Nikolay Davydenko
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Nikolay Davydenko

Russia
Active Retired #3 career high 21 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 178cm
Lightning-quick baseliner with exceptional footwork and shot placement. Hit flat, precise groundstrokes from both wings and moved faster than almost anyone on tour.

Video Library (821 videos)

Name FPS Duration
BH Approach → FH Swinging Volley · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's backhand approach followed by a forehand swinging volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His weight drives forward through the swinging volley and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position after the follow-through.
6.1s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western forehand grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that maintains lag through the forward swing before firming up just before contact.
7.6s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's FH approach and BH volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His quick adjustment steps into a neutral stance on the approach set up a balanced plant, followed by a compact split and short recovery steps moving forward into the backhand volley.
7.3s
FH Approach → FH Drop Volley · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach followed by a forehand drop volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick adjustment steps into the court lead to a strong knee bend and forward-driving stride, with his hips staying square to the net as he transitions from the approach shot into the volley.
5s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body as he steps through into the court, with his non-hitting hand quickly returning in front of his torso to help him load into a compact ready position for the ensuing volley.
6s
FH Approach → OH · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot with an overhead finish from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick adjustment steps bring him forward aggressively while he stays in a neutral stance before transitioning into the overhead, with a small hop to reset his feet after contact.
7.2s
BH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-rear Nikolay Davydenko's backhand approach shot from a central position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. The contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with a relatively square racket face, and the racket head accelerates straight through the ball on a low, driving trajectory toward the net.
4.8s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-rear Nikolay Davydenko's backhand approach and forehand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate early to load on the backhand, then his trunk uncoils in sequence into the forehand volley with minimal extra upper-body rotation after contact.
5.8s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body as he steps forward, with his non-hitting hand helping him quickly recover into a compact ready position for the subsequent backhand volley.
5.6s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays in strong lag through the forward swing before firming up just before contact.
6.1s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively low-to-mid contact point near waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the court with minimal upward brushing.
6.3s
FH Approach → OH · Court-level-rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot followed by an overhead from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His quick split step into a deep knee bend and aggressive forward leg drive make his hips stay low and loaded as he transitions up the court toward the net.
8.1s
FH Approach → OH · Court-level-side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot followed by an overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a court level side angle. He uses quick adjustment steps to move forward into a neutral stance on the approach, then performs a small hop to set his feet under the overhead before landing balanced and ready to recover.
7.2s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach and backhand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay low with a pronounced knee bend on the approach step, then drive forward with quick, short adjustment steps that keep his legs active and aligned through the forehand into the forward-moving volley.
6s
FH Approach → FH Drop Volley · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach followed by a forehand drop volley from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. His quick adjustment steps carry him forward out of a neutral stance into the court, with a small split-step before the drop volley setting his feet for a stable, slightly open stance at the net.
7s
FH Approach → OH · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that continues through contact into a pronounced left-shoulder wrap across his body.
6.4s
BH Approach → FH · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand swinging volley approach from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps carry him forward into a semi-open stance, with a small hop through the shot that keeps his momentum moving into the court for the next ball.
7s
BH Approach · Side Nikolay Davydenko's backhand approach shot followed by a forehand volley and overhead from the side. His quick adjustment steps into the court and strong knee bend before pushing forward make the hip rotation and aggressive leg drive into the net especially clear.
12.1s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him as he transfers weight forward into the court and quickly organizes his feet for the next volley.
6.5s
FH Approach → BH Swinging Volley → BH Volley → BH Volley · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach and sequence of backhand swinging volley and backhand volleys from the baseline and mid-court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil early together on the unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly linked sequence so the torso rotation continues driving through contact on both the approach and the airborne backhand swings.
9.4s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's FH approach from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with the lead shoulder driving forward in sync with his hip rotation into the court.
7.2s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach from the baseline, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip stays firm while the wrist maintains a noticeable lag on the forward swing before straightening through contact.
5.9s
FH Approach → FH Swinging Volley · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the ball with the strike point slightly in front of his hip and just below shoulder height, producing a compact, forward-driven swing path.
8.2s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Arm-action · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps fully across his body as his weight drives forward into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
6.3s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral position, filmed from a side angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a low-to-high swing path that keeps contact around waist to chest height.
6.7s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens just before contact for a flatter, driving ball.
7.8s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays relatively square to the ball at a contact point around waist to chest height, with a noticeably linear swing path driving through the court before a compact wrap-around finish.
8.3s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the net with the ball struck around waist height, and the compact two-handed swing drives straight through the ball with minimal upward lift.
2.7s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #2 Nikolay Davydenko's two-handed backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His relatively compact two-handed grip alignment keeps the wrists quiet through the backswing, with a late but sharp wrist release just before contact that drives the racquet face through the ball on a flat trajectory.
2.5s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Closed #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the back leg driving his weight into the shot.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His quick split step into small adjustment steps sets up a balanced neutral stance, with both feet planted on the baseline before he drives through the ball and recovers.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist deviation, and the racket head stays stable through contact with only a subtle wrist release after the ball leaves the strings.
2.9s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Neutral #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly with the chest finishing square to the net while the shoulders stay slightly closed through contact.
3s
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly with the front shoulder opening just after the hips to sequence the kinetic chain into the stroke.
2.9s
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants his outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push driving him back into the court after contact.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the net with the ball struck around waist height, and the compact two-handed swing drives the racket head straight through the ball on a very flat path.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders turn nearly perpendicular to the net as he coils the trunk, then uncoils in a tight, compact sequence where the hips initiate and the upper torso and shoulders rapidly follow through the contact zone.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the lead wrist stays firm through contact with only a slight pronation as the racquet drives through the ball.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk unwinding that clearly precedes the full extension of his arms through contact.
3s
BH Running · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the net with the ball struck around waist height, and the compact two-handed swing drives straight through the line of the shot with noticeable racket head acceleration.
2.9s
BH Running · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His feet show a rapid adjustment with small choppy steps into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by a quick crossover recovery back toward the baseline center.
2.6s
BH Running · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly vertical with a compact two-handed swing path, meeting the ball around waist height with the racket head accelerating straight through the line of the shot.
2.8s
BH Running · Court-level-front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees are deeply bent, with a strong push off the outside leg as he sprints into the shot.
3.7s
BH Running · Court-level-front · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His relatively compact two-handed grip with minimal wrist lag is evident, with the wrists staying firm through contact and only a slight release of the hitting wrist after impact.
2.9s
BH Running · Court-level-front · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. He plants in an open stance with his outside foot bracing his momentum, then uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
2.8s
BH Running · Court-level-front · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that clearly leads the racquet through contact.
2.6s
BH Running · Court-level-front · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand in open stance from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the torso leads the racquet through contact.
2.4s
BH Short · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed grip is compact with a firm, stable wrist structure, and there is minimal wrist lag before a quick, controlled release through contact.
3.2s
BH Short · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the short court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively square to the net with a deep knee bend, and his quick, small adjustment steps set a stable base before he drives up through his legs into the shot.
3.3s
BH Short · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the short court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees are deeply flexed, and he drives up through his legs to push into the court on contact.
3.1s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body as his weight transfers into the court and both hands quickly drop back toward a compact ready position.
2.7s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist deviation, and the hitting wrist remains firm through contact with only a slight, late release after the ball leaves the strings.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position on the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist deviation, with the dominant wrist held firm through contact and only a subtle, late release after the ball leaves the strings.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the hitting wrist remains firm through contact with only a subtle pronation as the racquet moves through the ball.
3.1s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Neutral Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly through contact so the chest finishes facing more toward the target than at the start of the swing.
3.2s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, driving swing path through contact.
2.9s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. He plants in a strong open stance with his outside foot loading first, then uses quick adjustment steps to recover back toward the center after contact.
3.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders stay closed well into the forward swing before the trunk uncoils in sync with the racquet, creating a compact, early-rotating upper-body sequence.
2.8s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's wide two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that brings his chest square to the target just after contact.
2.7s
BH Center · Court-level-rear · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a stable neutral base before contact, followed by a small crossover recovery step that readies him to move laterally for the next shot.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-rear · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact he extends the racquet straight through the ball with both hands while his weight transfers onto the front foot, finishing quickly back into a compact two-handed ready position on the baseline.
3.1s
BH Half Volley Moves Back · Court-level-rear Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a neutral baseline position while moving back, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly through contact with minimal extra torso rotation past the ball, emphasizing an efficient kinetic chain from the legs through the core.
2.7s
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend providing a strong base before driving laterally out of the shot.
2.9s
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the rear view makes the late, subtle wrist release at contact clearly visible.
2.4s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil early as his hips load, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced rotation that drives the racquet through the ball with minimal extra upper-body sway.
3.3s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His quick adjustment steps as he retreats keep his stance nearly neutral at contact, with his feet setting just in time after a small hop into position.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's moving-back two-handed backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the baseline with a compact, linear swing path and the ball struck around waist height.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His two-handed backhand contact is taken around waist height with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, linear swing path driving straight through the ball.
2.7s
BH Running · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His feet show a rapid adjustment into an open stance as he sprints wide, with quick recovery steps starting immediately after contact to get back toward the baseline center.
3.6s
BH Running · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the rear court level, filmed from behind the baseline. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, with a pronounced coil on the unit turn and a rapid uncoiling through contact that keeps the upper body stable despite his lateral sprint.
3s
BH Short · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the short-court position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His shoulders rotate early as his trunk coils against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a compact sequence that keeps the upper body stable through contact.
2.9s
BH Short · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the short court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. The racket face stays almost perfectly square to the net at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the compact swing drives the racket head straight through the hitting zone before finishing over his right shoulder.
3.5s
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that clearly leads the racquet through contact.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet over his right shoulder as his weight transfers onto the front (left) leg, and he quickly brings both hands back in front of his body to recover toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Neutral Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His neutral stance is set with a quick adjustment shuffle out to the wide ball followed by a small recovery step that readies him to move back toward the center.
3.2s
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Open Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. He plants in a strong open stance with his outside foot bracing wide, then uses quick recovery steps to shuffle back toward the center after contact.
2.7s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly vertical with a compact, level swing path and the ball meeting the strings close to waist height in front of his body.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-side · Closed Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively vertical face and a compact, direct swing path through contact.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His feet set up on a straight baseline with a small adjustment step into a classic neutral stance before he drives through the ball, followed by quick recovery steps that return him to ready position.
2.9s
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he drives through the ball, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the back leg clearly visible from this side view.
3.1s
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around shoulder height while his weight transfers onto his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
2.7s
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a solid neutral base, with both feet planting on the baseline before he drives through and then recovers with small lateral shuffle steps back to center.
2.9s
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from court-level side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, linear swing path through contact.
2.6s
BH Half Volley Wide · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he drives into the ball, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing a strong base before pushing off into recovery.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the hitting wrist remains firm through contact with only a slight pronation after the ball leaves the strings.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his knees flex deeply on the loading leg, then extend sharply to drive his body weight into the shot despite his backward movement.
3.2s
BH Running · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the court-level side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as his weight carries him back toward the center, and his non-hitting hand quickly resets on the handle to prepare for the next shot.
3s
BH Running · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the non-dominant wrist stays firm through contact with only a slight forward snap to drive the flat trajectory.
2.9s
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his momentum continues toward the sideline while his racket finishes high across his body and he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
3s
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face stays relatively closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the ball with noticeable racket head acceleration.
2.7s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed Nikolay Davydenko's backhand wide from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. He plants in a distinctly closed stance with his outside foot set early, then uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a compact trunk rotation that stays level through contact.
2.6s
BH · Arm-action · Front @0064701 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, linear swing path through the hitting zone.
10.4s
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His compact split step leads into a quick pivot to a neutral stance, with small adjustment steps aligning his body square to the incoming ball before he drives through the shot.
3.2s
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his knees sink into a deep bend before driving upward, with the legs pushing through the court to support his characteristically quick recovery.
2.4s
BH Center · Front · Closed #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the target as his weight transfers onto the front foot and his hands quickly reset in front of his body for the next shot.
2.8s
BH Center · Front · Closed #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed backhand grip keeps the racket face very stable, with minimal wrist flex and a compact wrist lag that releases just before contact.
2.5s
BH Center · Front · Closed #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly vertical with a compact, forward swing path and the ball meeting the strings around mid-torso height.
2.6s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps set up a compact neutral stance, with a small hop into contact that lets him immediately push off and recover back to his baseline position.
3.3s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His relatively compact double-handed grip keeps the wrists quiet through the swing, with minimal wrist roll and a firm, stable position at contact for a characteristically flat strike.
2.7s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with deep knee flexion, then uncoil as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
2.7s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil rapidly with the chest finishing square to the target, showing a tightly sequenced upper-body contribution to the stroke.
2.9s
BH Center · Front · Neutral @0065716 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, forward-driven swing path that keeps the racket head moving quickly through the hitting zone.
11.4s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
3s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong upward leg drive that straightens both knees through contact.
2.9s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with a compact two-handed swing path and contact point around waist to mid-torso height.
3s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes out in front as he transfers weight onto his front foot and quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
3.4s
BH Center · Front · Open Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil sharply against the hips before contact, then uncoil in a compact, synchronized sequence that keeps the torso rotation tightly aligned with his two-handed swing path.
2.8s
BH Half Volley Wide · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. After contact he lets the racquet finish high across his body while his weight continues moving back toward the center, bringing both hands quickly down into a compact ready position.
2.3s
BH Half Volley Wide · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. The contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with the racket face almost vertical, and the racket head accelerates straight through the ball on a relatively flat swing path.
3s
BH Half Volley Wide · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the net with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives straight through the line of the shot before wrapping across his body.
2.4s
BH Moves Back · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm bottom hand as the wrists remain relatively quiet through contact, creating only a subtle wrist lag before a short, controlled release.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps backward keep his stance mostly neutral at contact, with a compact split-step preceding a short lateral shuffle to set his feet.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as he quickly regathers his feet into a compact, two-handed ready position for the next shot.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing slightly cross-court as his weight settles onto his back foot, and he quickly brings both hands down into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His early shoulder turn and tightly coiled trunk are clearly visible as he uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil early as he loads the two-handed backswing, then uncoil in a compact sequence where the chest rotates toward the net slightly ahead of the arms to drive through the ball.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Front #7 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps move him into a slightly open stance before contact, followed by a small hop to recover his balance and reset for the next shot.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Front #8 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward to stabilize and redirect his weight into the shot.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Front #9 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His racket face stays almost perfectly square at contact with the ball meeting the strings just below shoulder height, and the compact two-handed swing drives straight through the line of the shot.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Front · Open Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a neutral baseline position in open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly from the hips upward, with the front view making the degree of shoulder rotation and chest reorientation toward the target very clear.
2.6s
BH Running · Arm-action · Front Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from a central position, filmed from the front. His relatively compact grip setup keeps the wrists firm with minimal lag, and the front view makes the subtle lead wrist flexion at contact especially noticeable.
3.1s
BH Running · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His relatively compact two-handed grip stays constant while a pronounced wrist lag on the dominant hand unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position exactly at contact.
4.2s
BH Running · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping toward his right side as his weight continues moving forward, and he quickly re-centers his feet into a compact ready position.
2.9s
BH Running · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps carry him out wide before he plants in a semi-open stance, then he immediately performs a small crossover recovery step back toward the court.
2.6s
BH Running · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees stay deeply flexed through the loading phase, with a pronounced push off the outside leg as he changes direction.
2.3s
BH Running · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his outside leg plants and drives laterally, with a noticeable knee bend that lets him stay low through the shot despite moving at full speed.
3.1s
BH Short · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the front view makes the firm, stable wrist position through contact especially clear.
5.4s
BH Short · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a short court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on both legs, and he drives upward through the shot with a quick, compact leg push off the baseline.
4.6s
BH Short · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His quick split step into a compact neutral stance is followed by a short lateral adjustment and immediate recovery step back to the center.
4.3s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from the front. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, fast upward swing path through the hitting zone.
3s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing slightly cross-court while his weight transfers back toward the center and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to a ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate early as he runs wide, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds in sync with his hips to keep the two-handed arm structure compact through contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Front · Closed @0070904 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the dominant hand wrist remains firm through contact with only a slight pronation after the ball leaves the strings.
9s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His closed stance is clear as his front shoulder turns fully toward the net while his feet plant on a narrow line before he pushes off to recover back toward the center.
2.7s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. The racket face stays relatively square to the net at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives straight through the shot before finishing across his body.
2.6s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as his weight transfers back toward the center and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to a ready position.
2.8s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #4 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside leg plants and loads, with a pronounced knee bend driving the push back into the court.
2.8s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #5 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside leg plants and loads, with a deep knee bend driving him out toward the wide ball.
2.6s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he sinks into a deep knee bend, with the outside leg loading heavily before driving laterally toward the wide ball.
2.6s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong push off that drives his body back toward the center of the court.
3.1s
BH Wide Down The Line · Front Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet pointing toward the target while his weight transfers back toward the center of the court, setting him quickly into a compact two-handed ready position.
2.7s
BH Wide · Front · Open @0063829 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the front, hit in an open stance. His hips stay relatively square to the net while his knees are deeply flexed, with the outside leg loading heavily before driving laterally into the shot.
8s
BH Wide · Front · Open @0072906 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the front. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face, and the compact two-handed swing drives straight through the ball with high racket head speed.
10.4s
BH Wide · Front · Open #001 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, upward swing path that keeps the contact point around waist to chest height.
10.4s
BH Wide · Front · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His relatively compact grip setup with both hands close together makes the firm wrist structure easy to see, with minimal wrist lag and only a subtle snap through contact.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand wide from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the target while his weight stays on the outside leg before he quickly re-centers into a compact ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Front · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. His racket face stays relatively square to the net at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot before finishing over his front shoulder.
2.8s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from center court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly through contact with minimal separation between upper and lower body, emphasizing a compact, efficient kinetic chain.
2.9s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face stays almost perfectly square to the baseline at contact, with the ball struck just above waist height and the racket head accelerating straight through the line of the shot.
2.5s
BH Center Down The Line · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court down the line, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that keeps his chest square to the target line through contact.
2.9s
BH Center Down The Line · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand DtheLine from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the deuce side as his weight transfers onto his front foot and he quickly resets both hands on the handle in a compact ready position.
2.6s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the hips so the trunk drives the racquet through the ball before the arms finish the swing.
2.5s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a square, neutral base to the ball before he drives through and then uses small recovery steps to get back to his baseline position.
4.3s
BH Center · Rear · Open Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively open to the court while his knees sink into a deep bend before driving upward, showing strong leg push-off into the shot.
2.7s
BH · Rear · Closed @0073924 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline while his knees are deeply flexed, showing strong leg drive forward into the court as he uncoils through the shot.
13.6s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders and trunk coil early as he retreats, with a pronounced upper-body rotation into contact that clearly sequences from hip turn through torso uncoil to the hitting-side shoulder.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the off-hand guides a firm, stable wrist through contact with very little post-impact wrist roll.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and quick adjustment steps in his legs to set a stable base before driving up through the shot.
3s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist deviation, and the rear view makes the firm, stable wrist position through contact especially clear.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with deep knee flexion and a quick push off the outside leg to stabilize and load into the two-handed swing.
3.3s
BH Running · Arm-action · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the rear. His quick adjustment steps pull him wide while he stays in a mostly open stance, with his outside leg planting firmly before he drives through the two-handed swing and then crosses over to recover.
3.2s
BH Running · Rear · Open Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the rear. His racket face stays relatively square to the baseline at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates low-to-high along a compact, linear swing path.
2.7s
BH Short · Arm-action · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with deep knee flexion, then unwind late as his legs drive up and forward to initiate the swing.
3.3s
BH Short · Rear @0062118 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the rear. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly releases the non-dominant hand to reset into a compact ready position.
17.3s
BH Short · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high toward his left side as he quickly brings both hands back down into a compact ready position while recovering to the center.
2.8s
BH Short · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a neutral stance before contact, followed by a small hop and efficient recovery shuffle back to his ready position.
5.1s
BH Short · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a neutral central position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in sync with the hips so the chest squares to the net just after contact.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils sharply ahead of the arms, creating a clear sequential release from hips to shoulders to racket.
2.4s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a stretched position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate sharply as his trunk coils against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoils in a compact sequence that keeps the upper body aligned through contact despite being pulled off the court.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he chases out wide, with a deep knee bend and strong outside leg push-off driving him back into the court after contact.
2.5s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #4 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a stretched position, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can see his relatively compact two-handed grip with a firm, steady wrist structure that stays quiet through contact, with minimal wrist roll after impact.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #5 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the rear. His quick adjustment steps carry him out toward the sideline in an open stance, followed by a sharp push-off with the outside leg to recover back toward the center.
2.8s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #6 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants his outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push off that drive his body back toward the court after contact.
3s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the rear. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist deviation, and the rear angle makes the firm, quiet wrists through contact especially clear.
2.5s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the hitting wrist remains relatively firm through contact with only a slight pronation after impact.
2.6s
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the rear. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, linear swing path driving straight through the shot.
2.2s
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with a compact, level swing path and contact point around waist height in front of his body.
2.8s
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand down the line from the rear. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly with the hips leading slightly and the upper torso and hitting shoulder following in a tight, compact sequence.
2.7s
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with the racket wrapping high across his body while his quick recovery steps bring him back toward the center, both hands staying on the handle as he readies for the next shot.
4.5s
BH Wide · Rear · Open @0071811 Nikolay Davydenko's two-handed backhand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His relatively compact grip setup keeps both hands close together on the handle, with minimal wrist deviation through contact and a late, controlled release of the wrists into the follow-through.
10.8s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively open to the baseline while his knees load deeply, and his outside leg drives laterally to push him back toward the center after contact.
2.9s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around toward his right side as his weight shifts back toward the center and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to the racket throat in preparation for the next shot.
2.5s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand grip is compact with a firm, quiet wrist structure, showing minimal wrist flexion through contact and a controlled, early wrist set on the takeback.
3.3s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from center court, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps set up a slightly open stance, with a compact unit turn and early weight transfer visible before he drives through the ball.
3.3s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand 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 sharp push off the front leg that drives his weight into the court.
2.7s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his body while his weight transfers onto his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
3.1s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from center court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket moving toward his target while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting arm tucks in to help him recover quickly to a ready position.
3.3s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #6 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, level swing path through contact.
3s
BH Center · Side · Closed #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the baseline in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, stable lead wrist while the non-dominant wrist drives the racquet through contact with minimal wrist lag.
2.8s
BH Center · Side · Closed #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
3.3s
BH Center · Side · Closed #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. After contact his weight drives forward into the court and both hands stay on the racquet as he quickly recoils into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.1s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the takeback, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags briefly before coming through the ball.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil early as his torso turns nearly perpendicular to the baseline, then uncoil in sync with his hip rotation to drive the racquet through the ball.
2.6s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #3 Nikolay Davydenko'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 deep knee bend, then uncoil in sync with a strong upward leg drive into the ball.
2.6s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with a laid-back hitting wrist that unwinds into a subtle pronation right through contact.
2.9s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #5 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the dominant right wrist remains relatively firm through contact with only a subtle pronation after the ball leaves the strings.
3.1s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #6 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly vertical with a slightly rising swing path through the ball, meeting it around waist to mid-torso height for a characteristically flat strike.
3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #7 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps set up a square, neutral base before contact, followed by a compact recovery step that keeps him close to the baseline.
3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #8 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. The racket face stays almost perfectly square to the ball at contact, with the strike point slightly in front of his lead hip and the racket head driving straight through the hitting zone on a low-to-mid height ball.
3s
BH Center · Side · Open Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, level swing path through contact.
3s
BH Half Volley Center · Side Nikolay Davydenko's backhand half-volley from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist deviation, and the racket head stays stable through contact with almost no wrist lag or post-impact wrist snap.
3s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact he finishes with his torso unwound toward the court and both hands staying on the racquet as he recovers quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
2.3s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. He plants in a strong open stance with his outside foot bracing his weight, then uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
3s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps carry him out toward the ball before he plants in a neutral stance with his weight driving through the shot along the baseline.
2.7s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the side angle makes the late, sharp wrist release through contact especially clear.
2.6s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact he finishes with his torso fully rotated and both hands high across his body, then quickly reloads his feet into a neutral ready position to recover for the next shot.
2.9s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders to arms through contact.
2.8s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps out toward the ball lead into a neutral stance at contact, followed by immediate lateral recovery back toward the center.
4.2s
BH Lob Wide · Side Nikolay Davydenko's backhand lob from a wide position, filmed from the side. He plants in a slightly open stance after scrambling out wide, using a quick adjustment step with his outside foot before lifting up into the lob.
3.9s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as his weight settles onto the outside leg, and his non-hitting hand quickly returns in front of his torso to help him reset into a ready position.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist deviation, and the racket head lags slightly behind before a late, sharp wrist release through contact.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion where the hips initiate, followed by the torso and shoulders releasing the racquet through contact.
3.4s
BH Moves Back · Side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His quick retreating steps set up an open stance, with his outside foot planting early as he moves back and then subtly pushes forward into the shot.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from an open stance while moving back, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, forward swing path that keeps the contact point around waist height.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Side · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a neutral baseline position in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high over his right shoulder while his weight continues drifting backward, then quickly drops both hands toward the ready position as he recovers.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing a stable base before he drives upward and through the shot.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his knees flex deeply on the loading leg, with a pronounced push upward and slightly forward as he drives through the shot.
3.6s
BH Moves Back · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the hitting wrist remains firm through contact with only a slight pronation after the ball leaves the strings.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, stable lead wrist and minimal wrist lag through contact, emphasizing a flat, driving strike.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps backward keep him in a neutral stance at contact, with a pronounced split-step just before reacting to the incoming ball.
3.5s
BH Moves Back · Side #6 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with his weight still slightly on the back foot, and he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Side #7 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as his weight shifts onto the back foot before he quickly resets his stance for the next shot.
3.4s
BH Moves Back · Side #8 Nikolay Davydenko's two-handed backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His relatively compact grip structure keeps the wrists quiet with minimal wrist lag, and the non-dominant (left) wrist stays firm through contact to drive the flat trajectory.
3.5s
BH Running · Side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high across his body while his weight continues to drift sideways, quickly bringing both hands back toward the center to regain a compact ready position.
3.3s
BH Running · Side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand in open stance from the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong push-off that drives his body through the shot despite hitting on the move.
3s
BH Running · Side · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His feet land in a wide open stance as he moves laterally, with a quick adjustment step before contact and an immediate crossover recovery step back toward the center.
3.2s
BH Running · Side · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that leads the racquet through contact.
3.1s
BH Running · Side · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact he lets his momentum carry him sideways while his racquet finishes high across his body and his feet quickly adjust back toward a neutral ready position.
2.7s
BH Running · Side · Open #6 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside leg plants and bends deeply, driving upward to initiate rotation through the shot while the inside leg trails for recovery.
3.1s
BH Running · Side · Open #7 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His relatively compact grip setup keeps both hands firm on the handle, with minimal wrist lag and a stable wrist position through contact before a late, controlled release into the follow-through.
2.5s
BH Running · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His upper body shows an early, compact shoulder turn with the trunk staying coiled as the legs load, then uncoiling in sync with the forward step to strike the ball on the move.
2.6s
BH Running · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face nearly square to the baseline and the racket head accelerating on a low-to-high path just above net height.
2.8s
BH Running · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with the racket face almost vertical, and the racket head accelerates low-to-high on a relatively compact swing path.
3s
BH Running · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running two-handed backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His compact grip setup keeps both hands firm on the handle while the wrist stays relatively quiet through contact with only a subtle release after impact.
3s
BH Short · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the baseline, filmed from the side. His quick split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a compact pivot and efficient recovery shuffle back to his ready position.
2.6s
BH Short · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays almost perfectly vertical at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the compact swing drives straight through the hitting zone with notable racket head speed.
3.5s
BH Short · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso as he resets into a compact ready position.
5.7s
BH Short · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face stays almost perfectly square to the net at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating straight through the ball on a very compact, linear swing path.
3.7s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face stays relatively square through contact at about waist height, with a compact two-handed swing path that keeps the racket head accelerating straight through the line of the ball.
4.5s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his body as his weight continues moving sideways, and his non-hitting hand quickly drops to help him recover back toward a neutral ready position.
3.2s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His quick adjustment steps carry him out toward the ball before he plants in a slightly open stance, with his outside foot bracing to let his upper body unwind through the stroke.
3.3s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. The racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with the strike point around waist height, and the swing path drives forward through the court before wrapping around his body.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively square face and a compact, forward-driven swing path through contact.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving sideways, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the center to recover into a ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #4 Nikolay Davydenko's two-handed backhand on a wide ball from a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside leg plants and drives, with a pronounced knee bend that loads before uncoiling through the shot.
2.7s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #5 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong push off that leg driving his body through the shot.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #6 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the takeback, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to drive the racket through the ball in a tightly sequenced kinetic chain.
3s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #7 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a compact, ready position.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #8 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. He plants in a distinctly closed stance with his front foot stepping across his body, then uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
3s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a neutral stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the outside leg to drive into the shot.
3.3s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the side view makes the late but sharp wrist release at contact easy to see.
3.3s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn before the trunk uncoils in sync with his hips to drive the racquet through the ball.
3.4s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #4 Nikolay Davydenko's wide two-handed backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His relatively compact takeback keeps the racquet head close to his body before contact, with a firm two-handed grip and minimal wrist lag that straightens just before impact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #5 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from a neutral stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket out in front as his weight transfers into the court and his feet quickly recover toward a ready position.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn before the trunk uncoils in sync with the hips to drive the two-handed swing through contact.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand wide from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is compact with a firm top-hand hold, and the wrist of his right hand stays relatively quiet with minimal wrist snap through contact.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His feet plant in a pronounced open stance as he slides laterally, then uses a quick recovery step to push back toward the center after contact.
3.5s
BH Wide · Side · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses quick adjustment steps to load and push laterally back toward the center after contact.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and his compact two-handed swing drives the racket head straight through the line of the shot.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball just above head height as the racket accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips and knees load deeply before driving upward, with the front hip staying closed toward the net until just after contact when the rear hip aggressively rotates through.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level front. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling upward as the back leg comes through the baseline.
4.3s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate into a deep coil relative to his hips before uncoiling in a tightly sequenced motion that transfers trunk rotation up through the serving arm.
4.4s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulder line rotates from a closed position into a fully squared chest at contact, with a pronounced trunk uncoil that starts before the arm whips up into the ball.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His follow-through finishes with his torso fully rotated toward the court and his back leg swinging through, leaving him balanced and ready to move into the next shot.
4.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip stays firm with a noticeable increase in wrist pronation just after contact, as the racquet face turns inward during the follow-through.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge leads and then whips through the ball.
4.5s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his weight lands on his front foot, bringing him quickly into a compact ready position just behind the baseline.
4.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His knees sink into a deep bend before trophy position and his hips drive forward into the court as he uncoils up into the serve.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. 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 compact ready position.
4.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced rotation that brings the hitting shoulder through before the hips fully square to the baseline.
4.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly pronated wrist, and the strike point is well above his head, emphasizing a steep, downward swing path.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a steep upward swing path, and the ball is struck slightly above head height, emphasizing a fast, whiplike racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
4.2s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His stance is slightly staggered with a pronounced knee bend, and you can see him drive up through his legs before landing inside the court with a small recovery step toward the baseline.
4.4s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly tilted for a flat serve, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through contact.
4.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced sideways turn relative to the baseline before the trunk uncoils in a tightly sequenced motion that drives up into the hitting arm.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay closed through the toss and loading phase, with a deep knee bend and pronounced leg drive upward that opens the hips only as he uncoils into contact.
4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change while his wrist pronates sharply through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
3.6s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front (left) leg with his torso uncoiling toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping quickly as he recovers into a compact ready position.
3.7s
First Serve → FH Swinging Volley · Ad · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a strong coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil rapidly so the front shoulder rises and opens just before contact, clearly showing the upper-body contribution to racquet speed.
7.7s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before an aggressive push up and into the court.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change and his wrist pronates sharply through contact, causing the racquet face to turn inward just after impact.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His feet set in a slightly closed stance before he drives up to the ball, and he uses a small hop into the court with a quick rear-leg swing through to start his recovery.
4.1s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His quick, rhythmic leg drive into the court is easy to see from this angle, with a compact knee bend and a small hop landing that sets up an immediate recovery step toward the baseline.
3.4s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His feet set in a narrow, slightly staggered stance before he drives up into the serve, with a small front-foot adjustment that lines his body squarely toward the center of the service box.
3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Front @0045327 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and the front view makes the early wrist pronation into the court especially clear just after contact.
11.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle his shoulders and trunk show a compact coil during the toss that uncoils rapidly into contact with minimal lateral trunk bend, emphasizing a quick, efficient shoulder rotation through the ball.
4s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, giving a clear view of the wrist snap as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His feet set in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and you can see a small adjustment step with the back foot to line up his toss before landing slightly into the court.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly into his side as he brings the racquet arm down and starts to square his shoulders into a neutral ready position.
3.9s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve wide from the Deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck slightly above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
4.4s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip stays firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with very little wrist flexion after the ball leaves the strings.
4.2s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court in the trophy phase and then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation, creating a clear sequence from hip turn to shoulder turn into contact.
5.4s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the trophy phase, then uncoil rapidly from the hips upward, with the hitting-side shoulder driving up and over to finish across his body.
3.9s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point shows his racket face nearly square to the target with a slightly upward swing path, and the racket head accelerates rapidly through the ball just above full extension.
3.9s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the toss and knee bend, then rotate sharply into the court as his back leg drives up and forward.
4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko'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 through into the court, bringing him quickly into a compact, square ready position for the next shot.
4.2s
First Serve · Ad · Rear @0050714 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through carries his racquet arm across his body while his back leg swings forward, leaving him landing inside the court and quickly settling into a compact ready position.
10.8s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed on the racquet handle while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap as the racquet accelerates up and into the ball.
4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate aggressively into the court as his back leg kicks behind him for full extension.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot stepping up to join the front foot before an explosive push up and into the court.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well beyond 90 degrees relative to his hips on the trophy phase, then uncoil rapidly so the trunk leads the arm into contact in a clearly sequenced kinetic chain.
5.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his back leg extends strongly into the court to initiate hip rotation toward the target.
4.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil rapidly into contact with a pronounced shoulder-over-shoulder action driving up through the serve.
4.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change during the motion, and the rear view makes the upward wrist pronation at contact especially clear.
3.8s
First Serve → OH · Deuce · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the racket head whip through the hitting zone.
9s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the toss and knee bend, then drive forward with an aggressive leg push that straightens both legs into contact.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear @0051808 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that clearly leads the arm swing into contact.
12.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the trophy position, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
4.3s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set up in a platform stance with a small adjustment step before the toss, and after contact he lands on his front (left) foot with a short recovery step that starts him moving toward the center.
4.3s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm while the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a noticeable snap as the racket accelerates up and into the ball.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays relaxed with a noticeable increase in wrist pronation through contact as his forearm unwinds toward the target.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His stance starts in a semi-closed position, and from this angle you can clearly see his weight transfer through the legs and a pronounced hip and shoulder rotation driving up into the serve.
3.3s
First Serve → FH Swinging Volley · Ad · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips powerfully uncoiling upward as he extends off the ground.
9s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His quick, compact service motion includes a small forward hop with the back leg and a couple of rapid recovery steps that bring him immediately into a ready, slightly open stance for the next shot.
4.9s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders load into a pronounced sideways turn relative to the baseline before the trunk uncoils in sync with his leg drive to initiate an efficient kinetic chain into the hitting arm.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly pronated forearm, meeting the ball at full extension just above head height to maximize racket head speed up and across the ball.
4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes across his body with his back leg swinging forward, helping him land inside the court and quickly settle into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend, then uncoil aggressively as his back leg drives up and into the court.
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First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it clear that his racket reaches full extension slightly in front of his head with a relatively closed racket face at contact, emphasizing a flat strike through the ball.
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First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact he lands on his front (left) leg and lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his non-hitting arm drops back to help him recover quickly toward a ready position.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings his tossing arm back in front of his body to transition into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a pronounced upward swing path, emphasizing racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His feet stay grounded in a pinpoint stance through the ball toss, with a subtle knee bend timed just before he drives up into the serve.
4.5s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays relaxed through the forward swing before uncoiling into a compact pronation at contact.
2.7s
FH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders turn early to create a compact trunk coil, then uncoil in sync with his hips so that his chest faces the target shortly after contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Neutral Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the legs into the court.
2.4s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving forward, and he quickly re-centers his feet into a ready position for the next shot.
2.3s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively low-to-mid contact height, and the swing path drives straight through before finishing with a compact, fast wrap across his body.
2.8s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders turn well past his hips to create a tight trunk coil, then uncoil in sequence so the chest faces the net just after contact while the hitting shoulder continues to rotate through.
3s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that drives the arm through contact.
2.4s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags and whips through contact in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face stays nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle and the ball meets the strings around waist to mid-torso height as the racket accelerates low-to-high through the hitting zone.
2.8s
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand Inside-In from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick split-step leads into a small adjustment hop and an open-to-neutral stance, with rapid recovery steps ready to push him back toward the center after contact.
3s
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court_level front angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand quickly returns in front of his torso, helping him recover into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.1s
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a compact open stance, followed by a small crossover recovery step that readies him to move back toward the middle.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays relaxed through the forward swing before snapping into a firm, square position at contact.
4s
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that clearly precedes the arm swing through the inside-in contact.
3.5s
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil rapidly with the chest square to the target just after contact, making the sequential trunk rotation easy to see.
3.6s
FH Inside In · Court-level-front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. He takes a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, then uses small recovery steps to get back toward the middle after contact.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate early to create a compact trunk coil, then uncoil rapidly in sync with his hips so the chest faces the target soon after contact.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court_level front angle. His contact point is taken well in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, low-to-high swing path that keeps the racket head moving quickly through the ball.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court_level angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving forward with a strong push off the right leg and a pronounced left-knee bend through contact.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact his racket finishes high across his body while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
4.9s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court_level angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive up and into the court to support his flat, inside-out contact.
4.6s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that brings his chest square to the target just after contact.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that straightens only at the moment of contact.
5.7s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, low-to-high swing path that keeps the racket head accelerating through the ball.
3.1s
FH Running · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with minimal lateral sway, showing a clear sequence from hip turn through torso rotation into the hitting arm.
3.3s
FH Running · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively low-to-shoulder-height impact point and a compact, forward-directed swing path that keeps the racket head moving quickly through the hitting zone.
2.8s
FH Running · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving forward, and he quickly re-centers with both hands on the racquet in a ready position.
2.5s
FH Running · Court-level-front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact his momentum carries him slightly inside the baseline as his racquet wraps across his body and his non-hitting hand extends outward to help him recover quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
2.5s
FH Running · Court-level-front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the racket head accelerates low-to-high on a compact, linear swing path.
2.4s
FH Running · Court-level-front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that finishes with his chest square to the target despite his forward sprint.
2.9s
FH Running · Court-level-front #7 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His contact is made slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly vertical, and the swing path drives straight through the ball with notable racket head speed.
2.9s
FH Half Volley Running · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand half-volley from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed at contact with a compact but noticeable trunk coil and quick uncoil that syncs with his forward sprinting steps into the ball.
3.1s
FH Short · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body as he steps forward, quickly bringing both hands back to a compact ready position for the next ball.
5.1s
FH Short · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then uncoil quickly as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
3.5s
FH Short · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is easy to see here, with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.5s
FH Short · Court-level-front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. The racket face stays relatively square through a compact, forward swing path with contact made around waist height in front of his body, emphasizing a flat, driving hit.
2.6s
FH Short · Court-level-front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind quickly as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
3.3s
FH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest squares to the target just after contact.
2.3s
FH Wide Down The Line · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a deep knee bend, then rotate sharply as his legs drive up and across to recover back toward the center.
2.6s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Neutral Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net before contact, then uncoil in sync with a compact trunk rotation that finishes with the chest facing forward.
2.7s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates low-to-high on a compact, linear swing path.
2.7s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front at court level. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand quickly returns to the racket throat as he recovers back toward the center of the baseline.
2.3s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from court_level front. His hips stay relatively open toward the net as he loads on a flexed outside leg, then drives laterally with a quick push-off that keeps his feet low to the court.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. He uses an open stance with rapid adjustment steps to get outside the ball, then performs a quick recovery shuffle back toward the center baseline.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he plants his outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push off that drives him out wide while still letting his torso unwind into the ball.
2.7s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position on the baseline, filmed from a court_level front angle. His feet land in a pronounced open stance as he plants the outside leg, then he uses a quick lateral push-off to recover back toward the center.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in neutral stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils early to pull the hitting arm through in a tightly sequenced kinetic chain.
3.1s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His neutral stance is set up by a quick split-step into a small adjustment shuffle, then followed by a compact recovery step back toward the middle after contact.
3.2s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Neutral #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a square, neutral stance before contact, followed by a small crossover recovery step that returns him efficiently toward the middle of the court.
2.3s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a stable open base, and he uses a small hop into his split-step before recovering with a couple of rapid shuffle steps back to his ideal baseline position.
2.5s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His quick adjustment steps set up an early open stance, and he uses a small hop on the recovery to push back to a neutral position on the baseline.
2.1s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body as his weight stays on the outside leg, and he quickly brings both hands back in front of his torso to reset into a compact ready position on the baseline.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Court-level-rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively low-to-mid contact point near waist height, and the swing path stays compact and linear through the hitting zone.
2.5s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's inside-out forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk unwinding that clearly precedes the full arm release through contact.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn, then unwind rapidly over a strong, flexed front knee that shows a pronounced leg drive into the court.
3.5s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His eastern forehand grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that maintains clear lag through the forward swing before a compact, controlled release at contact.
3.5s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that clearly precedes and drives the arm swing.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that clearly precedes the arm swing.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-rear #6 Nikolay Davydenko's inside-out forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling in sync with his trunk, creating a tight upper-body coil that unwinds rapidly through contact.
4.2s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His quick adjustment steps moving back keep him in a semi-open stance, with a small hop into contact that sets up an immediate recovery back toward the center.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as he quickly shuffles back into a compact ready position with the non-hitting hand returning to the racket handle.
3.1s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize before rotating into the shot.
2.6s
FH Running · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints out wide, with a pronounced outside-leg plant and knee bend that load into a quick lateral push through contact.
2.5s
FH Running · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His rapid adjustment steps carry him out wide before he plants in an open stance, then he uses quick crossover recovery steps to sprint back toward the center.
2.7s
FH Running · Court-level-rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints out wide, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the main push-off into and through the shot.
2.6s
FH Running · Court-level-rear #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints out wide, with a deep outside knee bend and strong push-off from the right leg to load and drive through the shot.
2.6s
FH Running · Court-level-rear #5 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body while his weight continues moving toward the sideline, and he quickly re-centers his feet into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3s
FH Running · Court-level-rear #6 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body as his weight carries him back toward the center, with his non-hitting arm extending out to help him square up into a ready position.
2.5s
FH Running · Court-level-rear #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face closed and a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds rapidly just before contact.
2.9s
FH Short · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, and he immediately pushes off his outside leg to recover back toward the middle after contact.
2.7s
FH Short · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, and he immediately uses a small hop into a recovery shuffle to get back to his baseline position.
2.9s
FH Short · Court-level-rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a compact open stance, with a small hop into contact followed by immediate lateral recovery back toward his baseline position.
2.9s
FH Short · Court-level-rear #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body as his weight transfers into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Short · Court-level-rear #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the ready position as he recovers to the middle.
3s
FH Wide · Court-level-rear · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position on the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a late, sharp pronation through contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Court-level-rear · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. He plants in a strong open stance with his right foot slightly behind, then uses quick recovery steps to shuffle back toward the center after contact.
2.7s
FH Wide · Court-level-rear · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving toward the center of the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact two-handed ready position.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-rear · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net as his outside leg loads deeply, with a noticeable push off the ground to drive his lower body through the shot.
2.3s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His feet set in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he uses a quick recovery step back toward his ready position immediately after the swing.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick adjustment steps set his feet early, and he drives through the ball from a clearly aligned neutral stance before taking a small recovery shuffle back to center.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind in sequence with a strong push off the rear leg driving him into the court.
2.7s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist during the forward swing that straightens just after contact, emphasizing a compact pronation through the ball.
3.1s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His quick split step into a wide open stance is followed by a rapid pivot and small adjustment steps that keep his weight centered as he drives through the ball and recovers.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive up and into the court.
2.5s
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce side, filmed from a court_level_side angle. His feet set up in a strong open stance after a quick adjustment step, with a small hop into a compact recovery step ready for the next ball.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the target with a relatively low-to-mid contact height and a compact, fast windshield-wiper finish.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds rapidly just before contact.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly resets both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving aggressively into an open position as his legs push up and forward from a deep knee bend.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and backward weight shift before a quick leg drive into the shot.
2.6s
FH Running · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His early, compact shoulder turn creates a tight trunk coil that uncoils rapidly into contact, with the shoulders finishing fully rotated and chest facing the court.
2.9s
FH Running · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders coil well past perpendicular to the net and then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation, creating a clear sequence from hip turn to shoulder release as he strikes on the run.
2.6s
FH Running · Court-level-side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face almost perfectly vertical, and the racket head accelerating low-to-high through the ball.
2.3s
FH Running · Court-level-side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends backward for counterbalance, and he quickly regains a compact ready position with small adjustment steps.
4.8s
FH Short · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend and his hips stay closed initially before rotating explosively into the ball off a strong push from the back leg.
3s
FH Short · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils early to pull the arm through with a compact, mostly horizontal swing path.
4.4s
FH Short · Court-level-side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body as he quickly recovers with small adjustment steps and brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
2.6s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg, then rotate sharply through contact with a pronounced knee bend and push-off to recover back toward the court.
2.6s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact snap right at contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays in strong lag through the forward swing before a late, compact pronation at contact.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the court-level side. His shoulders rotate significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racket lags and whips through contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive up and into the court to initiate the forward swing.
2.4s
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil in a tight sequence where the torso unwinds just ahead of the hitting arm.
2.7s
FH Center · Front · Closed @0022310 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils sharply ahead of the arm swing, making the sequencing of torso rotation into contact very clear from this angle.
8.8s
FH Center Cross Court · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays in controlled lag before a compact, late wrist release through contact.
2.7s
FH Center Cross Court · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with a laid-back wrist creating clear lag before he snaps the racquet face through contact.
2.9s
FH Center Down The Line · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
2.6s
FH Center Down The Line · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil rapidly with the chest finishing square to the target, clearly showing the upper-body segment of the kinetic chain.
2.4s
FH Half Volley Center · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with minimal lateral sway, making the upper-body rotation the primary driver of the swing.
2.7s
FH Half Volley Center · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His quick split step into a compact adjustment hop sets up a stable neutral stance before he drives through the ball and recovers with small lateral steps back to his ready position.
2.5s
FH Half Volley Center · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then his legs drive up and through the shot as the hips unwind toward the target.
2.2s
FH Center · Front · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps set his feet perfectly sideways to the baseline before contact, with a small recovery hop that readies him for the next lateral move.
2.5s
FH Center · Front · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body as he transfers weight onto his front leg and quickly resets both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
2.4s
FH Center · Front · Neutral #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight transfers onto his front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
2.7s
FH Center · Front · Open @0021002 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with the chest finishing square to the net and the hitting-side shoulder slightly lower at contact.
9s
FH Center · Front · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip and firm but relaxed wrist create a noticeable lag on the racquet head before a compact, late wrist release through contact.
2.5s
FH Center · Front · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a slightly upward swing path, striking the ball around waist to chest height to drive a characteristically flat shot.
2.8s
FH Center · Front · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a compact but noticeable coil against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil rapidly in sequence as the chest rotates toward the net through contact.
2.8s
FH Center · Front · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is firm with a laid-back wrist creating clear lag on the forward swing before the wrist straightens through contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Front · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he drives through the ball, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive visible as he pushes off the ground.
3s
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a central position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the target with a relatively compact swing path, and the ball is struck around waist to chest height as the racket accelerates rapidly through the hitting zone.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from the front. After contact his racket wraps fully across his body while his weight lands on his front leg, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
3.2s
FH Inside In · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive upward and forward into the court.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact, two-handed ready position.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with minimal lateral sway, making the chest square to the net only at the moment of contact.
6.5s
FH Inside In · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist height as the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot before wrapping across his body.
3s
FH Inside In · Front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the target with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates low-to-high on a compact, linear swing path.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Front #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His relatively compact Eastern forehand grip pairs with a firm but relaxed wrist, creating a noticeable lag of the racquet head before a quick, forward wrist release through contact.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Front #8 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays relaxed through the loop before a sharp, late forearm and wrist pronation at contact.
5.4s
FH Inside In · Front #9 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with minimal lateral sway, making the chest square up to the target soon after contact.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His quick split-step flows into a small adjustment hop and semi-open stance, with rapid recovery steps ready to push back to the center after contact.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively low-to-shoulder-height strike and a compact, fast racket head acceleration straight through the hitting zone.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Front @0031212 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand inside-out from the center of the court, filmed from the front. He uses a quick split-step into an open stance, then takes rapid adjustment steps before and after contact to recover back toward his baseline position.
11.5s
FH Inside Out · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip and relatively firm wrist lag are evident as the racquet head stays back before contact, with a compact pronation through the ball.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Front @0030012 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil rapidly as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
12s
FH Inside Out · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His quick split step flows into a sharp pivot onto a semi-open stance, with rapid recovery steps that get him back to neutral position immediately after contact.
3s
FH Inside Out · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body as he quickly brings both hands back in front of his torso, using small adjustment steps to recover into a compact ready position.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a compact, low-to-high swing path and the ball meeting the strings around waist height in front of his body.
4.3s
FH Inside Out · Front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a low-to-high swing path that keeps the contact point just below shoulder height.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Front #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His quick split step leads into a small adjustment hop and an open-stance base, with rapid recovery steps that get him back to a neutral position on the baseline.
3.5s
FH Inside Out · Front #8 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist height with a compact, forward-driven swing path that keeps the racket head accelerating through the hitting zone.
5.1s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and quick adjustment steps that load the legs just before he drives up and through the ball.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays relaxed through the lag phase before a late, sharp release into contact.
3s
FH Moves Back · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a compact but pronounced coil on the unit turn, followed by a rapid uncoil where the torso rotation clearly precedes the arm swing in the kinetic chain.
3.3s
FH Half Volley Moves Back · Front Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the back leg to stabilize and drive into the shot despite moving backward.
3.1s
FH Running · Front @0032326 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance as he quickly regains a compact ready position.
9.9s
FH Running · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps into an open stance and immediate crossover recovery step back toward the baseline are clearly visible from this angle.
2.3s
FH Running · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints forward, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to adjust quickly into the hitting position.
3.1s
FH Running · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center area, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps into an open stance and immediate crossover recovery step back toward the baseline are clearly visible from this angle.
2.7s
FH Running · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the front court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints, with a pronounced knee bend and forward-driving right leg that loads and pushes through the shot.
2.7s
FH Running · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is set early with a noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that straightens into a firm, stable wrist position through contact.
2.7s
FH Running · Front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with the chest finishing square to the net, clearly showing the trunk’s role in linking the leg drive to the arm swing.
2.9s
FH Running · Front #7 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints forward, with a pronounced knee bend and aggressive push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive through the shot on the run.
5.4s
FH Running · Front #8 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates straight through the ball on a low-to-medium contact height.
3.3s
FH Running · Front #9 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps carry him out wide before he plants in a semi-open stance, then he uses rapid recovery footwork to shuffle back toward the center after contact.
2.4s
FH Half Volley Running · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand half-volley from the front court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed to the net as the trunk makes a compact, abbreviated coil, then uncoils quickly with minimal torso rotation to control the low ball on the move.
3.1s
FH Half Volley Running · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand half-volley from the front. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping across his body while his weight continues moving forward, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.4s
FH Short · Front @0033324 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens just before contact with the ball.
12.7s
FH Short · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind quickly as his legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
3.9s
FH Short · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives forward, and he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.2s
FH Short · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is easy to see here, with a noticeable laid-back wrist creating lag on the forward swing before a compact, controlled release through contact.
2.9s
FH Short · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively low-to-mid contact height, and the swing path drives straight through before finishing with a compact wrap across his body.
3s
FH Short · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly returns in front of his torso to reset for the next shot.
2.9s
FH Short · Front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His quick split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a short lateral adjustment and immediate recovery step back to his ready position.
4.3s
FH Short · Front #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a compact trunk rotation that finishes with his chest fully facing the target.
3s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the center baseline, filmed from the front. After contact his racket finishes high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
2.6s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the center, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with minimal lateral sway, making the upper-body rotation the clear driver of the kinetic chain.
2.7s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push-off to reach the wide ball before uncoiling into the shot.
2.6s
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend followed by a sharp push off that drives him back toward the center.
2.5s
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with minimal excess upper-body sway, making the chest square up to the target just after contact.
3.1s
FH Wide · Front @0023207 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head sharply through contact.
15.4s
FH Half Volley Wide · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps carry him out toward the sideline, where he plants in a semi-open stance before using small recovery steps to move back toward the center.
3.1s
FH Half Volley Wide · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates low-to-high on a compact, flat swing path.
2.8s
FH Wide · Front · Neutral Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His contact point is taken well in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, linear swing path through the ball.
2.8s
FH Wide · Front · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays relaxed through the loop before pronating sharply just after contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in the ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot with a compact, low-to-high swing path.
2.9s
FH Wide · Front · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body as his weight lands on the outside leg, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle to re-establish a compact ready position.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his knees sink into a deep bend, showing strong leg drive pushing off the outside leg into the shot.
2.7s
FH Wide · Front · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the front. The racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with a slightly below-shoulder contact height, and the swing path drives straight through the ball before finishing across his body.
2.3s
FH Wide · Front · Open #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the front. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates quickly through a compact, low-to-high swing path.
2.8s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders coil early against the hips, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced trunk rotation that keeps the hitting shoulder driving through well past contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps fully across his body as his weight transfers onto his front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back to a compact ready position on the baseline.
2.7s
FH Center Down The Line · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is taken well in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high but compact swing path through the ball.
2.7s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a square, neutral base before contact, followed by a small crossover recovery step that returns him efficiently to the center.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with a slightly forward-leaning shaft, meeting the ball around waist height with a compact, low-to-high swing path that keeps the racket head accelerating through the strike zone.
2.3s
FH Center · Rear · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before unwinding explosively as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend to rotate his lower body into the shot.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the way his wrist stays laid back through the swing before uncoiling into a sharp, late pronation right at contact.
2.3s
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the rear. After contact his forehand follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand quickly returns toward the racket throat as he recovers back into a compact ready position.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Leg-action · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the rear. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his legs quickly recover with small adjustment steps that return him to a neutral ready position on the baseline.
2.9s
FH Inside In · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the unit turn with a deep right-knee bend, then rotate explosively as his legs drive up and into the court during contact.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives into the court and he quickly brings both hands back to a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideIn from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that finishes with his chest fully facing the target.
3.3s
FH Inside In · Rear #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand Inside-In from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face stays nearly square to the target with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates low-to-high on a compact, linear swing path.
2.8s
FH Inside In · Rear #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand hit Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that creates clear lag on the forward swing before a compact, late wrist release into contact.
4.4s
FH Inside In · Rear #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand Inside-In from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind sharply as his legs drive up and into the court.
3s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that starts before the arm whips through contact.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's inside-out forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face stays relatively square through contact at about chest height, with the racket head accelerating low-to-high along a compact, linear swing path.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the rear. His quick split-step leads into a small adjustment hop and an open-stance base, followed by rapid recovery steps that get him immediately back toward the middle.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from a rear angle. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a compact split-step and immediate lateral shuffle to recover back toward the center after contact.
4.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand InsideOut from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body as he quickly pushes off his outside leg and recovers back into a compact, ready position on the baseline.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Rear #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive up and into the court to direct the ball inside-out.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Rear #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His quick split step leads into a small adjustment hop and an open-stance plant, followed by rapid recovery steps that return him to his baseline position.
3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high over his left shoulder as he quickly recovers with small adjustment steps and brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
4.2s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand 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, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that drives the arm through a compact, linear swing path.
3.1s
FH Half Volley Moves Back · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the rear. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.6s
FH Running · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the rear. His quick adjustment steps carry him out wide before he plants in a semi-open stance and uses rapid recovery footwork to get back toward the middle.
2.3s
FH Short · Arm-action · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His compact arm action pairs with quick adjustment steps into a neutral stance, followed by a small hop on the recovery to reset his feet for the next shot.
3.2s
FH Short · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk unwinding that drives the racquet through a compact, flat contact.
3.3s
FH Short · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays relaxed through the forward swing before a compact, controlled pronation at contact.
3.1s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push-off driving him out into the wide ball before unwinding into the shot.
2.7s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds rapidly into contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that maintains lag through the forward swing before a compact pronation at contact.
4.4s
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight carries him back toward the center, with his non-hitting arm extending out to help him recover into a ready position.
3s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the rear. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the net, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path that stays relatively compact.
2.7s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high across his body while his weight transfers onto his outside leg, then quickly pushes back toward the center with his non-hitting hand extending to help him reset into a ready position.
2.3s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders coil well past his hips before uncoiling, with the trunk rotation clearly initiating the forward swing ahead of the arm release.
3s
FH Wide · Rear @0024910 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. He executes a quick lateral shuffle into an open stance before contact and then uses rapid recovery steps to move back toward the center of the court.
10.9s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps across his body with his non-hitting arm retracting back into a compact position, allowing him to quickly recover into a neutral ready stance.
2.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively closed face and a compact, low-to-high swing path that accelerates quickly through contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a compact unit turn and a small hop into contact before a couple of short recovery steps back to neutral.
2.6s
FH Center · Leg-action · Side · Neutral Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his relatively early contact in front of the body with a slightly closed racket face and a compact, linear swing path through the ball.
2.7s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong upward leg drive that extends fully through contact.
2.5s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand 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 deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the back leg to drive into the shot.
2.7s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil well past perpendicular to the net before contact, then uncoil in sync with his trunk rotation, creating a clear sequence from hip turn through torso to arm.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the ball at around waist height, with the racket head accelerating low-to-high on a compact, linear swing path.
2.7s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps align his hips and shoulders square to the net before contact, then he takes a small recovery shuffle back to his ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively closed face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head rapidly through contact.
2.4s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand 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 deep knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong upward leg drive that brings him up and into the court.
3.3s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #8 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively flat, low-to-high path.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is clear with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag before contact and then a sharp, compact release through the ball.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight transfers onto his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko'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 a relatively closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head aggressively through the ball.
2.4s
FH Center · Side · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight transfers onto his front leg, and he quickly brings both hands back to a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.9s
FH Center · Side · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His eastern forehand grip is firm but relaxed, with noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens into a stable, slightly laid-back wrist at contact.
3s
FH Center · Side · Open #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
2.4s
FH Center · Side · Open #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay noticeably closed during the loading phase before rotating sharply through contact, driven by a deep knee bend and aggressive push off the right leg.
2.4s
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing, releasing into a sharp pronation right through contact.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Leg-action · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a pronounced loading on the outside leg before driving through and recovering along the baseline.
3.1s
FH Inside In · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from the side. From this angle, his relatively eastern grip and firm but relaxed wrist lag into the slot before a late, sharp pronation through contact are clearly visible.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Leg-action · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive up and into the court.
3s
FH Inside Out · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's inside-out forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays in strong lag through the forward swing before uncoiling rapidly through contact.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip stays relatively firm with minimal wrist lag, then the wrist straightens through contact with a compact, controlled pronation.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a compact pivot and immediate lateral recovery back toward the center after contact.
5.4s
FH Inside Out · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His relatively compact semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that maintains consistent lag into the slot before unwinding through contact.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past neutral on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a sharply driven trunk rotation that leads the arm through contact.
3.1s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with a compact, linear swing path and contact point slightly in front of his lead hip.
3s
FH Half Volley Moves Back · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a half-court position, filmed from the side. From this angle, his semi-western grip and laid-back wrist create a pronounced lag that unwinds rapidly into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3s
FH Moves Back · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and quick adjustment steps before an aggressive leg drive up and into the ball.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #10 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high across his body as he transfers weight onto his back foot, then he quickly re-centers with both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Side #11 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil well past his hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a tight sequence where the trunk rotation clearly initiates the forward swing before the arm whips through.
3.6s
FH Moves Back · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight continues drifting backward, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position with the racquet returning to center.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with his weight staying slightly on the back foot before he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from the neutral court position, filmed from the side. From this angle, his relatively eastern forehand grip and firm, stable wrist with minimal laid-back lag are clear as he drives through the ball without excessive wrist snap at contact.
3.1s
FH Moves Back · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His semi-western forehand grip is steady with minimal grip change, and the side angle makes his laid-back wrist and late uncoiling into contact especially clear.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps backward set up a semi-open stance, with a compact split-step leading into a short, efficient recovery after contact.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps backward set up a slightly open stance, and from this angle you can see a compact loading of the right leg before he pivots forward into recovery.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #8 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. The contact point is taken slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face almost vertical, and the swing path stays compact and linear through the ball with high racket head speed.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #9 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His contact point is taken slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, linear swing path through the ball.
2.9s
FH Running · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the side. His hips stay low with a deep knee bend as he accelerates, and his rear leg drives forward aggressively to help rotate the hips through contact while on the move.
2.7s
FH Running · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His semi‑western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens rapidly through contact for a flat, penetrating hit.
2.6s
FH Running · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the ball with a relatively compact, low-to-high swing path and the ball meeting the strings around waist height in front of his body.
3s
FH Running · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His feet show a rapid adjustment into an open stance as he sprints out wide, with quick recovery steps starting immediately after contact.
3.3s
FH Running · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays in strong lag through the forward swing before a late, compact snap through contact.
2.8s
FH Running · Side #6 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that stays relaxed through the forward swing before a late, compact snap into contact.
2.5s
FH Short · Leg-action · Side Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind quickly as his legs drive up and forward into the ball.
2.5s
FH Short · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face nearly square to the ball, and the swing path stays relatively flat through the hitting zone.
2.7s
FH Short · Side #10 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His quick adjustment steps set up a semi-open stance, with a compact hop into contact and a small recovery shuffle that keeps him ready to move again.
2.9s
FH Short · Side #11 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball around waist height as the racket accelerates low-to-high along a compact, linear swing path.
2.5s
FH Short · Side #12 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens through contact with minimal wrist roll.
3s
FH Short · Side #13 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. He uses a quick split-step into a semi-open stance, then takes a small adjustment hop forward after contact to recover efficiently toward the middle.
2.7s
FH Short · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before rotating explosively through contact, driven by a deep knee bend on the outside leg and a strong push off the ground.
2.9s
FH Short · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind rapidly as his legs drive up and forward into the ball.
2.6s
FH Short · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the swing before unhinging sharply right at contact.
2.8s
FH Short · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a low-to-high swing path that keeps contact around waist height.
3.2s
FH Short · Side #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils early with the chest opening toward the target just before contact.
2.7s
FH Short · Side #7 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face nearly vertical, and the racket head accelerates low to high on a compact, linear swing path.
4.7s
FH Short · Side #8 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that quickly straightens through contact for a compact, flat strike.
3.3s
FH Short · Side #9 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils early and rapidly so the torso leads the arm into contact on this short ball.
3.4s
FH Half Volley Wide · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that retains noticeable lag through the forward swing before a compact, late snap into contact.
2.9s
FH Half Volley Wide · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving toward the sideline, and he quickly brings both hands back to a compact ready position.
2.8s
FH Half Volley Wide · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His contact point is well in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates low to high on a compact, linear swing path.
2.3s
FH Wide · Side · Neutral Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his relatively conservative semi-western grip with minimal wrist lag, then a late but sharp wrist pronation just before and through contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open #1 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses a quick recovery step with his inside leg to push back toward the center.
2.4s
FH Wide · Side · Open #2 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with noticeable wrist lag on the racquet head before contact, then a sharp pronation through the ball.
2.2s
FH Wide · Side · Open #3 Nikolay Davydenko's wide forehand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight continues moving sideways, and he quickly brings both hands back in front of his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
2.4s
FH Wide · Side · Open #4 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that leads the arm through contact.
3s
FH Wide · Side · Open #5 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, uses a quick adjustment step, and then pushes laterally to recover back toward the center.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open #6 Nikolay Davydenko's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot first, then uses a quick recovery shuffle back toward the center after contact.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His knees dip into a compact loading position before he drives upward, with the hips uncoiling in a tight, efficient motion rather than a big, sweeping turn.
2.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulder line turns noticeably away from the target before contact, then his trunk uncoils rapidly ahead of the arm swing, showing a clear sequence from hip and torso rotation into the serving motion.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck slightly above head height, and the racket head whips up and across the ball on a fast, continuous pronation-driven swing path.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racquet face square through the hitting zone.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His quick split step into a compact, slightly open stance sets up minimal but sharp adjustment steps toward the ball before he plants and rotates into the return.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and then uncoil sharply upward as his back leg drives off the ground to initiate the upward motion into the serve.
1.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders stay closed well into the toss and early swing phase, then the trunk uncoils sharply with both shoulders rotating together through contact, showing a compact but pronounced upper-body coil-and-release sequence.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate together into a compact coil during the toss, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that drives the hitting shoulder up through contact.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level front. He executes a quick split step into a compact neutral stance, then uses small adjustment steps to line up the ball before taking an efficient recovery step back toward the center.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist during the toss, followed by a pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is firm with a relatively relaxed wrist that pronates late through contact, giving the motion a compact, abbreviated snap.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is firm with a relatively neutral wrist that pronates late through contact, creating a compact snap just after the ball leaves the strings.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, level swing path through contact.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that uncoils his lower body into the court during the serve.
2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he lets his tossing arm drop quickly while his weight lands on his front foot, bringing his racquet hand down into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His two-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively square racket face and a compact, level swing path through contact.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His feet set in a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a small hop into the court after contact that leads directly into his first recovery step.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he lands balanced on his front foot with his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #7 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with the strike point around waist height, and the compact swing path drives the racket head quickly through the line of the shot.
2.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #8 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase and his hips drive upward into contact in a compact, explosive leg action.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #9 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed with a noticeable increase in wrist pronation just after contact, giving a clear view of how his wrist rolls through the ball.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend, then drive up with a sharp push off the front leg that straightens aggressively into the court.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly pronated forearm, meeting the ball just above head height to drive a flat, fast delivery up the T.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil sharply into the court as his back leg kicks behind him for forward momentum.
1.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court level front. His shoulders and trunk coil together into a compact turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through sharply ahead of the hips.
3.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve return from the Ad court, filmed from court-level front. His compact split-step into a quick pivot sets up an open stance, followed by rapid recovery steps that get him immediately back toward the center of the baseline.
3.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first-serve return from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then uncoil with a sharp push off the outside leg to drive into the court.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his back leg kicking up, then quickly brings both hands down and together as he regains a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders and trunk load together into a compact unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced rotation that keeps his chest squared to the incoming ball until just before contact.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is only slightly tilted up with a compact upward swing path, producing a relatively low-contact height just above his head and a quick snap through the ball.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court, with his back leg swinging through and his tossing arm dropping quickly as he settles into a compact ready position for the next ball.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an aggressive forward drive into the court and a quick recovery step behind the baseline.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping toward his left side as he quickly regains a neutral stance, keeping his non-hitting hand ready in front of his body for the next shot.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #5 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. He uses a quick split-step into a compact lateral adjustment and sets up in a mostly neutral stance before driving through the return and taking a small recovery step back toward center.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His legs load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed to the court for most of the motion before uncoiling into contact.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact he lands balanced on his front foot with his non-hitting arm dropping naturally, then quickly regathers both hands on the racquet as he recovers into a compact ready position on the baseline.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
3.1s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level rear. His shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against the hips, then uncoil in a compact motion that keeps the upper body relatively stable through contact.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. He uses a compact split step just before contact, then plants in a slightly open stance with quick adjustment steps that set up an immediate lateral recovery back toward the center.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His compact follow-through finishes around chest height with the non-hitting arm extending back for balance before he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court level side angle. He executes a compact split step into a quick lateral adjustment and sets up in a mostly neutral stance with his outside foot planting early to load for the return.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a fast upward pronation, giving a clear view of the steep, driving swing path through contact.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands on his front leg with his torso driving into the court, and his non-hitting arm drops back as he quickly regathers into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His early shoulder turn loads the trunk in a tight coil, then the torso uncoils ahead of the arms so the racket lags slightly behind the rotation before contact.
4.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His legs show a moderate knee bend with a compact leg drive into the court, while his hips stay relatively closed through the toss and only partially uncoil as he makes contact.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level side. His follow-through finishes around shoulder height with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he quickly recovers back into a compact ready position.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court level side angle. He uses a quick split step into a compact neutral stance, then takes a small adjustment step with his outside foot before driving into the ball and recovering along the baseline.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up into the court as the back leg extends and the front hip rotates into the court during the serve motion.
4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as he quickly recovers his stance, bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His compact split step transitions quickly into a neutral stance with a short lateral adjustment step, allowing him to set his feet early before rotating into the two-handed backhand.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly above head height, and the racket head whips up and across, indicating strong pronation through the hitting zone.
2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed with a clear wrist pronation through contact, as the racquet face turns from edge-on to square into the ball.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate aggressively into the court as he uncoils toward contact.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed through the toss, with a pronounced wrist pronation driving the racquet head through contact.
4.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front @0082004 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with both hands in front of his body as he quickly pushes off his outside leg to recover back toward a neutral ready position.
11.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, and his non-hitting arm tucks in quickly as he brings the racquet down into a compact follow-through before resetting his stance.
2.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly pronated forearm, and the ball is struck just above full extension of his tossing arm, emphasizing a fast, upward racket head path.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first-serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His quick split-step into a compact neutral stance is followed by a small adjustment step toward the ball before he plants and drives through the backhand return.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, 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.
2.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change, and his wrist pronation through contact is clearly visible as the racquet face closes slightly after impact.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #6 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet slightly across his body as he quickly regroups, bringing both hands back toward the center line to recover into a compact ready position.
2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a pronounced knee bend, then drive upward as his back leg extends to push him into the court.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change and his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, causing the racquet face to snap into a square position toward the target.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from the front. He executes a compact split step into a neutral stance, then uses a quick adjustment step with his outside foot to set up before pushing diagonally forward into the court for recovery.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position, preparing to move for the next shot.
2.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with a slightly pronated forearm, and the ball meets the strings just above his fully extended tossing arm for a high contact point.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front @0083113 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His quick split step into a compact, slightly open stance followed by a short lateral adjustment step is clearly visible before he plants for the return.
12.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet as he quickly pushes off his outside leg to recover back toward a compact ready position.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then drive upward through both legs to push into the court on contact.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. He executes a compact split step into a neutral stance, then takes quick adjustment steps to align his body before planting both feet firmly for the return.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around chest height while his weight continues moving into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a compact ready position.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #5 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly open with a compact upward swing path, striking the ball around head height to produce a controlled, relatively flat delivery.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is relatively square to the target with a slightly upward swing path, and the ball meets the strings just above net height with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
4.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His racket drops into a deep backscratch position before contact, with the strings meeting the ball slightly above head height and a noticeably pronated forearm through the strike.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that drives the hitting shoulder up and into contact.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front @0040100 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up aggressively as his back leg extends to push off the ground.
10.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line rotates significantly away from the target during the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils rapidly ahead of the arm swing, creating a clear sequential kinetic chain from legs through hips and torso into the hitting shoulder.
2.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His footwork features a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot driving up to join the front foot before an explosive push into the court.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. His feet set in a narrow stance with a small front-foot adjustment before the toss, and he drives up off the back leg with a quick recovery step landing into the court.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front @0034722 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot and lets his hitting arm decelerate across his body while his non-hitting hand drops back, helping him transition quickly toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
13.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front @0042007 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an explosive push up into the court.
14.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the target with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates up and across his body on a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change and his wrist pronates sharply through contact, causing the racquet face to rotate inward just after impact.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight moving forward, and his non-hitting arm drops naturally as he quickly regains a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle and the ball struck around head height, producing a compact upward swing path and moderate racket head speed.
3.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly pronated forearm, striking the ball just above head height with the strings driving up and through the court.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays firm with a relaxed wrist, and you can clearly see the forearm-driven pronation uncoil through contact to finish on the right side of his body.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, and his non-hitting arm tucks in as he quickly recovers toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change, and the wrist pronates late through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face stays relatively square to the incoming ball at contact, with the strike point around waist height and the racket head accelerating straight through the baseline toward the target.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line turns noticeably away from the court during the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils in sync with the upward swing, showing a tightly linked shoulder–hip rotation through contact.
4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil as a unit during the toss, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion so that his upper body unwinds through contact with minimal lateral sway.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His legs show a moderate knee bend before a quick upward drive, with the hips staying relatively closed to the court until just after contact.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then uncoil sharply ahead of the hips to drive trunk rotation up through the kinetic chain.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight moving forward, quickly bringing his racquet hand down and resetting both hands on the handle as he recovers toward a ready position on the baseline.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil in sync with a rapid trunk rotation that clearly precedes the arm swing in the kinetic chain.
3.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear @0041106 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front foot and quickly brings his tossing arm back in front of his body, finishing in a compact ready position for the next shot.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed with a clear wrist pronation through contact, making the racket face square up late toward the box.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear @0043415 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil together early, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that transfers from hip rotation through the torso into the serving arm.
17.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first-serve return from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His compact split step drops him into a low, neutral stance, with a quick adjustment step into the court before planting for the backhand return.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively closed face and a compact, linear swing path through contact.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet accelerates as a late link in the kinetic chain.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil aggressively into the court as his back leg kicks through.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His small adjustment steps set up a compact neutral stance, with a quick recovery step that readies him to move back toward the center after contact.
2.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, creating a clear sequential kinetic chain from hips to shoulders to racket.
4.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, level swing path through contact.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a pronounced push off the back leg that extends fully as his front hip rotates into the court.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His knees dip into a deep bend before driving upward, with his hips extending aggressively toward the court to initiate the serving motion.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second-serve backhand return from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a compact unit turn before contact, then uncoil in sync with a slight trunk rotation that stays relatively level through the hit.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed as his wrist pronates sharply through contact, with a distinct upward snap just after impact.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping toward his non-hitting side while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second-serve backhand return from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a pronounced knee bend, then drive forward off the front leg to push into the court during the return.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face, and the compact swing path produces a brisk acceleration through contact.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed while his wrist pronates late through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up together with an explosive leg push that straightens both legs into contact.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #6 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil, then uncoil rapidly with minimal extraneous torso movement, making the sequencing from hip turn to shoulder rotation easy to distinguish.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk load early with a compact unit turn, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion where the torso leads the racquet into contact.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. He takes a quick split step into a compact neutral stance and uses small adjustment steps to set his feet before driving through the return and recovering along the baseline.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. He executes a compact split step into a neutral stance, then uses a quick lateral adjustment step to set his feet before driving through the return and taking a small recovery hop back toward the center.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the wrist pronates sharply through contact to add spin and control.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk load together into a compact unit turn, then uncoil in near-perfect sequence so the torso unwinds just before the arms release through contact.
2.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, linear swing path that keeps the contact point around waist height.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. He uses a quick split-step into a compact neutral stance, then takes a small adjustment step forward into the court before planting and driving off his outside leg for recovery.
2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #8 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed while his wrist pronates late through contact, giving the motion a distinct snap just after impact.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #9 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is held with relatively light pressure, allowing a relaxed wrist that pronates sharply through contact for added spin.
2.3s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice return of a first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a semi-open stance sets up a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that keep his weight slightly forward as he carves the slice.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, his non-hitting arm dropping back as he quickly regathers into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, his non-hitting arm tucking in as he quickly regains a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist during the trophy phase before a pronounced wrist pronation uncoils through contact.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a mostly square face and a steep upward swing path, emphasizing racket head speed through the hitting zone.
2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving up into the court, with a pronounced push off the back leg that propels his body forward into the court.
2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot with his torso unwinding into the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back as he quickly regains a balanced ready position for the next shot.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His footwork detail includes a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot driving up to meet the front foot before an explosive push off into the court.
3.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk coil early as the tossing arm rises, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that links upper-body rotation to the upward swing of the racquet.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay relatively closed until just after contact, emphasizing a compact, efficient leg drive.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed with a clear increase in wrist pronation through contact, as the racket face turns down and across the ball late in the motion.
4.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His follow-through leaves his tossing arm dropping quickly back toward his body as his weight transfers into the court and he settles into a compact ready position for the next ball.
4.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his torso continues rotating toward the court and he lands on his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
4.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His feet stay relatively narrow during the ball toss with a subtle knee bend, and he keeps a stable platform stance without much rear foot pivot before driving up to contact.
4.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve to the body from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle and the ball struck just above head height, creating a whippy upward swing path and noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
4.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact his weight continues forward into the court and his non-hitting arm tucks in as he quickly regains a compact ready position on the baseline.
4.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact he lands on his front foot with his back leg swinging through behind him, quickly dropping the racquet and bringing both hands in front of his body as he settles into a compact ready position on the baseline.
4.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball just above head height with a slightly closed face and a pronounced upward brushing path that increases spin and margin over the net.
5s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His knees load deeply with a noticeable flex before trophy position, and his hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after leg drive initiates his upward motion.
4.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase, and you can see a strong upward leg drive that straightens through contact while his hips uncoil toward the court.
4.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front @0054314 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His feet stay relatively narrow through the tossing motion before a quick knee bend and subtle front-foot pivot set up a compact, controlled landing on the baseline.
10.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court body position, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg swinging through, leaving him landing on his front foot and quickly settling into a compact, ready position for the next shot.
4.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Front @0055523 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the wrist pronates sharply through contact to add spin and control on the serve.
11.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend that drives upward into contact before his back leg swings through the court.
4.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed while his wrist pronates sharply through contact, with a noticeable snap upward to impart spin on the second delivery.
4.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up together with an aggressive push off the back leg into the court.
4s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front @0060820 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body to impart strong topspin.
12.8s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relatively quiet wrist, and you can see a late, compact pronation through contact rather than an exaggerated wrist snap.
4.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the target line during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion so the chest squares to the net just after contact.
4.3s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through before the torso finishes rotating toward the net.
3.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase and then extend upward through contact, with the hips uncoiling toward the target as the back leg drives off the court.
3.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably during the toss, then uncoil in a compact sequence that keeps the upper body aligned through contact before a quick, abbreviated follow-through.
4.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet stay relatively narrow through the motion, with a subtle knee bend and a controlled landing on the front foot that sets up a quick, compact recovery step back to the baseline.
4.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that uncoils his lower body into the court during the serve.
4.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed with a noticeable increase in wrist pronation as he drives up to and through contact.
3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in sequence so the trunk rotation clearly precedes the arm swing into contact.
3.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket arm motion is clearly visible as the racket drops deeply behind his back before accelerating up on edge into a relatively vertical contact, with the strings slightly closed at impact.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear @0053204 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg swinging forward, setting him up quickly to land on his front foot and start recovering toward the center of the baseline.
11.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His feet start in a platform stance with a pronounced back-leg drive into the court, followed by a small hop and quick adjustment step to be ready for the next shot.
4.5s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a relatively closed face and a fast upward brushing motion that creates a pronounced kick up the middle.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through brings his back leg forward and across the baseline, clearly shifting his weight into the court and setting up a quick recovery into a neutral ready position.
3.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and after contact he lands on his front foot and quickly brings the back leg through to be ready for the first groundstroke.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays relaxed through the toss, with a noticeable increase in wrist flexion and pronation as the racquet accelerates up toward contact.
3.5s
BH → Second Serve · Deuce · Rear @0081023 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the toss and knee bend before unwinding sharply as his back leg drives up and into the court.
9.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before a quick, balanced landing on the front leg to drive up into the serve.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips load closed then uncoil into contact as his back knee drives forward and up, showing strong leg drive through the court.
4.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm while his wrist moves from a laid-back position into a sharp pronation just after contact.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his racket drop fully behind his back before accelerating up to contact at a height slightly above his head with a fairly closed racket face for added spin.
3.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply against the hips during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder up and into contact before the torso fully rotates through.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relatively relaxed wrist that pronates late through contact, creating a distinct snap just after the ball leaves the strings.
4.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through brings his hitting arm down across his body as his weight lands on the front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
4.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his racket drop into a deep backscratch position before driving up to contact with a slightly closed racket face.
4.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg kicking back as the front leg extends to push him up into the serve.
4.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a closed face and an upward brushing path that clearly emphasizes spin over speed.
4.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then the trunk uncoils in sync with the upward leg drive so the hitting shoulder whips through last in the kinetic chain.
4.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with a quick front-foot plant into the court and a small hop into his first recovery step after landing.
4.5s
BH Slice Center · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed through contact while the trunk uncoils late, with a subtle upper-body rotation leading the racquet path through the ball.
3.1s
BH Slice Center · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he steps forward, with a pronounced front-knee bend that lowers his center of gravity and keeps his legs stable through the slicing motion.
2.8s
BH Slice Running · Court-level-front #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand slice from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head tracks on a steep downward path through impact.
2.9s
BH Slice Running · Court-level-front #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, creating a stable racket face through contact despite his forward momentum.
3.1s
BH Slice Running · Court-level-front #3 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand slice from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders stay markedly closed with a pronounced upper-body tilt, and the trunk uncoils late through contact, letting the non-dominant arm counter-rotate to stabilize the kinetic chain during the running slice.
2.6s
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils on the unit turn, then uncoil in a compact motion that keeps the hitting shoulder slightly below the non-hitting shoulder through contact.
3.4s
BH Slice Short · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, giving a low, stable base as he carves under the ball.
3s
BH Slice Short · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. He plants his outside foot first into a slightly closed stance, then uses a small adjustment step with his left foot to stabilize before carving the slice and taking a quick recovery shuffle back toward his neutral position.
3.5s
FH Slice Running · Court-level-rear #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change and his hitting wrist remains slightly laid back through contact, creating a stable, skidding slice.
2.6s
FH Slice Running · Court-level-rear #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand slice from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders turn early as his trunk coils against the direction of travel, then uncoils in sync with his forward step so the hitting shoulder stays slightly behind the hips through contact.
4s
BH Slice Center · Front Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a firm but relaxed hand and a stable wrist that stays slightly laid back through contact rather than snapping aggressively.
2.8s
BH Slice → Lob Wide · Front Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice lob from a wide position, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes high with the non-hitting hand staying back for counterbalance as he recovers toward the center with small adjustment steps.
3.2s
BH Slice Running · Front Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand slice from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps carry him out wide before he plants in a slightly open stance, with a pronounced last crossover step that sets his body alignment for the low, skidding slice.
2.7s
BH Slice Center · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward path through the hitting zone.
3.1s
BH Slice Center · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from center court, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a mostly neutral stance with a small adjustment step forward, and you can see a quick recovery shuffle back toward his ready position immediately after contact.
2.9s
BH Slice → Lob Running · Side Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand slice lob from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around shoulder height, and the racket travels on an upward, slightly abbreviated swing path to create loft.
3.1s
BH Slice Running · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes with the racket hand extending forward and slightly upward while his weight continues moving through the court into a compact, early ready position for the next shot.
3.3s
BH Slice Running · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His outside leg plants with a deep knee bend while his hips stay relatively closed, showing how he stabilizes his lower body to carve the slice on the move.
3.7s
BH Slice Wide · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball around waist height, and the swing path moves down and forward with a noticeable acceleration through the hitting zone.
3.2s
BH Slice Wide · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His knees stay flexed as he plants the outside leg, and his hips remain relatively closed while he carves the slice, using a low base to adjust to the wide ball.
3.5s
BH Slice Wide · Side #3 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. From this angle, his continental grip and laid-back wrist are clear, with the racquet face staying slightly open and the wrist remaining firm through contact.
3.1s
BH Slice Wide · Side #4 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His feet plant in a slightly open stance as he reaches out wide, with a small recovery hop immediately after contact to start moving back toward the center.
3s
BH Slice Wide · Side #5 Nikolay Davydenko's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting hand staying back for counterbalance as he pushes off the outside leg to recover toward the center and reset his ready position.
2.9s
FH Slice Running · Side #1 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as he quickly regains a neutral stance to recover for the next shot.
3s
FH Slice Running · Side #2 Nikolay Davydenko's running forehand slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a long sideways alignment while the trunk uncoils late through contact, creating a clear sequence from upper-body rotation into the slicing motion.
3.3s