Lindsay Davenport
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Lindsay Davenport

United States
Active Retired #1 career high 55 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 189cm
3 Grand Slams
  • Australian Open 1
  • Wimbledon 1
  • US Open 1
Tall, powerful baseliner with a big serve and clean, flat groundstrokes. Used her reach and power to dominate rallies from the back of the court.

Coaches: Robert Van't Hof

Video Library (540 videos)

Name FPS Duration
FH Approach → FH Volley → BH Short · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach shot from mid-court, followed by a forehand volley and backhand volley on the short court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her semi-western forehand grip is paired with noticeable wrist lag on the approach, while the volleys show a firmer continental grip with minimal wrist movement through contact.
7.6s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket face stays relatively square through contact at around waist to chest height, with a driving, linear swing path that keeps the racket head moving aggressively through the ball.
4.7s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then drive forward off the back leg into the court as she transitions toward the net for the volley.
5.6s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Front Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, with a noticeable but compact coil that uncoils late through contact so the chest finishes facing more toward the target.
7.8s
BH Approach → FH Short → OH · Rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position as she moves in for the overhead.
11.3s
FH Approach → FH Swinging Volley · Rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket face stays relatively square to the ball at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with a long, driving swing path that keeps the racket head accelerating straight through the court.
6.8s
FH Approach → OH · Rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach shot followed by an overhead from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court and quickly resets her feet and racket into a ready position to finish at the net.
5.6s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Side Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a few quick adjustment steps into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by long, efficient strides moving forward to close into the net.
6.5s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach and backhand volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a deliberate adjustment step into a semi-open stance on the forehand approach, followed by a quick crossover and small shuffle steps to set a stable base for the backhand volley.
5.3s
FH Approach → OH · Side Lindsay Davenport's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is easy to see as her wrist stays laid back through the forward swing before unhinging slightly right after contact.
8.5s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate together as a single unit on the takeback, then uncoil squarely through contact with minimal extra torso rotation past the target.
3s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. She uses a clearly closed stance with her front foot stepping diagonally into the court and minimal extra adjustment steps before driving through the shot.
2.3s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, and she drives up through both legs to transfer her weight forward through contact.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a strong coil, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent arm swing, making the sequencing of her upper-body rotation easy to see.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #4 Lindsay Davenport's two-handed backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil on the unit turn, then uncoil through contact with the chest finishing square to the net, clearly showing how the upper body leads the stroke.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #5 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her trunk so that her chest squares to the ball at contact with minimal extra rotation after impact.
2.5s
BH Center · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her footwork is compact with a small adjustment hop into a solid neutral stance, followed by a straightforward recovery step back to her ready position.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through straight toward the target and quickly brings both hands back in front of her body, settling into a wide, stable ready position for the next shot.
2.9s
BH Center · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her footwork features a firm plant of the outside leg into a mostly neutral stance, with minimal adjustment steps before contact due to her long reach.
2.3s
BH Center · Court-level-front #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, and then her legs drive upward together to straighten into contact.
2.5s
BH Half Volley Center · Leg-action · Court-level-front Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from a central position, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is almost vertical with a slightly rising path, meeting the ball just below hip height with compact racket head acceleration through the shot.
2s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact, with the contact point around waist height and the racket driven straight through the hitting zone for a clean, flat trajectory.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, with a pronounced coil on the unit turn followed by a compact uncoil that keeps the chest facing forward for a longer time through contact.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through high across her body and quickly widens her stance to reset her weight and prepare for the next shot.
2.4s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment step backward into a neutral stance, followed by a firm plant of the outside foot before she drives through the two-handed swing.
1.9s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's moving-back two-handed backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with the impact point around waist height, and the swing path drives through the ball with noticeable racket head acceleration.
2.9s
BH Running · Court-level-front Lindsay Davenport's running backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through straight toward the target, then quickly brings both hands back toward her body as she plants her outside foot and squares up into a ready position for the next shot.
4s
BH Short · Court-level-front Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through straight toward the target, then quickly brings the racquet back to center as her weight settles on her front foot and she resets into a ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the center in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racquet over her front shoulder as she uncoils her shoulders and quickly brings both hands down into a neutral ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist deviation, and you can see the hitting wrist remain relatively firm through contact with only a subtle release after the ball leaves the strings.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and you can clearly see her firm, stable wrists driving straight through contact with very little wrist rollover.
2.7s
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand half-volley from the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk stay relatively square with a compact coil, then uncoil together through contact with minimal extra rotation, emphasizing strong upper-body stability on the stretch.
2.4s
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand half-volley from the front of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her initial split step into a wide lateral move is followed by a low, slightly open stance, using a long last stride to reach the ball and a small recovery step to stabilize after contact.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with a strong knee bend, and she drives off her outside leg to reach the wide ball while keeping her base stable through contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her two-handed backhand contact is struck around waist to hip height with a relatively square, slightly closed racket face and a direct, linear swing path through the ball.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her feet stay planted in a strong open base as she rotates through the shot, with only a short recovery step bringing her back toward the middle after contact.
3s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #4 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the front of the court, filmed from a court_level angle. She plants in a strong open stance with her outside foot anchoring as she reaches laterally, then uses a small recovery step to start moving back toward the center after contact.
2.6s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet and she quickly uncrosses her feet to recover back into a neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.2s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a strong knee bend on the outside leg, then extend upward through contact as her legs drive through the shot.
2.3s
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from center court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her wide base and minimal knee bend are visible as she stays low through contact, then takes a short recovery step to reset her stance on the baseline.
1.9s
BH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand inside-in from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork is compact with minimal adjustment steps, setting into a stable neutral stance before driving through the shot without significant lateral recovery movement.
2.1s
BH Inside In · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand inside-in from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her two-handed backhand contact is struck slightly in front of her body with a relatively square racket face and a compact, direct swing path through the ball.
3.9s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork shows her weight shifting onto the back leg as she retreats, setting up a slightly open stance before planting and transferring forward into the shot.
2.4s
BH Running · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's running two-handed backhand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her relatively firm eastern backhand grip on the left hand combines with a stable, minimally laid-back hitting wrist, producing a compact wrist snap right through contact.
2.8s
BH Short · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her footwork is compact with minimal adjustment steps, and she sets up in a solid neutral stance with her weight transferring forward through contact.
3s
BH Wide · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through high across her body, then quickly releases the non-hitting hand and uses her long stride to recover back toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
2.9s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her relatively upright stance is paired with minimal adjustment steps, as she plants early in a neutral stance and uses a short lateral shuffle rather than extensive recovery footwork.
2.7s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent shoulder whip, emphasizing a strong, connected torso-driven swing.
2.4s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through contact with a moderate knee bend, and you can see her back leg driving forward only slightly as she transfers weight into the shot.
2.5s
BH Center · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, and she drives up strongly through her legs to extend into the shot.
2.5s
BH Center · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and from this side view you can see a relatively stable wrist position through contact with only a slight extension after the ball leaves the strings.
2.2s
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively high with only a moderate knee bend, and her legs work in a short, bracing step rather than a deep drive as she absorbs the low ball.
4.1s
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the wrists remain firm through contact to keep the racquet face stable on the low, skidding ball.
2s
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball taken just in front of her body at around knee height, and the compact swing path keeps the racket head moving almost straight through the line of the shot.
2.1s
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the hitting wrist remains firm through contact to keep the racquet face stable on the low bounce.
2.4s
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #5 Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through slightly upward while her weight continues forward into the court, finishing with her feet setting quickly into a neutral ready position.
1.8s
BH Center · Court-level-side · Open Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she extends her arms fully through the ball with her weight settling onto her front foot, then quickly releases her non-hitting hand to reset into a solid two-handed ready position on the baseline.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a moderate knee bend, and you can see her use a controlled leg drive upward rather than a deep sit to stabilize her tall frame as she hits off a slightly retreating stance.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending toward the target as her weight settles onto the outside leg before she quickly repositions the racquet in front to recover.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced unit turn, then uncoil in a single, connected motion that keeps the torso rotating through contact rather than stopping abruptly.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her two-handed backhand contacts the ball slightly in front of her body with a relatively square racket face and a compact, linear swing path through the hitting zone.
2.8s
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open Lindsay Davenport's running backhand from an open stance on the run, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net while her legs show a pronounced directional push off the outside leg, with a deep knee bend loading into the shot before she extends through contact.
2.9s
BH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with a compact trunk coil, then uncoil in a short, direct arm action that keeps the hitting structure tight in front of her body.
2.6s
BH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact footwork keeps her mostly planted with a minimal adjustment step into a neutral stance before she drives through the ball.
2.4s
BH Short · Court-level-side Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and the wrists stay relatively quiet through contact with only a slight extension of the hitting wrist after impact.
5s
BH Swinging Volley · Arm-action · Court-level-side #65 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket face stays relatively square through contact at about waist height, with the hitting arm and non-dominant arm driving straight through the ball for a long, linear swing path.
2.9s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact on the handle while her wrists remain relatively firm with minimal lag, creating a stable hitting structure through contact.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face stays relatively square through contact at about waist height, with the two-handed swing driving straight through the ball before extending out toward the target.
3.1s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket face stays relatively square through contact at about waist height, with the two-handed swing driving straight through the ball before extending out toward the target.
3.1s
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and the hitting wrist remains relatively stable through contact with only a slight extension after the swing.
2.6s
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her racket face is almost vertical at contact with the ball striking around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives straight through the line of the shot with noticeable racket head acceleration.
2.3s
BH Half Volley Center · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders stay relatively closed through contact while the trunk performs a compact, synchronized uncoil that keeps the upper body stable against the incoming pace.
1.9s
BH Half Volley Center · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and you can see both wrists stay relatively quiet through contact with only a slight forward flex to stabilize the racquet face.
2.1s
BH Center · Front · Open Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk show a compact but noticeable coil against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil together through contact with minimal extra rotation past the target line.
2.8s
BH Inside Out · Front Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. Her two-handed backhand uses a semi-open stance with a small adjustment step into contact, and she takes a short lateral recovery step back toward the middle after the swing.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Front Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and you can clearly see the firm, stable wrists holding through contact with very little post-impact wrist roll.
3.4s
BH Moves Back · Front · Open Lindsay Davenport's backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip stays firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand, then straightens through contact with minimal wrist snap for a flatter trajectory.
2.4s
BH Short · Front Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with a noticeable knee bend on both legs, showing a strong, stable base through the short backswing and forward drive.
3.2s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed as she moves out to the ball, with a noticeable knee bend on the outside leg to load before driving laterally into the shot.
2.7s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the front. After contact she extends the racquet toward the target with her non-hitting arm counterbalancing in front of her body before she releases it back into a compact ready position.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Closed Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle in a closed stance. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, creating a compact coil on the takeback and a pronounced uncoil through contact where the chest finishes facing more toward the target.
2.5s
BH Wide · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the center, filmed from the front. Her racket face stays relatively square at contact with the ball struck around waist to hip height, and the two-handed follow-through drives straight through the line of the shot.
3s
BH Wide · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the center, filmed from the front. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through out toward the target, then releases the non-dominant hand early as she recovers her torso and racquet back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
BH Half Volley Wide · Front Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand half-volley from the front. Her follow-through finishes out in front with the non-hitting hand staying near the body as she pushes off the outside leg to recover back toward a neutral ready position.
2.3s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with a strong trunk coil on the takeback, then uncoil through contact with the torso driving forward before the arms complete the swing.
2.5s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with both hands in front of her body as her weight transfers onto her front foot and she quickly resets her feet into a neutral ready position.
2.6s
BH Center · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed backhand grip is firm with minimal wrist lag, and the rear view makes the stable, quiet wrist position through contact especially clear.
2.5s
BH Center · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively compact, linear swing path and the contact point slightly in front of her lead hip.
2.7s
BH Center · Rear #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and you can see the hitting wrist stay firm through contact with only a slight pronation after the ball leaves the strings.
2.7s
BH Center · Rear #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork features a compact adjustment step into a neutral stance, with minimal lateral movement and a firm plant of the front foot before she drives through the shot.
2.8s
BH Inside Out · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. Her two-handed grip stays relatively firm with minimal wrist lag, and you can see the dominant hand stay quiet through contact with only a small amount of wrist pronation directing the ball InsideOut.
2.2s
BH Inside Out · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand InsideOut from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet before she quickly releases the non-hitting hand to reset her grip and recover to a neutral ready position on the baseline.
2.5s
BH Moves Back · Rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the rear. Her shoulders and trunk load together into a deep unit turn, then uncoil in a compact sequence where the torso rotation clearly drives the racquet through the ball.
2.4s
BH Short · Arm-action · Rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit on the unit turn, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent shoulder whip due to her compact arm action.
3.2s
BH Lob · Rear Lindsay Davenport's two-handed BH topspin lob from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she extends her arms upward with a high, arcing follow-through and then quickly rebalances her stance to recover toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.5s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the center moving toward the sideline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with a pronounced upper-body coil, then uncoil through contact with the trunk driving through first and the arms following in a compact, connected motion.
3.2s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed backhand grip stays firm with minimal wrist deviation, with the hitting wrist staying relatively straight through contact rather than snapping or rolling excessively.
2.6s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and the rear view makes the stable, relatively quiet wrist action through contact especially clear.
2.9s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face stays relatively square to the ball with a compact two-handed swing path, striking the ball around waist height with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.7s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she extends her arms fully through the line of the ball and uses a strong lateral push off her outside leg to recover back toward a neutral ready position.
2.3s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #4 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in a single, connected motion with minimal extra torso rotation after contact.
3.3s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the baseline while her knees bend deeply to lower her center of gravity and drive laterally into the wide ball.
3.9s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a unit on the takeback, then uncoil together through contact with limited extra torso rotation after the hit.
2.1s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she plants her outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push-off to reach and drive through the wide ball.
2.6s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her feet are set in a solid neutral stance with minimal extra steps, using a compact pivot and weight transfer rather than extensive lateral movement.
2.6s
BH Center · Side · Closed #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. After contact she extends her arms fully through the ball and lets her weight move into the court before quickly resetting her feet into a neutral ready position.
2.5s
BH Center · Side · Closed #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. Her two-handed grip is firm with the bottom hand driving the stroke while the top hand guides, and you can see minimal wrist lag into contact with a compact, stable wrist position through the swing.
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BH Half Volley Center · Side Lindsay Davenport's backhand half-volley from center court, filmed from the side. Her knees stay flexed with a low center of gravity while her hips stay relatively closed, using a short leg drive forward to stabilize the shot off the low bounce.
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BH Center · Side · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through high and across her body while her weight continues to move into the court and her feet prepare to reset to a neutral ready position.
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BH Center · Side · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her racket face is nearly square to the ball at contact with the impact point around waist height, and the racket head drives forward on a relatively flat swing path.
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BH Center · Side · Open #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across her body as her weight transfers onto her front leg, and she quickly lets the non-hitting hand drop back toward a neutral ready position.
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BH Center · Side · Open #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed at the start with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind with a strong upward leg drive that straightens through contact.
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BH Center · Side · Open #5 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her racket face is almost vertical at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the shot before releasing the follow-through upward.
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BH Center · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a strong knee bend, then extend upward as her legs drive through the court to support her flat, driving swing.
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BH Center · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and the side angle makes the strong, stable wrist position through contact especially noticeable.
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BH Center · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her contact point is slightly in front of her front hip with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head drives through the ball on a long, linear path with high speed.
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BH Center · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her racket face stays relatively square through contact at about waist height, with the two-handed swing driving straight through the ball before finishing high.
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BH Center · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from center court, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a short adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with her back leg driving forward as she steps into the court and then plants for a controlled recovery.
2.7s
BH Inside Out · Side Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of her body and around waist to hip height, and the swing path drives straight through the ball with noticeable racket head acceleration.
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BH Moves Back · Side · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact she extends her arms fully through the ball with her weight settling onto her outside leg before she releases the racket into a relaxed finish and returns to a neutral ready position.
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BH Moves Back · Side · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from an open stance while moving back, filmed from a side angle. Her two-handed racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her body with a relatively square racket face and a compact, forward swing path through the hitting zone.
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BH Moves Back · Side · Open #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a side angle. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot first, then loads on her back leg before transferring weight forward through contact.
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BH Moves Back · Side · Open #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the baseline while moving back in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net as she loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize while retreating.
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BH Moves Back · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing stability before a strong upward leg drive into the shot.
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BH Moves Back · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, and you can see her use a strong upward leg drive to stabilize and lift into the shot despite retreating.
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BH Moves Back · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across her body as her weight settles onto her back foot before she regroups into a ready stance.
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BH Moves Back · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her footwork features long retreating steps into a neutral stance, with a small adjustment step before contact to set her weight more evenly over her back leg.
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BH Moves Back · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the takeback, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that brings the chest from closed to almost square by contact.
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BH Moves Back · Side #6 Lindsay Davenport's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and you can see her wrists stay relatively quiet through contact with only a slight extension of the hitting wrist after impact.
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BH Running · Side Lindsay Davenport's running backhand from the side. Her shoulders stay closed well past contact as her trunk uncoils late from a deep upper-body coil, with the non-dominant arm driving the rotation through the kinetic chain.
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BH Short · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate early as her trunk coils strongly against a stable lower body, then uncoil in a synchronized sequence that brings both shoulders square to the net at contact.
2.2s
BH Short · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a small adjustment step into a neutral stance, with her back foot planting just before contact and a short recovery step returning her toward the middle.
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BH Short · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the short court, filmed from the side. Her racket face is nearly square at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the shot with noticeable racket head acceleration.
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BH Short · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, then her long legs drive up and forward to straighten into contact on the short ball.
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BH Short · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's backhand from the short court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with a strong trunk coil on the takeback, then uncoil in sequence so the torso leads the racquet into contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. Her racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with both hands driving through at about waist height, producing a long, linear swing path through the hitting zone.
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BH Wide · Side · Closed #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed to the net as she loads on the outside leg with a deep knee bend, then drive forward with the back leg initiating a strong upward and forward weight transfer through contact.
2.9s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand half-volley from the side. Her shoulders and trunk stay relatively square to the net with only a modest coil, and you can see a compact uncoil through contact driven more by a stable upper body than by a large rotational sequence.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. She plants in a strong open stance with her outside foot bracing wide, then uses a short lateral recovery step to push back toward the center after contact.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the open stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in sequence with her legs and hips, with the upper body staying relatively upright due to her height.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Open #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. Her two-handed backhand grip is firm with a stable wrist structure, showing minimal wrist lag and a solid, locked position through contact.
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BH Wide · Side · Open #4 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot early, then uses a short lateral push-off and minimal recovery steps to get back toward her starting position.
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BH Wide · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her body with a relatively closed face and a compact, linear swing path through the hit.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net as she loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong lateral push off the outside leg to reach the wide ball.
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BH Wide · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she pushes off the outside leg to recover back toward the center.
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BH Wide · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. She takes a strong neutral stance with a deep knee bend, using a few long lateral adjustment steps before planting and then a cross-step recovery back toward the center.
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BH Wide · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her two-handed backhand grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and the hitting wrist remains relatively straight through contact with only a subtle pronation after impact.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from court-level front. Her continental grip is firm with a relatively straight wrist at the trophy position, followed by a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racquet face square.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil aggressively into contact with clear sequencing from hip turn through upper torso rotation.
3.3s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck slightly above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward and forward along the intended line.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket comes through with a slightly closed face at contact, striking the ball at full extension well above head height to maximize racket head speed up and through the ball.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from court-level front. Her contact point is well above her head with a fully extended tossing arm, and the racket face is nearly square to the ball as the racket accelerates steeply upward through contact.
2.9s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-front #10 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from court-level front. Her continental grip is firm with a neutral wrist at the trophy position, then she pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct wrist snap toward the wide target.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet face snaps through the ball.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level front. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sequence with the hips leading the upper body into contact.
3.4s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. She uses a measured, rhythmic weight transfer onto her front foot with a stable, slightly closed stance that keeps her upper body aligned straight through the toss and contact.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a neutral wrist at the trophy position, then you can see clear wrist pronation through contact as the racquet face drives up and through the ball.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulder line turns significantly away from the net during the trophy position, and you can clearly see her trunk uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders as she drives up into the ball.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. Her footwork is compact with a minimal pivot into a platform stance, and she drives up through the serve with a pronounced front-leg push and controlled landing inside the court.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change while the wrist remains relatively quiet through the toss and into contact, with only a late, subtle pronation visible just after impact.
2.9s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve out wide from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at a high contact point above her head, with a pronounced upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #13 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she lands well inside the court with her tossing arm dropping naturally as she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her feet stay mostly grounded with a minimal knee bend, using a simple platform stance and a short front-foot pivot into the court before landing on her left leg.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip is clear on the racquet handle, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a strong, extended follow-through.
3.9s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with a visible relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, producing a late wrist snap up and into the court.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her toss sets the contact point well above her extended racket hand, with the racket face nearly square to the ball at impact and the racket head accelerating steeply up and through the strike zone.
3.3s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive up and into the court as her back leg extends to push off the ground.
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First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level rear. From this angle you can clearly see her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase before the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with her serving arm.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork is compact with a minimal pinpoint stance, and you can see a small hop into the court after contact that sets up her recovery for the next shot.
3.3s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and the rear view makes it easy to see her pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge rotates toward the ball.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view, you can see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates strongly through contact, with minimal wrist flexion before the snap up and across the ball.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level rear. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, creating a pronounced upper-body coil that unwinds in sequence from the hips through the torso into the serving arm.
3.2s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side out wide, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil relative to the hips, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced trunk rotation that drives her hitting shoulder up and through the contact.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her stance is wide and stable with minimal knee bend, and you can see her back leg driving forward into the court with a small recovery step landing inside the baseline.
2.7s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she lets her hitting arm fully extend down across her body while her back leg swings forward into the court, leaving her balanced and ready for the next shot.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court with her torso fully unwound, her back leg swinging through and her non-hitting arm dropping as she lands balanced and begins her recovery.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed during the toss and loading phase, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive clearly visible as she pushes into the court.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulder and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to the hitting shoulder as she drives up to contact.
3.3s
First Serve · Leg-action · Court-level-side #68 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through carries her momentum slightly into the court with the back leg swinging through behind her, and she quickly returns the racquet to a neutral position as she begins her recovery steps.
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First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is well out in front at full extension, with a slightly closed racket face and a fast upward swing path that emphasizes a driving, flat trajectory.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through carries her weight into the court with her back leg swinging forward, and she quickly settles into a ready position with both hands on the racquet in front of her body.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her footwork is minimal with a stable platform stance, and you can clearly see her weight transfer moving linearly into the court as her front foot plants before upward drive.
3.9s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact her torso continues rotating into the court with her weight landing on the front foot, and her non-hitting arm drops naturally as she quickly regathers into a balanced ready position.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the target with a slightly pronated forearm, striking the ball just above full extension of her tossing arm for a flat, driving trajectory.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net during the toss while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible before she uncoils into the serve.
3.3s
First Serve Down The Line · Deuce · Front #20 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her feet stay grounded through a deliberate, rhythmic toss, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both legs into a balanced landing on her left foot just inside the baseline.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her stance is solid and slightly wider than shoulder-width, and you can clearly see her weight transfer from back foot to front foot as her hips and shoulders rotate into the court before landing on her left leg.
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First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her compact stance is easy to see here, with minimal knee bend and a simple weight transfer forward into the court as her front foot lands.
2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net as she bends her knees into the loading phase, with a noticeable upward leg drive as she extends into the serve.
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First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as the back leg extends to push her into the court.
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First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss before driving forward, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips uncoil toward the target as her back leg kicks back for support.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulder line turns significantly away from the net during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then unwinds in a clearly sequenced rotation from hips through shoulders into the hitting arm.
4.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil during the toss, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, creating a pronounced shoulder-over-shoulder action through contact.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clear sequence where the hips initiate rotation followed by the upper torso and shoulders driving up into contact.
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First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. After contact she lands on her front left leg with her back leg kicking behind, then quickly regathers her feet into a balanced, forward-facing ready position.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lands on her front foot and brings her back leg through, finishing with her tossing arm dropping and both hands settling near her midline as she resets into a ready position.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend and then drive forward with a strong upward push from both legs into the court.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. Her footwork shows a steady platform stance with minimal rocking motion before driving up, and her back foot pivots in place rather than stepping up aggressively into the court.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her arm action finishes with the hitting hand decelerating across her body while her back leg swings forward to help her land balanced and ready for the next shot.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball at full extension above her head as the racket accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her knees load into a deep bend with the back hip sitting behind the baseline, then drive up together so the hips extend upward into contact rather than rotating excessively.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change while her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced snap just after impact.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her hips stay closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with her back leg extending strongly to push her into the court.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball just above full extension of her tossing arm and showing a pronounced upward swing path for strong racket head speed.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is evident with a firm but relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulder line turns significantly away from the net during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.9s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her continental grip remains firm with minimal wrist flex, and you can clearly see the controlled wrist pronation as her racket accelerates up and through the ball.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her racket arm extends fully upward at contact with a slightly closed racket face and a high contact point well above her head, emphasizing a fast, upward swing path through the ball.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her racket arm extends fully upward at contact with a slightly closed racket face and a high contact point well above her head, emphasizing a long, continuous swing path through the ball.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal wrist flex, and you can clearly see her wrist pronation through contact as the racket face turns outward after impact.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, and the strike occurs just above full arm extension, emphasizing a steep upward swing path and high racket head speed through the hit.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact she lands on her front leg with her torso driving into the court, and her non-hitting arm drops back for balance before she settles into a compact ready position for the next ball.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is firm with minimal grip change and her wrist pronates late through contact, creating a pronounced snap just after the ball leaves the strings.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the torso leads the arm into contact.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. The racket moves up with a slightly closed face into a high contact point well above her head, with a fast, upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
4.6s
FH Center · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she extends her hitting arm straight through the court with her weight moving into the court, then quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle to re-establish a compact ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her footwork features a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, followed by a firm plant of the front foot and a short recovery step back toward the middle after contact.
2.4s
FH Center · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a firm but relaxed wrist, creating a pronounced lag on the forward swing that straightens through contact for a characteristically flat hit.
2s
FH Center · Court-level-front #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her semi-western grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and you can see a late but controlled wrist release as the racquet squares up through her characteristically flat contact.
2.7s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Neutral #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she drives her weight through the court, finishing with a long, forward follow-through and quickly resetting her hands in front of her body for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Neutral #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in a compact, linear sequence where the torso unwinds toward the target before the arm extends through contact.
2.3s
FH Half Volley · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her shoulders stay relatively square to the net with only a modest trunk coil, and you can see a compact uncoil through contact where the upper body rotation is shorter than on a full groundstroke due to the ball's low, early bounce.
2s
FH Half Volley · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. She stays low with a wide base and minimal forward steps, using a compact open stance to stabilize her body as she absorbs the ball early off the bounce.
2.2s
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork features a small adjustment hop into a mostly neutral stance, with a firm plant of the front foot before she drives through and a short recovery step back toward the middle.
4.6s
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed during the load with a deep knee bend, then drive forward off the front leg as the rear hip rotates through into contact.
3s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's inside-out forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in a single, connected motion with minimal extra torso lean, emphasizing a strong, linear kinetic chain through contact.
2.3s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her semi-western grip is easy to see here, with the wrist laid back to create clear lag before driving through contact with a firm, stable hand position.
2.2s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level front angle. She uses a wide semi-open stance with a small adjustment step into contact, then finishes with a couple of controlled recovery steps back toward a neutral position on the baseline.
4.6s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with a moderate knee bend, relying on a short leg drive rather than deep loading to stabilize her tall frame as she hits off a slightly open stance.
2.4s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she finishes with a high, across-the-body follow-through and quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle as she regains a balanced, neutral ready position behind the baseline.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her footwork features small adjustment steps as she retreats to create space, setting up in a mostly neutral stance before driving through the shot.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with a firm but relaxed wrist, creating a noticeable lag on the take-back that straightens into a solid, stable wrist at contact.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the backswing, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3.3s
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-front Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she finishes with a high, across-the-body follow-through while her non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before she regroups into a ready position.
2.6s
FH Running · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the swing path drives straight through with notable racket head speed despite her forward momentum.
2.6s
FH Running · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact she extends her follow-through across her body while her weight continues moving forward, quickly bringing both hands back toward the racket to reset into a ready position.
3.2s
FH Running · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork features long, driving strides into the shot with an open stance, followed by a couple of controlled recovery steps to regain her baseline position.
2.7s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a firm but relaxed wrist, creating a noticeable lag in the racket head before a strong, stable wrist position at contact.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed and a relatively straight, low-to-high swing path that keeps the shot flatter through the court.
3.1s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot early, using a small lateral adjustment step before swinging and then taking a recovery step back toward the center.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the forward swing before uncoiling into a subtle pronation at contact.
2.3s
FH Center · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact she finishes with a long, high follow-through and quickly brings both hands back toward the racquet handle as she recovers to a neutral ready position on the baseline.
2.1s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Neutral Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with a firm but relaxed hand on the handle, and the rear view makes the delayed wrist lag and late pronation into contact especially clear.
2.7s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact her racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively compact, forward-driven swing path and contact made around waist to chest height, emphasizing a flatter trajectory.
2.4s
FH Inside In · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face relatively square to the ball and a compact, forward swing path that keeps the racket head moving straight through the hitting zone.
2.4s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, then drive forward with a strong push off the right leg as the hips unwind into contact.
2.4s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her footwork shows a compact adjustment step into a strong neutral stance, with minimal lateral movement before a quick recovery step back to her ready position.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn, then unwind with a strong leg drive off her right leg and a noticeable knee bend that straightens through contact.
2.8s
FH Running · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she moves wide, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to load into the shot despite hitting on the run.
2.9s
FH Short · Court-level-rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the forward swing before unhinging slightly just after contact.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive up and into the wide ball.
3.1s
FH Wide · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body while her weight continues moving back toward the center of the baseline, and her non-hitting arm extends out to help her recover into a ready position.
3s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact for her characteristically flat drive.
2.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork is compact with minimal adjustment steps, setting up in a mostly neutral stance with a firm plant on the front foot before driving through the ball.
2.8s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork is economical with minimal adjustment steps into a solid neutral stance, using a small hop to load on the outside leg before driving through the shot.
2.5s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face relatively square to the ball and a flatter, forward swing path that keeps the racket head moving aggressively through the hitting zone.
2.5s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her movement into the ball is minimal as she plants in a strong neutral stance, using a short adjustment step before contact and a simple recovery step back toward her ready position.
2.8s
FH Center · Court-level-side Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward off the back leg as the front knee straightens into contact.
2.4s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing, with the wrist staying laid back until just before contact when it straightens through the ball.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her relatively upright stance transitions into a semi-open base with minimal extra steps, using a short adjustment shuffle before planting and rotating into the inside-out forehand.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand InsideOut from the middle of the court, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting arm retracting toward her torso as she transfers weight into her front leg and quickly returns to a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from court-level side. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her trunk rotation so the torso leads the arm swing into contact.
2.4s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is slightly in front of her body with the racket face relatively square to the ball, and the swing path drives through with noticeable racket head speed despite her backward movement.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her contact is taken around waist to chest height with a relatively square, slightly closed racket face and a direct, linear swing path that keeps the racket head traveling through the ball.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as she swings forward.
2.8s
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in a delayed sequence so the hips initiate first and the shoulders whip through later despite her forward momentum.
2.9s
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she moves laterally, with a noticeable low knee bend and strong outside leg push-off to load and drive into the shot while on the run.
3.3s
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork features long, driving strides into the ball and a late planting of the outside foot, creating a semi-open stance before she uses a pronounced cross-step to recover back toward the baseline position.
2.6s
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the ball and a relatively compact forward swing path that keeps the racket head traveling straight through contact.
2.7s
FH Running · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court level side angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in a single, continuous sequence that brings the hitting shoulder through before the hips finish rotating.
3s
FH Running · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with a relatively square racket face and a flatter swing path, emphasizing a driving through-motion more than a steep low-to-high arc.
3s
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side Lindsay Davenport's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a compact arm action where the wrist stays laid back through the forward swing before a late, controlled release at contact.
2.7s
FH Short · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court level side angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the net, and you can see a relatively compact, low-to-high swing path driving through the ball with strong racket head speed.
5.6s
FH Short · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward off the back leg to initiate rotation into contact.
3.9s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her relatively firm eastern forehand grip is paired with minimal wrist lag, with the racket face staying stable through contact and only a subtle wrist pronation after impact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court level side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with a pronounced trunk coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence so that her torso opens toward the court just before her arm and racquet come through.
2.8s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court level side angle. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body while her non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance, and she takes several recovery steps to reestablish a ready position near the baseline.
2.7s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her follow-through wraps across her body while her non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance, and she quickly pushes off her outside leg to recover toward a neutral ready position.
2.6s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep right-knee bend, then drive forward as her legs push off the outside foot to reach and stabilize for the wide contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork shows a few adjustment steps into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by a long lateral recovery step to regain court position.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with a strong trunk rotation driving through contact on the wide ball.
2.4s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from a wide position in an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body while her weight continues moving toward the doubles alley, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to recover into a ready position.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the swing path drives forward through contact with noticeable racket head speed.
2.2s
FH Center · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her footwork features a compact adjustment step into a mostly neutral stance, with minimal lateral movement and a quick recovery step back to her ready position.
3.1s
FH Center · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then drive forward as her legs extend to push up and into the court through contact.
2.4s
FH Center · Front #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is almost perfectly vertical with a relatively low-to-mid contact point in front of her body, and the swing path drives straight through the ball with noticeable racket head speed but minimal windshield-wiper wrap.
3.4s
FH Center · Front #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced unit turn, then uncoil in a compact, largely linear motion that keeps her chest facing forward soon after contact.
2.3s
FH Center · Front · Open Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in sync with her arm swing so that her chest finishes facing fully toward the target.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Front Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her racket face stays relatively square to the ball at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with a direct, linear swing path driving through the shot.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Front Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her racket face stays relatively square through contact at about waist to chest height, with a direct, linear swing path driving the ball inside-out.
3s
FH Moves Back · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through wraps across her body as her weight stays slightly on the back foot, and she quickly re-centers her stance with both hands returning to the racquet in a ready position.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. Her footwork features small adjustment steps as she retreats and sets up in a mostly neutral stance, with a clear weight transfer from her back foot into the shot before recovering.
2.5s
FH Running · Front Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is stable with minimal grip change and her wrist stays relatively firm with only a slight lag before a compact release through contact.
2.9s
FH Short · Arm-action · Front Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is paired with a relatively firm wrist that shows only a modest lag before contact and minimal wrist snap through the ball.
2.9s
FH Short · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the torso leads the arm through contact.
4.6s
FH Short · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her compact split step into a mostly neutral stance is followed by a short adjustment shuffle toward the incoming short ball before she plants and swings.
2.7s
FH Wide · Front · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from a wide position in the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that straightens through contact without excessive wrist snap.
4.2s
FH Wide · Front · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is almost vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist to mid-torso height with a direct, forward swing path through the hitting zone.
2.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from center court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with a pronounced trunk coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her arm swing so the hitting shoulder finishes well across her body.
2.1s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with a relatively square racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head straight through the ball.
2.7s
FH Center · Rear · Open Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. She sets up in a wide open stance with minimal adjustment steps, using a small hop into contact and a single recovery step back toward the middle.
3.3s
FH Center · Rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork features a small adjustment hop into a mostly neutral stance, followed by a couple of quick recovery steps that return her to the middle of the baseline.
2.2s
FH Half Volley · Rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand half-volley from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. Her hips stay relatively closed with a subtle rotation through contact, while a pronounced knee bend and strong push from the back leg support the low contact point.
1.9s
FH Inside In · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand Inside-In from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a strong trunk rotation that continues through contact into a long, squared-up finish.
3s
FH Inside In · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's inside-in forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a firm, stable wrist that shows minimal lag before a strong pronation through contact.
2.8s
FH Inside In · Rear #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand Inside-In from the rear. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward off the right leg as the left leg plants to stabilize the open stance.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear Lindsay Davenport's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with a relatively square racket face and a long, through-the-ball swing path that keeps the racket head moving flat through contact before a late wrap.
2.2s
FH Inside Out · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body and she quickly repositions her feet to recover back toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's inside-out forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as her weight moves into the court, and she quickly returns both hands to the racquet to reset in a neutral ready position.
2.2s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before she regroups into a neutral ready position.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a moderate knee bend as she loads off her right leg, using a controlled leg drive to stabilize her tall frame despite retreating.
2s
FH Short · Arm-action · Rear Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with a relatively square racket face and a compact, efficient arm action that drives the racket straight through the ball.
3.1s
FH Short · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body with her weight moving into the court, and she quickly resets her feet into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.7s
FH Short · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her relatively firm eastern forehand grip is paired with minimal wrist lag, and the rear view makes the late but controlled wrist pronation at contact especially clear.
2.3s
FH Short · Rear #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to her hips on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in a single, connected motion that drives the racket straight through the short ball.
3.9s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drive upward and rotate together as she pushes off to reach the wide ball.
2.8s
FH Wide · Rear · Neutral Lindsay Davenport's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the rear. Her neutral stance shows a strong base with deep knee flexion on the outside leg and clear hip rotation driving through as she pushes off into the court.
3s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a relatively flat swing path and the ball meeting the strings around waist to mid-torso height in front of her lead hip.
2.3s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body as her weight moves into the court and her non-hitting hand extends back to help her recover quickly to a ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the ball and a relatively straight, forward swing path that keeps the trajectory flat through contact.
2.9s
FH Center · Side · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from center court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders load with a pronounced coil relative to her hips, then uncoil in a sequenced rotation where the trunk leads the arm swing through contact.
3.1s
FH Center · Side · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the net and a relatively compact, linear swing path through the ball.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Open #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive up and into the court to initiate the forward swing.
2.8s
FH Center · Side Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind as her legs drive upward and forward into contact.
3.5s
FH Center · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with her hip rotation to drive the swing.
2.8s
FH Center · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive upward and forward into contact.
2.7s
FH Center · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her footwork uses a few adjustment steps into a mostly neutral stance, with a noticeable weight transfer through her front leg before she recovers back to her ready position.
2.7s
FH Center · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see her relatively firm eastern forehand grip with minimal wrist lag, and a controlled, late wrist release through contact that keeps the racket face stable.
2.8s
FH Half Volley · Side Lindsay Davenport's forehand half-volley from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face, and the limited wrist lag with a firm, stable wrist at contact keeps the ball low and controlled off the short hop.
2.2s
FH Inside In · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand InsideIn from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly resets her non-hitting hand on the racquet handle to return to a ready position.
3.2s
FH Inside In · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand Inside-In from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her footwork features a few adjustment steps into a strong neutral stance, with a noticeable weight transfer from the back leg to the front leg as she drives through the ball.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand InsideIn from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders and trunk load with a deep coil relative to the hips, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings the hitting shoulder through well ahead of the non-hitting side.
3.5s
FH Inside In · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high across her body while her weight drives forward into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position after contact.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand hit InsideOut from the Deuce court, filmed from a Side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the slightly closed racquet face, and you can see a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's inside-out forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with a relatively square racket face and a low-to-high swing path that keeps the racket head moving quickly through the ball.
4.5s
FH Inside Out · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand hit InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racket handle sitting deeper in the palm, and the side view makes the delayed wrist lag and firm but relaxed wrist position at contact clearly visible.
3.9s
FH Inside Out · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in a single, continuous sequence that clearly precedes the full extension of her arm through the inside-out contact.
3s
FH Lob Wide · Side Lindsay Davenport's forehand lob from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils upward with a pronounced lift through contact to send the ball high and deep.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads, with a pronounced knee bend and backward weight shift into the right leg before driving up through contact.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a relatively square face and a shoulder-height contact point that emphasizes a linear, through-the-ball swing path.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high across her body and she quickly re-centers her stance with the non-hitting hand coming back toward the racket to prepare for the next shot.
4s
FH Moves Back · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads on the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive as she transfers weight into the shot despite drifting backward.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's forehand moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.8s
FH Moves Back · Side #6 Lindsay Davenport's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her large shoulder turn and delayed uncoiling of the trunk relative to the arm are clearly visible, showing a pronounced separation between hip rotation and upper-body rotation through contact.
2.6s
FH Running · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints laterally, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg to load and drive through the shot while still moving.
2.9s
FH Running · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her footwork features long, covering strides into the ball before planting in a semi-open stance, followed by a pronounced crossover recovery step back toward the center.
2.7s
FH Running · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact she lets the racquet wrap fully across her body while her weight continues moving forward into the court, then quickly re-centers her stance to prepare for the next shot.
4.2s
FH Short · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. After contact she finishes with a long, high follow-through across her body and quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position as her weight moves forward into the court.
2.3s
FH Short · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive up and forward into the short ball.
3.1s
FH Short · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle and the ball meets the strings around waist to mid-torso height as the racket accelerates forward on a relatively flat swing path.
2.9s
FH Short · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with a clear weight transfer onto the front leg before she drives through the ball and re-centers.
3.7s
FH Wide · Side · Open #1 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from a wide position in the ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders load with a pronounced trunk coil against the hips in the open stance, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation where the torso leads the arm through contact.
2.8s
FH Wide · Side · Open #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see her relatively firm eastern forehand grip with minimal wrist lag before a strong pronation through contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open #3 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as her weight lands on her front leg, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to prepare for the next shot.
2.8s
FH Wide · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend, then unwind as her legs drive up and into the court to reach the wide ball.
3.2s
FH Wide · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in a single, connected motion that brings the hitting shoulder through ahead of the hips.
3s
FH Wide · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact she extends her racquet well through the court with her weight driving into the court, then quickly brings both hands back toward the ready position as she recovers from the wide position.
2.4s
FH Wide · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. She plants in a strong open stance after a few long lateral steps, using her reach to avoid over-running the wide ball before taking a short recovery step back toward the center.
2.6s
FH Volley · Arm-action · Court-level-side #65 Lindsay Davenport's forehand volley from the net area, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork is compact with a small adjustment step into the volley and a semi-open stance that keeps her weight moving forward through the shot.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the front leg that straightens aggressively into the court.
3.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulder line turns noticeably away from the target before impact, with a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils up the kinetic chain into her arm swing.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork is minimal with a stable platform stance, and you can see her drive up off a solid base with a controlled landing that keeps her ready for the next shot.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she lands inside the court with her weight moving forward and quickly lets her tossing arm drop and reset as she returns to a neutral ready position.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, producing a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
4.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #4 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly pronated racket face and a fast upward swing path that accelerates through contact.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her legs show a moderate knee bend with a compact leg drive, and her hips stay relatively square to the baseline through the motion, reflecting an economical lower-body action.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she lands balanced on her front foot with her non-hitting arm dropping naturally as she quickly regroups into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket face is only slightly open at contact with the ball struck around shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates visible topspin and kick.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #4 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her stance is relatively upright with a moderate knee bend, and after landing she takes a small adjustment step to square up her feet and prepare for the next shot.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and you can clearly see early wrist pronation as the racquet moves up and across the ball into contact.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her feet set in a balanced, slightly closed stance with a calm, abbreviated knee bend, and she takes a small front-foot adjustment step before driving up into the serve.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her tossing arm drops quickly as her weight moves into the court, and she finishes in a compact, front-facing ready position prepared for the return.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level front. Her continental grip is firm with a neutral wrist at the trophy position, progressing into a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racket face square through the hitting zone.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. She uses a deliberate, rhythmic stance with a controlled knee bend and a pronounced front-foot pivot that sets up a strong push up and into the court.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the back leg that straightens aggressively into the court.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #4 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive up together as her back leg extends to push her into the court.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the toss and racket drop, then uncoil aggressively through contact with a pronounced upper-body lead before the arm whips through.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #12 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend, with a strong upward leg drive that straightens the front leg into contact.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. She uses a controlled, rhythmic weight transfer from her back to front foot, finishing with her right leg kicking back behind her to aid recovery toward the baseline.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her feet are set in a classic platform stance with minimal knee bend, and you can see a small, controlled pivot of the back foot as she drives up and into the court.
2.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #4 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders turn as a unit with the trunk during the toss, then uncoil in a single, connected motion so the chest rotates fully toward the target by contact.
4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck around shoulder height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the ball on a relatively flat, compact swing path.
3.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact and into the follow-through.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, and the ball is struck well above head height with a fast upward pronation-driven swing path.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. She uses a calm, deliberate service stance with minimal knee bend, then lands on her front (left) foot and takes a small recovery step back toward a balanced baseline position.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she lands into the court with her weight moving forward and her non-hitting arm dropping naturally as she quickly regains a balanced ready position for the next shot.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact her racket face is only slightly open with a relatively flat trajectory, meeting the ball around head height as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
4.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view you can see her continental grip stay firm as her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with only a slight wrist snap at the finish rather than excessive flexion.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as her back leg extends to push her into the court.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. She uses a controlled platform stance with minimal knee bend, then lands slightly inside the baseline and takes a small recovery step back to reset her balance after the serve.
2.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #5 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand on the handle, and the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, finishing with the strings facing down into the court.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #6 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with minimal grip change, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racquet face relatively flat through the hitting zone.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #7 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the toss, then her trunk uncoils in a single, continuous sequence that links the hip turn to the upward motion of her hitting arm.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she drives her momentum into the court, letting her hitting arm finish across her body while her non-hitting hand drops and she quickly regroups into a balanced ready position on the baseline.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with minimal wrist flex, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racquet face square and the serve trajectory flat.
2.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss before driving up into contact with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive.
4.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork is compact with a minimal knee bend, and she lands on her front foot then takes a small recovery step behind the baseline to reset her stance for the next shot.
4.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a moderate knee bend, then her back leg drives up and forward to extend her tall frame into the court.
3.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a moderate knee bend, then drive up together with a strong upward leg push rather than a deep knee flex or extreme hip rotation.
3.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork is compact with a minimal pinpoint step into the court, and she sets into a strong, upright stance before driving up through the ball.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from the hips through the torso into the serving arm.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through shoulders into the arm swing.
4.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with a clearly sequenced shoulder-over-hip rotation.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact her hitting arm extends fully toward the target while her back leg swings through into the court, leaving her in a balanced, upright recovery position ready for the next shot.
4.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket stays relatively flat through contact with a slightly closed face and a compact forward swing path, meeting the ball around waist height in front of her body.
2.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position before the trunk uncoils in sequence with the hitting arm rising up into contact.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she lets her serving arm finish down on her left side while her weight moves into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through carries her hitting arm across her body while her weight lands on her front foot, leaving her in a tall, ready stance to recover for the next shot.
2.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through brings her hitting arm across her body while her weight moves into the court, leaving her in a tall, ready position for the next ball.
4.4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a firm but relaxed hand and a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racket face stable after impact.
4.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulder line turns noticeably more than her hips during the trophy phase, creating a clear trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
4.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is struck well above shoulder height with a slightly closed racket face and a pronounced upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
3.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend, with a noticeable upward leg drive that straightens the back leg into contact.
4.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork is minimal with a compact stance, using a controlled knee bend and a small front-foot pivot into the court before landing balanced on her left leg for a quick recovery step.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact she lands on her front foot with her torso uncoiling toward the court and her non-hitting arm dropping naturally as she settles quickly into a ready position for the next shot.
4.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her footwork is minimal with a controlled platform stance, and you can see a small, rhythmic weight transfer from back to front foot before she drives up into the ball.
4.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulder line turns well sideways in the trophy position and then uncoils in sync with her trunk rotation as she drives up into the ball.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist lag, and the wrists remain relatively quiet through contact, emphasizing a stable, flat strike.
5.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. After contact she drives her weight into the court, lands on her front foot, and quickly lets her tossing arm drop back into a relaxed position as she settles into a ready stance for the next ball.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as her back leg straightens to push her into the court.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge leads and then turns outward toward the target.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders turn as a unit with the trunk during the toss and then uncoil together into contact, with minimal extra torso rotation after the ball is struck.
3.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact she lands with her weight moving into the court and quickly brings both hands back to the ready position in front of her torso, preparing for the next shot.
4.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. At contact her racket face is relatively square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives straight through the line of the shot with strong racket head acceleration.
3.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip stays firm as the wrist pronates smoothly through contact, with a clear snap upward toward the target immediately after impact.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly pronated forearm, and the ball is struck at full extension well above her head, emphasizing a steep downward swing path.
4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork is compact with minimal pre-serve movement, and she plants in a neutral stance before driving up into the court with a small front-leg step across the baseline.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss and then rotate aggressively into the court as her back leg drives up and forward, with a pronounced knee bend in the loading phase.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil during the toss, then uncoil in sequence so that the torso leads the arm swing into contact.
4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is only slightly open with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the racket head accelerates up and across the ball on a relatively compact swing path.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. She uses a compact split-step into a slightly open stance, taking a short lateral adjustment and minimal recovery steps due to her strong court positioning.
3.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend on the back leg, then drive upward into contact with limited lateral hip rotation.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. She uses a deliberate, rhythmic weight transfer with a platform stance, keeping her feet grounded longer before driving up into the court with a pronounced front-leg push.
3.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lets her hitting arm finish across her body while her back leg swings forward, bringing her weight into the court as she quickly starts to reset for the next shot.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in sequence with her legs and hips as she drives up into the ball.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is steady with minimal grip change and her wrist pronation through contact is clearly visible as her hand rotates outward after impact.
3.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lands into the court with her weight moving forward and her non-hitting arm dropping back to help her shoulders unwind into a balanced, ready position.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly pronated forearm, meeting the ball just above full extension to maximize racket head speed through a flat, driving swing path.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court and finishes with her tossing arm dropping quickly as she flows into a balanced, upright ready position.
4.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, giving a noticeable snap just after impact.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her knees dip into a moderate bend before driving upward, with her hips extending forward into the court as her back leg comes up slightly behind her.
4.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline on the toss, then the trunk uncoils in a sequential motion from hips to shoulders just before arm extension.
3.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #6 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the back leg that extends fully into the court.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her knees dip into a moderate bend before driving upward, with her hips extending fully toward the court as her back leg comes up into the court after contact.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight into the court and finishes with her hitting arm relaxed while her non-hitting arm tucks in, quickly returning to a compact ready position for the next shot.
4.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders coil early with a pronounced unit turn, and you can see her trunk uncoil in sequence with her hips as she drives through the return.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss and knee bend, with a noticeable upward leg drive that straightens the back leg into contact.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward her body to reset into a compact ready position.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. She takes a small split step as the server makes contact, then uses a compact pivot into a mostly neutral stance with minimal lateral movement before planting for the return.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that pronates through contact to add spin and control.
4.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip stays relatively firm while her wrist pronates smoothly through contact, with a noticeable but controlled wrist snap as the racquet accelerates up the back of the ball.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight into the court and finishes with her tossing arm dropping quickly as she settles into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate early as she coils the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the hips so the upper body drives through contact on a relatively straight, linear swing path.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her compact service motion leads into a balanced landing on her front foot, with a small adjustment step after contact to set her stance for the next shot.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her legs show a moderate knee bend with a controlled upward leg drive, and her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase before uncoiling into contact.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and you can see an early wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racquet face stable on her flat delivery.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around head height as the racket accelerates up and through the hitting zone.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #8 Lindsay Davenport's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against a relatively stable lower body, then uncoil in a coordinated sequence so the torso unwinds slightly ahead of the arms through contact.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #9 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her legs show a moderate knee bend with a strong vertical leg drive into the court, and her hips stay relatively closed until just after contact.
4.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her footwork is minimal with a controlled platform stance, using a small knee bend and subtle weight transfer from back to front foot before landing balanced inside the court.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. Her racket face stays relatively square through contact at a point slightly above shoulder height, with a pronounced upward swing path that accelerates the racket head into the court.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her contact point is well out in front with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates on an upward, forward path that stays relatively compact for her tall frame.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly perpendicular to the baseline with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball just above head height as the racket accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #6 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils in sequence with her shoulder line unwinding toward the target just before racket acceleration.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #7 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the toss and then uncoil aggressively into contact, with a pronounced upper-body tilt that shows clear kinetic chain sequencing from legs through torso to shoulder.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #8 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her racket face stays slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above shoulder height, emphasizing a fast upward swing path and pronounced racket head acceleration through the hit.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the back leg that straightens fully into the court.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend and loading phase, then uncoil with a strong upward leg drive that straightens the back leg into contact.
4.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racquet face square and drives through the ball.
3.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court and finishes with her tossing arm dropping quickly as she moves into a compact ready position for the next ball.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. She uses a platform stance with minimal knee bend, and you can see her back leg lightly pivot and slide forward into the court as she lands after contact.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her contact point is high and well in front of her body with a slightly closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the edge of the ball to impart strong topspin-slice.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Lindsay Davenport's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her contact point is high and well in front of her body with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball for a driving, flat trajectory.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil sequentially from hips through torso to shoulder as she drives up into contact.
4.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates smoothly through contact, creating a distinct wrist snap just after the ball leaves the strings.
4.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that quickly relaxes into a loose, neutral position in the follow-through.
4.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a relatively closed face and an upward brushing motion that creates a clear arc in racket head speed through contact.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her feet set in a mostly neutral stance with a measured knee bend, and you can see a compact front-foot pivot as she drives up into the serve before landing slightly inside the baseline.
3.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face only slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates upward along a steep path to impart spin.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her feet stay relatively grounded with a moderate knee bend, and she uses a simple, compact loading motion with minimal leg drive before landing on her front foot into the court.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil relative to the hips, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced trunk rotation that drives her arm up into contact.
3.3s
FH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact she lands into the court with her weight moving forward and her tossing arm dropping smoothly back into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders stay relatively closed through the toss and initial knee bend, then her trunk uncoils late and strongly upward into contact, with the chest rotating toward the net as the hitting arm pronates.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is only slightly open with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible racket head speed despite a relatively compact motion.
3.4s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her feet set in a platform stance with minimal knee bend, and she takes a small front-foot adjustment step before driving up to the ball.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-front #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court and finishes with her tossing arm dropping quickly as she settles into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her knees dip into a moderate bend before upward leg drive, and her hips stay relatively square to the baseline with only a compact uncoil into the court.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she lets her tossing arm drop naturally as her weight moves forward into the court, landing on her front foot and settling quickly into a ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #22 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level front. After contact she lands with her weight moving into the court, her tossing arm dropping smoothly as she brings both hands back toward a compact, upright ready position.
3.4s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a court-level front angle. Her follow-through finishes across her body as she drives her weight into the court, quickly bringing both hands together in front of her torso to transition into a compact ready position.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork is compact with a minimal step into the court, and she sets up in a strong platform stance that lets her rotate her shoulders fully before driving up into the serve.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through shoulders into the hitting arm.
3.3s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket face is nearly vertical at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible kick while keeping the racket head speed controlled through the hitting zone.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her leg drive is clearly visible as she bends deeply in her knee load, then extends upward into the court with a controlled landing on her front foot.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her feet stay staggered in a platform stance as she bends her knees into the toss, then drives up off both legs with minimal forward step-through after contact.
3.3s
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce court, hit wide, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a small hop into the trophy position, and she lands on her front foot then brings the back leg through to recover toward the center of the baseline.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her moderate knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips staying relatively closed through the toss and then uncoiling into contact.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork is compact with a minimal pre-serve shuffle into a platform stance, and she drives up through the serve with a clear back-leg push and a controlled front-leg landing into the court.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she lets her tossing arm drop naturally while her weight moves into the court, finishing in a balanced stance that sets up her ready position for the next shot.
3.4s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a smooth sequence with the torso driving up and into the court before the arm whips through contact.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline until just after contact.
3.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view you can see her continental grip stay firm with minimal grip change as her wrist pronates through contact to add spin and control on the second serve.
3.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork includes a measured, rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with her back foot drawing up to the front foot before she drives up into the serve.
3.6s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a noticeable knee bend, then drive upward as her back leg extends to push her into the court.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawn up to the front foot before an aggressive leg drive upward into the serve.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a clear coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sequence with her leg drive so that her upper body rotates into the court just before racket acceleration.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes with the hitting arm extending across her body while her weight moves into the court, bringing her quickly into a balanced ready position behind the baseline.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from court level side. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and trophy phase, then uncoil in a clear sequence from hips to shoulders that is easy to track from this lateral angle.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her knees dip into a noticeable bend before leg drive, and you can see her hips stay relatively closed to the court as she rises up into the serve.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil noticeably against the hips during the toss, then uncoil in a connected sequence so the right shoulder drives up through contact before the torso finishes turning toward the court.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly closed racket face and an upward brushing motion that produces visible topspin and kick.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see her continental grip stay constant while her wrist pronates smoothly through contact, with only a subtle wrist snap at the end of the motion.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase before uncoiling upward as her back leg drives off the court with a pronounced knee bend.
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Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulder and trunk turn are clearly visible as she coils on the toss, then uncoils in sequence from the hips through the torso to the hitting shoulder during the upward swing.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a measured baseline setup with a small forward weight transfer into the court, finishing with a controlled landing on her front foot before a short recovery step back toward her ready position.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her knees stay relatively flexed with a moderate leg drive while her hips rotate smoothly into the court as she pushes up to contact.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline during the knee bend, with an upward leg drive that straightens through contact rather than pushing heavily forward into the court.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is evident with a firm but relaxed hand on the handle, and the rear view makes the wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact easy to see as her arm extends up and across the ball.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and from behind you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a relaxed, extended follow-through.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip stays relaxed through the toss, with a pronounced wrist flexion setting up a delayed pronation into the hitting phase.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact she lets her hitting arm decelerate across her body while her back leg swings forward into the court, bringing her quickly into a balanced, upright ready position.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact she lands on her front foot with her tossing arm dropping quickly as she uncoils and settles into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist pronation through contact to add spin and control to the serve.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact her tossing arm drops quickly toward her body as her weight moves forward into the court, finishing in a balanced stance ready to recover for the next shot.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the toss phase, then her trunk uncoils in a sequenced motion from hips through shoulders just before racket acceleration into the ball.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her racket arm extends fully upward with a relatively closed racket face at contact, meeting the ball at a high contact point above her head with a smooth upward swing path.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket comes up to contact just above shoulder height with a slightly closed face, and the upward swing path and racket head speed are easy to track as her arm extends fully through the ball.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and you can see a pronounced upward swing path creating strong racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact she lets her hitting arm extend fully into the court while her back leg swings forward, bringing her weight onto her front foot as she lands and begins her recovery.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Lindsay Davenport's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as her back leg extends to push her into the court.
3.3s
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, giving a stable base as she reaches out wide and carves the slice.
2.5s
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck slightly in front of her body, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward path to impart underspin.
2.8s
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice wide from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is firm with the hitting wrist slightly laid back, staying stable through contact with minimal wrist flexion for a compact, controlled slice.
2.9s
BH Slice Moves Back · Front Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the front. Her knees stay relatively high with only a moderate bend as she retreats, and her hips stay fairly square to the net with limited rotation through the shot.
2.7s
BH Slice Wide · Front Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice hit wide from the baseline, filmed from the front. Her initial split step into a wide lateral stride is followed by a slightly open stance, with her outside foot planting early to support the reach into the wide ball before she recovers back toward center.
3.2s
BH Slice · Rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip stays firm with minimal wrist deviation, creating a stable, slightly laid-back wrist position through contact for a consistent slicing motion.
2.6s
BH Slice Wide · Rear Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate early as she reaches out wide, with the trunk staying relatively upright and uncoiling gradually through contact to keep the slice trajectory controlled.
2.7s
BH Slice Moves Back · Side Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes with the racket face slightly open and her weight drifting onto the back foot before she regroups into a neutral ready position.
3.1s
BH Slice Wide · Side Lindsay Davenport's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is slightly open with the ball struck around waist height, and you can see a distinct high-to-low chopping path that keeps the racket head moving smoothly through the ball.
3.1s