Mikhail Youzhny
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Mikhail Youzhny

Russia
Active Retired #8 career high 10 titles Right-handed One-Handed BH 183cm
Elegant one-handed backhand player with smooth, technically sound strokes. Versatile all-court game with good touch at the net.

Coaches: Boris Sobkin

Video Library (718 videos)

Name FPS Duration
BH Approach → OH · Front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the unit turn, then uncoil together into contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation easy to compare between the preparation and forward swing phases.
6.4s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Front Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a central court position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone for added topspin.
6.8s
FH Approach → OH · Front Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. After contact he drives his weight forward into the court, with his non-hitting hand extending back for balance before he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position near the net.
8.7s
BH Approach → BH Volley → BH Short · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand approach shot from a neutral position, followed by a backhand volley, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance on the approach, then quick shuffle steps to close into the net before planting for the backhand volley.
9.8s
BH Approach → BH Volley · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand approach shot from a central court position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before the forward stride, with clear crossover steps carrying him up the court toward the net.
7.6s
BH Slice → Approach → FH Volley · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice approach followed by a forehand volley from a central position, filmed from the rear. After the slice, his weight moves diagonally into the court and his non-hitting hand helps him turn the shoulders as he quickly brings the racquet to a compact ready position for the forehand volley.
7.6s
FH Approach → BH Volley → FH Half Volley · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively low with a noticeable knee bend into the loading phase, then drive forward as his legs extend into the court to support the transition toward the net.
8.8s
FH Approach → BH Volley → FH Volley → FH Volley · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a central court position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates low to high on a forward-driving path toward the net.
10.7s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern forehand grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand and noticeable wrist lag as the racquet drops before accelerating into contact.
6.2s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags and whips through the ball in sequence.
5.6s
FH Approach → FH Swinging Volley · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a distinct wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position at contact to keep the ball low and penetrating for the approach.
6.1s
FH Approach → OH · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend before driving forward into the court, giving a clear view of how his legs propel him toward the net.
5.6s
BH Approach → BH Drop Volley · Side Mikhail Youzhny's backhand approach shot with a backhand drop volley from the net area, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand grip stays relatively firm in a classic eastern backhand position while the wrist softens just before contact to delicately take pace off the ball on the drop volley.
6.1s
BH Approach → BH Volley → BH Short · Side Mikhail Youzhny's backhand approach shot followed by a backhand volley from the short court, filmed from the side. At contact on the approach backhand his racket face stays slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head continues forward and up on a compact, accelerating path toward the net.
8.6s
BH Slice → Approach → FH Volley · Side Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice approach followed by a forehand volley from mid-court, filmed from the side. His weight carries forward through the slice into his split step, with the non-hitting arm helping him turn and set the racquet early for the forehand volley as he recovers toward the net.
8.4s
BH Slice → Approach → OH · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice approach shot from a neutral position, followed by an overhead, filmed from the side. The racket face stays slightly open at contact on the slice with the ball around waist height, while on the overhead the racket accelerates steeply upward with a fully extended arm at impact.
6.1s
BH Slice → Approach → OH · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice approach and overhead from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the slice approach with a pronounced knee bend and forward-driving rear leg, then uncoil into a stronger hip drive and upward leg extension as he transitions into the overhead.
6.1s
FH Approach → BH Volley → FH Half Volley · Side Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach and forehand half-volley from the forecourt, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a unit on the approach, then uncoil in sequence so that the torso squares up just before contact, with only a compact, late shoulder turn into the half-volley.
8.4s
FH Approach → BH Volley → FH Volley → FH Volley · Side Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach and forehand/backhand volleys from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His adjustment steps into the forehand approach use a neutral stance that transitions into a forward-driving step, followed by small balance hops to set up stable volley positions at the net.
12s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. After contact his racket finishes high across his body while his weight drives forward into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle to organize his split-step recovery toward the net.
6.9s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach and backhand volley from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a semi-open stance on the forehand is followed by quick adjustment steps that set up a stable base for the one-handed backhand volley.
6.3s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is set early with the wrist laid back, and you can clearly see the controlled release of the wrist lag as he drives through the ball into the court.
6.9s
FH Approach → OH · Side Mikhail Youzhny's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a full coil before uncoiling in sync with the hip drive, creating a clear sequential kinetic chain from legs through torso to the hitting arm.
9.8s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His closed stance is evident as his front shoulder turns fully toward the net and his feet align along the baseline before he drives through and recovers with small adjustment steps.
3s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through wraps high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he quickly resets into a neutral ready position.
3.3s
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court_level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the front leg to drive into the shot.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Neutral Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, and then unwind as his legs drive upward into the shot.
3.2s
BH Running · Court-level-front Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves laterally, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg that drives his body through the shot while the inside leg prepares to recover.
3.2s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending across his body as his weight transfers onto the front foot and he quickly brings the racquet back to a neutral ready position.
3.1s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively open toward the net while his knees are deeply flexed, showing strong leg loading before he drives up and out toward the wide ball.
3.1s
BH Center · Arm-action · Front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating up and across the ball on a steep, whippy swing path.
3s
BH Center · Front · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to hitting arm, making the degree of shoulder turn and trunk rotation easy to compare between preparation and follow-through.
3.5s
BH Center · Front · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front angle. His closed hip position is easy to see as his front knee bends deeply and the back leg drives forward through contact to help unwind the hips toward the net.
2.7s
BH Center · Front · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. After contact his one-handed follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight moves forward and he quickly resets both hands on the racquet into a ready position.
3.3s
BH Center · Front · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. At contact his one-handed backhand shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball meeting the strings around waist to mid-torso height as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
2.9s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his one-handed backhand shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball meeting the strings around waist height as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
3s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he firms it up into a stable, slightly pronated position at contact.
3s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clear from the way the racket face stays stable, with a noticeable but controlled wrist extension maintained through contact.
2.8s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the unit turn with a noticeable knee bend on the back leg, then both legs drive up together as the hips unwind into contact.
4.1s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of trunk release easy to distinguish.
3.3s
BH Half Volley Center · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a compact trunk rotation, and the uncoil through contact is subtle as the upper body stays stable to handle the low, fast ball.
2.4s
BH Half Volley Center · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand half volley from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball taken just in front of his lead hip, using a compact swing path to keep the racket head stable through impact.
2.3s
BH Half Volley Wide · Front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. After contact he extends the racquet out toward the target with his non-hitting arm counterbalancing in front of his body before he releases it back into a compact ready position.
2.7s
BH · Front Mikhail Youzhny's one-handed backhand from the inside court position, filmed from the front. His eastern backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he drives the knuckles through contact.
3.1s
BH Lob Running · Front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand lob on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His footwork features quick adjustment steps into a slightly open stance, with his outside leg planting firmly before he lifts upward into the lob.
2.8s
BH Lob Wide · Front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand lob from a wide position, filmed from the front. His outside hip opens as he plants the wide stance, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg to load before lifting up into the lob.
3.6s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body coil on the unit turn, then unwind in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings the hitting shoulder through in front of the chest at contact.
3.6s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a laid-back wrist that stays firm through the swing before subtly unhinging at contact.
3.4s
BH Moves Back · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing in front as he regains a neutral ready position after contact.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip stays firm with a pronounced laid-back wrist position that stays stable through contact before relaxing into the follow-through.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. His small adjustment steps as he retreats set up a stable neutral stance before the one-handed backhand, with a clear weight transfer from back foot to front foot.
3.7s
BH Moves Back · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with a steep upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing in front as he regains a neutral ready position after contact.
3.4s
BH Moves Back · Front · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His open stance makes it easy to see his hips stay relatively square to the net while his knees load and then extend to drive up through the shot.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Front · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. At contact his one-handed backhand shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball struck around waist height as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
3.1s
BH Running · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact his racquet finishes high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he quickly squares his shoulders into a compact ready position.
2.6s
BH Running · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. At contact his one-handed backhand is struck around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, creating visible racket head acceleration through the ball.
3.1s
BH Running · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's running one-handed backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His eastern backhand grip stays firm with noticeable wrist extension on the takeback that gradually firms up into a stable, slightly laid-back wrist at contact.
2.8s
BH Running · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the center/front of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the chest square to the net shortly after contact.
3.2s
BH Running · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His one-handed backhand grip is set early with a firm eastern backhand hold, and you can see a pronounced wrist lag that straightens into a stable, slightly laid-back wrist at contact.
3.3s
BH Running · Front #6 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His one-handed backhand uses an eastern grip with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the takeback that firms up into a stable, straight wrist at contact.
3.1s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the front. From this angle you can see his eastern one-handed backhand grip stay firm while the wrist stays laid back through the takeback before subtly straightening into contact.
3.7s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend that loads the right leg before pushing back toward the court.
3.5s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then the upper torso uncoils ahead of the hitting arm, making the delayed shoulder unwinding easy to see from this angle.
3.1s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the front court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket accelerating up and across the body on a steep, one-handed swing path.
2.7s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the ad side, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in sequence before the hitting arm extends through contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the front court, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside leg plants and bends deeply, driving his body sideways into the shot before the rear leg steps through.
2.8s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His closed stance is clear as his front shoulder turns fully to the net and his outside leg plants firmly before he pushes back toward the center with small recovery steps.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #5 Mikhail Youzhny's one-handed backhand from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the target line.
3.2s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His initial split step into a quick lateral push off the outside leg leads into an open-to-neutral stance, with a noticeable recovery step aiming to bring him back toward the center after contact.
3.3s
BH Wide Down The Line · Front Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the front. His one-handed backhand uses an eastern backhand grip with noticeable wrist extension and a stable, laid-back racket head maintained through contact.
3.4s
BH Inside In · Rear · 4737fps Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle in ultra slow motion. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with deep knee flexion, then the legs drive up and forward to unwind the hips into an inside-in swing path.
4737 1.4s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear · 4737fps Mikhail Youzhny's backhand on a wide ball from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His eastern backhand grip is clear, with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the loop and then unhinges into contact for a sharp, controlled pronation.
4737 0.1s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a closed stance, followed by a controlled recovery step back toward the center baseline position.
2.7s
BH Center · Rear · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed backhand contact is made around waist to hip height with a slightly closed racket face and a long, accelerating swing path up and through the ball.
3s
BH Center · Rear · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him before he recovers back into a neutral ready position.
3.6s
BH Center · Rear · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance sets his hips turned sideways to the net while a deep knee bend and strong rear-leg drive into the court are clearly visible.
3.1s
BH Center · Rear · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight transfers onto the front leg and his non-hitting arm extends back to help him recover into a ready position.
3.3s
BH Center Cross Court · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest finishes facing the target as the hitting arm extends through the cross-court line.
2.6s
BH Center Down The Line · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending toward the target while his weight transfers onto the front foot and he quickly brings the racquet back to a neutral ready position.
3.3s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His neutral stance is clear as he sets his right foot behind the left with a small adjustment step, then finishes with a controlled recovery back toward the center.
4.8s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His neutral stance is clearly visible as he plants his front foot diagonally into the court after a small adjustment shuffle, then brings his back leg through for a compact recovery step back to center.
2.4s
BH Half Volley Center · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand half‑volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively square to the net with a subtle knee bend and short leg drive forward, matching the compact nature of the half‑volley movement.
2.6s
BH Half Volley Center · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His compact split step leads into a small adjustment hop and a slightly open stance as he stays low through the ball to handle the half-volley in front of his body.
2.7s
BH Half Volley Moves Back · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand on the move backward from a neutral position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of trunk release easy to distinguish.
2.9s
BH Half Volley Wide · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center moving to a wide ball, filmed from the rear. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he firms it up into a stable, slightly pronated position through contact.
2.8s
BH Half Volley Wide · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the rear, moving to a wide ball. His hips turn and load over a strongly flexed outside knee before driving off the outside leg to push out toward the ball.
4.3s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment step as he moves back while setting into a neutral stance, with the rear view clearly showing how his hitting-side foot plants just before the swing.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the rear. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is evident in the firm but relaxed hand position on the handle, with a pronounced wrist set on the takeback that stays stable through contact rather than snapping.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him before he regroups into a ready stance.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending up and across as he transfers weight onto his back foot before recovering toward a ready position.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he recovers back into a ready stance.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Rear #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable racket-head lag before he straightens it through contact.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Rear #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive up into the one-handed backhand.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Rear #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before firming up into a stable, slightly pronated position at contact.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Rear #7 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate early as he retreats, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds in sync with his hip turn to keep the one-handed stroke connected to his body rotation.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Rear #8 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his trunk so the hitting shoulder leads the racket through contact.
3.3s
BH Running · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving toward the court, quickly bringing his non-hitting hand back to the racquet for the next shot.
3s
BH Running · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the rear. His footwork features a quick split step into crossover running steps, finishing with a semi-open stance that lets him plant the outside leg firmly before swinging and then push back toward the center.
3.3s
BH Running · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features quick adjustment steps as he moves wide followed by a semi-open stance on contact and a pronounced crossover recovery back toward the center.
3.3s
BH Short · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as he steps forward into a compact recovery position.
3.3s
BH Short · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils smoothly into contact as his hitting shoulder continues to rotate through the shot.
3.6s
BH Short · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he recovers quickly back into a neutral ready position.
4.5s
BH Short · Rear #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he firms it up into contact.
3.8s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His outside leg loads deeply with a pronounced knee bend while the hips stay closed early, then unwind as he pushes off laterally into the wide ball.
2.6s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the backhand side, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates upward along a steep low-to-high path.
3s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance is clear as his right foot steps across his body toward the sideline, with a small recovery shuffle back toward center after contact.
4.1s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags and whips through contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so the hitting shoulder leads through contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #5 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his body with a relatively vertical racket face, and the racket head accelerates upward along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
3.4s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #6 Mikhail Youzhny's one-handed backhand on a wide ball from a closed stance, filmed from the rear. His eastern backhand grip is firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist that stays stable through contact before a controlled, relaxed release into the follow-through.
3.3s
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's one-handed backhand from a wide position, filmed from the rear. From this angle, his eastern backhand grip and the firm yet relaxed wrist position through contact are evident, with minimal wrist flexion as the racquet tracks through the ball.
3.2s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending forward while his weight transfers into the court and the non-hitting hand moves back toward a neutral ready position.
2.5s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His side-on position makes the neutral stance and small adjustment steps into the ball easy to see before he drives through the shot.
3.3s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his arm straighten through contact with the racket face slightly closed and the ball meeting the strings around waist to mid-torso height in front of his body.
2.6s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The racket stays on a slightly closed face through contact at about waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a relatively straight, linear swing path through the ball.
5.1s
BH Center · Side · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. At contact, his one-handed backhand shows the racket face slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to hip height as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
3.3s
BH Center · Side · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's one-handed backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His eastern backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he drives the knuckles through the ball at contact.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending forward while his weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
3.6s
BH Center · Side · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His closed stance is clear as he steps across his body with the front foot before driving through the ball and then takes a small recovery step back toward a neutral position.
3.4s
BH Center · Side · Closed #5 Mikhail Youzhny'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, with a clearly visible trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders into the forward swing.
3.3s
BH Center · Side · Closed #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a firm closed stance, with the front foot planting early and the back leg driving his weight into the shot before a short recovery step.
3.3s
BH Center · Side · Closed #7 Mikhail Youzhny'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 unwind in sequence with a clearly visible trunk uncoil leading the arm and racquet through contact.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Closed #8 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed to the net through the load with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind together with a strong push off the back leg driving his weight into the shot.
3.3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand grip stays firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position that straightens through contact for a clean, extended follow-through.
3.2s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His footwork pattern includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance followed by a clear front-foot plant before he drives through the one-handed backhand and recovers.
2.7s
BH · Side · Neutral #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the takeback, with a clearly coiled trunk that unrolls sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.5s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand grip sits in a strong eastern backhand position, with a pronounced wrist lag that firms up into a stable, slightly laid-back wrist at contact.
2.9s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his one-handed backhand shows the racket face slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
4.1s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil early as the racquet goes back, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the hips initiate rotation followed by the torso and hitting arm.
3.1s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #7 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand grip is clearly in a strong eastern backhand position, with a distinct laid-back wrist that stays firm through contact before releasing slightly in the follow-through.
3.1s
BH Center · Side · Open Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his one-handed backhand racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates forward and up along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
3.2s
BH Half Volley Moves Back · Side Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from a moving-back 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 the back of the ball for heavy topspin.
3s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. He takes a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, then uses a strong outside leg plant and crossover recovery step after reaching for the wide ball.
3s
BH Lob Center · Side Mikhail Youzhny's backhand lob from center court, filmed from the side. The video clearly displays the slightly open racket face at contact with the ball struck above shoulder height on a steep, upward swing path.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the takeback, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arm extends through contact.
3.6s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he drifts back, with a pronounced knee bend and rear-leg load before a subtle forward drive into contact.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Side · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from an open stance while moving back, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the hitting arm, making the sequential rotation of hips, torso, and shoulder line easy to distinguish.
4.9s
BH Moves Back · Side · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as his outside foot plants first before he leans away from the baseline, using small adjustment steps to stay aligned to the incoming ball.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Side · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the net while his knees flex deeply as he moves back, then extend through contact to drive up from the legs.
3s
BH Moves Back · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong rear-leg load before driving up and through the shot.
3.7s
BH Moves Back · Side #10 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His eastern one-handed backhand grip stays firm with a pronounced laid-back wrist angle that straightens through contact as the racquet accelerates through the ball.
3s
BH Moves Back · Side #11 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork features small adjustment steps as he retreats and sets into a closed stance, with a clear weight transfer from the back leg to the front leg during the swing.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Side #12 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his eastern one-handed backhand grip stay firm as his wrist maintains a laid-back position through the takeback and then uncoils into a subtle snap right at contact.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Side #13 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the one-handed swing driving up and through the ball for a long extension toward the target.
3s
BH Moves Back · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating upward along a steep, whippy swing path through the ball.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his trunk so the chest opens toward the target just after contact.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and rear-leg load before he transfers weight forward into the shot.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm with a clearly sequenced kinetic chain into contact.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face stays relatively closed at a comfortable contact height around waist to mid-torso level, with the racket head accelerating up and across the ball on a classic one-handed backhand swing path.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past 90 degrees to the net, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with his hip rotation as he drives up and through the ball.
3.7s
BH Moves Back · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His footwork features small adjustment steps as he retreats and sets into a neutral stance, with his front foot planting just before the racket starts forward.
3.6s
BH Moves Back · Side #9 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into a closed stance, followed by a controlled recovery step that returns him toward the baseline after contact.
3.2s
BH Running · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. After contact his one-handed follow-through wraps high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he regroups into a neutral ready position.
2.9s
BH Running · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the loading step, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arm whips through contact.
3.1s
BH Running · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His outside leg plants deeply with a noticeable knee bend while his hips stay closed through the load phase before unwinding into contact.
3.1s
BH Running · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's running one-handed backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
3s
BH Short · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil as a single unit on the unit turn, then uncoil with a pronounced shoulder-over-shoulder rotation that clearly sequences ahead of the arm swing.
3.3s
BH Short · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. At contact his one-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his hip with the racket face moderately closed and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
2.7s
BH Short · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before he firms it up into contact.
3s
BH Short · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact and a controlled recovery step back toward his ready position after the swing.
3.5s
BH Short · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while his weight transfers forward into a balanced recovery stance.
4.4s
BH Short · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the back leg into the shot.
3.5s
BH Short · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind as his back leg drives forward to initiate rotation into the shot.
5.8s
BH Short · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he takes a controlled recovery step forward after the short backswing.
3.8s
BH Short · Side #9 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand contact is taken around waist to hip height with a slightly closed racket face and a noticeably accelerating upward swing path through the ball.
4.9s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the side. His follow-through extends high with the hitting arm finishing well across his body while his non-hitting hand drops back to help him recover into a balanced ready position.
2.7s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the side. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while his non-hitting hand stays back to aid shoulder rotation and recovery into a ready position.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside knee bends deeply and the rear leg drives laterally into the court during the swing.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #10 Mikhail Youzhny's one-handed backhand on a wide ball from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, his eastern backhand grip and the pronounced wrist extension (lag) before releasing into a firm, stable wrist at contact are clearly visible.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #11 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he pushes off the outside leg to recover back toward the baseline ready position.
3.2s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His one-handed backhand contact is taken slightly in front of his hip with a moderately closed racket face and a steep, upward swing path accelerating through the ball.
3.3s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His closed-stance backhand finishes with the racket wrapping high across his body as his weight transfers onto the front leg and he quickly starts to recover back toward the court.
3.2s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending forward while his weight transfers into the court and the non-hitting hand quickly returns to a ready position.
3.3s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand wide from the side. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across his body and his outside leg drives into the shot before he uses small recovery steps to come out of the corner.
4s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #6 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending forward while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand comes back toward a compact ready position.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #7 Mikhail Youzhny's one-handed backhand to a wide ball from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, his eastern backhand grip and stable, slightly laid-back wrist position are clear as he maintains consistent wrist angle through contact with only a subtle release after impact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #8 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay closed to the net as his back knee flexes deeply on the outside leg, then drives upward to push him out toward the wide ball.
3.2s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #9 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Side · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his trunk so the chest opens toward the target just after contact.
3.3s
BH Wide · Side · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from the side, hit in an open stance. His feet plant early in a wide base as he slides out to the ball, then he uses a small hop-step to stop and load before swinging.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny's wide backhand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as his knees flex deeply on the outside leg, showing a strong lateral push-off as he drives into the shot.
4.6s
BH Drop Shot · Front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His eastern one-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a soft, relaxed wrist that subtly cushions the ball at contact to take off pace.
4.5s
BH Drop Shot · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand drop shot from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is noticeably open with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head moves on a compact, slightly downward path that softens the shot.
3.6s
BH Drop Shot · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand drop shot from the baseline on the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes slightly in front with the non-hitting arm extended back for balance as he steps forward and quickly settles into a compact ready position.
5.3s
BH Drop Shot · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand drop shot from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before contact, followed by a soft, short recovery step as he stays close to the baseline.
4s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level front. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the racquet head whip up and across the ball.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced snap just after impact.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his tossing arm drops quickly while his weight lands on his front foot, bringing him into a compact, upright ready position just behind the baseline.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is steady through the motion, with a clearly visible wrist pronation driving the racket face through contact and into the target.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His feet stay grounded through the loading phase in a slightly closed stance, making it easy to see the weight transfer from back to front foot as he drives up to the ball.
3.4s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racket face squares to the ball.
3.9s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced edge-on swing path.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced upward swing path.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. His front-on stance makes it easy to see his platform stance, with his weight loading on the back leg before driving up and into the court.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. His feet set in a mostly neutral stance before he drives up to the ball, with a small adjustment step of the back foot to line up his toss before landing slightly into the court.
4s
First Serve · Ad · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted up with the ball struck above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the body on the follow-through.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His knees compress deeply before trophy position and then extend aggressively, driving his hips up and into the court as he uncoils toward the target.
4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip stays firm while the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap as the strings drive up and across the ball.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His front-facing stance progression is clear as he moves from a square starting position into a pronounced knee bend and upward drive, with his back leg loading heavily before landing inside the court to begin recovery.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a pronounced knee bend on the back leg before driving upward into the court.
3.1s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, aimed wide, filmed from the front. His hip turn into the court is clearly driven by an aggressive push off the back leg, with a deep knee bend loading the legs before upward extension.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target before uncoiling in sequence, with the front shoulder dropping and the chest rotating through toward the net as the racquet accelerates upward.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His feet stay grounded through the trophy position with a stable platform stance, and you can clearly see the upward leg drive initiating just before his arm accelerates toward contact.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket accelerates steeply upward along the edge-on swing path before pronating through the hit.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips load by turning sideways during the toss, then uncoil aggressively as the legs drive up from a deep knee bend into contact.
4.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that turns the strings squarely toward the target.
4.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. 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 the ball along a pronounced pronation path.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his hitting arm finishing across his body while his non-hitting arm drops quickly to help him recover toward a neutral ready position.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot with his weight moving into the court, and his hitting arm relaxes down as he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay constant through the toss and into the hitting phase, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively just after contact.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear · 4737fps Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through swings across his body with the non-hitting arm tucking in toward his torso, helping his shoulders and hips unwind into a balanced landing.
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First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a stable platform stance with a subtle weight transfer onto the front foot just before contact, and a small recovery step readies him to move into the court after the serve.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load into a strong coil with a deep knee bend before driving up and through the court, with the rear view making the uncoiling of his hips and legs toward the target line especially clear.
3.9s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path produces a pronounced acceleration of the racket head through the hitting zone.
3.3s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk driving up and into the court before arm acceleration.
4.2s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through carries his racquet across his body while his back leg swings forward, leaving him in a forward-weighted stance ready to move into the court.
5.1s
First Serve → FH Swinging Volley · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body with his weight moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
6.9s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can see his relaxed continental grip stay steady on the handle while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet face turning outward after impact.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to his hips in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from pelvis to torso as he drives up to contact.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the toss and then unwind sharply as his back leg drives up and into the court, creating a pronounced upward push from the legs.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with his trunk so that his chest squares to the net just after contact.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, helping him land balanced and ready for the next shot.
5s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. 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 the body along a pronounced right-to-left swing path.
3.3s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply 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 into the ball.
4.5s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and after contact he lands on his front foot and takes a small recovery step back toward the center mark.
4.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his knees flex into a deep loading position before driving upward, with his hips uncoiling toward the court as his back leg extends.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the hip and trunk rotation lead the shoulder line into contact.
4s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is evident with a firm but relaxed hand on the handle, and the rear view makes his pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
4s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulder as he drives up into the ball.
4.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a pinpoint stance before driving up, with a clear front-foot landing that sets up an immediate couple of recovery steps toward the baseline center.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso unwinding toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back as he quickly regathers into a neutral ready position.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court and finishes with his hitting arm dropping naturally while his non-hitting hand comes back toward his center as he transitions into a compact ready position.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the hitting arm.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck at full extension above his head, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
3.4s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet load into a strong platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and after contact he lands on his front (left) foot with a small lateral recovery step back toward the center.
3.4s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork shows a rhythmic platform stance with a small right-foot adjustment before the toss and a clear left-leg drive into the court, followed by a balanced two-step recovery toward the baseline center.
3.3s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court going wide, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet face closing slightly as it accelerates into the ball.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the side view makes the wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact easy to discern.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct wrist snap visible just after full extension.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders just before racket acceleration.
3.6s
First Serve → FH Swinging Volley · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His hips load by turning almost perpendicular to the baseline while his back leg shows a pronounced knee bend that drives upward into the court during the serve motion.
7.2s
First Serve → FH Volley → FH Volley · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from the side. He sets up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step forward as he moves through the volley, keeping his feet active with a quick recovery step after contact.
7.2s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before driving upward, with his hips rotating from a closed position into contact as his back leg extends and comes through.
5.2s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the serve.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet arm finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, leaving him balanced and ready to recover for the next shot.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay stable on the handle while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact and into the follow-through.
3.9s
First Serve · Ad · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His hips load into a strong knee bend before driving upward, with the back hip clearly rotating through as the legs extend into the court.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his racket drop deep into the backscratch position before driving up to contact at full extension well above his head.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in sync with leg drive so that the hitting shoulder whips up and through the contact.
4.1s
First Serve · Ad · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork sequence includes a measured platform stance with a small front-foot adjustment before knee bend and a clear landing on his front leg that drives him into the court for recovery.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court and finishes with his tossing arm dropping and his body uncoiling fully before landing in a balanced, ready position.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk driving forward before the arm whips up to contact.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a small, coordinated knee bend and weight transfer from back to front foot as he drives up into the serve.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the court while his back leg swings forward, bringing his weight into the court as he lands in a balanced position ready for the next shot.
3.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it clear that at contact his racket arm is fully extended upward with the strings nearly vertical, showing a steep upward swing path and high contact point well above his head.
2.8s
First Serve → FH Half Volley · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, finishing with the strings facing slightly toward the side fence.
5.6s
First Serve → FH Swinging Volley · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny'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, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, making the sequencing of shoulder-over-hip rotation easy to compare across frames.
5.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips load into a strong knee bend with noticeable leg drive upward, with the back hip rotating through as the front leg extends into the court.
4.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before an explosive upward leg drive into the court.
5.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend before driving upward, then rotate through as the back leg extends and kicks back behind him.
3.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced upward swing path.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His rhythmic service motion includes a well-timed front-foot pivot into a mostly neutral stance, followed by a small hop that lands him balanced and ready to push off toward the center of the baseline.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see distinct wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge leads and then turns outward.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply with a pronounced upper-body turn away from the court, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through before the hips fully square to the net.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court with his hitting arm finishing across his body while his non-hitting arm drops to help him transition into a balanced landing and ready position.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips load into a strong knee bend before driving up, with the back leg extending fully as the front hip opens toward the court during the swing.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket moves up on edge into contact with a slightly closed face as he meets the ball at full extension well above his head, creating a pronounced upward swing path and high racket head speed through the hit.
5.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his arm continues upward with the racquet dropping behind his back as his weight lands on the front foot and he settles into a balanced, upright recovery stance.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a controlled weight transfer from the back to front foot with a platform stance that stays stable through the trophy position into the upward drive.
5.2s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His hips stay closed through the load with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the right leg into the shot.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand inside-out from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags slightly behind his torso rotation.
3.2s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from court_level front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the hitting shoulder leads through contact.
3.7s
FH Running · Court-level-front Mikhail Youzhny's forehand on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he lets the racquet wrap fully across his body while his non-hitting arm tucks in and his feet continue moving to recover back toward a balanced ready position.
2.6s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from court_level front. His shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips before uncoiling through contact, making the trunk rotation and sequencing from torso to arm easy to distinguish from this angle.
3s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His open stance is clear as his outside leg plants wide while he uses a quick lateral shuffle and small recovery steps to get back toward the center after contact.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Front Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a central court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before rotating through contact as his legs drive upward from a solid, symmetrical knee bend.
3.4s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His footwork pattern includes a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance followed by a pronounced recovery step back toward the center.
3.2s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His hips rotate aggressively toward the ball while the outside leg pushes off with a pronounced knee bend to drive him into the shot and back toward the court.
3.5s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident in the way the racket face stays slightly closed while his wrist maintains a relaxed lag before snapping forward through contact.
2.7s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back slightly, and he quickly re-centers his stance into a ready position.
3.7s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a moderately closed face, and the swing path accelerates low to high with noticeable racket head speed through contact.
2.9s
FH Half Volley Center · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders turn significantly away from the net in the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the hitting shoulder rotates through and finishes well across his body.
4.1s
FH Half Volley Center · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket handle angled diagonally through the fingers, and there is a clear wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.5s
FH Center · Front · Neutral Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His feet set up on a straight line toward the net before contact, with a small adjustment step after the swing to recover back to his ready position.
2.7s
FH Center · Front · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag on the takeback before the wrist unwinds into a firm, stable position at contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Front · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible as he rotates into the shot.
3s
FH Center · Front · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny'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 to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
3.3s
FH Center · Front · Open #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his knees sink into a deep bend before driving upward through contact, with the right leg acting as a strong post.
2.5s
FH Center · Front · Open #5 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a moderate closed turn before contact, then the trunk uncoils in sync with the arm swing, making the chest face the net shortly after impact.
2.3s
FH Inside In · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment shuffle before contact, followed by a quick recovery step that brings him back toward his ready position.
2.8s
FH Inside In · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's 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 windshield-wiper path.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest squares to the target just after contact.
2.3s
FH Inside In · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then drive up and uncoil as his legs extend into contact.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center court 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 along a low-to-high swing path.
4.5s
FH Inside Out · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up and across the ball.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's inside-out 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 up and across his body on a steep low-to-high path.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the front, filmed from a front angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before he quickly returns the racquet to a neutral ready position.
3s
FH Inside Out · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the center, filmed from the front. His split-step is followed by a quick pivot into an open stance, with small adjustment steps before contact and a clear crossover recovery back toward the middle.
3.7s
FH Inside Out · Front #6 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center/neutral position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then rotate aggressively as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Front #7 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is easy to see from this angle, with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the forward swing before releasing slightly through contact.
4.5s
FH Moves Back · Front Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a central position, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body as his weight settles onto his back foot, and his non-hitting hand comes forward to help him recover toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
FH Running · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand on the run from the forehand side, filmed from the front. After contact he lets the racquet wrap fully across his body while his non-hitting arm tucks in and his feet work to recover back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Running · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is easy to see as he maintains strong wrist lag through the forward swing before releasing the racket head into contact.
3.1s
FH Running · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he drives off the outside leg, with noticeable knee bend and a pronounced push-off to chase the ball wide before contact.
3s
FH Running · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with the hand wrapped well under the handle, and there is a clear wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position at contact.
3.3s
FH Short · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive upward into contact.
4.7s
FH Short · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center court 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 along a low-to-high swing path.
4.5s
FH Short · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center 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 squares to the target just after contact.
5s
FH Wide · Front · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His 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.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving toward the center of the court, and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to a ready position in front of his torso.
3.3s
FH Wide · Front · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk leading the arm swing through contact.
3.3s
FH Wide · Front · Open #4 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against a relatively stable lower body, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, creating a clear sequential rotation through contact.
3.1s
FH Wide · Front · Open #5 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Open #6 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident in the laid-back wrist position, with a pronounced lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to his hips before uncoiling, with the trunk unwinding in sequence ahead of the arm as he drives the inside-out swing.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with trunk rotation so the hitting shoulder finishes fully wrapped across his body.
3.1s
FH Half Volley Center · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before unwinding with a noticeable leg drive off the back leg, with clear knee bend in the loading phase.
2.6s
FH Half Volley Center · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet wraps fully across his body while his weight carries him into the court, and he quickly resets both hands on the handle into a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the rear. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him, and he quickly recoils the racket to a compact ready position as his weight settles back to a neutral base.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads, with a noticeable knee bend and leg drive upward and into the court during the forward swing.
3.1s
FH Center · Rear · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, 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.
3.1s
FH Center · Rear · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, rotates his hips through contact, and then uses small recovery steps to return to a neutral court position.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's forehand Inside-In from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before uncoiling in sequence from trunk to hitting arm, making the degree of shoulder turn and timing of torso rotation easy to distinguish.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His rear-view footwork pattern includes a small adjustment hop into an open stance followed by a couple of quick recovery steps back toward the center after contact.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path that wraps across his body.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight moves into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
4.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the unit turn with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as his legs drive up and into the court during the forward swing.
3.5s
FH Half Volley Moves Back · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from mid-court, filmed from a rear angle. His split-step leads into quick retreating adjustment steps, setting up an open stance as he plants his outside foot before swinging and then uses small recovery steps to re-center.
3.1s
FH Moves Back · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback and the pronounced wrist lag that is maintained until just before contact.
3.1s
FH Moves Back · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features quick adjustment steps as he retreats and sets up in a semi-open stance before rotating into the shot.
4.1s
FH Moves Back · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as he swings up and through the ball.
3.1s
FH Running · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets the racquet wrap fully across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance, then he quickly re-centers his stance into a ready position.
3s
FH Running · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the Rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racquet face closed and a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
3.1s
FH Running · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so the hitting shoulder accelerates through contact while the chest finishes facing the target.
2.8s
FH Running · Rear #4 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high path.
2.7s
FH Running · Rear #5 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk rotating forward before the arm whips through contact.
3.1s
FH Running · Rear #6 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves laterally, with a deep outside-leg bend and strong push-off driving his body through the shot.
3.3s
FH Running · Rear #7 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders coil significantly relative to his hips before contact, then his trunk uncoils in sequence so the chest rotates toward the net just after the racquet meets the ball.
3s
FH Running · Rear #8 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into the ball followed by an open-stance plant and a pronounced crossover recovery step back toward the center.
3.3s
FH Short · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick split step into a small adjustment hop and neutral stance, followed by a balanced recovery step back toward the middle.
4s
FH Short · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into an open stance followed by a quick recovery shuffle back to the middle after contact.
2.7s
FH Short · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before unwinding with a strong push off the right leg, showing clear knee bend and leg drive into the ball.
3.1s
FH Short · Rear #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with a high across-the-body follow-through while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
3.2s
FH Short · Rear #5 Mikhail Youzhny'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 in sequence, with the trunk rotation clearly driving the forward swing.
2.9s
FH Short · Rear #6 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip sets up clear wrist lag on the takeback, followed by a pronounced wrist release through contact.
3.1s
FH Wide · Rear · Closed Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from a closed stance, filmed from the rear. After contact he lets the racquet wrap fully across his body while his weight continues moving back toward the center of the baseline, with his non-hitting hand extending behind for counterbalance before he resets into a ready position.
3.2s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from the rear. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path that finishes over his shoulder.
3.1s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position on the court, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses a lateral push-off to load on the right leg before unwinding into the shot and executing recovery steps back toward the center.
2.9s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position in the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His open-stance contact is made slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates low-to-high with noticeable racket head speed through contact.
3.4s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the rear. From this angle his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag are clear before he releases the racquet head with a sharp, late wrist pronation through contact.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position at contact.
4s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His neutral stance is clear as he steps forward into the shot with a controlled weight transfer from the back foot to the front foot before recovering to the ready position.
2.7s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral 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 along a modern low-to-high swing path.
2.4s
FH Center · Side · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving forward into the court and his non-hitting hand settles near his torso, setting up an efficient recovery to ready position.
2.8s
FH Center · Side · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps fully across his body with his weight transferring onto his front leg before he quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position.
3s
FH Center · Side · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his slightly closed racket face at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist to chest height and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
2.8s
FH Inside In · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand Inside In from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
4.6s
FH Inside In · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is easy to see here, with a pronounced wrist lag on the racquet drop that unwinds into a firm but relaxed wrist at contact.
3s
FH Inside In · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment hop into contact, followed by a couple of quick recovery steps that bring him back toward his ready position.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting arm retracting back, and he quickly regains a neutral ready position with his weight transferring onto his front foot.
4.3s
FH Inside In · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from the Side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
3.6s
FH Inside In · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind in sequence with a strong push off the rear leg into the court.
6.1s
FH Inside Out · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from a Side angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a quick recovery step that brings him back toward the center of the baseline.
3s
FH Inside Out · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court and his non-hitting hand settles in front to help him recover into a ready position.
3.7s
FH Inside Out · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before uncoiling in sequence with the hips, making the trunk rotation and chest opening toward the target very easy to compare between backswing and contact.
4s
FH Inside Out · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side. His feet set up in a strong open stance with a clear pivot on the right leg before a small recovery step brings him back toward the center.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand inside-out from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the hitting shoulder whips through last in the sequence.
4.6s
FH Inside Out · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is easy to see here, with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds just before contact.
3.7s
FH Inside Out · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand InsideOut from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body with clear forward weight transfer, and he quickly returns his non-hitting hand to the racket throat to reset into a ready position.
3.3s
FH Lob Running · Side Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand lob from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact the racket face is notably open with the ball struck well above net height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
4.6s
FH Moves Back · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with a noticeably upward swing path accelerating through the ball.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #10 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag in the takeback and a pronounced wrist release through contact.
4.8s
FH Moves Back · Side #11 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive as he pushes up into the ball.
3.2s
FH Moves Back · Side #12 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight continues drifting backward, with the non-hitting hand extending behind him before he re-centers into a ready stance.
3.1s
FH Moves Back · Side #13 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral 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.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and noticeable upward leg drive into the ball despite his backward movement.
3.2s
FH Moves Back · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, 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 up and across the ball.
3.8s
FH Moves Back · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive as he swings forward into the ball.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork features quick adjustment steps as he retreats and sets up in a semi-open stance before swinging.
3.4s
FH Moves Back · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the hitting shoulder whips through last in the kinetic chain.
4.2s
FH Moves Back · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into an open stance as he retreats, then a cross-step recovery toward the baseline after contact.
3.5s
FH Moves Back · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping over his opposite shoulder as his weight settles onto his back foot before he recovers toward a ready position.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Side #9 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand while moving back from a neutral 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 firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.9s
FH Running · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance, and he quickly regains a neutral stance with his weight coming back under control for the next shot.
3.1s
FH Running · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by aggressive lateral recovery steps after contact.
2.7s
FH Running · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk load with a deep coil as he runs, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulder at contact.
3.1s
FH Running · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the deuce side, 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 swing path.
3.1s
FH Running · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by aggressive lateral steps through contact and a pronounced recovery step back toward the center.
3.7s
FH Running · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints laterally, with a noticeable push off the outside leg and strong knee bend to load before driving into the shot.
3.2s
FH Running · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path through the ball.
2.7s
FH Running · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket handle sitting deeper in the fingers, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm but not overly locked wrist at contact.
3.1s
FH Short · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a compact adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with a clear right-foot pivot and small recovery steps that bring him quickly back toward his ready position.
4.8s
FH Short · Side #10 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, and you can see the racket head lag behind his hand before a sharp forward wrist release into contact.
3.1s
FH Short · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through wraps across his body with his weight moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the racket in a compact ready position for recovery.
3.7s
FH Short · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body with his weight moving into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
5.3s
FH Short · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact, the racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head whips forward on a low-to-high path for a compact, accelerating swing.
4.3s
FH Short · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
3s
FH Short · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is easy to see here, with a pronounced wrist lag on the racquet head before it unwinds into contact.
3.5s
FH Short · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. The contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path through the ball.
2.7s
FH Short · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay closed longer during the backswing before driving forward, with a noticeable knee bend that loads the rear leg before extension into the shot.
3.1s
FH Short · Side #9 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags and whips through contact.
3.9s
FH Lob · Side Mikhail Youzhny's forehand topspin lob from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes high over his hitting shoulder while his weight moves forward and he quickly regathers his feet into a compact ready position.
2.9s
FH Wide · Side · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg that drives up and around into the shot.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide position on the court, filmed from the side. He uses an open stance with a strong load on his outside leg, then pushes off and takes a small recovery step back toward the center after contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His torso shows a pronounced coil with the shoulders turning well past his hips on the unit turn, then uncoiling in sequence from the trunk before the arm whips through contact.
5.4s
FH Wide · Side · Open #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his outside leg loads deeply, with a clear push off the ground driving his rotation through contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open #5 Mikhail Youzhny's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly re-centers his feet into a neutral ready position.
5.4s
BH Center · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His semi-closed stance makes it easy to see the firm eastern backhand grip and the stable, slightly laid-back wrist that stays quiet through contact with minimal post-impact flick.
2.9s
BH Center · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before he drives upward and slightly forward, helping his hips rotate together as he strikes.
3.2s
BH Running · Front Mikhail Youzhny's running two-handed backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the direction of movement, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through in sync with the hip rotation.
2.4s
BH Moves Back · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the rear. After contact he extends his hitting arm fully through the ball while his non-hitting hand stays back for balance, then he recovers with small adjustment steps into a neutral ready position.
3.4s
OH · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's overhead from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket is fully extended above his head with a slightly forward-tilted face, and the swing path drives steeply down through the ball for a fast, whipping racket head motion.
6.2s
BH Running · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running two-handed backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. 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 on an upward path through contact.
2.9s
BH Running · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. He plants his outside leg first in an open stance as he runs wide, then uses a pronounced recovery step with his inside leg to push back toward the center.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he lands balanced on his front foot with his non-hitting hand dropping naturally as he quickly regroups into a compact ready position for the backhand return.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the handle, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a relaxed, loose-wristed follow-through.
4.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible topspin and kick.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body turn before contact, then the trunk uncoils in sync with his hitting arm to drive the one-handed backhand through the ball.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His follow-through brings his racquet down across his body as his back leg swings forward, leaving him in a balanced, forward-weighted stance ready to recover for the next shot.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, 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 drops back as he quickly regathers into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot with his tossing arm dropping naturally and then tucking in as he brings the racquet down and begins to square his shoulders into a ready position.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny'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 into the court, helping him land balanced and quickly gather into a compact ready position.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His front-on stance progression from a sideways loading position into a full body uncoil is clearly visible, including the rhythm of his knee bend and upward drive into the court.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet edge leading into the ball before snapping through the hitting zone.
5.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips load into a coiled position with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, with the front hip opening toward the court as the back leg extends.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His knees load deeply before the upward drive, and you can see his hips stay relatively closed toward the baseline until just after leg extension initiates the uncoiling into contact.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target in the trophy position, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that starts from the hips and trunk before the hitting shoulder accelerates up to contact.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil together into contact with a noticeable upward trunk extension to support his serving arm.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His racket moves up a steep edge-on path with a slightly closed face at contact, striking the ball just above head height to impart strong topspin.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a measured pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before he drives up into the ball and lands slightly inside the court for recovery.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His front-on stance progression from a closed setup into a balanced landing makes it easy to see how his feet align along the baseline and how his back leg kicks through for recovery.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay stable on the handle while his wrist pronates through contact to direct the serve.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line clearly turns away from the target during the toss, then the trunk unwinds in a sequential motion that starts from the hips and works up through the shoulders into the serving arm.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His knees sink into a deep bend before trophy position, and you can see the back hip driving forward as the legs extend up into the serve.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend and forward leg drive into the court as he initiates the one-handed backhand return.
3.8s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first 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 the racket head whips up and across, finishing on the left side of his body.
2.8s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His feet stay grounded through the toss with a stable platform stance, then he drives up into the serve with a clear back-leg push and balanced landing just inside the baseline.
3.8s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping naturally as he brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His knees load deeply before trophy position and his hips uncoil toward the target as his back leg drives up through contact.
3.6s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands into the court with his weight moving forward and his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly regains a balanced, ready position.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racket handle, with a relaxed wrist that pronates sharply through contact before finishing on the opposite side of his body.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the toss with a pronounced knee bend, then drive up together with the legs to uncoil into contact.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #6 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racket handle, and the front angle makes it easy to see his wrist pronating through contact as the strings square up to the ball.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #7 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a deep knee bend and upward leg drive clearly visible as he pushes off the ground into contact.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #8 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a firm but relaxed wrist that pronates through contact and finishes with a distinct, controlled wrist snap.
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BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his one-handed follow-through finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm extending back slightly as he transfers weight forward and quickly squares into a ready position.
3.6s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve return backhand slice from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a slightly closed stance sets up a short lateral adjustment step before he carves the slice and recovers back toward the center.
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BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny'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 the upward swing path creates visible topspin and kick.
3.9s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his one-handed backhand racket face stays slightly open with the ball struck around waist height, the racket moving on a distinctly downward cutting path through impact.
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BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist that pronates through contact, making the wrist snap clearly visible from this angle.
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BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #6 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve return backhand slice from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a neutral stance sets up a short lateral adjustment and a controlled one-handed slice with a small recovery step back toward the center.
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BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #7 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk on the unit turn, then unwind in a compact sequence with the chest staying slightly closed through contact to keep the slice trajectory stable.
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BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, giving a stable base before he extends the front leg slightly into the court through contact.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his shoulders fully coil away from the target before unrolling in sequence with the trunk, creating a clear stretch between hips and upper body at trophy position.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before uncoiling sharply upward as his legs drive off the ground into the court.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line rotates well beyond 90 degrees relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders just before racket drop.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand on the handle, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racket face squares to the ball.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil together into a strong side-on position during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulder as he drives up to contact.
2.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle, his continental grip and firm but relaxed wrist position are clear, with a pronounced pronation of the forearm and wrist through contact.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through before the hips fully square to the net.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny'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 the upward swing path produces clear pronation through the hit.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a loose hand that enables pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's forehand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for balance before he quickly resets into a neutral ready position.
3.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns noticeably away from the court during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in sync with his upward leg drive so the hitting shoulder leads the racket up into contact.
4.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted up with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates clear racket head acceleration through the hit.
3.4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist pronation through contact to drive the serve.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend and loading phase, then rotate sharply toward the court as his back leg drives up and through the serve.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racket edge turns outward toward the target.
2.9s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the knee bend, then uncoil sharply as his back leg drives up and into the court during the upward swing.
3.1s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target before uncoiling in a synchronized sequence that drives the racquet up through contact while his chest finishes facing more toward the court.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly angled up with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head whips up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His small adjustment steps set up a neutral stance, with his outside foot planting early before he drives through the one-handed backhand.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while his weight transfers forward into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a compact ready position.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates smoothly through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
3.2s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot with his torso unwinding toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping to his side as he recovers toward a ready position for the next shot.
3.4s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a pinpoint stance before the knee bend, making the weight transfer into the court clearly visible from behind.
2.5s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body to impart strong topspin and kick.
2.2s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against a relatively quiet lower body, then uncoils in a compact sequence that keeps the hitting shoulder slightly higher through contact.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a mostly neutral stance before he drives up to the ball, with a small adjustment step on the back foot to line up the toss and maintain alignment to the target.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight moving forward, and his non-hitting arm tucks in as he quickly resets into a ready position for the next shot.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view his continental grip stays constant through the motion while his wrist pronates aggressively after contact, turning the strings outward toward the target.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm while the wrist moves from a laid-back position into a pronounced pronation through contact, making the arm action and wrist snap easy to distinguish.
3.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His rhythmic service motion is evident in the coordinated knee bend and upward drive, with his feet staying grounded in a stable platform stance until well after contact before a short recovery step readies him for the next shot.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate from a closed position into contact, clearly syncing lower-body drive with the serve motion.
2.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils in sync with his upward drive to transfer energy into the serve.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a controlled pivot into a platform stance followed by a pronounced front-leg drive into the court, with a clear recovery step ready to push him toward the baseline.
3.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils in sync with his leg drive so the chest opens toward the court just before racket–ball contact.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm while the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap visible just after full extension.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend on the back leg before driving upward, with the pelvis uncoiling toward the court as the front leg straightens through contact.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates progressively through contact, with the racquet head snapping up and across the ball late in the swing.
2.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line rotates significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils in sequence ahead of the arm to drive the upward swing.
3.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, making the upward swing path and rapid acceleration of the racket head clearly visible.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a full pronated arm swing and quickly brings his non-hitting hand down into a balanced landing before starting his recovery.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a small forward slide into the court and a quick rear-leg recovery step readying him for the next shot.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second-serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His one-handed backhand grip is set early with a firm but relaxed hand, and you can clearly see the wrist staying laid back through the swing before a subtle extension through contact.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hitting arm extends fully up through contact while the non-hitting arm tucks in toward his body, and he lands on his front foot transitioning smoothly into a compact ready position.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a clear knee bend and upward leg drive into the court before landing on his front foot.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the toss and loading phase before uncoiling in sync with a strong upward leg drive off a deep knee bend.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The side angle makes the upward racket path and slightly closed racket face at contact easy to see relative to his tossing arm and shoulder line.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the target while his non-hitting arm tucks into his body, and his weight lands on his front foot as he quickly drops into a compact ready position.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay steady while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact his one-handed backhand follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended while his weight transfers into the court and the non-hitting hand helps him rotate back toward a ready position.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his one-handed backhand shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball struck around waist height as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his one-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his hip with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through the hitting zone.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil from a closed to more open position as he moves into the court.
3.5s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front leg with his hitting arm finishing across his body while his left arm drops to help him transition quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
3.6s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His stance stays mostly closed with a deliberate front-foot pivot into the court and a coordinated landing that sets up an efficient first recovery step toward the baseline.
4.5s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head speed through the hitting zone.
2.7s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in sync with his upward drive so the hitting shoulder whips through ahead of the hips.
3.8s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, while his hips uncoil from a closed position into contact.
3.3s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His service motion features a balanced platform stance with a measured knee bend and a controlled front-leg drive into the court before a compact recovery step lands him ready for the next shot.
3.5s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce 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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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His stance progresses from a stationary setup into a rhythmic knee bend and upward drive, with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot visible in his leg action.
2.7s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His feet stay grounded through the trophy position with a pronounced knee bend, then drive up into the court so his back foot lands well inside the baseline as he completes the service motion.
2.6s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court and lets his hitting arm decelerate naturally while his non-hitting hand stays in front to help him square up into a balanced ready position.
2.7s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce 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 up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
3.3s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head whips up and across his body on a pronounced upward swing path.
3.7s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then unrolls in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives up to contact.
3.6s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate into a deep coil with the tossing arm fully extended, then uncoil in sequence from trunk to shoulder as the hitting arm whips up into contact.
3.5s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips load by turning sideways with a deep knee bend, then uncoil upward as his back leg drives through to initiate the serve motion.
2.9s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, 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 where the torso rotation initiates just before the arm accelerates up to contact.
2.6s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced sideways turn during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso into the hitting shoulder.
3.7s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed to the net through the knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg pushing off the ground to initiate hip rotation into the court.
2.8s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork into the serve uses a controlled platform stance with a small, balanced knee bend and minimal forward step, making the weight transfer and push-off pattern easy to see from this angle.
3.1s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hitting arm extends fully up through contact before relaxing across his body, while his weight lands on his front foot to bring him smoothly back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase and then extend upward into contact, with the hips uncoiling from a closed to more open position as his back leg drives through the court.
3.5s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the side angle makes the upward wrist pronation into contact easy to see.
3.6s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice return on a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his one-handed follow-through extends forward with the racquet face slightly open while his non-hitting arm counterbalances behind him before he regroups into a compact ready position.
3.6s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well past his hips during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, making the sequential rotation of shoulders and torso easy to distinguish.
3.8s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, creating a low, stable base as he carves through the slice.
4.2s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his contact point slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face and an upward swing path brushing up the back of the ball.
3.4s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, making the pronation through contact especially clear from this angle.
3.7s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates up and across the ball to add spin after contact.
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BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk on the unit turn, then unwind in sequence from hips through torso to the hitting shoulder, keeping the chest slightly closed through contact.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His stance stays mostly stationary with a firm platform base, and from this angle you can see a subtle knee bend and weight transfer into the court rather than any pronounced lateral footwork.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hitting arm extends fully up through contact before pronating, and he lands on his front leg with his non-hitting hand dropping naturally as he starts to recover into a ready position.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that unrolls sequentially from hips to shoulders into the contact phase.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the side view makes the upward pronation and rapid acceleration of the racket head along the target line clearly visible.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head whips up and across his body on a pronounced upward swing path.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and then uncoil aggressively upward as the back leg drives off the ground into the court.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist pronation through contact, followed by a loose, extended wrist in the follow-through.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend on the back leg, then drive up and into the court as the front hip opens toward the net during the swing.
2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His stance progresses from a closed setup into a pronounced back-leg drive, with a clear front-foot landing that leads directly into his first recovery step toward the baseline.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from this angle.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His stance stays mostly neutral through the toss, and from this angle you can clearly see his front foot pivot inward as he drives up into the serve motion.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck at full extension well above head height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head speed through the hitting zone.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through carries his racquet arm across his body while his back leg swings forward, leaving him in a balanced, upright stance ready to move into the court.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His hip turn into the trophy position is clearly visible, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward into the court during the serve motion.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and leg drive, then rotate into the court as the back hip extends upward to support the toss-side leg.
3.4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and an explosive upward leg drive into the court, followed by a small hop landing that sets up his first recovery step.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend and leg drive, then rotate into the court as the back leg extends and the front hip clears toward the target.
3.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second-serve return from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before contact, then his trunk uncoils in sequence with his hips to drive the racket through the ball.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #10 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a controlled knee bend and upward leg drive clearly visible before he lands on his front foot and brings the back leg through the court.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the target while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the racket handle to re-establish a compact ready position on the baseline.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a measured pre-serve bounce into a pinpoint stance, with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot as he drives up into the serve.
3.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the trophy position, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with his leg drive to initiate an upward kinetic chain into contact.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hip turn into the court is clearly driven by a strong push off the back leg, with a noticeable knee bend during the loading phase before upward extension.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a calm, compact stance with a controlled knee bend and a small front-foot adjustment into the court as he drives up to the ball.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries his hitting arm fully across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, leaving him in a balanced, upright position ready for the next shot.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #9 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted up with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket accelerates up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
2.7s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His follow-through brings his hitting arm down across his body as his weight lands on his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3.9s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm while his wrist pronates progressively through the hitting zone, with a noticeable snap just after contact.
3.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulder as he drives up to contact.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket drops deep into the backscratch position before driving up to contact, with the strings meeting the ball slightly above head height and a clearly upward swing path for spin.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His follow-through brings his hitting arm down across his body as his weight moves into the court, with his non-hitting hand helping him settle quickly into a balanced ready position.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a visible knee bend on the back leg, then uncoil with an upward leg drive into the court as he extends to contact.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court body position, filmed from the front. After contact his hitting arm unwinds across his body while his weight moves into the court and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court body position, filmed from a front angle. After contact his hitting arm finishes across his body while his weight moves into the court and he quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping naturally, then quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position to prepare for the next shot.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His feet set in a platform stance with a measured knee bend, and you can see a small front-foot adjustment just before the toss to lock in his alignment toward the target.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip stays constant through the motion, with a noticeable wrist pronation at contact that turns the strings toward the target.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, and the front angle makes the upward wrist pronation at contact easy to see as he directs the serve.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate from a closed position into a square alignment as the trunk uncoils upward, with a clear sequential unwinding from the hips through the torso into the serving arm.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His shoulder line rotates from a closed position into contact as the trunk uncoils in sequence with the upward arm action, making the degree of upper-body coil and release easy to distinguish.
3.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates through contact, with a noticeable upward snap to impart spin.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with a clear upward brushing path, and the ball meets the strings just above head height, emphasizing spin over pace.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the target while his weight lands into the court and his left hand drops naturally, helping him transition quickly into a compact ready position.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His knees load deeply before the trophy position and his hips uncoil upward in sync with a strong vertical leg drive into the court.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point above head height, with a pronounced upward brushing path that increases racket head speed through the ball.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His front-view leg action clearly shows a deep knee bend into the trophy position followed by an aggressive upward drive off the back leg, with a balanced landing on his front foot to finish the motion.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay steady while the wrist stays relaxed and neutral through the toss and into the early part of the service motion before pronating into contact.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, 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 that uncoils his lower body into the court.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket moves up on edge into contact with a slightly closed face, meeting the ball just above head height with noticeable upward racket head acceleration.
3.3s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly as he drives up and into the court, finishing with a compact service follow-through before settling into a ready position.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet execute a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a pronounced back-leg drive up into the court and a small hop landing that sets up his first recovery step.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head speed through the hitting zone.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays firm through the motion while his wrist pronates distinctly after contact, sending the strings outward toward the target.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays constant through the motion, with clear wrist pronation after contact as the racquet edge turns outward toward the side fence.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline during the toss, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive as he pushes into the court.
3.4s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a smooth sequence so the right shoulder and chest rotate through toward the target line before contact.
3.2s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his back leg swings through into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced, neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.5s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and after contact he lands on his front foot and takes a small recovery step back toward the center mark.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after contact.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip stays steady as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct upward snap that accentuates spin on the second serve.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket arm extends fully upward at contact with the strings tilted slightly forward, showing a pronounced pronation and upward swing path through the ball.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His feet load on a platform stance before driving up, with a clear hip and shoulder rotation into the court followed by a small recovery step toward the baseline center.
3.3s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg pushing off strongly to initiate hip rotation into the court.
3.3s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate early as the tossing arm rises, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders just before contact.
3.2s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His knees load deeply before contact and his rear hip drives up and into the court, showing strong leg drive through the serve motion.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his back leg swings through and lands inside the court, showing clear forward weight transfer before he settles into a compact ready position.
3.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can see his relaxed continental grip and the pronounced wrist pronation as his racket accelerates up and through the ball after contact.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil sequentially from the hips upward, making the degree of upper body turn and its timing into contact clearly visible from behind.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, leaving him in a balanced, square stance ready for the next shot.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his shoulders turn significantly away from the court during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders into the serve.
3.2s
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving up into the court, and his hips uncoil from a side-on position into a more open stance as he swings up to the ball.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays relaxed through the tossing phase, with a pronounced wrist pronation driving up and through the ball just after contact.
3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced sideways turn during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to the hitting shoulder as he drives up to contact.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact he lets his hitting arm decelerate across his body while his weight moves into the court, finishing in a balanced stance that transitions smoothly into a ready position.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his racket drop into a deep backscratch position before accelerating up to contact with a slightly closed racket face.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court body position, filmed from the side. His stance transitions from a closed setup into a strong torso and hip rotation, with a pronounced front-leg drive that is easy to see in his landing and first recovery step.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see his upward swing path and how the racket face stays slightly closed as it accelerates up to contact just above head height.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. The racket drops deep behind his back into a pronounced backscratch position before accelerating up to a slightly in-front-of-body contact point with a clearly closed racket face for spin.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past sideways in the trophy position and then uncoil ahead of the arm swing, with the trunk driving up into contact before the racquet accelerates.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket drops deep into the backscratch position before driving up with a steep, accelerating swing path to contact the ball slightly above head height.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend before an upward drive, and he lands slightly inside the baseline with a small recovery step back toward a neutral position.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees during the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that unrolls sequentially from hips to shoulders as he drives up into contact.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His feet load into a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and you can see his back leg driving up and through the court as he lands slightly inside the baseline for recovery.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. The racket drops into a deep backscratch position before accelerating up to contact, which occurs slightly above head height with a relatively closed racket face.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays firm through the motion while the wrist pronates distinctly after contact, creating a clear snap as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his serving arm extends fully toward the target while his back leg swings through into the court, leaving him in a balanced, upright position ready for the next shot.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he lets his hitting arm extend fully upward while his back leg swings forward into the court, finishing in a balanced stance ready for the next shot.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see his racket drop into a deep backscratch position before driving up to contact at full extension slightly in front of his body.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and pronounced hip sit into the back leg before driving upward make the leg drive and hip extension especially easy to discern.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and loading phase, then unwind in sync with a strong upward leg drive into the court.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving up and forward, with the back leg extending strongly into the court as the front hip clears toward the target.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His stance stays relatively stable with a controlled weight transfer onto the front foot as he drives up to the ball, and his feet land close to the baseline for a compact recovery position.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before trophy position and you can see his hips driving up and into the court as his back leg extends through the serve.
3.6s
BH Slice Wide · Court-level · Closed Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from court_level front. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinct high-to-low path through impact.
3.4s
BH Slice Center · Court-level-front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his racquet extends forward with the hitting arm straightening while his left arm stays back as a counterbalance, and he quickly brings both hands in front of his body to reset into a compact ready position.
3.3s
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front · Closed Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His closed stance makes the front hip stay pointed more toward the sideline while the back knee flexes noticeably to support a low, stable base through the slice.
3.4s
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from an open stance, hit wide from the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His one-handed backhand grip is set in a firm continental with a noticeably stable wrist, keeping the racket face slightly open through contact without any visible wrist flick.
3.3s
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His open stance is clear as his outside foot anchors while the inside foot pivots slightly, setting up a compact recovery step back toward the center.
3.1s
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His eastern backhand grip stays firm while the racket face remains slightly open, with a stable wrist that resists breaking through contact to keep the slice trajectory consistent.
3.3s
BH Slice Center · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed while a pronounced knee bend on the front leg supports a stable, low base through the slice motion.
3.3s
BH Slice Center · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed while a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg supports a stable base as he drives slightly forward through the shot.
3s
BH Slice Center · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His neutral stance is clear as he plants the front foot early, then uses small adjustment steps to line up the ball before carving through the slice.
3.2s
BH Slice Center · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while a pronounced knee bend on the front leg supports a low, stable base through the slicing motion.
3.1s
BH Slice Center · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the racket travels on a pronounced high-to-low path that keeps the strings angled slightly upward through impact.
3.3s
BH Slice Center · Front #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay slightly closed with a compact trunk rotation, making the upper-body uncoil minimal and easy to compare to his more heavily coiled topspin backhand.
2.7s
BH Slice Center · Front #7 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and the racket face stays slightly open as his wrist remains stable through contact with minimal flex.
3.5s
BH Slice Moves Back · Front Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with his weight moving slightly backward as he retreats while slicing.
3.2s
BH Slice Running · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay noticeably closed through contact while the trunk uncoils late, with the chest remaining slightly side-on even as the hitting arm extends through the ball.
2.9s
BH Slice Running · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the left arm counterbalancing behind him, and he quickly gathers his feet back underneath his body to recover toward a neutral ready position.
3.2s
BH Slice Running · Front #3 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk on the setup, then the upper body stays relatively closed through contact while the trunk uncoils minimally to guide the racquet path.
3.2s
BH Slice Running · Front #4 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the front of the court, filmed from a front angle. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the hitting arm extended while his weight continues moving through the shot into a balanced, square ready position.
2.8s
BH Slice Running · Front #5 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment step into a semi-open stance, with the front view making it easy to see his lateral push-off and recovery steps back toward the center.
3.6s
BH Slice Running · Front #6 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while the outside leg plants with a deep knee bend, giving a stable base as he carves through the slice on the move.
3.3s
BH Slice Running · Front #7 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head travels on a distinctly downward, knifing path through the ball.
3s
BH Slice Short · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His stance stays mostly neutral with a pronounced forward step into the ball, and his small adjustment steps set up an early shoulder turn before contact.
4.9s
BH Slice Short · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed through contact while the trunk rotates in a controlled, compact uncoil that clearly links his upper-body turn to the slicing motion.
5.6s
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Front #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay markedly closed through the takeback, then the trunk uncoils in a compact, connected motion that keeps the hitting shoulder leading smoothly through contact.
3.7s
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Front #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His stance stays mostly neutral as he steps out toward the ball, with a pronounced upper-body turn and stable front-leg plant supporting the slicing arm action.
3.1s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across the baseline and his weight transfers onto that lead leg before he carves through the slice.
3.3s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet face slightly open while his weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing him quickly back toward a compact ready position.
3.1s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay markedly closed through contact while the trunk rotates as a single unit with minimal separate hip turn, emphasizing an early upper-body coil and a controlled uncoiling into the ball.
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BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his one-handed grip staying firm on the handle while the wrist remains relatively stable with a slight laid-back angle through contact to keep the racquet face open.
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BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a closed stance in a wide position, filmed from the front. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, creating a stable racket face through contact with minimal wrist deviation.
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BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against a relatively stable lower body, then uncoil in sync with the hitting arm to keep the racquet face stable through contact.
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BH Slice Wide · Front · Open Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from an open stance on a wide ball, filmed from the front. His racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket moves on a distinct high-to-low cutting path through impact.
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FH Slice Short · Front Mikhail Youzhny's forehand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net while his knees maintain a moderate bend, with a subtle weight shift from back to front leg providing a stable base through contact.
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BH Slice · Arm-action · Rear · 4737fps Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils against the hips, then uncoil with a noticeable delay so the hitting arm and racquet lag behind the torso before releasing through contact.
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BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees maintain a moderate bend, giving a stable base as his legs guide a smooth, low slicing action through the shot.
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BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket traces a steep, downward cutting path through the shot.
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BH Slice Center · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from center court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him, and he quickly brings both hands toward the center of his body as he recovers into a neutral ready position.
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BH Slice Center · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly high-to-low path through impact.
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BH Slice Center · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he uses a controlled crossover recovery step back toward the middle after the swing.
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BH Slice Moves Back · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg providing stability and a low base through the slice.
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BH Slice Running · Rear #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the Rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His outside hip stays relatively closed while his knees stay flexed through the wide stance, with the back leg driving laterally to let him carve the slice while still moving toward the sideline.
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BH Slice Running · Rear #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket face slightly open while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance as he recovers diagonally toward the center of the baseline.
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BH Slice Running · Rear #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern backhand grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, keeping the racket face stable through contact despite the running adjustment.
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BH Slice Short · Rear Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes high with the hitting arm extended while his weight continues moving slightly forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the handle area to reset into a compact ready position.
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BH Slice Wide · Rear · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him, and he quickly recovers by bringing the racquet back to a neutral ready position as his weight steps back toward center.
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BH Slice Wide · Rear · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His one-handed follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending out toward the target while his weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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BH Slice Wide · Rear · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position on the backhand side, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance is evident as his feet align along the shot line and he uses a pronounced crossover step to move out wide before slicing.
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BH Slice Wide · Rear · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate early into a strong closed alignment, with a pronounced upper‑body tilt and controlled trunk uncoil that keeps the hitting shoulder leading through contact.
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BH Slice Center · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from center court, filmed from the side. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward path through the hitting zone.
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BH Slice Center · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, keeping the racket face stable through contact for a consistently skidding slice.
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BH Slice Center · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His racket face stays noticeably open at ball contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket moves on a distinct high-to-low carving path through the shot.
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BH Slice Center · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from center court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a firm but relaxed hand and a stable wrist that stays laid back through contact rather than breaking forward.
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BH Slice Center · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils on the unit turn, then uncoil in a measured sequence so the chest remains slightly closed through contact while the hitting arm extends through the slice.
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BH Slice Center · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from center court, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he keeps a stable base with minimal weight transfer forward through the shot.
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BH Slice Center · Side #7 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early to set the racquet path, with a pronounced upper‑body tilt and controlled trunk uncoil that keeps the hitting shoulder slightly higher through contact.
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BH Slice Center · Side #8 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet face slightly open while his weight transfers onto the front foot and the non-hitting arm extends back to aid recovery into a ready position.
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BH Slice Moves Back · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His one-handed grip stays in a firm continental position with a noticeably stable wrist, producing a consistent, slightly open racket face through contact.
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BH Slice Moves Back · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn early with a pronounced upper-body coil, then his trunk uncoils gradually through contact, keeping the hitting shoulder slightly higher to support the descending slice path.
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BH Slice Running · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against the direction of movement, then uncoil in sync with the forward step, keeping the hitting shoulder slightly higher to support a stable one-handed slice.
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BH Slice Running · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward, skimming path through the hit.
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BH Slice Running · Side #3 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the side. His footwork features quick adjustment steps into a slightly open stance, with his outside leg planting early to support the low, skidding slice.
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BH Slice Running · Side #4 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His outside leg plants deeply with a pronounced knee bend while his hips stay relatively closed, then his rear leg trails through the shot to help decelerate and recover.
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BH Slice Running · Side #5 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His eastern backhand grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, maintaining a stable racket face through contact despite his forward momentum.
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BH Slice Running · Side #6 Mikhail Youzhny's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, creating a stable racket face that stays open through contact and into the forward extension.
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BH Slice Short · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle at court level. His knees stay flexed through the loading phase while his hips remain relatively closed, with a noticeable weight transfer from the back leg to the front leg as he drives through the slice.
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BH Slice Short · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His feet set in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he uses a controlled forward stride with his front foot to stay balanced through the short slice.
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BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes with the racquet hand extended forward while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting arm stays back to aid shoulder rotation into a ready stance.
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BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's one-handed backhand slice to a wide ball from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the racket head travels on a distinctly downward path through impact.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Closed #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, his continental grip and slightly laid-back wrist are evident as the racket face stays open through contact with minimal wrist deviation.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Closed #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a side angle. His closed stance sets up a pronounced shoulder turn and upper-body coil, with the trunk uncoiling smoothly as the hitting shoulder continues to move through the shot.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Closed #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His closed stance makes the rear hip stay more loaded and closed to the net while the front knee bends deeply to set a stable base for the forward leg drive through the slice.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Closed #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His closed stance makes the rear hip stay loaded longer while the front knee bends and then straightens to drive his body weight through the slice.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Closed #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His one-handed follow-through finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as his weight transfers forward into a compact recovery step.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Neutral #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes with the racquet hand extended forward while his weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing him quickly back toward a ready position.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Neutral #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a neutral stance on a wide ball, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his legs show a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, giving him a stable base as he glides out to the wide ball.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Open #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a slightly downward, forward path creating a controlled, skidding slice.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Open #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his knees maintain a moderate bend, with the outside leg acting as a stable post and the inside leg lightly unloading through the swing.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Open #3 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as his outside foot plants early while he uses small adjustment steps to load the back leg before slicing through the ball.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Open #4 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from an open stance on a wide ball, filmed from the side. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck slightly below waist height, and the racket head travels on a pronounced high-to-low path through impact.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Open #5 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from an open stance on a wide ball, filmed from the side. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward cutting path through impact.
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BH Slice Wide · Side · Open #6 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as his outside foot anchors while his inside foot steps out toward the wide ball, creating a stable base before he carves through the slice.
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BH Slice Wide · Side #1 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed wrist, staying laid back through the swing and remaining stable at and after contact.
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BH Slice Wide · Side #2 Mikhail Youzhny's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward, knifing path through the shot.
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FH Slice Running · Side Mikhail Youzhny's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork features quick adjustment steps into an open stance as he moves laterally, followed by a pronounced recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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