BH Approach → BH Volley · Front #001
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand approach shot from the center court position, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand uses a firm continental-style left hand with noticeable wrist stability through contact, showing minimal wrist flexion as he drives through the ball.
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6.6s |
BH Approach → FH Volley · Front #001
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand approach shot from a central position, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a quick adjustment shuffle into the ball and a semi-open stance, followed by immediate forward recovery steps toward the net.
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7.4s |
FH Slice → Approach → OH · Front #001
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand slice approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path moves slightly downward with a controlled deceleration of racket head speed through the hit.
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7.1s |
FH Approach → BH Volley → FH Volley · Side
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand approach and subsequent backhand and forehand volleys from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips on the forehand approach, then his trunk uncoils early to drive him forward into the net, where the upper body stays more square through the volley sequence.
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7.4s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, followed by small recovery steps moving forward to close into the net.
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5s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as his back leg extends into the court to support the transition to the net.
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4.7s |
BH Running · Front @0012827
Nicolas Kiefer's running two-handed backhand from a central position, filmed from the front. His semi-closed double-handed grip is clear, with the non-dominant (left) hand driving the racquet and a firm but relaxed wrist structure that keeps the racquet face stable through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Front · Closed
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the two-handed swing driving straight through the ball before wrapping across his body.
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2.9s |
BH Center Cross Court · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with the racquet high across his body and quickly brings both hands back down into a compact ready position as his weight settles toward the baseline.
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2.5s |
BH Center Cross Court · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact he extends his follow-through high with both hands on the racquet and quickly brings the racquet back to a neutral position while his weight finishes moving forward toward the baseline.
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2.4s |
BH Center Cross Court · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk load together into a compact coil, then uncoil in sync with his hip rotation, making the degree of shoulder turn and timing of trunk release easy to distinguish.
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2.5s |
BH Center Down The Line · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand is set up from a mostly neutral stance, with a small adjustment step forward into the shot and a quick recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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2.4s |
BH Center Down The Line · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a front angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable bottom hand and a relatively quiet wrist at contact, showing minimal wrist snap through the ball.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His neutral stance is clear as he plants both feet on the baseline with a small adjustment step before rotating his hips into the two-handed swing.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand driving the racket head and a firm but relaxed wrist structure that stays stable through contact with only a slight pronation after impact.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his two-handed backhand grip with the dominant hand in a semi-western position and a firm, stable wrist that stays laid back through contact with minimal wrist roll.
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0.1s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive as he rotates through the shot.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Front · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand contact is made around waist to chest height with a slightly closed racket face and a compact, upward swing path through the ball.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Front · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His footwork features a compact split-step into a quick pivot, setting his open stance while keeping his weight on the balls of his feet for an efficient recovery step back to center.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with the racquet high in front of his body and quickly brings both hands down into a compact ready position as he recovers back toward the center.
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2.1s |
BH Moves Back · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his trunk as his hips square up into contact.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his shoulder as his weight shifts slightly backward, and he quickly resets his hands in front of his body to return to a neutral ready position.
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2s |
BH Running · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork sequence includes a quick split-step into crossover running steps and a semi-open stance at contact, followed by small adjustment steps to recover back toward the middle.
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2.9s |
BH Running · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, with a pronounced coil on the unit turn and a visible uncoiling sequence that brings the lead shoulder forward through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand from the center court position, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the direction of movement, then uncoil in sequence with his hip rotation, making the degree of upper-body rotation and its timing easy to distinguish.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Front · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's running two-handed backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
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2.5s |
BH Running · Front · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his knees flex deeply on the outside leg to push off and stabilize as he strikes on the move.
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2.8s |
BH Running · Front · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's running two-handed backhand in open stance from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving sideways, and he quickly brings both hands back toward center to reset into a ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His closed stance is clear as he steps across with his front foot, using a strong lateral push-off from the outside leg before planting and rotating into the shot.
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3s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong push-off driving him laterally into the wide ball.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #3
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while a strong knee bend and outward push of the outside leg are visible as he drives laterally into the wide ball.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed #4
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket over his front shoulder while his weight continues moving into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly returns toward a ready position.
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2.2s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand contact is made around waist height with a slightly closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.7s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the dominant hand driving the wrist pronation through contact while the non-dominant hand stabilizes the wrist to control the angle of the strings.
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2.7s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with his two-handed follow-through high in front of his body, then quickly releases his non-hitting hand to reset into a balanced ready position as he recovers back toward the center.
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3s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, laid-in bottom hand while the top hand guides a controlled wrist snap right through contact.
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3s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the middle of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, emphasizing strong racket head acceleration through the ball.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path through the ball.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with the non-dominant hand driving the racquet while the dominant wrist stays firm with minimal wrist snap through contact.
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2.3s |
BH Wide · Front · Open #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping high across his body while his weight stays on the outside leg before he pushes back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. The rear view makes the straight, early extension of his hitting arm and the closed racket face at contact, just in front of his body, especially clear.
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2.4s |
BH Center · Rear · Closed #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his non-dominant side as he uncoils his hips and quickly resets both hands on the handle into a ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Rear · Closed #2
Nicolas Kiefer's two-handed backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His relatively firm grip and stable wrists create a compact backswing with limited wrist lag before a controlled, through-the-ball release at contact.
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2.4s |
BH Center Cross Court · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil with the chest driving through the ball while the hips initiate slightly earlier to sequence the kinetic chain.
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2.2s |
BH Center Down The Line · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, with a noticeable trunk coil that uncoils in sync with his hip rotation through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Center Down The Line · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court down the line, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed backhand uses a firm, slightly closed racket face with noticeable wrist stability through contact, with the dominant hand guiding and the non-dominant wrist providing a controlled, late release.
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1.6s |
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, with a clearly visible trunk coil that uncoils in sync with his hip rotation through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed backhand contact is made around waist to hip height with a slightly closed racket face and a noticeably accelerating racket head through the ball.
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2.2s |
BH Inside Out · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's two-handed backhand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with the racket face relatively square to the target and the racket head accelerating on an upward, inside-out swing path.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the rear. From this angle, you can clearly see his shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with the trunk uncoiling ahead of the arm extension to sequence the stroke.
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2.4s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline-to-net path.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a clearly visible trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Moves Back · Rear #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand driving the racket and a stable wrist structure that limits excessive wrist snap through contact.
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2s |
BH Running · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His quick adjustment steps and semi-open stance are visible as he sprints wide and plants his outside foot before driving into the two-handed backhand.
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2.9s |
BH Short · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the rear. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with his weight moving slightly forward, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping high across his body while his outside leg plants and pushes him back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives out to the wide ball.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand on a wide ball from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he pushes off the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral drive to reach and stabilize for the wide backhand.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #4
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the rear. His shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced upper-body coil on the takeback, then uncoil in sequence from the trunk through the shoulders into the arms during the forward swing.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #5
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with his hands high and across his body while his weight continues moving toward the sideline before he resets his feet back toward the center.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #6
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the rear. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand driving the racquet and the wrists staying firm with minimal wrist snap through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #7
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, and the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms, giving a clear view of how his torso leads the racquet through contact on a stretched-wide ball.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside leg plants and drives, with a pronounced knee bend that loads the legs before uncoiling into the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance is clear as he crosses his right foot behind to reach the wide ball, then uses small adjustment steps to recover back toward the middle.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #3
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #4
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the rear. His two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his body with a relatively square racket face, and the racket head accelerates low to high along the baseline toward the contact point.
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2.5s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's wide two-handed backhand from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off that leg to reach and stabilize for the wide ball.
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3.3s |
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's two-handed backhand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the baseline and the racket head accelerating low to high along a pronounced cross-court swing path.
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2.7s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coiling on the unit turn, with a clear uncoiling sequence where the torso initiates rotation before the arms drive the racquet through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand down the line from the rear. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a sequential whip with the upper body rotating through contact while the shoulders stay relatively level.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Rear · Neutral
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves out to the ball, with a noticeable knee bend and strong outside-leg push-off to drive back into the court.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view his two-handed grip is clearly visible, with a firm non-dominant hand and a laid-back hitting wrist that stays stable through contact before a controlled pronation into the follow-through.
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3s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, uses small adjustment steps to reach the wide ball, and then performs a quick crossover recovery back toward the center.
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3.5s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step into a mostly neutral stance, with his outside foot planting first before he drives through the shot and lets his back leg release slightly forward for recovery.
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3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment step into a neutral stance, with his outside foot planting early before he drives through the shot and brings his back leg forward in recovery.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand driving the stroke as his wrists stay relaxed and create a noticeable lag before firming up through contact.
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3.1s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads with a noticeable knee bend, then extend upward through contact as his rear leg drives forward into the court.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with the right foot planting slightly behind the left before he drives through and then takes a recovery step back toward his ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #6
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive up and forward into the shot.
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3s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #7
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates low-to-high on a compact, whippy swing path.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #8
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body as his weight transfers onto his front foot and he quickly resets his hands into a ready position.
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3.6s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face fairly square to the baseline and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a noticeable knee bend and strong rear-leg drive pushing him forward into the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Side · Closed #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across the baseline plane and his weight drives forward before he pushes off the back leg to recover.
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2.5s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact he extends his racquet forward with his weight transferring into the court, then quickly brings both hands back toward his body as he resets into a ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive upward to transfer weight into the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through forward with his weight transferring into the court before quickly resetting his feet into a balanced ready position.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #5
Nicolas Kiefer'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 unit turn, with a clearly visible trunk coil that unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #6
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net with a noticeable knee bend during the loading phase, followed by an upward leg drive that extends through contact.
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3.4s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #7
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a noticeable knee bend and leg drive forward that straightens through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that firms up into a stable, slightly pronated alignment at contact.
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3.4s |
BH Moves Back · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, laid-in bottom hand and a relaxed top hand, and the side view makes the delayed wrist release into contact easy to see.
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2.3s |
BH Moves Back · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His footwork features quick adjustment steps as he retreats and sets into a mostly neutral stance before and during contact.
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3.2s |
BH Moves Back · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads on the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive as he transfers weight into the shot despite retreating.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a relatively flat swing path through the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Running · Side · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's running two-handed backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. After contact he finishes with his torso still partially open to the court, weight landing on his outside leg as both hands stay on the racquet before returning toward a ready position.
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3.3s |
BH Running · Side · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's running two-handed backhand in open stance from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face stays relatively closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline-to-net path.
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3.1s |
BH Running · Side · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand from the side, hit in an open stance. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his outside leg loads with a noticeable knee bend, then drives upward and forward through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Running · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His two-handed backhand grip stays compact with noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that firms up into a stable, quiet wrist at contact.
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3.2s |
BH Running · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His two-handed backhand contact is made around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path accelerating quickly through the ball.
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2.7s |
BH Short · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body coil against a stable lower body, then uncoil in sequence so the chest rotates through contact while the shoulders stay relatively level.
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2.8s |
BH Short · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand uses a firm continental-like bottom hand with a semi-western top hand, and the wrist stays laid back through the swing with a subtle snap right after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a low-to-high path just in front of his body.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves out to the ball, with a deep outside leg bend and strong lateral push-off to reach and stabilize for the shot.
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3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the side. His two-handed backhand contact is made just in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a quick lateral push off the outside leg into a semi-open stance, with small adjustment steps to set the hitting base before sliding the back foot for recovery.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from a wide ball on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His closed stance shows a pronounced load on the outside leg with strong knee bend, and his hips stay closed to the net until just after contact before rotating through.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags slightly behind the torso rotation through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His closed stance is clear as he steps across his body with the front foot, then uses small recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #4
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a distinct trunk coil that uncoils ahead of the arm swing to sequence the kinetic chain.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #5
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand grip is firm with the dominant hand in a strong continental position, and his wrists stay laid back through the swing before a late, compact release at contact.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand wide from a neutral stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick adjustment shuffle out to the wide ball before planting in a neutral stance with his shoulders fully turned perpendicular to the net.
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2.4s |
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to a ready position.
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3.2s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from the side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his non-dominant side as his weight transfers into the court and his feet adjust quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face nearly square to the baseline and the racket head accelerating on a low-to-high path.
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3s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, rotates his hips, and uses a series of small recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
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1.9s |
Drop Shot · Front @0085323
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand drop shot from the center baseline, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a neutral stance is followed by a small adjustment shuffle and a controlled, short forward step into the ball before recovering slightly back toward his ready position.
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2.9s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. His racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly pronated racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
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5.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the net before contact, then the trunk uncoils in sequence with the upward arm swing, making the degree of torso rotation and timing of shoulder opening easy to compare between serves.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket contacts the ball at full extension slightly in front of his body line, with a clearly pronated racket face creating a strong upward-and-forward swing path through contact.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His knees load deeply before trophy position and his hips stay relatively closed, then drive forward aggressively off the back leg into contact.
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4.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a pronounced left-leg drive upward, with a balanced landing on his front foot that sets up quick recovery.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racket face turns down into the court.
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4.5s |
First Serve Wide · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from a front angle. His front-view footwork shows a compact stance with a small pre-serve hop into a stable platform, and a clear front-leg drive into the court followed by a short recovery step toward the baseline center.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is steady with minimal grip change, while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, finishing with a pronounced wrist snap toward the target.
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3.7s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a noticeable loose wrist during the trophy position that pronates sharply through contact.
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3s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His stance is clearly visible as he sets up in a slightly closed position, with a rhythmic weight transfer from back to front foot before driving up into the serve.
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5.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a slightly relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap clearly visible from this angle.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see distinct wrist pronation through contact as the racket face squares to the ball.
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4.2s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. The racket comes through with a slightly closed face at contact, reaching full extension well above head height to maximize downward trajectory.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the toss while a noticeable knee bend loads the legs before driving upward into the serve.
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3.3s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve wide from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His compact, forward-driving service motion features a small adjustment step with the front foot before the knee bend and an aggressive push up into the court that leaves him landing well inside the baseline for quicker recovery.
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5.2s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His tossing arm stays up long through contact before folding into his body, and his weight drives forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a compact ready position after the follow-through.
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2.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face, and the racket accelerates steeply up and across his body, emphasizing strong upper-body rotation through contact.
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3.7s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up into the court as the back leg straightens to initiate upward leg drive.
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4.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate into the court as his back leg kicks back for balance.
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2.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) leg and lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his non-hitting arm drops quickly, helping him recover back toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a clear upward drive off the front leg and a small hop landing that brings him ready to recover toward the center.
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2.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer'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, bringing him quickly into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
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3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hip turn away from the court and strong push off the back leg into the court are clearly visible as he drives up into the serve.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap as his hand finishes on the left side of his body.
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4.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His racket comes up to contact with a slightly closed face at a high contact point above his head, with noticeable racket head acceleration up and through the ball.
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3.2s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His split-step into a slightly staggered stance is visible before he drives up into the court, with a pronounced front-foot pivot that sets up his recovery toward the baseline.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, 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 ball, emphasizing a pronounced upward swing path.
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3.7s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve wide from the Deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg swinging forward into the court, helping him land balanced and quickly recover toward a ready position for the next shot.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His rhythmic service motion features a pronounced knee bend and an on-balance landing on his front foot, with a clear recovery step that brings him quickly back toward a ready stance.
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3.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer'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, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
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3.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His stance is clearly platform-based with minimal foot movement, and you can see a subtle knee bend followed by a forward weight transfer into the court as he drives up to the ball.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend before driving upward, then uncoil aggressively into the court as his back leg kicks back for added leg drive.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small front-foot pivot into a platform stance, with a clear knee bend and upward leg drive that leads into a controlled landing inside the court.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is evident with a firm but relaxed hand, and the side view makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact and into the follow-through clearly visible.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced left-leg drive up and into the court before landing on his front foot and continuing his momentum forward.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend, then drive up into contact as the back leg extends and the front hip opens toward the court.
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4.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend on the back leg before driving upward, and his hips open toward the court as the front leg straightens into contact.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the net during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small front-foot pivot into a platform stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive that is easy to track from this angle.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side angle. The side view makes the upward racket motion and pronation at contact clear, with the racket face nearly vertical as it meets the ball slightly in front of his body at full extension.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. The side view makes the upward racket path and slightly closed racket face at contact clearly visible, with contact occurring well above his head at full arm extension.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His full-body rotation into the court is clear, with his weight driving forward and his non-hitting arm folding back into his torso as he lands and begins his recovery.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His follow-through brings his hitting arm down across his body as his back leg swings forward into the court, helping him land balanced and ready for the next shot.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays firm while the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap upward that is easy to see in relation to his forearm from this viewpoint.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his hitting arm extends fully into the court while his back leg swings through, helping him land on his front foot and quickly regain a balanced ready position.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward and his non-hitting arm dropping back to help him quickly regain a balanced ready position.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist remains relaxed, creating a pronounced lag during the racket drop before pronating aggressively through contact.
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4.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and driving push off the front leg are clearly visible as his hips uncoil upward into the serve.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His tossing arm stays extended upward through contact before folding naturally into his body as his weight drives forward into the court and he lands balanced, ready to recover for the next shot.
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3.5s |
BH → First Serve · Ad · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small right-foot adjustment into a pinpoint stance before driving up, with a clear front-leg kick forward to aid his landing and recovery.
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3.9s |
FH Inside Out · Front @0013118
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a moderately closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Front @0010101
Nicolas Kiefer's running forehand from the center, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he quickly regains a neutral ready position.
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3.5s |
FH Wide · Front · Open @0051724
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot wide, using a lateral shuffle to reach the ball and a quick recovery step to push back toward the center.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Front · Open @0161821
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk as the chest opens toward the target through contact.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Front · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer'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 are noticeably flexed on the load, with a strong upward leg drive into contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Front · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the net as he loads on a flexed right leg before driving upward and across into the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Front · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle, you can clearly see his semi-western grip setting up a laid-back wrist position that stays relaxed until a late, sharp release through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Front · Open #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest faces forward just after contact, clearly showing sequential rotation through the kinetic chain.
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2s |
FH Center · Front · Open #5
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip and relaxed hand position create clear wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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1.9s |
FH Center · Front · Open #6
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot early, using small adjustment steps to line up the ball before rotating into the swing.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Front · Open #7
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing a clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Front · Open #8
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open toward the net while a noticeable knee bend and leg drive upward are visible as he loads and pushes off the ground.
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3.4s |
FH Inside In · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with a noticeable wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the center baseline, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position after contact.
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2.1s |
FH Inside In · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his racket finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends out for balance before he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Front · Neutral
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a visible knee bend, then rotate through as his legs drive forward into the court during contact.
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2.4s |
FH Inside Out · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip and relaxed wrist lag are clearly visible as the racquet drops behind him before the wrist snaps forward into contact on the inside-out swing path.
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2.5s |
FH Inside Out · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a front angle. His split step leads into a quick pivot to an open stance, with small adjustment steps to line up the inside-out forehand before pushing off the outside leg for recovery.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing in front as he quickly regains a neutral ready position.
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2.1s |
FH Inside Out · Front #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the center, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving through with a strong knee bend and upward leg drive that helps rotate his hips into the shot.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Front #5
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips, and you can see a distinct trunk uncoil leading the arm and racquet through the inside-out contact.
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3s |
FH Inside Out · Front · Neutral
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, and the front view makes the late wrist release toward contact easy to see.
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2.6s |
FH Moves Back · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip and relaxed wrist lag are visible as the racquet drops on the takeback before the wrist firms up through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body as his weight shifts slightly backward, and he quickly re-centers his stance with both hands returning to a ready position in front of his torso.
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3s |
FH Running · Front
Nicolas Kiefer's running forehand from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he quickly regains a square ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Short · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His compact split step leads into a semi-open stance, with a quick adjustment step forward to attack the short ball before recovering slightly back toward the center.
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5s |
FH Short · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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3.6s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. He uses an open stance with a wide base as he plants his outside foot and performs a strong lateral push to reach the wide ball before executing his swing.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in 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 upward on a steep low-to-high path.
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1.9s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a wide position in the ad court, filmed from the front. His open-stance follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he quickly resets into a neutral ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from the front. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the net while his knees load deeply on the outside leg before pushing into the wide ball.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #5
Nicolas Kiefer's wide forehand from the deuce side in 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 upward on a steep low-to-high path.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Rear · Neutral
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. At contact, his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, 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 faces forward at contact, showing clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
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2.2s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk leading the arm swing, making the degree of torso rotation and timing of the shoulder uncoil easy to distinguish.
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2s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a quick recovery step that brings him back toward a balanced baseline position.
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2.4s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, 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 that the hitting shoulder finishes fully wrapped across his body.
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2.6s |
FH Inside In · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward through the ball, indicating strong topspin and racket head speed.
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3.6s |
FH Inside In · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into an open stance followed by a quick crossover recovery step back toward the middle of the court.
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2.8s |
FH · Arm-action · Rear #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn and then unwind in sync with the trunk, with the chest facing the target shortly after contact.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well beyond 90 degrees relative to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest squares to the net just after contact on the inside-out swing.
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2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His arm action features a laid-back wrist with the racket face slightly closed at contact, with the ball struck around waist to chest height as the racket accelerates low to high through the hitting zone.
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2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the backswing, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the hitting shoulder lags slightly before whipping through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the rear. The contact point is taken slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path that finishes across his body.
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2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is struck slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates upward and across his body, indicating strong racket head speed through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Rear #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, 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 brings both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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2.8s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil relative to the hips, then uncoil in sequence so the trunk rotation clearly precedes the arm whip through contact.
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1.9s |
FH Moves Back · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net during the unit turn, with a noticeable delayed uncoil of the trunk that sequences into the forward swing.
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2.3s |
FH Moves Back · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is taken around waist height with the racket face slightly closed, and the rear view makes the upward, low-to-high swing path and accelerating racket head speed clearly visible.
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1.9s |
FH Moves Back · Rear #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips, creating visible trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from the pelvis through the torso into the hitting arm during the forward swing.
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2.4s |
FH Running · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's running forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point appears slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face and a fast, low-to-high windshield-wiper swing path accelerating through the ball.
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3s |
FH Running · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's running forehand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Short · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the backswing, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, creating a clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
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2.3s |
FH Lob · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand topspin lob from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a relaxed yet sharp wrist snap as he brushes up the back of the ball.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through wraps across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a wide ball on the Deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest faces forward just after contact, indicating efficient upper-body sequencing.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide forehand from the Deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips so the trunk leads the racket into contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a wide position in the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #4
Nicolas Kiefer's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate significantly beyond his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags and whips through contact.
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1.8s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #5
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as his outside foot plants wide before contact, with a quick recovery shuffle bringing him back toward the center baseline.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as his legs drive upward and forward into the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high across his body with his non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before he quickly regains a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His neutral stance forehand features a compact unit turn with a small adjustment step into the ball and a clear right-foot pivot during the forward swing.
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2.4s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil with a noticeable upward leg drive as he extends into contact.
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3.3s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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3.5s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #6
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The side view makes the slightly closed racket face at waist-high contact and the forward-accelerating racket head path toward the target very clear.
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3s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and there is a noticeable wrist lag that uncoils into a firm but controlled wrist snap through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Side · Open #10
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the side. His small adjustment steps set up a wide-open stance, with the outside foot planting first and a clear pivot through the hips before he recovers back toward his ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Side · Open #11
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand positioned well under the handle, and there is clear forearm-driven wrist lag that unwinds into a firm but not exaggerated wrist release through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Open #12
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, 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 on a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Side · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight transfers onto his front leg, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position after contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path through the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Side · Open #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, rotates his hips through the shot, and then uses small recovery steps to re-center after contact.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Open #5
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads with a deep knee bend, then drive upward through the legs to initiate the forward swing.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Side · Open #6
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, finishing in a balanced, ready position with his non-hitting hand helping to stabilize his torso.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Side · Open #7
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he quickly returns to a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Open #8
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, rotates his hips through contact, and uses small recovery steps to regain his baseline position.
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3.3s |
FH Center · Side · Open #9
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he quickly returns to a ready position.
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2s |
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Side
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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3s |
FH Inside In · Side · Neutral
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a neutral stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight transferring onto his front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position for the next shot.
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3.2s |
FH Inside In · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. 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.
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2.9s |
FH Inside In · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil aggressively as his legs drive upward and forward into the court.
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2.7s |
FH Inside In · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, with the chest finishing fully toward the target.
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2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's inside-out forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face at the bottom of the swing, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
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3s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a strong open stance, with a small adjustment step before contact and a clear recovery step that brings him back toward a neutral position on the baseline.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with the non-hitting arm retracting quickly, and he recovers by bringing both hands back to the racquet as he resets his stance for the next shot.
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2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is clear as his wrist stays laid back through the forward swing before releasing slightly at contact.
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2.3s |
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #6
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Inside Out · Side · Neutral #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a neutral stance on the baseline, 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 swing, creating a clear sequential kinetic chain from hips to shoulders to racquet.
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2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Side · Neutral #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a neutral stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight transferring forward into the court, and he quickly returns his non-hitting hand to the racket throat as he recovers toward a ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Side · Neutral #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his early shoulder turn creating a pronounced trunk coil, followed by a sequential uncoiling of the torso into contact before the shoulders fully open.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the Side, filmed from a side angle. His early split-step into a semi-open stance and quick pivot on the outside leg are clearly visible as he drives through the ball and then uses small adjustment steps to recover.
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3.2s |
FH Inside Out · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's inside-out forehand from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance, followed by a pronounced pivot on the outside leg and a couple of recovery steps back toward the center baseline.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with an aggressive leg drive that pushes his weight into the court.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from a Side angle. His hips stay closed during the unit turn with a deep knee bend, then unwind into contact as his rear leg drives forward and upward into the court.
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2.6s |
FH Inside Out · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the center court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with noticeable knee bend, then drive upward through the legs to support a late-opening hip rotation into contact.
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2.4s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high across his body as his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he recovers toward a ready stance.
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2.7s |
FH Moves Back · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline 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 initiating the forward swing.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His split-step leads into a quick drop step and open-stance setup, with noticeable rearward adjustment steps before planting his outside foot for the swing.
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2.7s |
FH Moves Back · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive as he transfers weight into the shot despite retreating.
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2.5s |
FH Moves Back · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his semi-western forehand grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm but controlled wrist snap through contact.
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2.3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His footwork features quick adjustment steps while retreating and he sets up in a mostly neutral stance with his right leg loading just before contact.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder dropping slightly as the trunk coils, then rapidly unwinds ahead of the arm to initiate the kinetic chain into contact.
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4.3s |
FH Running · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he drives off the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend that loads into a lateral push toward the ball.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's running forehand from the side. His footwork features a quick split step into long accelerating strides, finishing in an open stance with a pronounced deceleration step to recover back toward the baseline.
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3.6s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips load with a pronounced coil as his knees stay deeply flexed, then uncoil aggressively with a strong leg drive that straightens the front leg through contact.
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2s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arm accelerates through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Arm-action · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the baseline, filmed from the side. The contact point appears slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face and a compact arm action that accelerates the racket head upward through the ball.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong leg drive pushing up and into the court.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face closed and a pronounced wrist lag that releases into a sharp pronation through contact.
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3.5s |
FH Short · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight moves into the court, and he quickly returns the racquet to a neutral position in front of him to recover for the next shot.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His footwork features a quick adjustment step into an open stance, with a pronounced loading of the outside leg before pushing back toward the center.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide forehand from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face at takeback, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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1.8s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand wide from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg before driving laterally into the shot.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His open stance shows strong knee flexion and a noticeable hip coil before he drives off the outside leg into the wide ball.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he finishes with a high wrap-around follow-through while his weight continues to move toward the sideline before he recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #3
Nicolas Kiefer's wide forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the way the racquet face stays closed with a pronounced wrist lag that releases into a sharp upward snap through contact.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #4
Nicolas Kiefer's wide forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips before uncoiling, making the trunk rotation and sequencing into contact easy to see from this angle.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Front @0050829
Nicolas Kiefer'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 upward along the target line.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Front @0143424
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips load with a clear knee bend on the back leg, then drive up into contact as the front hip opens toward the court during the upward swing.
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4.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front @0002528
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle, his continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand and a pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
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4.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front @0054506
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly angled upward 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.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front @0150414
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly pronated racket face and an upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front @0005608
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. 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 ready position for the next shot.
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4.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front @0142306
Nicolas Kiefer'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 strings brush up and across the ball.
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2.8s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the racquet edge facing the side fence.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, 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 whips up and across his body on a pronounced upward swing path.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high in front of his body as he transfers weight forward and quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His knees dip into a deep bend before driving upward, with the hips extending aggressively toward the court to initiate the upward leg drive.
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3.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is relatively flat with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball at full extension above his head with noticeable upward racket head speed along the swing path.
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3.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front leg and quickly brings his non-hitting arm back in toward his body as he returns to a compact ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve return from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His split-step is clearly timed just before the opponent’s contact, followed by a small diagonal adjustment step into a neutral stance to set up the two-handed backhand return.
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2.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is evident with a relatively relaxed hand, and you can clearly see his wrist pronating through contact to direct the serve into the box.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lets his tossing arm drop quickly while his weight moves into the court, finishing in a compact ready position with the racquet returning in front of his body.
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5.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → OH · Ad · Front #001
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced unit turn on the takeback, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent shoulder rotation after the hips initiate the forward motion.
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5.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands into the court with his weight moving forward, his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly brings both hands back to the racket in a compact ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a semi-open stance and quick adjustment steps toward the ball are clearly visible before he plants and rotates into the backhand.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return on a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His early shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil are clearly visible as his torso rotates in unison with the hips before uncoiling into contact.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand contacts the ball around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a compact, forward-driving swing path through impact.
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3.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk, then uncoil in a compact sequence that keeps the upper body stable through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His front-facing stance makes it easy to see his platform base, with a stable weight transfer from back to front foot before landing on his left leg and taking a small recovery step.
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4.8s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly pronated at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the hitting line.
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2.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a small pinpoint stance with the back foot stepping up to the front foot before driving upward into the serve.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front leg with his hitting arm finishing across his body while his non-hitting hand drops quickly to help him transition back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line closes significantly during the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the ball.
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3.2s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve return slice from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed with a noticeable knee bend on the outside leg, giving a low, stable base as he steps into the sliced return.
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2.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear @0172324
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the rear. After contact he drives his weight into the court and finishes with his racquet hand wrapping across his body while his non-hitting arm tucks in to help him recover toward a ready position.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear @0101703
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings through, helping him land inside the court and quickly square up into a ready position for the next shot.
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4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear @0163514
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact to drive the serve.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear @0024401
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward into the court, with the rear-view making the upward leg drive and hip uncoiling especially clear.
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4.3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear @0171315
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a noticeably closed face and an upward brushing motion that accentuates spin.
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4.4s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear @0183715
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, with a clear uncoiling sequence that starts from the hips and trunk rotation before the arm accelerates up to contact.
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3.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping toward his left side as he quickly recovers back into a neutral ready position with both hands on the handle.
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4.4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed backhand grip is clearly visible with a firm, closed wrist position on the non-dominant hand that stays stable through contact with minimal wrist rollover.
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2.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line rotates noticeably more than his hips during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence as his shoulders square to the net through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second-serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His compact split step into a slightly open stance leads into a short lateral adjustment step before contact and a quick recovery shuffle back toward the center.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the court during the toss, creating a clear trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve return from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a noticeable knee bend, then uncoil with a strong upward leg drive into the court.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → FH Drop Volley · Deuce · Rear #001
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve return backhand from the deuce side, followed by a forehand drop volley, filmed from the rear. After the drop volley, he lets the racquet finish in front of his body while his weight moves into the court and his non-hitting hand starts to extend out as he recovers toward a ready position.
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7.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Leg-kick · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. His shoulders and trunk coil together early, then uncoil in a linked sequence so the torso rotation continues through contact and into the leg kick.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His legs show a pronounced knee bend during the loading phase, with an upward leg drive that brings his hips forward into the court before contact.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings both hands together in front of his body, settling into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3
Nicolas Kiefer's second 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 upward swing path creates noticeable racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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3.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping toward his left side as he quickly uncoils his hips and resets both hands on the handle to recover to a neutral ready position on the baseline.
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3.8s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before driving up into the court and landing on the front leg for recovery.
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2.6s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend on the back leg before driving upward, with the rear view making the upward leg drive and opening of the hips toward the court especially clear.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket contacts the ball at full extension slightly in front of his body line, with a clearly pronated racket face driving up and through the ball for added racket head speed.
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4.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a controlled platform stance with a measured weight transfer onto the front foot just before he drives up into the serve.
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3s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands into the court with his weight moving forward and his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly regains a neutral ready position on the baseline.
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2.4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before he drives up into the court and lands slightly inside the baseline for recovery.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before trophy position and his hips drive forward into the court, with the back leg extending aggressively through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with contact made just above full extension, and the upward swing path and rapid racket head acceleration are clearly visible.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping around his left shoulder as his weight transfers into the court and his hands reset quickly back into a compact ready position.
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3.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced unit turn on the takeback, then uncoil together through contact with the chest rotating toward the net as the hips initiate the forward motion.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His rhythmic service motion features a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive, with his back foot sliding up behind the front foot to load in a strong, closed stance before contact.
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3.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #6
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side view makes the slightly closed racket face at contact and the upward swing path through the ball clearly visible.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil early with a pronounced upper-body turn, then uncoil in sequence with the hips to drive the trunk rotation through contact.
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4.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a compact, forward-driving swing path.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork shows a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an explosive upward drive and a balanced landing inside the court.
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2.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His knees dip deeply before leg drive, and you can see his hips extend upward as he pushes off the ground into the trophy position.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend on the back leg, then drive upward as both legs extend into the court during the serve motion.
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2.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His racket drops into a deep backscratch position before driving up to contact at roughly head height with a slightly closed strings angle to impart spin.
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4.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through across his body with his weight transferring into the court and his non-hitting hand staying connected on the racquet as he recovers toward a ready position.
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4.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His split step occurs just before contact and he uses a quick lateral push-off into an open stance to set his feet for the two-handed backhand.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is evident with a relatively relaxed hand on the handle, and you can clearly see pronounced wrist pronation through contact to add spin to the serve.
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4.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #6
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a noticeable knee bend and forward leg drive into the court during the return.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → FH Volley · Deuce · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand volley from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His knees stay flexed through the split step and first stride toward the net, with his right hip driving forward as the right leg plants to support the volley.
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5.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer'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 rotate into the court as he extends into the serve.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. He sets up in a neutral stance with a compact split step into a small adjustment hop, then uses quick lateral recovery steps to get back toward his baseline position after contact.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand and a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a full, loose follow-through.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand, and the side view makes the upward wrist pronation and snap at contact clearly visible.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant wrist slightly laid back, creating a clear lag that unwinds through contact into a controlled, compact wrist release.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the court during the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing clear separation between upper body rotation and racquet acceleration.
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4.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap just after impact.
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4.6s |
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed hand and distinct wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the racquet wrapping across his body.
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3.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the side angle makes the wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact easy to see.
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3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the toss, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the ball.
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4.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil from a closed to more open position as he moves through the hitting phase.
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4.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the net during the trophy phase, creating a noticeable trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3.2s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is stable with a relaxed hand, and the side angle makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact clearly visible.
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3.5s |
FH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His early shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil are clearly visible as his upper body rotates ahead of the hips before uncoiling into contact.
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3.7s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his shoulders close significantly during the trophy phase and then uncoil in sync with his trunk rotation as he drives up into the serve.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the front view makes the upward wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact easy to see.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his non-hitting arm dropping back for balance before quickly bringing both hands to the racket in a compact ready position.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his weight moves into the court with his back leg swinging forward, and he quickly regains a balanced stance with both hands settling on the racquet in a ready position.
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3.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase and then extend upward in a coordinated leg drive that supports a strong hip turn into the court.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His feet use a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive timed to the ball toss.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a connected sequence so the chest rotates through toward the net as the racquet moves up to contact.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer'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 brushing motion of the strings indicates a clear emphasis on spin over pace.
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3.9s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from the front. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly pronated racket face, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head speed through contact.
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3.6s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body with the non-hitting arm dropping back for counterbalance as he lands on his front foot and quickly settles into a ready position for the next shot.
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3.8s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive as he uncoils into the court.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, 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 transition quickly into a compact ready position.
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3.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, with a clear uncoiling sequence that starts from the hips and trunk before the hitting arm accelerates up to contact.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a noticeable push off the back leg that shifts his weight into the court.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His follow-through brings his hitting arm down across his body while his back leg swings forward, helping him land inside the court and transition quickly toward a ready position.
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3.3s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve wide from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and coil, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of trunk release easy to distinguish.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase while his knees bend deeply, giving a clear view of how his rear leg drives up into the court during the upward swing.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is slightly above head height with a closed racket face, and the rear view makes the upward swing path and acceleration of the racket head through contact clearly visible.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line closes significantly during the trophy phase and then uncoils in sync with trunk rotation, making the degree of upper-body coil and release easy to track from behind.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a platform stance before the toss, with a pronounced front-leg drive into the court and a couple of quick recovery steps toward the baseline center after contact.
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3.4s |
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with a noticeable trunk coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact, which is clearly visible from behind.
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4.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can clearly see his continental grip stay stable while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to direct the serve into the box.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a loose hand on the racquet handle, allowing pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
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3.5s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position, setting up for the next shot.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes slightly across his body with his back leg swinging forward, helping him land inside the court and transition quickly toward a balanced ready position.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. 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 forward into the court.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a clear knee bend on the back leg before uncoiling upward, and you can see the legs driving through the court as the back heel lifts off the ground.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his shoulders tilt upward as the tossing arm rises, followed by a pronounced trunk arch and uncoil that sequences into his arm swing.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His rhythmic leg drive is easy to see as he bends deeply on the back knee before extending up into the ball and landing slightly inside the baseline to initiate his recovery.
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3.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His weight transfers smoothly into the court with an extended front leg, and he quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position after the follow-through.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His stance is clearly platform-based with a measured knee bend, and you can see a compact front-leg drive leading into a controlled landing and one or two recovery steps toward the center.
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3.4s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer'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 gradual wrist pronation through contact easy to see.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His rhythmic service motion features a deliberate knee bend into a platform stance, with a clear front-foot pivot and balanced landing that sets up an efficient first recovery step toward the baseline.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact his tossing arm drops quickly toward his body while his weight moves into the court, bringing him back to a balanced landing and ready position.
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2.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His knees dip into a moderate bend before leg drive, with the hips uncoiling upward in sync with the push off the ground.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line rotates significantly away from the court during the trophy position and then uncoils in sequence with the trunk driving up into contact, making the shoulder-over-shoulder action clearly visible.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before an aggressive knee bend and upward drive into the court.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His contact is made just above head height with a slightly closed racket face, and the side view makes the upward swing path and accelerating racket head speed through the ball clearly visible.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket moves up to contact at roughly head height with a slightly closed face, and the upward swing path and accelerating racket head are clearly visible through the contact zone.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. From this view, his continental grip stays firm while his wrist pronates late through contact, with a noticeable upward snap that adds spin without over-squeezing the handle.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a closed racket face and an upward brushing path that emphasizes spin over flat speed.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly closed racket face and an upward brushing motion that accentuates spin.
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3.4s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face fairly vertical at impact, and the upward swing path makes the racket head accelerate sharply through the ball.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face relatively vertical, and you can see the racket head accelerating upward along a pronounced brushing path.
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3.4s |
BH Slice #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, providing a stable base as he reaches laterally for the wide ball.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Running · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes with the racket face slightly open in front of his body while his weight continues moving toward the court, bringing him quickly back into a ready position.
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3s |
BH Slice Running · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's running backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the downward, slightly across-the-body swing path creates a distinct skidding slice effect.
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2.3s |
BH Slice Short · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball striking around waist height, and the racket head travels on a distinct high-to-low path through impact.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Short · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the short court, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed through contact while the trunk uncoils gradually, making the upper-body rotation and slight right-shoulder drop easy to see on this angle.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the center in a closed stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip with a relatively firm grip pressure and a stable, slightly laid-back wrist that stays quiet through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with the racket face slightly open in front of his body while his weight continues moving across his closed stance into a compact ready position.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his continental grip stay firm while the hitting wrist remains relatively stable, with only a slight laid-back position maintained through contact.
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2.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the racket head moves on a slightly downward, compact path through impact.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step out toward the ball followed by a slightly closed stance, with his weight transferring onto the outside leg before slicing.
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3s |
FH Slice Short · Front #1
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket moves on a distinct high-to-low path that keeps the head stable through impact.
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3.6s |
FH Slice Short · Front #2
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced front-knee bend, and the weight shifts smoothly onto the front leg as he carves under the ball.
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3.3s |
FH Slice Short · Front #3
Nicolas Kiefer's forehand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from a front angle. His compact split step into a slightly open stance is followed by a small adjustment shuffle, with his weight staying mostly on the outside leg as he carves under the ball.
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3.4s |
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he finishes with a controlled recovery step back toward his ready position.
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2.4s |
BH Slice Center · Rear · Neutral
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip is clear, with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays stable through contact rather than hinging or snapping.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Moves Back · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket head out in front as he transfers weight onto his back foot, then he quickly re-centers his stance into a neutral ready position.
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2.3s |
BH Slice Short · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed with noticeable knee flexion on the loading leg, and he uses a stable, wide base in his lower body to move through the slice.
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2.5s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Rear
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a noticeable knee bend on the outside leg, giving him a stable base as he reaches out wide and plants before slicing.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear · Closed #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance is evident as his feet align along the baseline while he uses small adjustment steps to set up out wide before slicing.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear · Closed #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes with the racquet hand extending out toward the target while his weight transfers onto the front foot and he begins to recover back toward the center.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Center · Side
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn early to set the racket path while the trunk stays relatively stable, with a subtle uncoil through contact that sequences after the initial shoulder rotation.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Short · Side
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a slightly closed stance with a small adjustment step before contact, then he takes a couple of quick recovery steps to regain his baseline position.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes with the racket hand extended forward while his weight transfers into the court, bringing him smoothly back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.7s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's wide backhand slice from the side. His follow-through extends out toward the target with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him as he recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #3
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and the wrist stays laid back through the swing with minimal wrist snap at contact.
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3s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice wide from the side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and the wrist stays laid back through contact with only a subtle downward flexion to keep the racquet face stable.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn early with a noticeable upper-body coil, and the trunk uncoils smoothly through contact as the hitting arm extends forward on a slightly downward path.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #1
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg supports a low, skimming contact through the ball.
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3.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #2
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn early with a pronounced upper-body coil, and the trunk stays relatively stable through contact with a slight forward uncoiling that sequences after the initial shoulder rotation.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #4
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist that stays stable through contact, limiting wrist hinge during the slicing motion.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #5
Nicolas Kiefer's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn early with the hitting-side shoulder slightly dipping, and the trunk uncoils gradually through contact, showing a clear sequence from upper-body rotation into the forward swing.
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3.2s |
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