loose hand that allows pronounced wrist pronation through contact and a distinct snap as the racquet whips up and across the ball.
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240 |
3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a clear left-foot pivot driving into the court during the swing.
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240 |
3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with a subtle hop into the serve, and he lands on his front foot with a small recovery step that readies him to move quickly for the next ball.
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240 |
2.9s |
First Serve → FH Short · Ad · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the ad side, filmed from a front angle. His compact split step into a semi-open stance is visible as he plants the outside foot first, then uses a small recovery hop to get back toward the center.
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240 |
5.7s |
First Serve → FH Short · Deuce · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight transfers onto his front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to recover into a compact ready position.
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240 |
5.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front at 240fps. From this angle you can clearly see his relaxed continental grip and the pronounced wrist pronation through contact as his racquet face turns outward toward the target.
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240 |
2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the slow motion makes it easy to see the pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet face squares to the ball.
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240 |
2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips load with a deep knee bend and then drive upward in sync with strong leg extension, creating a clear upward push through the legs into the serve.
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240 |
3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His racket arm moves up into contact with a slightly pronated racket face and the ball struck just above head height, making the upward swing path and rapid racket head acceleration clearly visible.
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240 |
3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase before the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court, with the chest finishing square to the target.
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240 |
3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The slow-motion view makes it easy to see his racket arm fully extended at contact with a slightly pronated racket face and the ball struck just above peak reach.
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240 |
2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The high-speed view makes the arm action clear, with the racket face nearly vertical at contact and the ball struck slightly in front of his body at a height just above his outstretched tossing hand.
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240 |
2.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can see a loose continental grip with the wrist laid back in pronounced extension before pronating aggressively through contact.
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240 |
1.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His follow-through carries his torso and back leg into the court, with his non-hitting arm dropping back as he lands and quickly begins to recover toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
3.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork features a rhythmic pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an explosive leg drive into the court and a balanced landing on his left leg.
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240 |
2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His follow-through brings his back leg forward into the court, showing a clear weight transfer and recovery into a balanced ready position after landing.
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240 |
3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle in high-speed 240 fps. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and you can see his back leg pushing off the court as his hips uncoil into the court.
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240 |
2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg kicking up behind, and he quickly lands into the court to recover toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his back hip rotates through as the front leg straightens into the court.
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240 |
2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm, with the hitting shoulder driving up and through before the racquet accelerates.
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240 |
2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side at 240 fps. From this angle you can clearly see his shoulders fully coil with the tossing arm up, then uncoil ahead of the trunk as the torso rotates through contact in a distinct kinetic chain sequence.
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240 |
2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Side · 2240fps
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His hips load into a deep knee bend with clear leg drive upward, showing how his rear hip rotates through as the front leg straightens into contact.
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2240 |
0.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His follow-through carries his racket across his body as his weight lands on his front left leg, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position after the serve.
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240 |
2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing clear sequential rotation from hips to shoulders.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a sharp, late wrist snap through contact.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load in a closed position with a noticeable knee bend before uncoiling into contact, and you can clearly see his rear leg driving forward to initiate rotation.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His footwork shows a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, with a small recovery hop after contact to reset back toward the middle.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His follow-through wraps across his body with his weight transferring onto his front leg, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position after contact.
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240 |
2s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His quick split-step leads into a semi-open stance, with rapid adjustment steps and a small hop on the recovery to get back into position on the baseline.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes the depth of his shoulder turn and the degree of trunk coil before uncoiling into contact especially clear, with his chest rotating from nearly side-on in the backswing to square or slightly open at impact in a smooth kinetic sequence.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn significantly past his hips on the unit turn and then uncoil ahead of the trunk, making the sequential rotation of torso and shoulders easy to distinguish in slow motion at 240 fps.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #10
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The high-speed footage shows the racket face 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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240 |
2.7s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #11
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive that uncoils through contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His quick split step into a wide open stance is followed by a compact pivot and efficient recovery step that keeps his weight centered over his outside leg.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick split-step leads into a compact pivot and minimal crossover recovery, keeping his feet under him as he rotates through the open stance and resets for the next shot.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, and his non-hitting hand drops back to help him quickly return to a neutral ready position.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight transfers onto his front leg, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position for recovery.
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240 |
3.3s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #6
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his knees load deeply, with a clear upward leg drive into contact visible in the slow-motion footage.
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240 |
3.2s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #7
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive clearly visible in slow motion.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #8
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to his hips before uncoiling, with the trunk rotation clearly initiating the forward swing ahead of the arm release in this high-speed view.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #9
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively open toward the net as his knees sink into a deep load, and you can clearly see the upward leg drive initiating just before his torso unwinds into the swing.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load into a strong coil with noticeable knee bend before uncoiling, and the rear leg drives forward to help the hips open toward the Inside-In target.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideIn from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
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240 |
3.4s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideIn from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, allowing him to quickly reset his feet into a compact ready position.
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240 |
3.3s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up early with pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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240 |
3s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand Inside-In from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high path for heavy topspin.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag on the takeback before the wrist unwinds into contact.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side · 240fps #6
Kei Nishikori's forehand Inside-In from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive upward and forward into the court.
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240 |
3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving forward, with a pronounced knee bend that loads the legs and then extends upward into contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideOut from the baseline, filmed from a court_level_side angle. The slow-motion view shows the racket face slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideOut from the CourtLevel side, filmed from a side-on angle at 240 fps. His early unit turn creates a pronounced shoulder line relative to his hips, and the slow motion makes the sequential uncoiling of trunk, shoulders, and arm clearly distinguishable through contact.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideOut from the baseline, filmed from a court_level_side angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings just in front of his lead hip, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high path for heavy topspin.
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240 |
3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through wraps high over his shoulder while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to a ready position for recovery.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. The slow motion makes it easy to see his slightly closed racket face at contact with the ball struck around waist height and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Moves Back · Leg-action · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows quick adjustment steps as he retreats and sets into a semi-open stance, with a pronounced loading of the outside leg before pushing back toward the court.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from an open stance while moving back, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up early with pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact pronation through contact.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Running · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. The slow motion makes his early shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil easy to see, with the torso uncoiling ahead of the arm to whip the racquet through contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Running · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving forward into the court, allowing him to recover quickly back toward a ready position.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Running · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His open-stance follow-through wraps across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he quickly regathers into a compact ready position.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Running · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand on the run from a wide baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses a quick crossover recovery step after contact to regain court position.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Running · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders load with a deep turn against the hips before contact, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced rotation from pelvis to ribcage to shoulders.
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240 |
3s |
FH Short · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a compact split-step followed by a small lateral shuffle into contact before recovering back to his ready position.
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240 |
4.5s |
FH Short · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the short-court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating strong racket lag, with the wrist laid back on the forward swing and then releasing into a compact snap through contact.
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240 |
3.4s |
FH Short · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the short-court position, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive up and forward into the ball.
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240 |
3s |
FH Short · Court-level-side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the short-court position, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a compact pivot and small recovery shuffle visible immediately after contact.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Short · Court-level-side · Neutral · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a neutral stance at mid-court, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed face, and you can see the racket head accelerate upward along a steep, low-to-high path through contact.
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240 |
3.1s |
FH Short Down The Line · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His open stance is clear as he plants the outside foot, rotates the hips aggressively into contact, and then uses a small recovery hop to reset his feet toward the center.
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240 |
3.1s |
FH Volley · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The slow-motion view shows the racket face slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip at roughly waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along the swing path.
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240 |
1.9s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick adjustment steps into the ball lead into an open stance, with a pronounced loading on the outside leg before he uncoils into contact.
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240 |
2.2s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through wraps across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to recover into a ready position.
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240 |
2.2s |
FH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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240 |
2s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His follow-through wraps across his body with his weight staying mostly on the outside leg before he pushes back toward the center, and his non-hitting hand quickly returns in front of his torso to re-establish a ready position.
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240 |
2.2s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand wide from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads into a deep outside leg bend, then drives up and around with strong leg extension to rotate his lower body through the shot.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand wide from the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. 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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240 |
3.1s |
FH Center → FH Short · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front at 240 fps slow motion. At contact, the racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to chest height as the racket accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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240 |
7s |
FH Center · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a front angle. His quick split-step into a semi-open stance and rapid adjustment steps toward the ball are clearly visible before he drives through and recovers back to his ready position.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Half Volley Center · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the way his wrist stays laid back through the forward swing before a sharp, late snap at contact.
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240 |
1.9s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn while his knees load deeply, then the legs drive up and forward to let the hips unwind into contact.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting hand settling near his torso before he quickly resets into a compact ready position.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Center Down The Line · Front · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, rotates his hips aggressively into the shot, and then uses quick recovery steps to reset toward the middle.
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240 |
2.2s |
FH Center Down The Line · Front · Open · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation just before and through contact.
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240 |
3.1s |
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the way the racket face closes slightly at the bottom of the swing while the wrist maintains a relaxed lag before uncoiling into contact.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. The slow-motion view makes it easy to see the slightly closed racket face at contact and how the racket head accelerates steeply upward after meeting the ball.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle. From this view, you can see his shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn and then uncoil in sync with his trunk as his chest squares up to the target at contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle. From this view, you can see his semi-western grip with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact snap right at contact.
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240 |
2s |
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His follow-through wraps across his body while his non-hitting hand retracts toward his torso, and he quickly re-centers his weight to transition back into a ready position.
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240 |
3s |
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #6
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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240 |
2.2s |
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #7
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His follow-through wraps across his body with the non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before both hands return to a neutral ready position.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #8
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His quick split step into a wide open stance is followed by a small adjustment hop and a balanced recovery step back toward the center baseline.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Inside In · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before he recovers quickly toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Inside In · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand Inside-In from the center baseline, filmed from a front camera angle at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance, and he quickly re-centers his stance into a ready position after landing on his front foot.
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240 |
4.8s |
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideOut from the middle of the court, filmed from a front angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before he quickly resets his feet toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a central baseline position hitting inside-out, filmed from a front angle at 240fps. His semi-western grip is clear with the racket hand positioned under the handle and a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact, controlled snap through contact.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the middle of the court hit InsideOut, filmed from a front angle. From this view, you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag on the takeback before the wrist unrolls into pronation through contact.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips so the trunk unwinds in a clearly sequenced kinetic chain through contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive up and into the court to support the inside-out direction.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #6
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideOut from the center baseline, filmed from a front angle in 240 fps slow motion. His quick split step into a semi-open stance is followed by light adjustment hops and a small recovery shuffle back toward the middle after contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #7
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His quick split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a compact adjustment hop that sets his feet before he uncoils and then recovers with small lateral steps back to his ready position.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Moves Back → FH Short · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the front at 240 fps slow motion. His quick adjustment steps backward set up a slightly open stance before contact, with a clear split-step into small hops that let him stabilize and then recover toward the center.
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240 |
6.5s |
FH Moves Back · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a front angle. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder dropping slightly as the trunk coils, then uncoils ahead of the arm for a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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240 |
4.4s |
FH Moves Back · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so the chest faces forward just after contact, making the upper-body sequencing easy to distinguish in slow motion.
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240 |
3.2s |
FH Moves Back · Front · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high across his body as his weight shifts slightly onto the back foot before he quickly re-centers his stance into a compact ready position.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Moves Back · Front · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil with the hitting-side shoulder dipping slightly as the torso unwinds ahead of the arm, making the sequencing of his upper-body rotation especially clear in slow motion.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Moves Back · Front · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the loop before a sharp, controlled snap into contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Front · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his knees sink into a deep bend, and you can see his rear leg driving up and slightly forward as he moves back to meet the ball.
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240 |
4.8s |
FH Moves Back · Front · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a central baseline position in an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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240 |
3.1s |
FH Running Down The Line · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's running forehand down the line from a neutral court position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His semi‑western grip stays firm while the wrist maintains noticeable lag through the forward swing before snapping into a laid‑back position right at contact.
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240 |
3.4s |
FH Running Down The Line · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's running forehand down the line from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His quick adjustment steps into an open stance and rapid crossover recovery are clearly visible as he sprints out wide and redirects his momentum back toward the court.
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240 |
3.2s |
FH Running · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest faces forward just after contact, making the sequencing of upper-body rotation easy to distinguish.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Running · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His semi-western grip is clear as his wrist stays laid back through the forward swing before releasing slightly into contact.
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240 |
3.2s |
FH Running · Front · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand on the run from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he drives off the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend that loads into a lateral push toward the ball.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Running · Front · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. From this angle you can see his semi-western forehand grip create pronounced wrist lag on the racquet head, which then unwinds into a compact wrist snap right before contact.
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240 |
4.1s |
FH Running · Front · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints forward, with a deep right-knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to load and drive through the shot.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Running · Front · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position in open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the outside of the ball for heavy topspin.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Short Down The Line · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, hit short down the line, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags and whips through contact in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
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240 |
3.6s |
FH Short · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil in sync so that the chest turns square to the net just after contact, making the sequencing of upper-body rotation easy to see in slow motion.
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240 |
3.2s |
FH Short · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a front angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting hand staying out in front as he quickly regains a neutral ready stance.
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240 |
3.4s |
FH Short · Front · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center baseline, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive upward to initiate rotation into the ball.
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240 |
3.3s |
FH Short · Front · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand rotated under the handle, and the slow-motion angle makes the firm but relaxed wrist lag and subsequent uncoiling into contact clearly visible.
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240 |
3.6s |
FH Short · Front · Neutral · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a central baseline neutral stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before he quickly returns to a compact ready position.
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240 |
3.8s |
FH Short Down The Line · Front · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. At contact, his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Wide · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps into an open stance and a small hop into the shot are clearly visible before he pushes off the outside leg to recover back toward the center.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Front · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position in the Deuce court, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the net while his knees are deeply flexed, with a pronounced leg drive upward and into the court as he rotates through contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Front · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips before uncoiling in sync with trunk rotation, making the sequencing of upper-body rotation into contact easy to distinguish.
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240 |
3.4s |
FH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His semi-western grip is evident in the way the racquet face is slightly closed at setup, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact snap through contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into the backswing, then uncoil ahead of the arm with a noticeable delay that shows clear kinetic chain sequencing from hips and torso into the stroke.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His open stance is clearly visible as he plants the outside foot, loads on the right leg, and uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a front angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, uses a quick adjustment hop, and then pushes laterally to recover back toward the center.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His follow-through wraps across his body with the non-hitting hand opening back for counterbalance before he quickly returns the racquet to a neutral ready position.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced coil relative to his hips, then uncoil in sequence so the trunk rotation clearly leads the arm swing before contact.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Half Volley Center · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high path for heavy topspin.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Center Down The Line · Rear · Neutral · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. At contact, his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to mid-torso height as the racket accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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240 |
3.3s |
FH Center · Leg-action · Rear · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the hips so the trunk unwinds progressively from the ground up through contact.
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240 |
3.1s |
FH Center · Rear · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind from the ground up as his legs drive upward and into the shot.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Center · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. At contact his 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 for heavy topspin.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest faces forward just after contact, showing clear sequencing from hip and torso rotation into the arm swing.
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240 |
3s |
FH Inside In · Rear · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, with a clearly visible separation between hip and trunk rotation as he coils then uncoils through contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Inside In · Rear · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a windshield-wiper path.
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240 |
3s |
FH Inside In · Rear · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet whips through after the torso has initiated the forward rotation.
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240 |
4.8s |
FH Inside In · Rear · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips so the trunk leads the racquet into contact with a compact, early acceleration.
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240 |
3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving explosively into an open position as his legs push up and into the court.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Moves Back · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a moving-back position, filmed from a rear angle. His quick adjustment steps backward into an open stance are clearly visible, with a small hop into contact followed by a balanced recovery toward the center.
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240 |
3s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His follow-through wraps fully across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he quickly regains a compact ready position.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Running Down The Line · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running forehand down the line from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His hips stay closed as he sprints wide, then rotate explosively through contact with a pronounced push off the outside leg and deep knee bend on the plant step.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Running · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through wraps over his left shoulder as his momentum carries him slightly left, with his non-hitting hand extending back to help him recover quickly into a neutral ready position.
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240 |
3s |
FH Short · Rear · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a central baseline position in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. The high-speed rear view makes it easy to see his slightly closed racket face at contact with the ball struck around waist height and the racket head accelerating steeply up and across his body.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear · Neutral · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his semi-western grip is evident in the way the racquet face stays closed with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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240 |
3s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The slow-motion angle makes it easy to see his racket lag with a slightly closed face at waist-height contact before accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
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120 |
2.7s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side at 240 fps. From this angle you can see his semi-western grip create pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a late, sharp wrist snap right through contact.
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240 |
2.2s |
FH Center · Side · Open · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the side at 120 fps slow motion. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback and a sharp, late wrist snap just before and through contact.
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120 |
3.4s |
FH Center · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side at 240 fps. From this angle, you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback before the wrist snaps forward through contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Inside In · Side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand Inside-In from the baseline, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face closed slightly at the top of the backswing, and the slow motion makes the delayed wrist lag and rapid pronation through contact clearly visible.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Inside In · Side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand Inside-In from the baseline, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His quick split step into an open stance and immediate recovery shuffle back toward the center are clearly visible in this slow-motion view.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Inside In · Side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His quick split step into an open stance and aggressive forward weight transfer toward the inside-in target are clearly visible in the slow-motion footwork sequence.
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240 |
2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a neutral baseline position in open stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his knees load deeply, and you can see a strong upward leg drive as he moves back and then pushes into the shot.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Moves Back · Side · 120fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side at 120 fps slow motion. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him as his weight shifts slightly onto the back foot before he recovers toward a ready position.
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120 |
3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side · 120fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a side angle in 120 fps slow motion. His quick adjustment steps backward set up a semi-open stance, with a compact split-step leading into a controlled push off the outside leg before contact.
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120 |
4.2s |
FH Moves Back · Side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive into contact despite his backward momentum.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Running · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the side at 240 fps. The side view makes it easy to see his slightly closed racket face at contact with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip and around waist height, along with the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the hitting zone.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Volley · Side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His follow-through wraps across his body with his weight transferring onto the front foot before he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
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240 |
1.7s |
FH Volley · Side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side angle. From this view you can see an early, deep shoulder turn that coils the trunk, followed by a clearly sequenced uncoiling of the torso leading the arm and racket through contact.
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240 |
1.8s |
FH Volley · Side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His compact split step leads into a quick pivot into an open stance, with small adjustment steps before contact and a pronounced crossover recovery back toward his ready position.
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240 |
1.8s |
FH Wide → FH Swinging Volley · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side at 120 fps. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to the hips before contact, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from pelvis to upper torso through the hit.
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120 |
5.9s |
FH Wide · Side · Open · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. The side view in 240 fps shows his racket face slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist-to-chest height in front of his body, and the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Half Volley Center → FH Volley · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively square to the net while his knees remain softly flexed, with a short forward leg drive that supports a compact, controlled step into the ball.
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240 |
5.4s |
FH Volley · Side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's forehand volley from the side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed wrist, allowing only a subtle, controlled wrist flexion forward through contact rather than a pronounced wrist snap.
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240 |
1.7s |
OH · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips and legs show a deep knee bend before extension, with the lead hip driving upward as he pushes off the ground into the overhead.
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240 |
4.3s |
FH Short → OH · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate from a fully side-on coil into a square position at contact as the trunk uncoils upward, clearly linking torso rotation to the upward arm swing in slow motion.
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240 |
6.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to hitting shoulder, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of trunk release easy to distinguish in slow motion.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle in 240 fps slow motion. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face at the bottom of the swing, with a pronounced wrist lag that quickly unwinds into a compact pronation through contact.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward and into the court are clearly visible in this slow-motion view.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced unit turn before the ball arrives, then uncoil in a compact sequence where the torso rotation clearly precedes the release of the arms through contact.
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240 |
2.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders with the hitting-side shoulder staying slightly closed through contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His early shoulder turn loads the trunk coil well before contact, and the slow motion makes the uncoiling sequence from hips to shoulders to arms clearly visible through the hit.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body as he steps diagonally back toward the center and brings both hands down into a compact ready position.
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240 |
3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return of a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. After contact he lets the racquet finish high with his torso unwinding toward the baseline while his weight transfers onto his front foot, bringing both hands back together near his center as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a slightly upward path through the hitting zone.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His two-handed grip stays compact with a laid-back hitting wrist through the swing, then firms up sharply at contact as the non-dominant hand guides the racquet face.
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240 |
2.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the rear leg kicking back as his hips rotate through the shot.
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240 |
1.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face stays nearly square to the incoming ball with the contact point slightly in front of his lead hip, and the upward swing path and leg kick accentuate the racket head acceleration through the strike.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his front shoulder while his non-hitting hand releases early to help his torso unwind and recover back toward a neutral ready position.
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240 |
2.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His relatively relaxed grip lets the wrists stay loose into the backswing, then the dominant right wrist firms up just before contact to stabilize the racquet face through the ball.
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240 |
2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His racket face stays relatively square to the incoming ball at contact with the strike made around waist height, and the wrists stay firm as the racket accelerates forward on a compact swing path.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His split step precedes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with a quick pivot of the hips and minimal lateral shuffle before planting the outside foot for the swing.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His two-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a rising swing path, creating a compact, early contact point.
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240 |
3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His two-handed backhand grip stays compact with a firm left-hand lead while the wrists remain relaxed in a laid-back position before a late, sharp wrist release into contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a strong knee bend and aggressive leg drive upward and into the court are clearly visible in slow motion.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while his knees are deeply flexed in the loading phase, showing a strong upward leg drive into the shot.
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240 |
2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while his knees are deeply flexed in the loading phase, showing a pronounced leg drive upward and into the court as he meets the second serve.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the left hand releasing early while his weight continues moving slightly forward into the court before he resets his ready position.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice return from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and the wrist stays laid back through the swing with minimal post-contact wrist roll.
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240 |
2.5s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice return on a second serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His continental grip is clearly visible on the bottom hand, with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays stable through contact and only subtly releases downward to accentuate the underspin.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His compact split step into a semi-open stance leads into a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that set his feet before contact and enable an efficient first recovery step back toward the center.
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240 |
1.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. At contact, his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings just in front of his lead hip at about waist height, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path through the hitting zone.
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240 |
2.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then uncoil in sync with a strong push off the outside leg to drive into the court.
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240 |
1.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His quick split-step into a semi-open stance and short adjustment steps toward the ball are clearly visible before he pivots and recovers back toward his baseline position.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a strong knee bend and aggressive leg drive forward into the court are clearly visible on the return.
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240 |
3.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His semi-western grip is easy to see in slow motion, with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a subtle but sharp wrist snap just before contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His early unit turn loads the shoulders well past his hips, creating a clear trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from pelvis to torso to hitting arm through contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His shoulders load with an early unit turn and noticeable trunk coil, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders with the hitting-side shoulder finishing across his body after contact.
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240 |
3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His quick split step into a semi-open stance and small adjustment hops toward the ball are clearly visible, followed by a compact recovery step that readies him for the next shot.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His semi-western grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, creating noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a compact, late wrist snap right before contact.
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240 |
3s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand slice return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through stays compact with the racquet finishing in front of his body as he quickly regains a neutral stance, using small adjustment steps to recover toward his ready position on the baseline.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand volley return of a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is firm with the wrist set in a stable, slightly extended position, holding minimal wrist movement through contact to keep the volley compact and controlled.
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240 |
5.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His semi-western forehand grip is set early with a relaxed hand, creating clear wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a subtle but sharp wrist snap right through contact.
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240 |
4.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then drive up through the legs to rotate the hips into the court during contact.
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240 |
3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His quick split-step into a compact adjustment step sets up a neutral stance, with both feet planting almost simultaneously as he meets the ball.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high with a pronounced leg kick and his non-hitting hand stays in front of his body as he transfers weight forward into a compact recovery stance.
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240 |
2.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle in 240 fps slow motion. His quick split step into a neutral stance is followed by a pronounced left-leg kick that aids his lateral recovery back toward the center.
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240 |
2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His semi-western left hand grip and firm but relaxed right hand support create a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that smoothly unwinds into a stable, quiet wrist at contact.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His shoulders and trunk form a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion where the torso rotation clearly leads the racquet through contact.
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240 |
2.8s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice return from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His quick split step into a compact, slightly open stance is visible, followed by a short lateral adjustment and a small recovery hop to reset toward the center.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's sliced backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His compact split step into a slightly open stance is followed by a short lateral adjustment and minimal forward step, letting him stay grounded and ready to recover quickly after contact.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the ad court, filmed from the front at 240fps. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist lag that snaps forward just before contact.
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240 |
2.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to hitting shoulder, making the degree of upper-body rotation and its timing easy to distinguish in slow motion.
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240 |
2.7s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His quick split step into a semi-open stance and small adjustment hops toward the ball are clearly visible before he drives off his outside leg and takes a short recovery step back toward the center.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes across his body with his weight transferring into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to reset into a compact ready position.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed at load with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive up and forward into the court to take the ball early.
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240 |
2.4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand quickly comes back toward his torso, helping him transition into a compact ready position after landing his weight forward.
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240 |
2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping around toward his left side as he quickly brings both hands down into a compact ready position while his weight shifts back to the baseline.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, keeping the hitting shoulder slightly closed through contact for stable trunk rotation.
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240 |
1.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His shoulders and trunk load together with a pronounced upper-body coil, then uncoil in sequence so that the torso rotation clearly leads the racquet into contact.
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240 |
2.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. At contact, the 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 for added topspin.
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240 |
3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His hips load in a semi-open position with a noticeable knee bend, and then unwind as his legs drive upward and forward into the court during contact.
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240 |
2.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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240 |
2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return of a first serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His relatively compact takeback keeps the racquet head outside his hands while his wrists stay relaxed and flexed, creating a late wrist release into contact.
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120 |
2.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His compact split-step into a quick pivot sets up a neutral stance, with small adjustment steps aligning his body to the incoming serve before he drives through the ball.
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120 |
2.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #3
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return of first serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively flat swing path through the hitting zone.
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120 |
2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return of a first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side at 120 fps. His early unit turn loads the shoulders well ahead of the hips, creating a visible trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence as the shoulders unwind slightly before the hips stabilize through contact.
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120 |
2.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve Slice · Deuce · Side · 120fps #1
Kei Nishikori's sliced backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he sets up, with a noticeable knee bend and low center of gravity that lets his legs stay loaded through the return.
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120 |
3s |
BH Return 1st Serve Slice · Deuce · Side · 120fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice return from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the swing path moves downward and forward with a controlled, abbreviated follow-through.
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120 |
2.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the ad side, filmed from the side at 120 fps. His two-handed grip stays compact with a laid-back wrist on the right hand that firms up into a stable, slightly pronated position just before contact.
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120 |
2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes around shoulder height with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him before he quickly regains a compact ready position.
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120 |
2.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side · 120fps #1
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His follow-through finishes around shoulder height with the non-hitting hand releasing the racquet early, and he quickly regains a neutral stance with his weight shifting back to a ready position on the baseline.
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120 |
2.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's two-handed backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the racket head accelerates on a compact, mostly linear path through contact.
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240 |
2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side · 120fps #3
Kei Nishikori's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His quick split step into a compact unit turn leads into a mostly neutral stance, with small adjustment steps to set spacing before he drives through the ball and recovers toward the center.
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120 |
3.1s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #1
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice return from the ad side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while a pronounced knee bend and forward-driving front leg support a low, stable base through contact.
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120 |
2.5s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #2
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice return from the ad side, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. His early unit turn is clear as the shoulders close well past perpendicular to the net before contact, with the trunk uncoiling ahead of the arm swing to start the kinetic chain.
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120 |
2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → BH Short · Ad · Side · 120fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side at 120 fps. At contact his racket face stays nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of his lead hip and around waist height, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path through the hitting zone.
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120 |
5.6s |
Second Serve → FH Short · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. The slow motion shows the racket face slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating low-to-high through the ball.
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240 |
7.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. The side view makes the upward racket path and pronation at contact clear, with the racket face slightly closed as it meets the ball just above head height.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His continental grip is steady with a relaxed hand, and the slow motion makes the gradual wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
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Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. At contact his 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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Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a small front-foot adjustment before the knee bend, and a quick hop into the court after landing to start his recovery.
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Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a small rear-foot adjustment into the stance, followed by a controlled front-leg landing that sets up an efficient recovery step toward the center.
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Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #4
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His shoulders rotate significantly away from the court during the toss phase, then uncoil in sync with trunk rotation so that the chest opens toward the net just after contact, clearly illustrating upper-body contribution to racket-head speed.
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Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #5
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline during the toss and trophy phase, then uncoil ahead of the arm as his trunk drives upward and into the court.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after racket drop, then rotate into the court through contact.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His rhythmic footwork into the serve uses a controlled pinpoint stance, with the back foot drawing up to the front before a balanced landing on his left leg that sets up a quick recovery step toward the baseline.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with a small hop into the trophy position and a controlled front-leg landing that sets up a quick recovery step toward the baseline.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. From this side view you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates up and across the ball just after contact to shape the serve.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. The high-speed view shows a loose hitting arm with the racket dropping clearly into a deep backscratch position before driving up to contact with a slightly closed racket face.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. His follow-through finishes with the hitting arm relaxed across his body while his weight transfers onto his front leg, setting him up to recover into a compact ready position.
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Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His continental grip is stable with a relaxed hand, while the slow motion makes the progressive wrist pronation through contact very clear.
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Second Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle. His follow-through finishes with his hitting arm relaxed across his body while his weight transfers onto his front (left) leg, bringing him quickly back toward a compact ready position.
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Second Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a closed face and pronounced upward swing path, emphasizing spin and kick.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. From this view, you can clearly see his relaxed continental grip and the pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racket edge leads and then turns outward into the ball.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. The slow-motion view makes it clear how his shoulders close significantly during the toss phase before the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His follow-through finishes across his body with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing in front as his weight transfers into the court and he quickly regains a neutral ready position.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 240fps. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, with the front leg pushing into the court as the hips uncoil toward the target.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. The racket meets the ball at full extension slightly above head height with a clearly closed racket face, emphasizing an upward brushing path through contact.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #3
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend and then rotate sharply toward the court as his back leg drives up and forward into the court.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes across his body with the non-hitting arm tucking in toward his torso, and he quickly lands on his front foot to transition into a compact ready position.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His follow-through carries his hitting arm across his body while his back leg swings forward, helping him land into the court and quickly organize into a compact ready position.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His stance shifts from a balanced platform into a strong front-leg drive, with a pronounced hip and shoulder rotation that initiates just before his tossing arm drops.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg pushing off the ground to initiate hip rotation into the court.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line rotates gradually upward and forward as the trunk uncoils from a deep coil, making the sequential opening of hips, torso, and shoulder girdle especially clear in this slow-motion view.
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BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. His continental grip is clearly visible with the hitting wrist laid back and stable through contact, showing minimal wrist hinge as the racquet tracks down and through the ball.
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BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils against a relatively stable lower body, then uncoils in sync with a slightly downward swing path to keep the slice low and controlled.
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FH Slice Running · Court-level-side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand slice on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can clearly see his continental grip with a firm but relaxed hand and pronounced wrist layback that stays stable through contact with only a subtle release after the ball leaves the strings.
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BH Slice Center · Front · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front angle. The racket face is clearly open at contact with the ball struck slightly below net height, and the high-speed footage makes the downward, slightly diagonal cutting path of the racket through the ball easy to see.
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BH Slice → Lob · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice lob from the center, filmed from the front at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is markedly open with the ball struck around chest height, and the racket moves on an upward, slightly outside-to-inside path that creates a high, floating trajectory.
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BH Slice Running · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running backhand slice from the baseline, filmed from the front at 240 fps slow motion. His quick adjustment steps into the ball lead to a slightly open stance, and the front view makes his small recovery shuffle back toward the center line easy to see.
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BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and you can clearly see the downward, slightly forward swing path creating underspin.
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BH Slice Wide · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg supports a low, stable base through contact.
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FH Slice Running · Front · 240fps #1
Kei Nishikori's running forehand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his outside leg plants with a pronounced knee bend, providing a low base as he moves through the shot.
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FH Slice Running · Front · 240fps #2
Kei Nishikori's forehand slice on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a pronounced trunk tilt to the right, and the trunk uncoils minimally through contact while the shoulders guide the racquet on a stable, slightly downward path.
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FH Slice Wide · Front · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a slightly open stance is followed by a small lateral adjustment step, with his outside foot planting early to support the low, skidding slice.
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FH Slice Short · Rear · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's forehand slice from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes with the racket face slightly open and extended out front as his weight transfers onto the front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Running · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running backhand slice from the baseline, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His extended one-handed follow-through stays out in front as his weight continues moving through the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to a compact ready position after contact.
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BH Slice Short · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's backhand slice from the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he uses a controlled forward recovery step after the swing to re-center.
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3.2s |
FH Slice Running · Side · 240fps
Kei Nishikori's running forehand slice from the baseline, filmed from the side at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket moves on a distinctly descending path that continues forward with a controlled, abbreviated follow-through.
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