Marat Safin Backhand
Marat Safin's backhand from a neutral position, filmed from a rear high-speed angle. The racket face stays slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along the swing path just after impact.
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11.4s |
Marat Safin Forehand
Marat Safin's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His follow-through wraps fully across his body while his weight transfers onto his front leg, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racquet to reset into a ready position.
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9.5s |
Safin Back Foot Alignment-0051316 @0051316
Safin's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side angle. At contact his back foot stays planted nearly parallel to the baseline while the racket face is slightly closed, with the ball struck around waist height in front of his body.
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5.3s |
Safin Recreate Turn Move-0015115 @0015115
Safin's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net while the trunk coils against a stable lower body, then uncoils in sequence from hips to torso to arm.
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7s |
BH Approach → BH Half Volley · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's backhand approach shot from a central court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a firm continental base hand and relaxed top hand that allows a late wrist set before a compact, stable wrist at contact on the half-volley.
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5s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then uncoil as his legs drive forward into the court to transition smoothly into the forehand volley.
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7s |
FH Approach → BH Volley → BH Drop Volley · Front
Marat Safin's forehand approach and backhand volley to backhand drop volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact on the forehand approach his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and on the final backhand drop volley the racket face is more open with a short, softening motion that reduces racket head speed through impact.
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9.2s |
FH Approach → FH Drop Volley · Front
Marat Safin's forehand approach shot followed by a forehand drop volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a strong coil on the approach forehand, then quickly uncoil with a more compact trunk rotation as he softens the upper body for the touch drop volley.
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5.7s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment shuffle into a slightly open stance, followed by a strong forward cross-step that carries him into the court for net coverage.
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5.7s |
FH Approach → BH Half Volley · Rear
Marat Safin's forehand approach shot followed by a backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he drives his weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back to the racquet, transitioning into a compact ready position for the next ball.
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4.7s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Rear
Marat Safin's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag on the takeback, then a pronounced wrist release through contact as he drives forward into the court.
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5.4s |
BH Approach → BH Half Volley · Side
Marat Safin's backhand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping slightly around his body as his weight drives forward into the court, allowing him to recover quickly toward the net in a compact ready position.
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4.7s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Side
Marat Safin's backhand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward as his back leg pushes off to move into the court.
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7.5s |
BH Approach → FH Volley · Side
Marat Safin's forehand approach shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up and through the ball for aggressive forward penetration.
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5.2s |
FH Approach → BH Volley → FH Volley → FH Volley · Side
Marat Safin's forehand approach and sequence of backhand and forehand volleys from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. After each shot he drives his weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward the center line to reset into a compact ready position for the next volley.
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9.5s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before uncoiling in sync with the trunk rotation, making the separation between hip turn and shoulder turn easy to see.
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5.3s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand approach from the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact for aggressive court penetration.
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5.8s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side
Marat Safin's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high path through the hitting zone.
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5.6s |
FH Approach → OH · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand approach shot from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by aggressive forward recovery steps closing into the net.
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10.4s |
FH Approach → OH · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand approach and overhead from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the approach steps before driving forward, with a pronounced knee bend and push-off from the outside leg as he transitions up into the overhead.
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6.8s |
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket face stays almost square to the net at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone.
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2.2s |
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His feet set early in a wide open base with a small adjustment hop, and he uses a quick recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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3.1s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from center court, filmed from a court-level front angle. From this view, his continental-dominant grip on the bottom hand and soft, stable wrist position are evident as he absorbs pace with minimal wrist hinge through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley on a wide ball from a neutral court position, filmed from court_level front. His shoulders and trunk stay relatively square to the net with only a modest coil, and he uncoils the torso late through contact to stabilize the racquet face on the low, skidding bounce.
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3s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley on a wide ball from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, using a low, stable base to absorb the ball and redirect it with a compact leg drive.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant (left) hand driving the racquet and a firm but relaxed wrist structure that stays laid back through the swing before stabilizing at contact.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced rotation that keeps the chest driving through the ball even while moving laterally.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #1
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside leg plants and loads deeply, with a pronounced knee bend driving his body back into the court through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #2
Marat Safin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His closed stance is clear as he steps across his body with the front foot while using a strong lateral push-off from the outside leg to reach the wide ball.
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2.8s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk are visibly coiled early, then uncoil in sequence with the hips leading and the upper body following to drive through the ball.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open
Marat Safin's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front at court level. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center Cross Court · Court-level-rear
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable bottom hand and a relaxed top hand that allows the wrists to stay laid back and then uncoil together through contact.
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2.3s |
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-rear
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping over his right shoulder as he transfers weight onto his front foot and quickly recovers back into a neutral ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-rear #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into a neutral stance, followed by a strong plant of the front foot and a clear recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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2.3s |
BH Half Volley Center · Court-level-rear
Marat Safin's backhand half volley from center court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a strong knee bend, and his legs work in unison to stabilize his low stance as he absorbs the ball off the bounce.
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2.5s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong leg drive upward to stabilize the stroke despite his backward momentum.
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3s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #1
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize while retreating.
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3.4s |
BH Running · Court-level-rear #1
Marat Safin's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His two-handed grip stays firm with the non-dominant hand driving the racquet while the dominant wrist maintains a stable, slightly laid-back position through contact before relaxing in the follow-through.
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6.2s |
BH Running · Court-level-rear #2
Marat Safin's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves wide, with a deep outside knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to load into the shot while on the run.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #1
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact his shoulders continue to rotate with the racquet finishing high over his right shoulder as he pushes back toward the center, bringing both hands down quickly into a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #2
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the body on a heavy topspin swing path.
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3.1s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-rear
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the Deuce side, filmed from a court_level rear angle. The contact is made slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a pronounced upward swing path, showing strong racket head acceleration through the outside of the ball for heavy cross-court spin.
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2.9s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley on a wide ball from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball taken just in front of his lead hip, and the compact swing path keeps the racket head traveling almost parallel to the court.
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2.9s |
BH Running · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the side at court level. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints laterally, with a deep outside knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the side, filmed from court-level. His hips stay relatively closed as he drives out to the ball, with a deep outside leg bend and strong lateral push that lets his legs load and extend through contact despite being pulled wide.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed #1
Marat Safin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. He plants his outside foot early into a distinctly closed stance, then uses a strong lateral push-off and crossover recovery step to get back toward the center.
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3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed #2
Marat Safin's wide two-handed backhand from a closed stance on the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, with a clearly visible trunk coil that uncoils ahead of the arm swing to sequence the kinetic chain.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is firm with the top hand driving the racquet, and you can see a pronounced wrist lag that straightens through contact with a controlled, compact release.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes high with the non-hitting hand releasing early and his weight driving forward into a balanced, square recovery position.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate nearly perpendicular to the net on the unit turn before the trunk uncoils in sync with the forward swing, giving a clear view of how the upper body drives the racquet through contact.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the back leg driving him into the shot.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives straight through the line of the shot before wrapping across his body.
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3s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with the racquet over his front shoulder as his weight transfers onto the front foot and his hands reset quickly toward a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #4
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders turn almost fully sideways with a pronounced trunk coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his hip rotation so the chest finishes facing the net after contact.
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2.5s |
BH Center Cross Court · Front #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the dominant hand in a semi-western position and the off-hand driving the stroke as his wrists stay relaxed and only firm up briefly through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Center Cross Court · Front #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center, filmed from a front angle. His split step is followed by a quick pivot into a neutral stance, with a small adjustment step to line up the contact before driving through and recovering back to his ready position.
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3.6s |
BH Center Down The Line · Front
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced early coil against the hips on the unit turn, then a strong, synchronized uncoil through contact with the chest finishing fully rotated toward the target.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Front
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is firm with a laid-in left wrist that stays cocked through the takeback before uncoiling into a sharp, synchronized wrist release at contact.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head drives straight through the ball before releasing upward on the follow-through.
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3s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His compact split step leads into a small adjustment hop and balanced neutral stance, with his weight transferring cleanly forward as he steps into the ball.
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2.2s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant (left) hand driving the racquet and a pronounced but controlled wrist lag that straightens through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #4
Marat Safin's backhand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced unit turn on the takeback, followed by a synchronized uncoiling of the torso and shoulders that keeps the upper body aligned through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Half Volley Center · Front #1
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively square with a compact trunk rotation, and you can see a subtle but rapid uncoil through the torso that syncs with his short forward swing to control the low incoming ball.
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2.6s |
BH Half Volley Center · Front #2
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His compact split step is followed by a quick drop of the outside leg into a low, slightly open stance to handle the short hop before taking a small recovery adjustment.
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2.5s |
BH Half Volley Center · Front #3
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net while his knees flex deeply to absorb the low ball, with a short upward leg drive stabilizing the stroke through contact.
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2.4s |
BH Half Volley Center · Front #4
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact he extends the racquet forward with a compact follow-through while his weight stays low and centered, quickly bringing both hands back in front of his body into a ready position for the next shot.
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3.6s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Front
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from a wide position, filmed from the front. After contact he extends his arms forward with the racket finishing out in front while his weight continues moving toward the center to begin recovery.
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2.7s |
BH Moves Back · Front #1
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His footwork features a quick split step into retreating adjustment steps, setting into a mostly neutral stance before driving through the shot.
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3.3s |
BH Moves Back · Front #2
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his right shoulder as his weight settles onto his back foot before he regroups into a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Front #3
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His split-step leads into a quick drop step and retreating adjustment steps, setting a solid neutral stance before he drives through the ball.
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2.5s |
BH Moves Back · Front #5
Marat Safin's backhand from the center as he moves back, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives straight through the line of the shot before wrapping across his body.
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3.4s |
BH Running · Front #1
Marat Safin's running backhand from the front of the court, filmed from a front angle. After contact his torso continues to rotate toward the net as he lets the racquet finish high in front of his chest before resetting his feet into a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Running · Front #2
Marat Safin's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a strong left-leg plant that lets him swing while still moving laterally.
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2.9s |
BH Short · Front #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, laid-in bottom hand and a relaxed top hand, allowing the wrists to stay supple and create a distinct wrist lag before uncoiling through contact.
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3s |
BH Short · Front #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His compact split step leads into a neutral stance with a strong base, and you can clearly see his weight transferring smoothly from the back foot to the front as he drives through the ball.
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2.7s |
BH Short · Front #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the short court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply against the incoming ball, then uncoil in a unified block rotation that keeps the chest facing the net only after contact.
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2.8s |
BH Lob · Front
Marat Safin's two-handed BH topspin lob from the center of the court, filmed from the front. From this angle, you can see his dominant hand in a strong eastern backhand grip with a laid-back wrist that stays stable through contact before relaxing on the follow-through.
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3.1s |
BH Lob Wide · Front
Marat Safin's two-handed backhand topspin lob from a wide position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball struck around shoulder height, and the racket accelerates steeply upward to impart heavy topspin for the lob.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates aggressively forward before releasing upward on the follow-through.
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3.2s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves out to the ball, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the base before he drives up and across into the shot.
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4.3s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket over his front shoulder as his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand settles back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. He plants his outside foot first into a strong closed stance, then brings the back leg around as he recovers back toward the center after contact.
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2.3s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #3
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in sync with his hip rotation so the chest finishes facing the target.
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3s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #4
Marat Safin's backhand from a wide ball on the front court side, filmed from a front angle. His closed stance is clear with the outside leg loading heavily, knees deeply flexed and hips staying more side-on before uncoiling into the shot.
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3.4s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Front
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His two-handed backhand contact is taken around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, producing heavy topspin.
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2.7s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #1
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the hips before contact, then uncoil in a tight, connected unit that keeps the chest facing the net only in the very late phase of the swing.
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2.6s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #2
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the front.
At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot with minimal wrap-around.
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3s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #3
Marat Safin's wide backhand down the line from the front. From this angle you can see his two-handed grip stay firm with a laid-back wrist on the dominant hand that straightens through contact for a controlled, late wrist release.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #1
Marat Safin's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip shows the dominant hand in a firm continental position with a noticeable laid-back wrist on the non-dominant hand that stays stable through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #2
Marat Safin's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his dominant hand in a strong semi-western-ish position on the handle while the non-dominant wrist stays firm through contact with only a subtle pronation after impact.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #3
Marat Safin's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is set early with a firm, quiet top hand while the wrists stay relaxed in a laid-back position before contact, then uncoil together with a compact, synchronized wrist release through the ball.
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2.4s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His compact adjustment steps set up a solid neutral stance, with his right foot subtly aligning behind the left to support a strong weight transfer through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his two-handed grip shows a firm but relaxed top hand with the wrists staying laid back through the swing before uncoiling into a compact snap right at contact.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive that straightens through contact.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #4
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, followed by a firm plant of the front foot before he drives through the shot and takes a couple of quick recovery steps back to center.
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2.4s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #5
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil aggressively through contact with the chest finishing fully rotated toward the target.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #6
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil aggressively through contact with the chest finishing fully rotated toward the target.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Rear · Closed #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed to the net as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the back foot driving his body through the shot.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Rear · Closed #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. He plants his outside foot first into a distinctly closed stance, then drives through the ball with a strong weight transfer and a couple of quick recovery steps back toward the middle.
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2.7s |
BH Center Cross Court · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with a noticeable laid-back hitting wrist that firms up just before contact for a solid, controlled strike through the ball.
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2.4s |
BH Center Down The Line · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, creating a pronounced coil on the unit turn and a sharp uncoiling sequence that drives the racquet through the ball.
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3.4s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with a pronounced rear-leg kick, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the torso to transition into a balanced, neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his eastern backhand grip on the left hand and continental right hand create a laid-in wrist position with noticeable lag that firms up into a strong, stable wrist at contact.
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2.2s |
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a full coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to shoulders, giving a clear view of how the upper body leads the racquet through contact.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced rotation that brings the chest square to the net just after contact.
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3.6s |
BH Half Volley Center · Rear #1
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His compact follow-through finishes around waist height with the non-hitting hand releasing early to help him recover quickly back into a neutral ready position.
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2.4s |
BH Half Volley Center · Rear #2
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball taken just below net height, and the compact swing path keeps the racket head moving mostly forward with minimal backswing.
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2.5s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the rear. His racket face stays relatively closed at a comfortable height around waist to mid-torso at contact, with the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball through a long, driving swing path.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a noticeable trunk coil that unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #1
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his right shoulder as his weight continues drifting backward, and he quickly releases his non-hitting hand to reset into a compact ready position.
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3.7s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #2
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in sequence with the hips to drive the racquet through the ball while retreating.
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2.4s |
BH Running · Rear
Marat Safin's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline-to-net path.
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2.9s |
BH Short · Rear #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His initial split-step leads into a wide base neutral stance, with a pronounced unit turn and small adjustment steps that set his feet before driving through the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Short · Rear #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up the back of the ball on a pronounced low-to-high path.
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2.5s |
BH Short · Rear #3
Marat Safin's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with his shoulders fully rotated, racket wrapping around his body as his weight transfers onto his front leg before resetting into a neutral ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Short · Rear #4
Marat Safin's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up the back of the ball on a pronounced low-to-high path.
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2.7s |
BH Short · Rear #5
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong leg drive into the court.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed
Marat Safin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance is clear as his outside foot plants first before he drives off it and brings the back leg through to recover back toward the center.
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2.3s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the rear. He plants in a strong open stance after moving out to the ball, then uses a pronounced crossover recovery step to push back toward the center of the baseline.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Leg-kick · Rear
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racket finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him, and he uses a pronounced leg kick to recover back toward the court and re-establish his ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his dominant hand in a firm continental grip while the non-dominant hand drives the racquet through with a laid-back wrist that straightens through contact.
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2.2s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle his two-handed grip shows a firm, stable bottom (right) hand with the top (left) hand driving the stroke, and his wrists stay relatively quiet through contact with only a subtle unhinging as the racquet accelerates forward.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his dominant hand in a relaxed continental grip on the bottom of the handle while the non-dominant hand drives the racket through with a laid-back wrist that releases into a late pronation through contact.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #001
Marat Safin's backhand from the center in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed to the net through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as his back leg drives forward into the court.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his hips so the trunk drives the racquet through contact in a tightly sequenced motion.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #001
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. After contact his racket finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing in front as his weight transfers forward into a stable, ready position for the next shot.
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3s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. The video clearly shows his racket staying on a long, level path through contact with a slightly closed face and the ball meeting the strings around waist height in front of his body.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #4
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net through the loading phase, with a deep knee bend and strong rear-leg drive propelling him forward into the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #5
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head drives straight through the hitting zone before accelerating upward on a pronounced low-to-high path.
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2.4s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #6
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. After contact he extends his arms fully through the line of the shot with his weight driving into the court, then quickly uncoils his torso back to a neutral ready position.
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4.7s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #7
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across his body through the hitting zone.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #8
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His closed hips load against a deep knee bend, and you can see his rear leg driving forward as the hips uncoil into the shot.
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3s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step into a neutral stance, with a pronounced rear-leg kick that helps his hips and shoulders unwind through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see a pronounced shoulder turn with the trunk fully coiled before contact, followed by a strong uncoiling sequence where the hips and torso lead the racquet through the ball.
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3s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Side #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as his rear leg kicks back to finish the swing.
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2.2s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact his two-handed follow-through extends forward toward the target as his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting arm gradually releases to help him recover back into a ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His feet plant on a classic neutral base with a clear front-to-back weight transfer, followed by a small recovery hop that readies him to move back to the middle.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path for heavy topspin.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads with a deep knee bend, then drive forward with strong leg extension to transfer weight through the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Side · Open
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, stable top hand while the wrists maintain noticeable lag through the takeback before uncoiling into a strong, synchronized release at contact.
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2.1s |
BH Center · Side #8
Marat Safin's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his front shoulder as his weight transfers onto his front foot and he quickly resets the non-dominant hand on the throat to return to ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His feet stay staggered in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step into the ball, followed by a short recovery step that keeps him balanced on the baseline.
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2.8s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip, and the compact swing path keeps the racket head traveling almost level through the hit.
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2.4s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His feet stay low and staggered in a neutral stance as he absorbs the ball early, with a short adjustment step just before contact to get his body aligned to the incoming shot.
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2.2s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #3
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. He stays in a neutral stance with a compact split step and minimal forward weight transfer, using small adjustment steps to stabilize before pushing off into his recovery.
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2.2s |
BH Half Volley Center · Side #4
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his bottom hand in a firm continental grip with the top hand in an eastern backhand position, while his wrists stay relatively firm with only a subtle flex at impact to absorb the pace.
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3.9s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley on a wide ball from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his continental-dominant grip with a firm but relaxed top hand and a stable wrist that stays quiet through contact with only a subtle forward release after impact.
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2.8s |
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand half-volley on a wide ball from the side, filmed from the side angle. His shoulders and trunk stay remarkably closed through contact, with a pronounced upper-body coil that unwinds late as his hips and torso rotate together into the shot.
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2.8s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as his weight transfers onto the outside leg before recovering back into a ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Moves Back · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk load into a deep closed rotation before contact, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion where the hips initiate and the upper torso whips through with minimal head movement.
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2.8s |
BH Moves Back · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his dominant hand in a firm continental-like position on the bottom of the handle while the top hand drives the stroke, with the wrists staying relaxed and maintaining lag until a late, sharp release through contact.
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4.5s |
BH Moves Back · Side #3
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing a strong base before driving up into the shot.
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2.3s |
BH Moves Back · Side #4
Marat Safin's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays relatively closed with contact around waist to hip height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball through the hitting zone.
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2.7s |
BH Running · Side #1
Marat Safin's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, with the outside leg planting strongly before he drives through and uses small recovery steps to get back toward the center.
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4.7s |
BH Running · Side #2
Marat Safin's running backhand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up the back of the ball along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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2.4s |
BH Short · Arm-action · Side
Marat Safin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his compact follow-through finishes around shoulder height with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him before he returns to a neutral ready position.
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3s |
BH Short · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils in sync with the forward swing so the chest squares to the net just after contact on the short ball.
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2.4s |
BH Short · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. After contact he extends his arms fully through the ball with his weight driving into the court, then quickly releases his back hand to settle into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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2.7s |
BH Short · Side #3
Marat Safin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with a laid-in wrist lag on the dominant hand that straightens through contact while the non-dominant wrist stays firm to control the short ball.
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2.5s |
BH Short · Side #4
Marat Safin's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the takeback, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders with the chest finishing square to the net.
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3.3s |
BH Short · Side #5
Marat Safin's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then uncoil in sync with a strong push off the back leg into the short ball.
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2.6s |
BH Lob Running · Side
Marat Safin's running two-handed backhand topspin lob from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet over his shoulder as his weight continues moving through the shot, and he quickly regathers his feet into a balanced recovery stance.
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5.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the side, hit from a closed stance. His follow-through wraps fully across his body with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he pushes off the outside leg to recover back toward the court.
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3s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed to the net as he loads, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg that drives his body through the shot.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed longer with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, then unwind as he drives off that leg to reach into the court.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #4
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. After contact his shoulders fully unwind with the racquet finishing high across his body while his weight continues to move laterally back toward a balanced, ready position.
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4.7s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #5
Marat Safin's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the baseline with the ball met slightly in front of his lead hip, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Leg-kick · Side
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the side. His footwork features a strong lateral push-off into a semi-open stance, with a pronounced rear-leg kick that helps him recover back toward the center after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Neutral
Marat Safin's backhand from a neutral stance on a wide ball, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drive forward with a clear weight transfer into the court.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #1
Marat Safin's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his early shoulder turn and strong trunk coil, followed by a synchronized uncoiling of the torso that drives the racquet through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #2
Marat Safin's wide backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads deeply into the outside leg, then drives upward and slightly forward with strong knee extension to initiate the stroke.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #3
Marat Safin's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his shoulders continue to rotate as his weight stays mostly on the outside leg, with the racquet finishing high while his non-hitting hand drops back to help him recover toward a neutral ready position.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Side
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the side. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant hand in a strong eastern backhand position, and you can clearly see the racket lag behind his wrists before a sharp, late wrist release through contact.
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3s |
BH Wide · Side #52
Marat Safin's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags briefly before whipping through contact.
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3s |
FH → BH Volley → FH Drop Volley · Side
Marat Safin's backhand volley from the approach position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with the front foot stepping diagonally into the court as he punches the volley.
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7.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the strings facing slightly toward the left side fence.
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2.4s |
First Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he lands on his front leg with his torso unwinding toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back, then quickly regathers his feet into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His stance is a classic platform position with a pronounced knee bend, and you can see a small adjustment step with the front foot before he drives up into the ball.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with a fully extended arm, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball, emphasizing strong upward pronation through the hit.
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2.3s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, leaving him balanced and ready to move into his follow-up position.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion with the chest driving up and into the court just before arm acceleration.
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2.3s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's first serve wide from the Deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His rhythmic bounce-and-rocking motion leads into a strong knee bend and an aggressive front-leg drive into the court, with his back foot sliding up behind the front foot to complete his stance and aid recovery.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted up with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across his body, emphasizing heavy upward racket head speed through the hit.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted up with a fully extended arm, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball, emphasizing a fast upward swing path.
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5.4s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve out wide from the Deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips powerfully uncoiling toward the target as the back leg leaves the ground.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulder line rotates well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before uncoiling, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders into the hitting arm.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his contact well above head height with a fully extended tossing arm and a steeply pronated racket face driving up and through the ball.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and a pronounced front-leg drive into the court before landing on his left foot and taking a small recovery step.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his tossing arm has just dropped while the racket whips up on edge into a fully extended reach, with the strings nearly square to the ball at a height well above his outstretched tossing hand.
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3.1s |
BH Volley · Front @0053916
Marat Safin's backhand volley from the Ad side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball meeting the strings just in front of his body and around waist height, producing a compact, forward-directed punch.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front @0053916
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with a fully extended arm, and you can clearly see the upward swing path driving through the ball for maximum racket head speed.
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2.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front @0084606
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his weight drives into the court with his back leg kicking up behind him, and he quickly regathers both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Half Volley · Front @0054808
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact his weight drives into the court and he lands on his front leg, with his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly regathers into a compact ready position.
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4.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front @0054721
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk rotate together into a deep coil during the toss, then uncoil sequentially from hips through torso to shoulders as the hitting arm comes up into contact.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front @0085018
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His front-facing leg action shows a pronounced knee bend and upward drive, with the back leg kicking behind for balance as he lands inside the court.
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2.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front @0180921
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his arm action unwinds fully with the tossing hand dropping quickly as his weight drives into the court and he lands balanced, ready for the next shot.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front @0091221
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the target while his back leg swings through, helping him land inside the court and quickly square up into a balanced ready position.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand, and you can clearly see the racket head lag behind before a pronounced wrist pronation into contact.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His feet load in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend before driving up, and he lands well inside the court with a clear front-leg bracing step that sets up his recovery.
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2.7s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil relative to the hips, then unwind in a clear sequence where the trunk rotation leads the arm into contact.
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4.9s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's forehand volley from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net while his knees soften slightly and the front leg steps in aggressively to support a compact, forward-driving movement through the ball.
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6.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as the back leg extends aggressively into the court.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, giving a pronounced snap just after impact.
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4.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap toward the target.
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2.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #4
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front leg with his torso uncoiling toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he recovers into a balanced ready position.
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3.2s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #5
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit into a deep coil during the toss, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders to arm, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of trunk release easy to see head-on.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His feet set in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and you can clearly see the front-foot pivot and landing direction that align his body into the court after contact.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip stays relaxed with a noticeable increase in wrist pronation through contact, as the racket face turns down and across the ball just after release from the toss.
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3.3s |
First Serve Wide · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted toward the wide target with a fully extended arm, and the racket head whips up and across the ball on a steep, pronated swing path.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is paired with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet face clearly turning from edge-on to square as the ball leaves the strings.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front @0090827
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the back leg that brings the front hip through into the court.
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2.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His front-on stance shows a strong coil with his back leg driving up into the court as he lands on his front foot, finishing in a balanced, ready position for the next shot.
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3.2s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #4
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact his tossing arm tucks in toward his body as his weight drives into the court, leaving him landing on his front foot and beginning to square up into a ready position.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front @0082917
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line rotates as a unit with the trunk during the trophy phase before uncoiling in sequence from the hips upward into contact.
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2.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his shoulders close well past parallel to the baseline in the trophy phase before the trunk powerfully uncoils in sync with his upward leg drive.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a full torso unwinding and finishes with his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he lands balanced on his front leg ready for the next shot.
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5.5s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a pronounced sequence with the front shoulder lifting and rotating through before the chest squares to the net.
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3.3s |
First Serve → FH Half Volley · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with a fully extended arm, and the racket head whips up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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4.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His footwork shows a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a small front-foot adjustment before driving up and into the court.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His motion shows a strong knee bend into the loading phase and an explosive upward leg drive that brings his hips fully through toward the court at contact.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted up with the ball struck just above peak reach, and the racket head accelerates up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #4
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the target before uncoiling in a unified rotation, with the front hip and chest driving up into contact as the hitting shoulder whips through last.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the net during the toss, creating a strong trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives up to contact.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with a steep upward swing path, and the ball is struck well above his head with pronounced racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load into a deep knee bend before driving upward, with the rear leg pushing through and the hips powerfully uncoiling toward the target as he leaves the ground.
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3.3s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad side down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his relaxed continental grip with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet face closing rapidly after impact.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a smooth platform stance with a subtle left-foot pivot into the court and a balanced landing on his front leg that sets up an efficient recovery.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, his left arm dropping back for balance before he quickly regathers into a neutral ready position.
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3.2s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through carries his racket across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, leaving him in a balanced, forward-weighted position ready to recover for the next shot.
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4.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court before contact, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders that drives his arm up into the hitting slot.
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3s |
First Serve → FH Short · Deuce · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load into a deep coil relative to his hips before uncoiling in sync with trunk rotation, creating a pronounced upper-body whip through contact.
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7.4s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Deuce · Rear #1
Marat Safin's forehand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed through the forward move as the trunk uncoils in sync with the step into the ball, making the shoulder line rotation easy to track from behind.
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6.4s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Deuce · Rear #2
Marat Safin's forehand volley from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he extends the racquet forward with his weight moving into the court, then quickly brings both hands back toward the center line to reestablish a compact ready position.
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5.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a smooth sequence that drives his chest fully toward the target at contact.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with a pronounced upward pronation, and the ball is struck slightly above head height, emphasizing a steep, fast racket head path up and through the serve.
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4.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load into a deep knee bend with the back leg driving up through contact, creating a pronounced upward thrust from the legs before landing into the court.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact his hitting arm decelerates across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, helping him land on his front foot and transition toward a balanced ready position.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side @0140008
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The racket drives up with a slightly closed face at contact, meeting the ball at full extension well above his head with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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2.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side @0130723
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can see a relaxed continental grip with the wrist staying loose through the trophy position before driving into a pronounced pronation at contact.
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2.2s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side @0133215
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulder as he drives up to contact.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a pronounced upward pronation, and the contact point is well above his head, emphasizing a steep, fast racket head path up and across the ball.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays relaxed with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact, creating a clear snap as the racket accelerates up and across the ball.
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2.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from this angle.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with the ball struck slightly in front of his lead hip and well above head height, emphasizing an upward swing path and accelerating racket head through the hitting zone.
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3s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand volley from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. His compact split step into a short forward lunge sets up a slightly open stance, with a quick recovery step preparing him to move back toward the center of the court.
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8.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His hips load with a deep knee bend and then drive explosively upward, with the back leg extending fully as the front hip rotates into the court.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings through, helping him land balanced and quickly re-establish a neutral ready position.
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2.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket face can be seen staying edge-on deep into the trophy position before pronating rapidly into a square contact slightly above head height for maximum racket head speed.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #4
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front (left) leg with his torso unwinding toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back to help him recover into a balanced ready position.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can see his relaxed continental grip and the pronounced wrist pronation that whips the racquet face through contact.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a pronounced upward pronation, and the ball is struck slightly above head height with the racket head accelerating steeply up and across the contact point.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side. His stance is clearly platform-based with a strong knee bend, and you can see his front foot pivoting into the court as he drives up and through the ball.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side @0181524
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, while his hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after leg extension initiates his torso rotation into the court.
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2.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side @0165811
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His relaxed continental grip is evident in the way his wrist stays loose through the racquet drop before pronating sharply into contact.
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2.7s |
First Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm with minimal grip change while the back wrist remains stable through contact, creating a compact punch with almost no wrist flick.
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8.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries his torso fully into the court with his back leg swinging forward, leaving him in a balanced, forward-weighted stance ready to move for the next shot.
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2.9s |
First Serve → FH Half Volley · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His hips load deeply with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and you can clearly see the back leg pushing through as the hips uncoil into the court.
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4.8s |
First Serve → FH Half Volley · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his relaxed continental grip and pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
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9.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a full shoulder turn and lands on his front leg before quickly bringing the racquet down and beginning his recovery into a ready stance.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil aggressively into the court as his back leg kicks back for full rotation.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before trophy position and then extend explosively, with the back hip driving up and into the court as his front leg straightens through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the strike point slightly in front of his lead hip, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone.
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3.7s |
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net while a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as he rotates through the shot.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His open stance is set up with a wide base and a compact adjustment hop into contact, followed by a quick crossover recovery step back toward the middle.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist height as the racket head accelerates steeply upward along an aggressive low-to-high path.
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3.7s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's forehand Inside-In from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then rotate explosively as his legs drive upward into contact.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-front · Neutral
Marat Safin's forehand InsideIn from a neutral stance, filmed from the front at court level. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight transferring into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a ready position for the next shot.
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3.2s |
FH Running · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he runs through the shot, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the main drive as he lands and recovers forward.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving open through contact, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the right leg clearly visible.
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2.5s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the center baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend, then drive aggressively into internal rotation as his legs push up and into the court.
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3.3s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His upper body shows a deep shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder fully rotated behind him, then an aggressive uncoiling of the trunk that leads the arm into contact.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the strong wrist lag on the takeback, followed by a pronounced wrist release through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear
Marat Safin's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into a strong open stance, followed by a balanced recovery step back toward the middle after contact.
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3.7s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-rear
Marat Safin's forehand moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His footwork features a quick split step into retreating adjustment steps, settling into a predominantly neutral stance as he loads on the outside leg before swinging.
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3s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact he finishes with a full wrap-around follow-through while his non-hitting arm tucks in and he quickly recovers back into a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that unravels smoothly from hips to shoulders as he drives through the ball.
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2.1s |
FH Short · Leg-action · Court-level-rear
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact the racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the strike zone around waist height, and you can see the racket head accelerate steeply up and across his body through the hit.
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5.5s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a modern low-to-high swing path.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay coiled as he sinks into a deep knee bend, then drive explosively through with strong leg extension that opens his hips toward the target through contact.
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2s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the racket to reset into a compact ready position.
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3s |
FH Inside In · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's forehand InsideIn from the baseline, filmed from a court_level_side angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly resets his non-hitting hand to the racquet throat as he returns to a neutral ready position.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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3.2s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #1
Marat Safin's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, with a pronounced last loading step before he pushes off and recovers back toward the center.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #2
Marat Safin's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. He uses quick lateral adjustment steps into an open stance before contact, then executes a strong crossover recovery back toward the center.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #3
Marat Safin's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His outside leg plants with a deep knee bend before pushing off aggressively, while his hips stay closed through the load and then unwind rapidly into contact.
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3.2s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #4
Marat Safin's running forehand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a modern low-to-high swing path.
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3.2s |
FH Running · Court-level-side #5
Marat Safin's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay closed as he sprints out wide, with a pronounced knee bend and strong outside-leg push-off driving him through the open-stance contact.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a compact adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, with a quick recovery step that brings him back toward a balanced baseline position after contact.
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2s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
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3s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His neutral stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then rotates his hips and shoulders through the ball before taking a small recovery step back to center.
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2.4s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point just in front of his lead hip, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip and relaxed wrist lag are easy to see before he drives the wrist through contact with a pronounced pronation into the court.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His neutral stance is clear as he plants his front foot toward the net and uses small adjustment steps before setting his base for the swing.
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2.4s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #12
Marat Safin's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up a deep wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation of the forearm through contact.
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4.3s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from a front angle. After contact his racket finishes high across his body while his weight transfers onto his front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a ready position.
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3s |
FH Center · Front · Open #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His open stance is clear as his right foot plants slightly wider than shoulder-width while he uses a compact split step and short adjustment hops to line up the ball.
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2.2s |
FH Center · Front · Open #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his racket wraps fully across his body while his weight transfers onto his front leg and his non-hitting hand settles near his torso as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Front · Open #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay noticeably closed during the loading phase before driving open with strong leg push-off from the outside leg, aided by a deep knee bend.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Front · Open #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Front · Open #5
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips before uncoiling in sync with trunk rotation, making the chest square to the net only at the moment of contact.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Front · Open #6
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. At contact, the racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone on a heavy topspin path.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Front · Open #7
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his racket wraps fully across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly resets both hands on the handle into a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
FH Center · Front · Open #8
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads on a strong, wide base, with a deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive upward and into the court through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Half Volley Wide · Front #1
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he resets into a neutral ready stance.
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2.4s |
FH Half Volley Wide · Front #2
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone for heavy topspin.
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2s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Front
Marat Safin's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips, then uncoil in sync with the trunk rotation so that the hitting shoulder drives through and finishes fully across his body.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Front #1
Marat Safin's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His early split step into a wide, semi-open stance is followed by a strong pivot on the right leg and a decisive recovery step back toward the middle.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Front #2
Marat Safin's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a deep coil relative to the hips, then uncoil in a clear sequence where the trunk rotates through first before the arm whips the racquet forward.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Front #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so the chest fully faces the target at contact.
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3.3s |
FH Inside In · Front #4
Marat Safin's forehand inside-in from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone for heavy topspin.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Front
Marat Safin's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His footwork features a quick split step into a wide open stance, followed by a strong push off the outside leg and a balanced recovery step back to ready position.
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2.4s |
FH Inside Out · Front #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a clear wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Inside Out · Front #2
Marat Safin's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. He uses a small hop into an open stance with a well-timed split step, then executes a quick crossover recovery step back toward his ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Front #3
Marat Safin's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend, then drive explosively into an open position as his legs push up and into the court.
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2.3s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and staggered stance that load the legs before he transfers weight forward into the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Front #1
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His follow-through wraps fully over his shoulder with the non-hitting arm retracting toward his body as he regains a neutral ready position after contact.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Front #2
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize before uncoiling into the shot.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Front #3
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact, his racket face is almost perfectly square to the incoming ball with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across his body on the follow-through.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Front #4
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body coil against a relatively stable lower body, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings the hitting shoulder through first before the chest fully faces the net.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Front #5
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His split-step leads into a quick drop-step and open-stance setup, with a pronounced weight shift onto the outside leg before rotating into the shot.
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2.4s |
FH Moves Back · Front #6
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on a flexed right leg, then uncoil with a strong upward drive from both legs to stabilize the shot despite retreating.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Front #7
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil relative to the hips, then uncoil in a clear sequence where the trunk rotation leads the arm and racquet through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Moves Back · Front #8
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with a high, wrap-around follow-through and quickly re-centers his stance, bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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2.7s |
FH · Front #2
Marat Safin's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact his racket finishes high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance, and he quickly re-centers his stance to recover for the next shot.
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3s |
FH Running · Front #1
Marat Safin's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet wraps fully over his shoulder while his non-hitting hand drops back for counterbalance, and he quickly regains a neutral stance with his weight moving back toward the center of the baseline.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Front #2
Marat Safin's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high path for heavy topspin.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Front #3
Marat Safin's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips before contact, then uncoil in sync with the trunk rotation so the chest finishes fully turned toward the target.
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3s |
FH Running · Front #4
Marat Safin's running forehand from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he regathers into a neutral ready position.
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2.3s |
FH Running · Front #5
Marat Safin's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Front #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Front #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as his legs drive upward into contact.
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3.8s |
FH Short · Front #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with a high wrap-around follow-through while his weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Short · Front #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the front. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling, with the trunk rotation clearly leading the arm swing through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2
Marat Safin's forehand on a wide ball from a neutral position, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a windshield-wiper path through the hitting zone.
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3s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #3
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves out to the ball, with a pronounced knee bend and strong lateral push off the outside leg to reach and stabilize for the shot.
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3.3s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #1
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the front court position, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he regroups into a neutral ready stance.
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3.1s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #2
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His outside leg loads deeply with a pronounced knee bend while the hips stay closed initially, then rotate explosively into contact as he pushes off the court.
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2.9s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #3
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up and across the ball for heavy topspin.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Front · Neutral #1
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His neutral stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then steps across with the front foot into contact before using small recovery steps to move back toward the center.
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3s |
FH Wide · Front · Neutral #2
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from the front. From this angle, his semi-western grip and relaxed wrist lag are clear as the racquet head trails significantly behind his hand before snapping forward into contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #1
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses a strong lateral push-off to recover back toward the center after contact.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #2
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates low to high on a steep, windshield-wiper path.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #3
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front. The contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball for heavy topspin.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #4
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a modern windshield-wiper path.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #5
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up heavy wrist lag, with the racquet head laid back before a pronounced wrist release through contact.
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5.5s |
BH → FH Drop Volley · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand approach from a central position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the direction of movement, then uncoil in a tight sequence that drives the torso through before the arms extend into the drop shot.
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6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the way the racket face stays closed during the loop, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet wraps fully over his shoulder while his non-hitting arm tucks in toward his body, and he quickly re-centers his stance into a ready position on the baseline.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket head accelerates on a steep low-to-high path with a slightly closed face at contact, meeting the ball around waist height directly in front of his lead hip.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the hips so that the trunk finishes fully rotated toward the target at contact and into the follow-through.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His neutral stance is clear as he plants his front foot toward the net, with a small adjustment step before contact and a balanced recovery step back to the center after the swing.
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2.4s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as his legs drive upward and forward into the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. He plants his outside (right) foot first and rotates around it, with a small hop and recovery step that quickly brings him back to a neutral position on the baseline.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up heavy wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced pronation through contact.
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3s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his deep shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil are clear, with the uncoiling of his torso initiating just before the arm accelerates through contact in a clean kinetic sequence.
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2.4s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear
Marat Safin's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the rear. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting arm retracting back into his torso, helping him quickly recover into a neutral ready stance on the baseline.
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2.8s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear #1
Marat Safin's forehand Inside-In from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting arm retracting quickly as he recovers back into a balanced, neutral ready position.
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2.1s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear #2
Marat Safin's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that continues through contact into a full, wrapped-around finish.
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2.3s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear #3
Marat Safin's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Rear #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the strong wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced but controlled wrist release through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Rear #2
Marat Safin's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the strong laid-back wrist position on the racquet drop, with the wrist unhinging rapidly into contact for a pronounced forearm pronation.
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2.3s |
FH Inside Out · Rear
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load into a strong closed position before uncoiling, with a deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive pushing up into the shot.
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2.3s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the rear. His follow-through wraps fully across his body with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before he regroups into a neutral ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Rear
Marat Safin's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk load with a deep unit turn before uncoiling in sequence, with the rear-view clearly showing how his torso rotation continues through contact even while his arm action adjusts on the run.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Rear #1
Marat Safin's running forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating upward and across his body on a heavy topspin swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Rear #2
Marat Safin's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear as his wrist stays laid back through the forward swing, then pronates aggressively just after contact.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Rear #3
Marat Safin's running forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with strong wrist lag on the takeback that smoothly unwinds into a firm, laid-back wrist at contact.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Rear #4
Marat Safin's running forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by several aggressive recovery steps back toward the middle after contact.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Rear #1
Marat Safin's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating low to high along an aggressive, forward-driving swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Short · Rear #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the strong wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced wrist release through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Short · Rear #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds in sync with his hip rotation before contact.
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4.6s |
FH Short · Rear #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load into a strong coil with a deep knee bend, then drive forward as his right leg pushes explosively into the court during the forward swing.
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3.1s |
FH Short · Rear #5
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to his hips before uncoiling, with the trunk rotation clearly initiating the forward swing ahead of the arm release.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the rear. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a heavy low-to-high swing path.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the rear. His hips stay closed through the unit turn before driving open into contact, with a deep right-knee bend and strong lateral push-off to cover the wide ball.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #3
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds in sync with his hitting arm as he reaches out to the wide ball.
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2.7s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear #1
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear #2
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide court position, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his relaxed semi-western grip setting up heavy wrist lag, followed by a pronounced wrist release through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can see his relaxed semi-western grip with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the hips so that the trunk finishes fully rotated toward the target.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so the chest faces forward just after contact.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #4
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with a high wrap-around forehand follow-through while his weight continues moving toward the center of the baseline to recover for the next shot.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His feet set into a strong neutral stance with a clear weight transfer from back to front leg before he drives through the ball and brings his back foot forward in a compact recovery step.
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2.1s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his semi-western grip set early with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.1s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a deep turn relative to his hips before contact, then his trunk uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders with a pronounced chest rotation toward the net.
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2.4s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His stance transitions from a neutral to slightly open base as he plants his outside foot, with a small adjustment step bringing his weight into the shot before a compact recovery.
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3.4s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight transferring into the court, and he quickly returns the racquet to a neutral ready position in front of his body.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His feet plant on a clear unit turn into a neutral stance, then he steps forward into the ball with a pronounced weight transfer from back leg to front leg before recovering his back foot behind the baseline.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag in the racquet drop phase before the wrist uncoils into contact.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving forward with a strong knee bend and upward leg drive into the ball.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Side · Open #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the net before contact, with a pronounced trunk uncoil that clearly sequences from hips to shoulders through the hitting zone.
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3s |
FH Center · Side · Open #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the way the racquet face stays closed with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Side · Open #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet wraps fully across his body with his non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before both hands return to a neutral ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Side · Open #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation that clearly leads the arm swing through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Open #5
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the ball with the strike zone slightly in front of his hip, and you can see the racket head accelerate steeply upward through the ball for heavy topspin.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Side · Open #6
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a modern low-to-high swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Open #7
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.9s |
Forehand · Inside-in · Arm-action #1
Marat Safin's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from the side. The contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face nearly square to the ball and the racket head accelerating steeply upward along the swing path.
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3.5s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a side angle. His compact unit turn into an open stance and strong left-arm counterbalance are clearly visible as he plants the outside foot before driving through the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Side #3
Marat Safin's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips load closed with a deep knee bend before driving up and unwinding aggressively into an open position through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed during the unit turn then unwind aggressively into contact as his right leg drives up and through the court with a deep knee bend.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing, with the wrist uncoiling into contact while the racquet face stays square through the hitting zone.
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3.3s |
FH Inside In · Side #3
Marat Safin's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce court, filmed from the Side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position after recovery.
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3.1s |
FH Inside In · Side #4
Marat Safin's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His feet set up in a strong neutral-to-slightly-open stance with a pronounced unit turn, and his recovery begins with a small hop step that readies him to push back toward the center.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Side #5
Marat Safin's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to his hips before uncoiling, with the trunk rotation clearly leading the arm swing in a classic kinetic chain sequence.
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2.4s |
FH Inside Out · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along an inside-out swing path.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the strike point slightly in front of his lead hip and around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along an inside-out swing path.
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2.5s |
FH Inside Out · Side #3
Marat Safin's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as his weight transfers through the court and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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3s |
FH Inside Out · Side #4
Marat Safin's inside-out forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation that clearly leads the arm through contact.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and backward weight shift before a late leg drive into the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Moves Back · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the strong wrist lag on the takeback and the pronounced pronation of the wrist and forearm just before and through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the net before the forward swing, with a pronounced trunk uncoil that clearly precedes the arm acceleration.
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2.5s |
FH Moves Back · Side #3
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed longer during the unit turn before driving through, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive as he unloads into the ball.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #4
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced pronation through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side #5
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, with a pronounced weight shift onto the back leg before driving forward into the shot.
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4.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side #6
Marat Safin's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a modern low-to-high swing path.
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3.2s |
FH Running · Side #1
Marat Safin's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is clear as his wrist stays laid back through the forward swing before releasing into a pronounced pronation just after contact.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Side #2
Marat Safin's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips before uncoiling in sync with the forward step, making the trunk rotation and sequencing through contact very clear.
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2.3s |
FH Running · Side #3
Marat Safin's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His torso coils fully with the hitting-side shoulder turning well behind his chin before uncoiling in sync with his hip rotation as he moves through the shot.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Side #4
Marat Safin's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body while his momentum carries him forward, and he quickly re-loads his stance with the non-hitting arm extending out to help him regain a balanced ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while his weight transfers into the court, bringing him quickly back into a neutral ready position.
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3.6s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps fully across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly returns his non-hitting hand to the racket throat to reset into a ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His compact arm action keeps the hitting arm relatively bent at contact with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerating steeply up and across the ball.
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2.5s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips load with a pronounced coil against a deep knee bend, then uncoil aggressively as his legs drive upward and forward through contact.
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2.5s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side #5
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His compact arm action is paired with a strong unit turn and semi-open stance, with a small adjustment step into contact followed by a balanced recovery toward the middle.
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2.5s |
FH Short · Side #1
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed during the unit turn, then drive aggressively into an open position as his legs extend upward from a deep knee bend on contact.
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2.2s |
FH Short · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and you can see pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.1s |
FH Short · Side #3
Marat Safin's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick split step into a semi-open stance, followed by a strong pivot on the right leg and a balanced recovery step back toward his ready position.
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2.2s |
FH Short · Side #4
Marat Safin's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact he extends his racquet fully through the ball with his weight driving into the court, then quickly brings both hands back toward his body as he returns to a balanced ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Short · Side #5
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a strong, late wrist release through contact.
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3.5s |
FH Short · Side #6
Marat Safin's forehand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a strong neutral-to-slightly-open stance with a clear split step into a small adjustment hop before driving forward into the short ball.
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3s |
FH Short · Side #7
Marat Safin's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact on this short ball.
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2.5s |
FH Short · Side #8
Marat Safin's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His feet set into a strong neutral stance with a pronounced unit turn, and after contact he uses a small recovery shuffle to reset his position on the baseline.
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3.2s |
FH Lob · Side
Marat Safin's forehand topspin lob from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly open at a contact point above shoulder height, with a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head sharply up the back of the ball.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side #6
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip combines with a pronounced wrist lag in the forward swing, with the racket head trailing noticeably behind the hand before uncoiling into contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Side · Neutral #1
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide position in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a full turn relative to the hips, then the trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with a clear sequence from hip rotation to shoulder rotation.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Side · Neutral #2
Marat Safin's wide forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps fully across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle to reset into a ready position.
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3.2s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #1
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps fully across his body with his weight driving into the outside leg, and he quickly uncoils back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #10
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay noticeably open to the court as his outside leg loads with a deep knee bend before driving up and around into the ball.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #11
Marat Safin's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then rotates his hips and shoulders around that anchor before using a crossover recovery step back toward the court.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #12
Marat Safin's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot wide, with a strong load on the right leg before uncoiling into the shot.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #2
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads deeply into the outside leg, then drives up and around with strong knee extension to initiate the forward swing.
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3.5s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #3
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a modern windshield-wiper swing path.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #4
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see a deep shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder dropping slightly below the non-hitting shoulder before the trunk uncoils aggressively into contact.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #5
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants the outside leg, loads heavily on it, and uses a lateral push-off to recover back toward the center after contact.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #6
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced pronation through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #7
Marat Safin's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his early shoulder turn creating a strong trunk coil, followed by a pronounced uncoiling of the torso that leads the arm and racquet through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #8
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps fully across his body as his weight lands on the outside leg, then he quickly uncoils back toward a neutral ready position.
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3s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #9
Marat Safin's wide forehand from an open stance on the ad side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive pushing off the outside leg into contact.
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2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce #4
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates a pronounced arc through the hitting zone.
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3.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a firm left-hand dominance on the handle while the right wrist stays relatively quiet and stable through contact, limiting excess wrist snap.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's backhand return of first serve from the Deuce court, filmed from court-level front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the incoming ball with the hitting arm structure stable, and the contact point sits slightly in front of his lead hip with a compact, upward swing path through the ball.
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2.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly pronated with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
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3.1s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates up and across the ball on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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2.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a smooth sequence that brings the hitting shoulder up and across as the chest rotates toward the court.
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3.3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted up with a clear upward brushing path, striking the ball just above head height to impart heavy topspin.
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4.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court and smoothly brings his racket hand down while his non-hitting hand extends forward to help him recover quickly toward a balanced ready position.
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4.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His continental grip is evident with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
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3.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Marat Safin's first serve return from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His compact split step into a semi-open stance sets up a short lateral adjustment step toward the ball before a quick recovery step back toward the center.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #1
Marat Safin's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step leads into a small adjustment hop and a mostly neutral stance, with the front view clearly showing how his weight transfers through the lead leg as he plants for the return.
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2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as his hips stay closed to the court before uncoiling into contact.
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2.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his relaxed continental grip and pronounced wrist pronation through contact, with the racquet face turning outward as his forearm unwinds.
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3.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3
Marat Safin's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a slightly open stance sets up a short lateral adjustment before he plants and pushes diagonally forward into the court.
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3.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his shoulders close well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position before the trunk powerfully unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
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4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #65
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His knees load deeply before driving upward, with the hips powerfully uncoiling toward the target as the back leg extends off the ground.
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4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His feet set in a stable platform stance with minimal pre-toss movement, and you can see a clear weight transfer from back foot to front foot during the service motion.
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2.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle, you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
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3.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his relaxed continental grip and the pronounced wrist pronation as his racket face snaps through contact and into the follow-through.
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2.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2
Marat Safin's backhand return of second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his early shoulder turn and strong trunk coil, with the hips initiating the uncoil before the shoulders to sequence the kinetic chain into contact.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, finishing with a pronounced wrist snap up and across the ball.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through high across his body and quickly uncoils his torso back to a neutral stance, with the non-hitting hand helping the racquet settle into a ready position for the next shot.
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2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a neutral stance sets up a short pivot and minimal crossover step into the ball before a quick recovery back toward the center.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3
Marat Safin's second serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a neutral stance sets up a short pivot and controlled weight transfer into the court before he recovers to the baseline.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, while his hips stay relatively closed to the baseline until just after contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #6
Marat Safin's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil together early, then uncoil in a tightly linked sequence where the chest rotates through almost square to the net by contact, clearly syncing upper-body rotation with the forward drive of the swing.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Leg-kick · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, giving a pronounced snap as his leg kick drives up into the ball.
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3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil together during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a coordinated sequence that drives upward through contact with clear rotation toward the target.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #10
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil from a closed to a more open position as he moves through the serve.
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0.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands balanced on his front foot with his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly regains a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #9
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to drive the serve up and into the court.
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3.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his shoulders fully rotate away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk driving forward before the arm whips up to contact.
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3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position after landing.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted up with a fully extended arm, and the racket head whips up and across his body on a steep upward swing path.
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3.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck slightly above head height, and the racket head whips up and across the ball on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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3.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body with his weight landing on the front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position after contact.
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2.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #5
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before a strong upward drive into the court and a balanced landing on his left leg.
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2.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #6
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate aggressively into the court as his back leg kicks through.
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2.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands clearly into the court with his weight transferring onto his front foot, and his non-hitting arm tucks in as he quickly returns to a compact ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates a visibly strong brushing action up the back of the ball.
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2.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap just after impact.
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2.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His compact, rhythmic footwork into a platform stance is evident, with a subtle right-foot adjustment before the toss to set his weight and alignment toward the target.
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3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil together into a strong sideways turn before uncoiling in sync, with the chest rotating square to the net just after contact.
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3.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His feet set in a stable platform stance before the ball toss, with a pronounced knee bend and clear front-foot pivot into the court during the service motion.
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3.1s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve return slice from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the left hand stabilizing early, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the center to recover into a compact ready position.
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3.3s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, causing the racquet face to snap from edge-on to square just after impact.
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2.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend before driving up into contact, with the back hip clearly rotating through as the legs extend explosively into the court.
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3.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load into a strong coil with a deep knee bend, then drive up explosively as the back leg extends and the hips uncoil into the court.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His knees load deeply before the trophy position and his hips drive up and into the court in a coordinated motion with his back leg pushing off the ground.
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5.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is only slightly open with a pronounced upward swing path, creating a clear brushing action up the back of the ball.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3
Marat Safin's second serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through up and across his body while his weight transfers into the court, quickly bringing the racquet back to a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #4
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, with the hips uncoiling into the court to transfer weight from the back leg to the front.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Leg-kick · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip stays firm while the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, timed with a pronounced leg kick to drive the racquet up and across the ball.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line rotates markedly away from the court during the trophy pose and then unwinds in sequence with a pronounced trunk uncoil driving up into contact.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a small rear-foot adjustment before driving up, and he lands slightly inside the baseline with a clear couple of recovery steps preparing for the next shot.
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2.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3
Marat Safin's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as he quickly uncoils his hips and resets his feet into a neutral ready position on the baseline.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #4
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline before trophy position, then uncoils in sync with an aggressive trunk rotation that leads the arm swing up to contact.
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3.8s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second-serve return forehand from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed during the split step before rotating explosively into the court as his right leg drives forward and his left leg anchors his base.
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3.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through leaves his hitting arm relaxed across his body while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position on the baseline.
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3.2s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a noticeable turn away from the court while his knees dip deeply before driving up into contact, with the back leg kicking through to complete the hip rotation.
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3.5s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his continental grip stay relaxed as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap just after impact.
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FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load into a deep coil relative to his hips before uncoiling in sync with trunk rotation, making the separation and subsequent rotation of the torso especially clear from behind.
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3.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact his hitting arm extends fully into the court while his back leg swings through, leaving him landing on his front foot and quickly dropping into a compact ready position.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across his body, emphasizing a pronounced pronation through the hit.
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3.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly pronated wrist, meeting the ball well above head height as the racket accelerates steeply up and through the hitting zone.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4
Marat Safin's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around shoulder height while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly releases the non-hitting hand to reset into a compact ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as his weight transfers into the court and he quickly brings both hands down into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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4.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through carries his hitting arm down across his body while his back leg kicks up behind him, helping his weight transfer into the court and setting up a quick recovery into a balanced ready position.
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2.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips through torso into the hitting shoulder.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and a pronounced front-leg drive into the court before landing on his left foot inside the baseline.
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2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand return of second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the incoming ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively straight path through the hitting zone.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the incoming ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head drives straight through the ball on a relatively compact swing path.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline before trophy position, then the trunk uncoils in sync with his upward drive so the chest squares to the net just after contact.
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2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3
Marat Safin's backhand return of second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His early split-step into a semi-open stance sets up a short lateral adjustment and quick recovery step back toward the center.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoils in sync with trunk rotation so the chest squares to the net just after contact.
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2.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step, then rotate through in sync with a strong push off the outside leg as his knees drive upward through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. He uses a compact split step into a semi-open stance, with a quick pivot of the outside foot setting his weight transfer into the court before taking a couple of short recovery steps back toward the baseline.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is steady with a relaxed hand, and the side view makes the upward wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck at full extension above his head, and the upward swing path and racket head speed are clearly visible as he pronates through the hit.
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3.8s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a full pronation and relaxed tossing arm drop, landing on his front leg and quickly gathering into a balanced ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk load with a deep coil during the trophy position, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the torso rotation leads the arm into contact.
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3.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips before uncoiling in sequence, making the trunk rotation and shoulder-over-shoulder action through contact very clear.
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2.9s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Marat Safin's forehand return of second serve from the Ad court side, filmed from the side. He executes a compact split-step into a semi-open stance, then uses a short lateral adjustment step before planting his outside leg to drive through the return and recover.
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2.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clear with a relaxed hand, and the side angle makes the early wrist pronation and smooth uncoiling of the wrist through contact especially visible.
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3.1s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His hips load into a strong coil with a deep knee bend, then drive up aggressively as the back leg extends and the front hip opens into the court during the upward swing.
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4.3s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, producing a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
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FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and then drive explosively toward the court as his back leg extends into the court during the upward swing.
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2.3s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip staying relaxed in the fingers while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add pace and spin.
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2.3s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled weight transfer from back to front leg and a small front-foot adjustment into the court after landing.
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FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and a clear front-foot pivot into the court before landing on his left leg for recovery.
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2.4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Marat Safin's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving up through contact, with the hips powerfully uncoiling toward the court as his back leg kicks back for full extension.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his weight drives into the court and his hitting arm finishes across his body while his left arm drops naturally, helping him flow quickly back into a balanced ready position.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His weight drives up and into the court with a full pronated racquet finish, and he quickly drops the racquet to transition into a compact, two-handed ready position for the next shot.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the back leg that brings the front hip through into the court.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, with a clear uncoiling sequence where the torso rotates toward the net before the hitting arm whips up into contact.
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2.8s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a court-level front angle. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control out wide.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he lets his hitting arm decelerate across his body while his weight lands on his front leg, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil toward the court as his back leg swings through for balance.
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Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) leg with his back leg swinging through, quickly bringing both hands back on the racquet handle as he recovers into a balanced ready position on the baseline.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a court-level rear angle. His footwork includes a pronounced front-leg drive into a platform stance, followed by a controlled landing and a small recovery hop to be ready for the next shot.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His hips stay closed longer during the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that uncoils his hips into the court at contact.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket comes up to contact with a slightly closed face at a comfortable height above his head, and you can see the racket head accelerate up and across the ball to impart spin.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball just above head height with a slightly closed face and an upward brushing swing path that emphasizes spin over flat racket head speed.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front @0090307
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His front-on footwork shows a measured platform stance with a small knee bend and a controlled rear-leg drive up and into the court before landing on his front foot.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front @0085009
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His front-on leg action shows a strong knee bend and upward drive into the court, with a balanced landing on his left leg that sets up a smooth recovery step behind the baseline.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front @0021026
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket face stays slightly closed through contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates clear pronation as the racket accelerates through the hitting zone.
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2.5s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend, with a strong upward leg drive that straightens both knees into contact.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact stance transitions into a strong pivot as his front foot plants and his hips and shoulders uncoil in sync toward the target.
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2.8s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His feet stay grounded through contact with a compact knee bend, and you can see a small hop into the court as he lands on his front foot to begin his recovery.
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3.3s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad side down the middle, filmed from the front. His knee bend is pronounced on the loading phase, with the hips driving up into contact as the back leg extends aggressively into the court.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands into the court with his weight driving forward and his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly regroups into a balanced ready position.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the court before contact.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates clearly through contact, showing a distinct snap as the racket accelerates up and across the ball.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #3
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck around head height, and the upward swing path creates a pronounced brushing action that adds spin without overhitting.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #4
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands into the court with his weight moving forward, his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly regathers both hands on the racquet into a compact ready position.
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Second Serve · Ad · Front #5
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates clear racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is easy to see here, with a relaxed wrist that pronates sharply through contact to add spin and control.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and you can clearly see the upward, brushing swing path creating spin.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front @0053226
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm but relaxed, with a clearly visible wrist pronation through contact that continues into a pronounced, loose-wristed follow-through.
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2.4s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body with his tossing arm dropping quickly into his side as his weight carries forward into a balanced, ready position.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His front-on footwork shows a measured pre-serve stance with a small, rhythmic weight transfer onto the front foot just before initiating his upward knee bend and torso rotation.
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2.7s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His feet set in a neutral stance with a rhythmic weight transfer onto the front foot before contact, followed by a small recovery step that squares him up for the next shot.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend that drives upward into contact as the hips uncoil toward the court.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend, with a strong upward leg drive that brings the back hip through as he launches into the court.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle, his shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the toss that uncoils in sequence from the hips upward, with the hitting shoulder rotating up and through as the chest opens toward the net at contact.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a measured weight transfer from back to front foot during the toss, moving from a slightly closed stance into a more front-on landing as he drives up to the ball.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line rotates from a closed position at trophy phase into a squared chest at contact, with a distinct uncoiling of the trunk that sequences from hips through torso before the arm whips up to the ball.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can clearly see his shoulders close well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase before the trunk aggressively uncoils upward and into the court in sync with his arm action.
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Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load in a closed position then unwind aggressively toward the court, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive into the ball.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays stable while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a clear snap finishing toward his left side.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays relaxed with a visible increase in wrist pronation through contact, creating a pronounced snap as the racket accelerates up and across the ball.
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Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed longer during the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive leading into a strong hip uncoil toward the court.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket accelerates up on edge before pronating into contact, with the ball struck slightly above head height and the strings facing marginally left of target for added spin.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork into the serve uses a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot before driving up into the ball.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face tilted marginally closed, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the ball.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, with a clear uncoiling sequence where the hips initiate the turn followed by the torso and shoulders into contact.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a pinpoint stance, with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before he drives up into the serve.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a smooth sequence that brings the right shoulder through first, followed by the torso rotating into the court.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip stays firm while the wrist remains relaxed and slightly extended during the toss, setting up a late pronation into contact.
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3.1s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1
Marat Safin's second serve wide from the Deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist pronation through contact to shape the wide angle.
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2.9s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #2
Marat Safin's second serve wide from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a pinpoint stance before the toss, then a pronounced back-leg drive up and into the court that lands him slightly left of the center mark for quicker recovery.
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2.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side @0135107
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling upward as the back leg kicks back for balance.
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Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side @0140907
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see a loose continental grip with the wrist laid back in pronounced lag before driving up and pronating through contact.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side @0135518
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive load his hips, which uncoil aggressively toward the court as he extends into the serve.
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2.4s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sequence so the chest opens toward the court just after the racquet drops behind his back.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving up and into the court, with a pronounced leg extension that shows strong upward push from the back leg.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side @0132016
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His follow-through continues across his body with a relaxed hitting arm while his weight transfers into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork features a measured pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before a controlled knee bend and upward drive into the court.
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Second Serve · Ad · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that starts from the hips and progresses through the torso into the hitting arm.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before trophy position and you can see his hips drive up and into the court as his back leg extends through contact.
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3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His footwork is compact with a controlled platform stance, and you can clearly see the smooth weight transfer from back to front leg as he drives up into the serve.
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2.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line rotates from a deep sideways coil into contact with a pronounced trunk uncoil, clearly showing the sequencing from hip and torso rotation into the serving arm.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His stance stays mostly neutral with a controlled weight transfer from back to front foot, and his front-leg drive into the court sets up a balanced landing ready for the first step toward the baseline.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through carries his hitting arm across his body with a pronounced shoulder and hip rotation, and he lands balanced on his front foot before settling quickly into a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips load in a closed position before uncoiling into the court, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive clearly visible through contact.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His compact service motion uses a controlled knee bend into a neutral landing, followed by a small adjustment step that squares his stance for the next shot.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a loose wrist that pronates distinctly through contact, creating a clear racquet-head snap after the ball is struck.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips before uncoiling in sync with the leg drive, making the trunk rotation and upward kinetic chain sequence very clear.
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3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2
Marat Safin's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the court while his back leg swings forward into the court, helping him land balanced and transition smoothly into a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #1
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward, slightly outside-to-inside path through the hit.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #2
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His feet set in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, then he uses a couple of quick recovery steps to start moving back toward the center.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #3
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket moves on a distinct high-to-low path that keeps the strings angled for underspin.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front #4
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court_level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and the wrist stays laid back through contact with only a subtle downward carve to keep the ball low.
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3.3s |
FH Slice Running · Court-level-front
Marat Safin's forehand slice on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed while his outside leg plants with a pronounced knee bend, providing a low base as he extends the slicing motion across his body.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the front leg, creating a low, stable base as he carves under the ball.
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2.2s |
BH Slice Short · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders stay closed well into the forward swing, with a pronounced upper-body tilt that shows the trunk unwinding later than the initial shoulder turn to control the depth of the slice.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court level side angle. After contact his racket finishes out in front with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him as he transfers weight back toward the center and begins to recover his ready position.
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3s |
FH Slice Wide · Court-level-side
Marat Safin's forehand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His feet plant in a semi-open stance with a small adjustment step outward before contact, then he performs a controlled recovery shuffle back toward the center.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Front
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his hitting arm extends forward with the racquet face slightly open while his non-hitting hand settles near his torso as he transfers weight onto his front leg and begins to square back into a ready position.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Center · Front
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His stance is mostly neutral with a slight shoulder turn, and his small adjustment steps into the ball are followed by a compact recovery step that re-centers him on the baseline.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Front
Marat Safin's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the swing path is distinctly downward with controlled racket head speed through the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Short · Front
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed as the trunk coils early, then uncoils in a compact motion with limited torso rotation through contact, emphasizing a stable upper body.
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2.4s |
BH Slice Wide · Front
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the center, filmed from the front. After contact he lets the racket finish out in front with his left arm counterbalancing behind his body, then quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position as he recovers to the middle.
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3s |
BH Slice Short · Rear
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against a relatively stable lower body, then uncoil in sync with the forward swing to keep the slice compact and controlled.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the arm action is clearly downward and across the body, creating a pronounced slicing path.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment step out to the ball followed by a slightly open stance, with the back leg trailing to maintain reach before he recovers toward the center.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear #1
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip and slightly laid-back wrist are evident as he maintains a firm wrist angle through contact without excessive wrist snap.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear #2
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His outside leg plants deep with a pronounced knee bend while the hips stay relatively closed, creating a stable base as he carves around the ball out wide.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear #3
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. From this view his continental grip is clear, with a firm but relaxed hand and a pronounced open racquet face maintained by a stable, slightly laid-back wrist through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Center · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand slice from center court, filmed from the side. The video clearly shows the racket face slightly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, the racket traveling on a distinctly downward, skidding path through the hitting zone.
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2.4s |
BH Slice Center · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, followed by a compact recovery step that brings him quickly back toward his ready position.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Side
Marat Safin's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket face slightly open as his weight drifts onto the back foot before he recovers the non-hitting hand toward a ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Slice Short · Side #1
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils against a stable lower body, then uncoil in a compact sequence that keeps the hitting shoulder slightly ahead of the hips through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Short · Side #2
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His knees stay flexed through the loading phase while his hips remain relatively closed, with the front leg bracing to support a compact, skidding slice.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Short · Side #3
Marat Safin's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change while the wrist remains relatively stable, with only a slight laid-back angle maintained through contact.
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2.4s |
BH Slice Wide · Side
Marat Safin's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment step out toward the ball into a slightly open stance, followed by a pronounced recovery step that starts bringing him back toward the center.
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3s |
FH Slice Wide · Side
Marat Safin's forehand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn noticeably early with a pronounced trunk coil, then uncoil in a compact, slightly open stance that keeps the hitting shoulder leading through contact.
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3.1s |
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