Robin Soderling
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Robin Soderling

Sweden
Active Retired #4 career high 10 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 193cm
Powerful baseliner with a huge forehand and aggressive style. One of the few players to beat Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros.

Coaches: Magnus Norman

Video Library (591 videos)

Name FPS Duration
FH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's forehand approach and backhand volley from the court, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay low with a deep knee bend on the forehand approach, then drive upward through the legs into a more open hip position as he transitions forward to the volley.
6.6s
FH Approach → OH · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, showing a clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
8.3s
FH Approach → OH · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance before moving forward, followed by small recovery steps to close into the net for the overhead.
8.3s
FH Approach → BH Volley · Front Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot from a central position, filmed from the front. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that firms up into a strong, stable wrist at contact as he moves forward.
6.6s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Front Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot 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 drive forward aggressively as his legs push up into the court to move toward the net.
5.1s
FH Approach → FH Volley → OH · Front Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone.
9s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Rear Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives forward into the court, quickly bringing his racquet back to a ready position for the next volley.
6.9s
FH Approach → BH Volley → FH Volley · Rear Robin Soderling's forehand approach from the center of the court, followed by a backhand and forehand volley sequence, filmed from a rear angle. His deep shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil on the approach forehand unwind early, with the upper body already de-rotating before contact to drive him forward into the court.
8.4s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Side Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
7.4s
FH Approach → BH Volley → FH Volley · Side Robin Soderling's forehand approach and forehand/backhand volleys from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position to prepare for the next shot at net.
8.3s
FH Approach → FH Volley → OH · Side Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot followed by a forehand overhead from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance on the approach, then a controlled crossover step to get under the overhead before landing with a balanced recovery step inside the court.
10.9s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side Robin Soderling's forehand approach shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see his slightly closed racket face at contact and how he strikes the ball at about shoulder height with a steep, upward swing path.
6.5s
BH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-front Robin Soderling's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then drive upward together as both legs extend aggressively into the shot.
2.9s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of his body, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
3.3s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence so the torso leads the swing and the arms and racquet lag slightly before contact.
2.9s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His two-handed grip is firm with the non-dominant hand driving the racquet, while the dominant wrist stays relatively firm with minimal flexion through contact.
3s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #4 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His stance is solidly neutral with a strong base, and the side view makes it easy to see his small adjustment steps as he sets up and then recovers along the baseline.
2.9s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #5 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body while his weight transfers onto the front foot, leaving him ready to quickly reset the non-hitting hand on the racquet throat.
3.3s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #6 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils ahead of the arm swing to sequence the stroke through the core.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's backhand from a moving-back position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features quick retreating adjustment steps into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by a strong push off the outside leg to recover toward the baseline.
3.3s
BH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from court-level side. His semi-western top hand and firm continental bottom hand are clear, with the wrists staying laid back through the swing before a late, compact release through contact.
3s
BH Running · Court-level-side · Closed Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows him sprinting laterally before planting his outside foot and stepping across into a closed stance, with a pronounced recovery step back toward the baseline after contact.
2.9s
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline to create a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
2.7s
BH Running · Court-level-side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from an open stance on the run, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk leading the racquet through contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed Robin Soderling's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as his outside knee bends deeply to load, with a strong lateral push off the outside leg driving him into the shot.
2.9s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Neutral #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from a wide ball in neutral stance on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then drive forward with strong leg extension to push into the court through contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Neutral #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from a wide position on the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His neutral stance is clear as he plants both feet on the baseline before rotating through the shot, with a small recovery shuffle back toward the center after contact.
3.3s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open Robin Soderling's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline to create heavy topspin.
2.9s
BH Center · Front · Closed #1 Robin Soderling's two-handed backhand from the center in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk are strongly coiled with a pronounced upper-body turn before impact, then uncoil together through contact with the chest finishing square or slightly open toward the net.
2.7s
BH Center · Front · Closed #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across the baseline plane and his weight drives forward before he uses small adjustment steps to recover toward the middle.
2.9s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #1 Robin Soderling's two-handed backhand from center court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive are clearly visible as he pushes off the baseline.
2.6s
BH Center Cross Court · Front #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His knees are deeply flexed on the load with a strong base, and his hips stay relatively closed to the net before uncoiling through contact.
2.9s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court down the line, filmed from the front. His compact split step into a neutral stance is followed by a firm plant of the front foot and a small recovery shuffle back toward the center baseline position.
2.7s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay closed well into the forward swing before the trunk uncoils aggressively through contact, with the upper body rotation clearly leading the kinetic chain into the follow-through.
2.6s
BH Half Volley Center · Front Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant right wrist laid back before contact, then subtly unhinging through the ball for a controlled, compact release.
2.9s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that straightens through contact for a solid, stable hit.
2.8s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His feet set up on a straight baseline with a small adjustment step before contact, and he uses a short crossover recovery step to return to ready position after the swing.
3.3s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a solid neutral base, with both feet set parallel to the baseline before he drives through the shot and then takes a quick recovery step back toward the center.
3.1s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #4 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet out in front as he transfers weight onto his front foot and quickly resets his hands into a compact ready position.
2.6s
BH Center · Front · Open Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant (left) hand supplying most of the wrist snap through contact while the right wrist stays relatively firm and stable.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Front Robin Soderling's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a synchronized sequence that brings the chest square to the net through contact.
3.2s
BH Running · Front · Closed #1 Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the target line.
2.8s
BH Running · Front · Closed #2 Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with strong trunk coil, then uncoil aggressively through contact with the chest finishing square or slightly past the net.
3.1s
BH Running · Front · Closed #3 Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance on the run, filmed from the front. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net, and you can see a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders just before contact.
3s
BH Running · Front · Open Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His relatively firm eastern backhand grip on the bottom hand and relaxed top hand make the strong wrist lag and late wrist release at contact clearly visible from this angle.
2.6s
BH Short · Arm-action · Front Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net while his knees stay deeply flexed through contact, with a strong upward leg drive supporting his compact arm action.
3.2s
BH Short · Front #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His compact split step leads into a wide, stable base in a mostly neutral stance, with a small adjustment step forward as he drives through the ball.
3.4s
BH Short · Front #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact on this short ball, he drives his weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward his torso to reset into a compact ready position.
2.7s
BH Short · Front #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk form a pronounced coil with the front shoulder closing toward the net before the torso uncoils aggressively through contact, with the chest finishing square or slightly open toward the target.
3.3s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front court-level angle. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant hand slightly under the handle, and you can see the wrists stay laid back through the swing before a late, compact release at contact.
3.3s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the front of the court, filmed from a front angle. His closed stance is clear as he steps across with his front foot, planting firmly before rotating his upper body into the shot.
2.7s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the front in a closed stance, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags and whips through contact.
3s
BH Wide · Front · Open Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the front, hit in an open stance. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight stays on the outside leg before he pushes back toward a neutral ready position.
2.7s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start of the swing, with a pronounced knee bend and strong leg drive upward as he rotates through contact.
2.5s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face stays nearly square to the baseline with the contact point slightly in front of his body and around waist height, and the racket head accelerates on a relatively straight, forward-through-the-ball swing path.
2.8s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork is compact with a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before contact, followed by a couple of quick recovery steps back toward his ready position.
3s
BH Center · Rear · Closed Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His closed stance is clear as his right foot steps across the baseline with a pronounced shoulder turn before he drives through the shot and recovers.
2.7s
BH Center Cross Court · Rear Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed backhand contact is struck around waist to hip height with a slightly closed racket face and a driving, forward swing path through the ball.
2.7s
BH Center Down The Line · Rear Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court down the line, filmed from the rear. His footwork features a quick adjustment hop into a mostly neutral stance, followed by a strong push off the outside leg and a couple of small recovery steps back toward the center.
3.4s
BH Half Volley Center · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his relatively firm top hand grip and stable wrist position are evident, with minimal wrist flexion through contact to keep the racquet face steady through the hitting zone.
2.8s
BH Half Volley Center · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed backhand makes contact around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a forward-driving swing path through the ball.
4.4s
BH Half Volley Center · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend, then drive forward with strong leg extension to push through the shot.
2.5s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the rear. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline trajectory.
2.5s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his right shoulder as he quickly resets his feet and brings both hands back toward a ready position on the baseline.
2.7s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his two-handed grip shows a firm, compact wrist structure with minimal wrist flex, keeping the racquet face stable through contact.
3.5s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #4 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot before finishing high.
2.9s
BH Inside Out · Rear Robin Soderling's inside-out backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip stays firm with the dominant right hand while the left wrist maintains a laid-back position through the swing, releasing slightly into contact for added racquet head speed.
3s
BH Moves Back · Rear Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court as he moves back, filmed from the rear. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, stable wrist structure, showing minimal wrist flexion through contact despite his aggressive swing path.
3.3s
BH Running · Rear · Closed Robin Soderling's running backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline while his outside leg plants deeply with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward and forward into the shot.
3.2s
BH Running · Rear · Open Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the rear. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline to create heavy topspin.
2.8s
BH Running · Rear Robin Soderling's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the direction of movement, then uncoil in sync with the forward step, with the rear view clearly showing the upper body rotation leading the racquet through contact.
3.3s
BH Short · Arm-action · Rear Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder while his weight transfers forward, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
3.3s
BH Short · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
2.9s
BH Short · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face stays almost perfectly square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot before wrapping across his body.
4s
BH Short · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive are clearly visible as he unloads into the short backhand.
2.7s
BH Short · Rear #4 Robin Soderling's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with his hips so the trunk unwinds through contact as a single, connected segment.
4s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a strong push-off and lateral shuffle out to the wide ball, setting into a mostly open stance with a firm outside leg plant before driving into the shot.
2.6s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from the rear. From this angle, his two-handed grip shows a firm, stable top hand while the wrist stays laid back through the swing with a late, sharp release just after contact.
3s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the rear in a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets the racquet finish high over his right shoulder while his weight continues moving back toward the center of the baseline, with his non-hitting hand extending to help him rotate into a ready position.
3.1s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #3 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. He plants in a distinctly closed stance with his outside foot setting the anchor before his body weight drives through the shot and into a couple of recovery steps back toward the center.
3s
BH Wide · Rear · Open Robin Soderling's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the rear. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping high across his body while his weight stays mostly on the outside leg before he pushes back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body while his weight transfers onto his front foot, bringing him quickly back into a strong ready position.
2.9s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the arm swing so the torso leads the racquet through contact.
2.5s
BH Center · Arm-action · Side #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet plant in a solid neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, and he uses a firm pivot off the back foot to drive his weight into the shot.
2.8s
BH Center · Side · Closed #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he drives through the ball, with a deep knee bend and strong rear-leg push-off clearly visible in this angle.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Closed #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the torso leads the racquet through contact.
2.8s
BH Center · Side · Closed #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. After contact his racket continues forward along the baseline as his weight shifts onto the front foot and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to the throat of the racket to prepare for the next shot.
2.5s
BH Center · Side · Closed #4 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline direction after impact.
2.9s
BH Center · Side · Closed #5 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant right wrist laid back on the takeback and then unhinging into contact while the left wrist stays stable to guide the racquet face.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Closed #6 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant hand in a strong semi-western position and the off-hand driving the racquet, while his wrists stay laid back before contact and then release into a controlled pronation through the ball.
2.8s
BH Half Volley Center · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils in sequence with the legs driving up before the arms extend through contact.
2.9s
BH Half Volley Center · Side #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a solid neutral stance, with a clear weight transfer from the back foot to the front as he drives through the shot.
3.1s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil on the takeback, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arms release through contact.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #10 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head drives forward on a relatively flat path before finishing high.
3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a strong trunk rotation that drives the racquet through contact.
3.3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then drive forward as his legs extend into the court during the swing.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court 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 straight through the ball on a relatively linear swing path.
3.3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #5 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet out in front as his weight transfers onto his front foot and he quickly resets his hands into a compact ready position.
2.9s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #6 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through extends forward with both hands staying on the racquet as his weight transfers into the court before he recovers toward a ready position.
2.9s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #7 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that straightens through contact for a solid, driving hit.
3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #8 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to drive the racquet through contact in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
2.8s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #9 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact, his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as his weight transfers forward and he quickly returns both hands toward a compact ready position.
3.3s
BH Center · Side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a pronounced knee bend, then uncoil as his legs drive upward and forward through contact.
3.1s
BH Center · Side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip shows the dominant hand in a strong continental position with a firm, laid-back wrist that stays stable through contact before a controlled release in the follow-through.
3s
BH Center · Side · Open #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the start, then unwind as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend to transfer weight into the shot.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side Robin Soderling's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip shows a firm, closed racket face with noticeable wrist lag on the dominant hand that releases into a subtle wrist extension through contact.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket over his front shoulder as his weight continues drifting backward before he re-sets into a compact ready position.
3s
BH Moves Back · Side #2 Robin Soderling's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a strong rear-leg load as he drifts backward before planting for the swing.
3.1s
BH Moves Back · Side #3 Robin Soderling'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 and strong rear-leg load that drives up into the shot despite his backward movement.
3.6s
BH Moves Back · Side #4 Robin Soderling's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a relatively straight, linear swing path through the ball.
3.3s
BH Running · Arm-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side, filmed from a lateral court-level angle. His shoulders and trunk stay coiled together as he runs, then uncoil in a tightly linked sequence where the torso rotation clearly drives the arm action through contact.
3.2s
BH Running · Arm-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact, his racket face stays relatively square to the baseline with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a straight, driving path through the ball.
2.6s
BH Running · Arm-action · Side #3 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he sprints, with a noticeable low knee bend on the outside leg to support the wide base before he plants and swings.
3.3s
BH Running · Side · Closed #1 Robin Soderling's running backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his outside leg plants and drives upward, with a pronounced knee bend during the loading phase before extension into the shot.
3.1s
BH Running · Side · Closed #2 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side, hit in a closed stance. After contact he drives his weight through the shot with a long, forward follow-through while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
3s
BH Running · Side · Closed #3 Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his firm, compact double-handed grip and how his wrists stay relatively quiet through contact with only a subtle release after extension.
2.8s
BH Running · Side · Closed #4 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side, hit in a closed stance. After contact he drives his weight through the shot with a long across-the-body follow-through before quickly bringing both hands back toward his torso to recover.
2.9s
BH Running · Side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively open to the court while his outside leg plants with a deep knee bend, then drives upward to support the two-handed swing through contact.
2.8s
BH Running · Side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his non-dominant (left) hand driving the stroke with a firm grip while his right wrist stays laid back, releasing its lag only at contact for a late snap through the ball.
2.7s
BH Running · Side · Open #3 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side, hit in an open stance. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his outside leg plants and drives upward, with a deep knee bend providing a strong base despite his lateral movement.
3.1s
BH Running · Side · Open #4 Robin Soderling's running two-handed backhand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body while his outside leg plants and pushes him back toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
BH Running · Side #1 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side. His footwork features a pronounced adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, with a clear crossover recovery step back toward the center after contact.
2.8s
BH Running · Side #2 Robin Soderling's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. He takes a long crossover step to chase the ball wide, then plants in a semi-open stance before using a quick recovery step to move back toward the baseline position.
3.3s
BH Short · Arm-action · Side Robin Soderling's backhand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip keeps the wrists relatively firm with minimal wrist lag, and you can see a compact, short arm action with limited wrist release through contact.
4.6s
BH Short · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand from the short-court position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is firm with the left hand driving the racquet, while a slight laid-back right wrist lag is visible just before contact.
4.4s
BH Short · Side #10 Robin Soderling's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the hitting zone slightly in front of his body and around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively straight, driving swing path.
3.4s
BH Short · Side #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of his body and around waist to hip height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively straight, level path through the hitting zone.
5.1s
BH Short · Side #3 Robin Soderling's backhand from the baseline on the deuce side, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a strong push off the outside leg and a decisive recovery step back toward the center.
4.6s
BH Short · Side #4 Robin Soderling's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. He sets up in a neutral stance with a strong shoulder turn, then uses a small adjustment step after contact to recover back toward his ready position.
3.1s
BH Short · Side #5 Robin Soderling's backhand from the baseline, filmed from the side. His knees sink into a deep bend before contact, with the hips staying closed during the load and then unwinding as his legs drive up into the shot.
2.7s
BH Short · Side #6 Robin Soderling's backhand from the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the start of the swing, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive as he extends through contact.
2.5s
BH Short · Side #7 Robin Soderling's backhand from the baseline, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket traveling toward his target while his weight transfers onto his front foot, bringing him quickly back into a strong ready position.
2.5s
BH Short · Side #8 Robin Soderling's backhand from the short court position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is firm with the dominant hand in a strong continental position, and the side angle makes the delayed wrist release into contact clearly visible.
3.3s
BH Short · Side #9 Robin Soderling's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket out in front as his weight transfers onto his front foot and he quickly resets his hands into a compact ready position.
3.2s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body while his weight continues moving toward the sideline before he regroups into a ready position.
2.9s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags behind his torso through contact.
3s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the side in a closed stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving sideways into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he drives off the outside leg, with a deep knee bend to load before extending up into contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3 Robin Soderling'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 before driving into the shot and then using a couple of lateral recovery steps to get back toward his baseline position.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #4 Robin Soderling'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 unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively through contact with the chest finishing fully toward the target.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #5 Robin Soderling's backhand from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, his two-handed grip shows a firm, stable top hand with the wrist in a laid-back position that releases into a subtle forward snap right at contact.
3.5s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #6 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a slightly upward path through the hitting zone.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #7 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. At contact, his racket face stays almost perfectly vertical with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline to create heavy topspin.
2.7s
BH Half Volley Wide · Side Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body as his weight transfers into the court and he quickly resets his feet toward a neutral ready position.
4.3s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #1 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from a neutral stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle, his two-handed backhand grip shows a firm top hand with the wrists set in a strong laid-back position before uncoiling into contact.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #2 Robin Soderling's backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His neutral stance shows a strong base with a deep knee bend and clear hip loading before driving off the outside leg into the wide ball.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #3 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from a neutral stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high in front of his body as his weight transfers into the court and he quickly brings the racquet back toward a ready position.
3s
BH Wide · Side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's wide two-handed backhand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle, his firm two-handed grip and delayed wrist release are clear, with the wrists staying laid back through the loop and only unhinging slightly just before contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with a pronounced separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
3.7s
BH Wide · Side · Open #3 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net while his knees flex deeply on the outside leg, loading before a strong lateral push into the shot.
3s
BH Wide · Side · Open #4 Robin Soderling's wide two-handed 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 the racket head drives aggressively forward through the hitting zone with noticeable acceleration.
3.1s
BH Wide · Side · Open #5 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. He plants in a strong open stance with his outside foot anchoring while his inside foot pivots, enabling a quick lateral load and recovery back toward the center.
3s
BH Wide · Side · Open #6 Robin Soderling's wide backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk driving forward before the arms complete the swing.
2.5s
BH Wide · Side · Open #7 Robin Soderling'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 the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline to create heavy topspin.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Robin Soderling'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 forward aggressively off the back leg as the front knee straightens into contact.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a pronounced upward swing path, and the ball is struck slightly above head height as his torso rotation drives racket head speed through the hitting zone.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he drives his weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands together in front of his body as he settles into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. The racket comes through with a slightly closed face at contact, striking the ball at full extension well above his head to maximize racket head speed up and through the ball.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows a pronounced platform stance with a solid front-foot plant before a strong upward drive, followed by a small recovery hop that readies him to move for the next ball.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced coil away from the court, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the trunk rotation leads the arm into contact.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling upward and forward as he pushes off the ground.
3.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a long pronated follow-through and quickly brings his non-hitting arm back in front of his body as he lands and begins his recovery.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a pronounced knee bend and synchronized leg drive straight up into the ball before landing inside the court.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his leg drive.
3.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet head whipping from edge-on to a fully turned position after impact.
3.8s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his tossing arm tucks in toward his body as his weight lands on his front foot, helping him recover quickly toward a ready position.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the back leg that brings his front hip into the court.
4s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the target during the service motion.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a full torso unwinding and finishes with his tossing arm dropping quickly as he lands balanced and ready for the next shot.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and through the ball on a pronounced upward swing path.
4.2s
First Serve · Ad · Front #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after contact, emphasizing strong lower-body engagement.
4s
First Serve · Ad · Front #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight moving forward and quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
4.4s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relatively quiet wrist during the toss, then his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to send the serve into the T.
4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss, then uncoil aggressively into contact with a pronounced chest opening toward the target as the hitting arm extends.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the hitting side, emphasizing a pronounced pronation through the strike.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His feet stay grounded in a platform stance during the toss, then he drives up off both legs with a pronounced front-foot landing into the court for recovery.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact his torso continues rotating toward the court with his weight landing on the front foot, and his non-hitting arm drops back before both hands regroup into a compact ready position.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His knees dip into a deep bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed toward the baseline until just after contact, emphasizing strong leg drive through the serve.
3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His knees dip into a deep bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed to the net until just after contact, when they rotate through aggressively toward the target.
7.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while the wrist remains relatively relaxed during the toss, with minimal early wrist flexion before the upward swing.
3.8s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve out wide from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His stance is slightly staggered with a firm front-foot plant, and you can see a small adjustment hop before the toss to set his feet before driving up into the serve.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, his continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand and a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues well into the follow-through.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially visible from behind.
4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a controlled pinpoint stance where his back foot steps up to join the front foot before he drives up into the serve.
3.8s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap visible from behind.
4.4s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court with his back leg kicking up behind him and quickly brings both hands back on the racquet handle to reset into a ready position.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a strong wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racket face closed until just after impact.
4.3s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a noticeable relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from behind.
3.3s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy position, with a distinct uncoiling sequence where the hips initiate the rotation followed closely by the upper torso into contact.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his hitting arm extends fully toward the target while his back leg swings through into the court, helping him land on his front foot and quickly organize into a balanced ready position.
4.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders just before arm acceleration.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase before the trunk uncoils in a pronounced sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.4s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and you can clearly see the back leg pushing through as the hips uncoil toward the target.
3.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet face turning outward after impact.
4.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his weight drives into the court and his back leg swings through, leaving him in a balanced, upright position ready to move for the next shot.
3.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with a slightly closed angle, striking at full extension well above head height to maximize racket head speed up and through the ball.
3.3s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to send the ball wide.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His stance is initially quite closed, and from this angle you can clearly see his weight shift from the back leg into the court as he drives up and into the serve.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
4.8s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact his arm extends fully into the court with the tossing hand dropping quickly to his left side as his weight lands on the front foot and he begins recovering toward a neutral ready position.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips before uncoiling in sequence, with the trunk rotation clearly visible as it drives up into the hitting motion.
5.2s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front, and you can clearly see his weight transferring forward into the court as he lands on his front leg.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #3 Robin Soderling'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 across the ball.
5s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #4 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a pronounced platform stance with a strong knee bend before driving up, and he lands well inside the court with a clear front-leg swing-through step into his recovery.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racket face snaps up and across the ball.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball at full extension slightly in front of his body, with a clearly pronated racket face and a steep upward swing path generating high racket head speed through contact.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Side #4 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a controlled platform stance with minimal rear-foot adjustment before a pronounced knee bend and forward drive into the court.
5.7s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are easy to see as his hips uncoil from a loaded, closed position into contact.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
5.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with the upward trunk drive, making the shoulder-over-shoulder action and torso extension especially clear.
3.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed hand, and the wrist pronation through contact is clearly visible as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips powerfully uncoiling upward and forward through contact.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from this angle.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a pronounced knee bend with a driving push off the back leg into the court, and a balanced landing on his front foot that sets up an efficient recovery step.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact his weight drives into the court with an extended landing leg and his non-hitting arm tucks in as he comes down into a compact, ready position for the next shot.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips load with a deep knee bend, and you can see his back leg driving up into the court as his front hip opens toward the net during the upward swing.
3.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to his hips in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils sequentially from hips through torso to shoulder as he drives up to the ball.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso before the arm whips up to contact.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck at full extension well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change during the motion, and the side angle makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
4.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His stance progresses from a solid platform base into a pronounced knee bend and upward drive, with a clear front-foot pivot as he lands and begins his recovery steps into the court.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a platform stance, with a pronounced knee bend and weight transfer driving up through the legs before landing inside the court.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his fully extended tossing arm and the racket dropping deep into the backscratch position before accelerating up to contact at a point well above his head with a slightly closed racket face.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to his hips during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils sequentially from pelvis to chest as he drives up to contact.
3.5s
FH Center · Open Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a standard court-level angle. His hips stay noticeably open toward the net while his knees are deeply flexed, creating a strong leg drive upward and into the ball.
4s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as the legs extend into the court.
2.8s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Neutral Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head sharply through contact.
3.1s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed-to-neutral face and a steep low-to-high swing path, creating visible racket head acceleration through contact.
3s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side 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 on the racquet in a compact ready position.
3.1s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #4 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay coiled while the knees are deeply flexed during the loading phase, then the legs drive upward to uncoil the hips into contact.
3s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open #5 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.1s
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand Inside-In from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his racket drop well below the ball before driving up with a slightly closed racket face, creating a steep upward swing path through contact.
3.1s
FH Inside In · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
3.2s
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from an inside-in position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn before the trunk uncoils aggressively into contact, with the chest clearly opening toward the target through the hit.
3s
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's inside-in forehand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head aggressively through contact.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is clear, with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact on the inside-in swing.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is clear, with pronounced wrist lag in the racquet head that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court_level_side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a heavy topspin swing path.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the baseline, filmed from court_level_side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly re-sets the racquet in front to recover toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #4 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level_side angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as the legs extend into contact.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #5 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from a court_level_side angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive aggressively into an open position as his legs push up and into the court.
3.3s
FH Lob · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's forehand lob from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads on the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive to lift the ball high over his opponent.
3.7s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the net, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
3.7s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #4 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head aggressively through contact.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #5 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight continues drifting backward, with his non-hitting hand extending behind him to aid recovery into a neutral ready stance.
4.1s
FH Running · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from court_level_side. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high over his shoulder while his non-hitting arm extends back for balance, then he uses small adjustment steps to recover toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.3s
FH Running · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is clearly visible with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3s
FH Running · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a heavy topspin swing path.
3.6s
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's forehand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a strong knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as his legs extend through contact, showing a compact arm action supported by heavy leg push.
4.1s
FH Short · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load with a noticeable coil while his knees stay deeply flexed, then his legs drive up and forward to uncoil the hips aggressively into the ball.
2.7s
FH Short · Court-level-side #10 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position.
5.2s
FH Short · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips, then uncoil in sequence so the trunk rotation leads the arm through contact.
3.5s
FH Short · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward and forward as his legs extend into the ball.
3.3s
FH Short · Court-level-side #4 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.4s
FH Short · Court-level-side #5 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court level side 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 the racket to recover into a ready position.
3.4s
FH Short · Court-level-side #6 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with the strings tilted slightly closed, and the swing path drives low to high with noticeable racket head acceleration through contact.
3.4s
FH Short · Court-level-side #7 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is clear, with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong forward wrist pronation through contact.
4.6s
FH Short · Court-level-side #8 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight moves into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
4.4s
FH Short · Court-level-side #9 Robin Soderling's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court level side angle. From this side view, his semi-western grip and pronounced wrist lag are clearly visible as the racket head trails behind before releasing through contact.
4.4s
FH Wide Down The Line · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court level side angle. From this side view, his semi-western grip is evident in the closed racquet face on the takeback and the pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.9s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact on this wide ball, he finishes with a high wrap-around forehand follow-through while his weight continues moving laterally, then quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to recover into a ready position.
3.1s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside leg wide, then uses small adjustment steps to load before swinging and a crossover recovery step to move back toward the center.
3.1s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court_level_side angle. After contact he finishes with a high, wrap-around follow-through while his weight continues moving toward the sideline before he regroups into a neutral ready position.
3.1s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #4 Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to his hips, with a pronounced trunk uncoil that starts from the hips and clearly sequences up through the torso into the hitting shoulder.
3.1s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #5 Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay markedly open toward the court as he loads on a deep outside leg bend, then drives upward off that leg to initiate rotation through contact.
3s
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His feet set in a strong neutral-to-slightly-open stance before he drives forward, with a small adjustment step just before contact to align his body to the incoming ball.
3.4s
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His split-step is followed by a wide base in a semi-open stance, with a strong push off the right leg into the shot before a small hop brings him back into a ready position.
2.9s
FH Center Cross Court · Front Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight moves into the court, and he quickly resets both hands on the racquet in a ready position.
4s
FH Center · Front · Neutral Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His neutral stance is clear as both feet plant along the baseline before he drives forward, with a small adjustment step taken to align his hips and shoulders into the shot.
3.1s
FH Center · Front · Open #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase before driving aggressively into rotation as his legs push up from a deep knee bend.
2.8s
FH Center · Front · Open #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His feet stay wide in the open stance as he loads on the outside leg and then uses small adjustment steps to recover back toward the middle after contact.
3.2s
FH Center · Front · Open #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Front #1 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along an aggressive low-to-high swing path.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Front #2 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His early, wide split-step into a semi-open stance leads into a strong pivot on the outside leg before he drives forward and recovers toward the middle.
3s
FH Inside In · Front #3 Robin Soderling's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Front #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that releases into a strong pronation through contact.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Front #2 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed during the unit turn and then drive explosively into an open position, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive through contact.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Front #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target before uncoiling in sync, with the chest rotating square to the net just after contact to transfer momentum through the arm.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Front #1 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His footwork features a strong split step into a wide open-stance base, with a pronounced right-leg pivot that lets him drive off the outside leg before taking a small recovery adjustment back toward the middle.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Front #2 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed during the unit turn and then drive explosively into the court as his legs push up from a deep, symmetrical knee bend.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Front #3 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds in sequence ahead of the arm swing.
3.9s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and backward weight shift into the right leg before driving forward into the shot.
3s
FH Moves Back · Front Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. His footwork features small adjustment steps as he retreats and sets up in a semi-open stance before driving through the shot, followed by a quick recovery step back toward the center.
3.2s
FH Moves Back · Front · Open #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight remains slightly on the back foot as he recovers into a ready position with both hands returning to the racquet.
2.8s
FH Moves Back · Front · Open #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from a moving-back, open-stance position, filmed from the front. His shoulders turn significantly past perpendicular to the net before contact, then his trunk uncoils aggressively with a pronounced separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
3s
FH Short · Front Robin Soderling's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. His split-step is followed by a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, with a strong push off the outside leg to load before rotating into the shot.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Closed Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. He plants in a distinctly closed stance with his front foot stepping across his body, then uses a strong lateral recovery step to push back toward the center after contact.
3s
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #1 Robin Soderling's wide 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 into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly returns to a ready position in front of his torso.
2.8s
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #2 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from the center baseline, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed during the unit turn before driving open with a strong push off the outside leg and a deep knee bend to reach the wide ball.
2.7s
FH Wide Down The Line · Front Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.5s
FH Wide · Front · Open #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His wide ball position pulls him off the court, and he uses a strong open base with a quick recovery step back toward the middle after contact.
3.3s
FH Wide · Front · Open #2 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight stays mostly on the outside leg before he pushes back toward a neutral ready position.
3.1s
FH Wide · Front · Open #3 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil aggressively with the trunk leading the arm swing to drive through the ball.
3s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk so that the hitting shoulder finishes fully wrapped across his body.
2.8s
FH Center Cross Court · Rear Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the strong wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced pronation through contact.
2.8s
FH Center Down The Line · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court down the line, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance followed by a decisive pivot on the right leg before pushing forward into the court.
3.3s
FH Center Down The Line · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives aggressively through the line of the shot before wrapping up over his shoulder.
3.1s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a stable neutral base before contact, followed by a couple of quick recovery steps back toward the middle.
2.4s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm to drive the racket through contact.
2.7s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into the contact.
2.8s
FH Inside In · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high over his shoulder as he drives his weight into the court and quickly resets both hands on the racquet in a ready position.
3.3s
FH Inside In · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a wide open stance, followed by a couple of quick recovery steps back toward the middle after contact.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact on this inside-out swing.
5.3s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm to drive the kinetic chain into contact.
2.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then rotate explosively as his legs drive up and into the court.
3.4s
FH Inside Out · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a heavy low-to-high swing path.
3.1s
FH Running · Rear · Open #1 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. He plants in a wide open stance with his outside leg bracing as he moves laterally, then uses a strong recovery step to push back toward the center after contact.
2.7s
FH Running · Rear · Open #2 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot wide while moving laterally, then uses quick recovery steps to push back toward the center after contact.
3s
FH Running · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves wide, with a deep right-knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to load into the shot.
2.3s
FH Running · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed as he sprints out wide, with a deep outside knee bend and strong push off the right leg to drive back into the court after contact.
2.9s
FH Running · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the racquet head before it whips forward into contact.
3.1s
FH Short · Rear Robin Soderling's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to chest height, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward, indicating heavy topspin and high racket head speed through the strike zone.
4.7s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear Robin Soderling's wide forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a strong lateral push-off into an open stance, with a pronounced load on the outside leg before he plants and swings into the wide ball.
3s
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from the rear. His semi-western grip is evident in the strong wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a pronounced pronation through contact.
2.9s
FH Wide · Rear · Neutral Robin Soderling's forehand from a neutral stance on a wide ball, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag on the takeback that unloads into a pronounced wrist snap through contact.
2.7s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. He plants in a strong open stance with his outside leg loading as he pushes laterally into the shot and uses small adjustment steps to recover back toward the center.
2.6s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the Rear court position, filmed from a Rear angle. After contact on this wide ball, his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight stays on the outside leg before he pushes back toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance shows strong loading on the outside leg with a deep knee bend and pronounced hip coil before uncoiling into the shot.
2.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he returns to a compact ready position.
2.8s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path, producing strong racket head acceleration through contact.
3.1s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his semi-western grip driving heavy wrist lag into a late, aggressive wrist release through contact.
2.5s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #4 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the backswing, then the trunk uncoils in sequence before the arm and racquet accelerate through contact.
2.9s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a deep knee bend, then drive forward as his legs extend through contact to transfer his weight into the court.
3.1s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to his hips, with a clearly visible delayed uncoil of the trunk that lags behind the racquet drop before accelerating forward.
2.9s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #3 Robin Soderling'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 pronounced knee bend, then drive forward as his legs extend into contact.
3s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #4 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight drives into the court and his non-hitting hand extends back to help him quickly recover toward a ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #5 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, and the strong wrist lag into the slot position is followed by a pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
2.8s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #6 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives forward into the court, bringing him quickly back into a compact ready position.
2.7s
FH Center · Side · Open #10 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn before the trunk uncoils aggressively into contact, with the chest finishing fully rotated toward the target.
2.7s
FH Center · Side · Open #11 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
3.1s
FH Center · Side · Open #12 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
2.5s
FH Center · Side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before contact, with a pronounced trunk uncoil leading the swing as the hips and torso rotate ahead of the arm.
2.9s
FH Center · Side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay coiled as he sinks into a deep knee bend, then drive forward with strong leg extension that opens his hips into the court through contact.
4s
FH Center · Side · Open #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with the strings angled for heavy topspin, and the swing path drives steeply upward with pronounced racket head acceleration through contact.
3.2s
FH Center · Side · Open #4 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His feet stay planted in a wide open base as he rotates through the shot, then he uses a small adjustment step with his outside foot to recover back toward a neutral position on the baseline.
3.1s
FH Center · Side · Open #5 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating significant wrist lag on the takeback before a strong, forward wrist release through contact.
2.9s
FH Center · Side · Open #6 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, with the chest rotating toward the target before contact.
3.3s
FH Center · Side · Open #7 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the side. His feet set wide in a strong open base with a pronounced load on the outside leg before he drives through and brings the back leg around to recover toward the center.
2.8s
FH Center · Side · Open #8 Robin Soderling'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 drives forward into the court and his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he resets to a ready position.
3.1s
FH Center · Side · Open #9 Robin Soderling'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 drives forward into the court and his non-hitting hand extends back to help him recover toward a neutral ready position.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand Inside-In from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips open aggressively toward the court as his legs drive up from a deep knee bend, showing a strong upward push through the ground into the shot.
2.4s
FH Inside In · Side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as his legs extend through contact.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Side #3 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation that initiates just after his lead leg plants.
3.4s
FH Inside In · Side #4 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation that clearly leads the arm swing through contact.
2.8s
FH Inside In · Side #5 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideIn from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly re-loads his stance with both hands returning to the racket in a ready position.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball for heavy topspin.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives into the court and his non-hitting arm counterbalances before he resets into a ready position.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Side #3 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.5s
FH Inside Out · Side #2 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The contact is struck slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Side #3 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high over his shoulder with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly resets his feet into a wide, ready stance after the stroke.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Side #4 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the Side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively with the chest driving through toward the InsideOut target before the arm whips through.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Side #5 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into strong pronation through contact.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Side #6 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm to drive the racquet through contact.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Side #7 Robin Soderling's forehand InsideOut from the Side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight drives into the court, bringing him quickly back into a strong, wide-based ready position.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Side #8 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His footwork features a strong load on the outside leg into a semi-open stance, with a pronounced push-off and crossover recovery step back toward the middle of the court.
3.4s
FH Inside Out · Side #9 Robin Soderling's inside-out forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His feet plant in a strong open stance with a pronounced load on the outside leg before a quick recovery step brings him back toward a neutral position on the baseline.
2.5s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps high over his shoulder as his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before he resets into a ready stance.
3.2s
FH Moves Back · Side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the baseline while moving back in an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a modern windshield-wiper swing path.
3s
FH Moves Back · Side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back in an open stance from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His footwork features small adjustment hops as he retreats, settling into a wide open stance with his outside leg loading before rotating into the shot.
3.8s
FH Moves Back · Side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong rear-leg load before driving up into the ball.
3.2s
FH Moves Back · Side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues drifting backward, and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position with the non-hitting hand coming back toward the racket.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Side #3 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His footwork features small adjustment steps as he retreats and sets up in a semi-open stance before driving through the ball.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #4 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating significant wrist lag on the takeback before an aggressive pronation through contact.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Side #5 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. From this angle, his semi-western grip and delayed wrist lag are clear before a strong pronation and firm wrist at contact.
3.1s
FH Moves Back · Side #6 Robin Soderling's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong backward leg drive before uncoiling into the ball.
2.5s
FH Running · Side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. He plants his outside leg in a wide open stance while on the move, then uses quick recovery steps to shuffle back toward his ideal baseline position after contact.
3.1s
FH Running · Side · Open #2 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the side, hit in an open stance. His hips stay open to the net while his outside leg plants and drives upward, with a pronounced knee bend on the loading leg before extension through contact.
2.7s
FH Running · Side · Open #3 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle in an open stance. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Running · Side · Open #4 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling, with the trunk rotation clearly leading the arm swing as he contacts on the run.
2.9s
FH Running · Side #1 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his momentum carries him forward, and he quickly regathers his feet into a neutral ready position near the baseline.
3.1s
FH Running · Side #2 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil relative to the hips before uncoiling in sequence, making the degree of trunk rotation and its timing into contact easy to see.
3s
FH Running · Side #3 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a strong pronation through contact.
3.3s
FH Running · Side #4 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders coil well past perpendicular to the net before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation, making the torso-driven kinetic chain easy to see in relation to his forward sprint.
3.2s
FH Running · Side #5 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
3.2s
FH Running · Side #6 Robin Soderling's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact, his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
3.2s
FH Short · Side #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet set in a strong neutral-to-slightly-open stance, with a clear adjustment step before contact and a decisive recovery step back toward his ready position.
6s
FH Short · Side #2 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
2.6s
FH Short · Side #3 Robin Soderling's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong push off the ground are clearly visible as his hips drive forward into the ball before uncoiling toward the net.
4.1s
FH Short · Side #4 Robin Soderling's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. His early, wide split-step flows into a strong open-stance base, with a pronounced loading on the outside leg before a decisive pivot into the shot.
3.9s
FH Short · Side #5 Robin Soderling's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before uncoiling in sync with the trunk rotation, making the degree of shoulder turn and sequential torso unwinding easy to distinguish.
2.9s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side Robin Soderling's forehand wide from the baseline, filmed from the side. His feet plant in a strong open stance after a lateral shuffle out to the ball, with a clear load on the outside leg before pushing back toward recovery.
3.1s
FH Wide · Side · Closed Robin Soderling's wide forehand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads on the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push-off to reach the wide ball.
3.1s
FH Wide · Side · Neutral Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from the side. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to the hips, then the trunk uncoils early to drive the kinetic chain forward before the arm whips through.
3.5s
FH Wide · Side · Open #10 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side · Open #11 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.9s
FH Wide · Side · Open #12 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot early and uses a strong lateral push-off to load before rotating into the shot.
3.1s
FH Wide · Side · Open #13 Robin Soderling's forehand from an open-stance wide position, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating heavy wrist lag on the takeback before the wrist uncoils aggressively into contact.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side · Open #14 Robin Soderling's forehand from an open-stance wide position, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unloads into a strong forward wrist release through contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open #1 Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
3.1s
FH Wide · Side · Open #3 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the court as he loads on the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push driving him into the shot.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side · Open #4 Robin Soderling's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders load well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling, with the trunk initiating rotation ahead of the arm to sequence the kinetic chain into contact on this wide open-stance ball.
3.1s
FH Wide · Side · Open #5 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm to drive the kinetic chain into contact.
3.2s
FH Wide · Side · Open #6 Robin Soderling's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot wide, then uses a strong lateral push and a quick recovery step to get back toward the center.
3.1s
FH Wide · Side · Open #7 Robin Soderling's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball for heavy topspin.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open #8 Robin Soderling's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body as his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting arm extends back to help him recover toward a neutral ready position.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side · Open #9 Robin Soderling's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist-to-chest height, and the racket head whips upward on a steep low-to-high path for heavy topspin.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet in front of his body as he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the toss and trophy phase, then uncoil together into contact with a pronounced upward trunk extension.
3.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is relatively square to the incoming ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head driving forward along a compact, linear path.
4.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed at the split step, then rotate through with a strong push off the outside leg and noticeable knee bend to load into the return.
4.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #13 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body to produce heavy topspin.
3.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet out in front as he transfers weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #5 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced sideways turn before trophy position and then uncoil in sequence with the trunk, making the torso rotation clearly visible relative to the baseline.
3.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #55 Robin Soderling's first serve return from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. He uses a compact split step into a semi-open stance, taking a small diagonal adjustment step toward the ball before planting and driving through the return.
3.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #6 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands on his front foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly, then brings both hands back together in front of his body as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
3.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #67 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His stance starts in a slightly closed position with a pronounced knee bend, and from this angle you can clearly see his front foot driving up and into the court as he lands and begins his recovery step.
2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #4 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is firm with a clearly visible loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add extra racket-head speed.
3.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #45 Robin Soderling's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate nearly perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags behind the torso through contact.
3.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #56 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His trunk coils early with a pronounced shoulder-over-shoulder action, then uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from the hips through the torso to the hitting shoulder during the upward swing.
4.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #7 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, with the rear hip rotating aggressively into the court as the legs extend through contact.
4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #74 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court level side angle. His footwork includes a measured pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an aggressive upward drive off both legs into the court.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes high in front of his body as he steps diagonally back toward the center and quickly resets his hands into a compact ready position.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands on his front leg with his torso uncoiling into the court, and his non-hitting arm drops back as he quickly brings both hands to the racket to recover into a ready position.
3.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his continental grip is evident in the way the racquet face stays slightly closed while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact.
4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact, his follow-through carries his racquet arm across his body while his weight lands on the front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he drives his weight forward into the court and finishes with his hitting arm fully extended while his non-hitting arm tucks in to help him quickly regain a ready position.
3.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, along with his hips uncoiling upward as he pushes off the ground.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court and finishes with his tossing arm dropping quickly as he settles into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips before uncoiling in sync with trunk rotation, making the upper body coil and release sequence easy to distinguish.
4.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a measured bounce into a platform stance before the toss, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both legs into the court.
3.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #4 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly relaxed wrist, and the side view makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
4.1s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders into the hit.
4.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Robin Soderling's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while his knees are deeply flexed, giving a strong base as his legs drive upward into the shot.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and then uncoil together into contact, making the degree of upper-body turn and sequencing of shoulder–torso rotation easy to distinguish.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Robin Soderling'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 and strong push from the outside leg driving him into the ball.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive load into the return.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His split-step lands just before contact and he sets up in a mostly neutral stance with a small adjustment step to align his body to the incoming serve.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap visible from this angle.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates up and across the ball to impart strong topspin.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Robin Soderling's second serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His early shoulder turn brings the hitting-side shoulder slightly in front while the trunk stays coiled, then the torso uncoils ahead of the arms to start the kinetic chain into contact.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the trophy phase, then uncoil together toward the target with minimal independent shoulder-over-hip separation.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #5 Robin Soderling's second serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced unit turn before uncoiling together through contact, making the synchronous rotation of upper body segments easy to distinguish from this angle.
3.7s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Robin Soderling's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and his wrist stays laid back through contact with minimal wrist snap to keep the slice low and controlled.
3.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front leg with his torso uncoiling into the court, and his non-hitting arm drops toward his left side as he quickly begins to recover into a neutral ready position.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #5 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a clearly visible wrist pronation through contact, as the racket face rotates from edge-on to square against the ball.
3.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso uncoiling into the court, and his non-hitting arm drops quickly as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #12 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil from a closed to more open position as he pushes off the ground into the serve.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #6 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy position, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion that brings the chest square to the target just after contact.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #8 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and then drive upward in sync with an explosive push off the legs into the court.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Robin Soderling's forehand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, with a pronounced coil on the unit turn followed by a rapid uncoiling that keeps the hitting shoulder driving through the ball.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body turn before contact, then the trunk uncoils in sync with the forward step, showing a clear sequence from hip rotation into shoulder rotation.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #6 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot and quickly brings his right foot forward into a balanced stance, with his non-hitting arm dropping to his side as he readies for the next shot.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates pronounced topspin and kick.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay closed to the court for most of the motion before uncoiling into contact.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets his hitting arm relax across his body while his weight moves into the court, quickly bringing both hands back to the racket in a compact ready position for the next shot.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #4 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a relatively straight wrist at trophy position, followed by a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that is easy to see from behind.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a pronounced front-foot pivot as he drives up to the ball.
3.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes high while his back leg swings through into the court, helping him land balanced and quickly organize into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face stays relatively square to the target with a pronounced upward brushing path, striking the ball slightly above head height to impart strong topspin and kick.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #4 Robin Soderling's second serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. He uses a compact split step into a semi-open stance, then takes a quick adjustment step with his outside foot to load before driving into the return and recovering back toward the center.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #5 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the opposite baseline while he quickly brings both hands back in front of his body to reset into a neutral ready position.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #6 Robin Soderling's second serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. He uses a small hop into a split-step followed by a quick pivot into a neutral stance, with compact adjustment steps aligning his body to drive through the return.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #7 Robin Soderling's second 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 wrist snap clearly visible from behind.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #8 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives forward through the court with noticeable racket head acceleration.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands well inside the court with his weight driving forward, his tossing arm dropping back as he quickly regroups into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #8 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to his hips in the trophy position, then uncoil sequentially from trunk to shoulder to arm during the upward swing.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's forehand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
2.7s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change, and the rear view makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
3s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then his trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
4s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both feet into the court.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a noticeable relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
3.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #11 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact his racket finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, helping him land balanced and ready for the next shot.
2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #12 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His knees dip deeply before the trophy position and then drive upward, with his hips powerfully uncoiling into the court as his back leg lifts off the ground.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #37 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #56 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
4.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the hips initiating before the upper torso completes the rotation through contact.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball just above head height with a pronounced upward swing path to generate strong racket head speed.
3.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #11 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from this side view.
3.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #25 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
4.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg extending strongly into the court as the hips uncoil toward the target.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #9 Robin Soderling's first serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His compact split step into a semi-open stance sets up a short lateral adjustment step before planting and driving off his outside leg into the return.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips so the upper body leads the racket into contact.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively linear path through the hitting zone.
4.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court side, filmed from a side angle. His two-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant (left) hand driving the racket and a firm but relaxed wrist that stays stable through contact with minimal wrist snap.
4.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket in front of his body as he steps forward and quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive are clearly visible as he pushes into the court.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #6 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. He takes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before contact, then uses a couple of quick recovery steps to get back toward his baseline position.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #7 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a clearly visible wrist pronation through contact, as the racquet accelerates from a laid-back position into the ball.
3.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #8 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up the back of the ball for heavy topspin.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #9 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. He uses a compact split step into a neutral stance, then plants his outside foot firmly before rotating his hips and taking a small recovery step back toward the center.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. From this angle, his two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist deviation, and the hitting wrist remains relatively locked through contact with only a slight extension after impact.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #10 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a noticeable knee bend and strong push off the outside leg driving him into the court through contact.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #11 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially visible in the follow-through from this angle.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #12 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the target during the service motion.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #13 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. He times a compact split-step into a semi-open stance, then uses a short lateral adjustment step before planting his outside foot to drive into the return and recover along the baseline.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve return backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through forward with his weight transferring into the court before quickly resetting his feet into a neutral ready position.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Robin Soderling's second serve return backhand from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His two-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face, and the swing path drives forward through contact with noticeable racket head acceleration.
4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Robin Soderling's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed at the split-step then rotate through contact as his knees drive upward from a deep bend, showing strong leg push through the court.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around chest height while his weight continues moving into the court and his non-dominant hand helps him quickly recover toward a neutral ready position.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle while striking the ball around head height, and the upward swing path accelerates the racket head sharply through the ball.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the split step and unit turn, with a pronounced knee bend that loads the legs before driving up into the return.
3.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #8 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. He uses a compact split step into a semi-open stance, then takes a small adjustment step with his outside foot to load before driving into the return and recovering along the baseline.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #9 Robin Soderling's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil together into contact with minimal independent shoulder rotation relative to the torso.
3.6s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. He takes a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, then uses a short lateral step toward the ball before planting his outside foot and keeping a compact recovery step ready after contact.
3.3s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he extends the racquet forward with the left hand staying back for counterbalance before quickly recovering his stance to prepare for the next shot.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before the upward drive, and his hips uncoil aggressively into the court, showing a strong leg push through the serve motion.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before the knee bend, and a pronounced front-leg drive into the court during the serve motion.
2.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #11 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline direction.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #12 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and loading phase, then drive up explosively as his legs extend into the court.
2.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #31 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a clear wrist pronation through contact, where the wrist snaps from a laid-back position into a fully rotated forearm to drive the serve.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Robin Soderling's first serve return from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His initial split-step is timed just before contact and he sets in a slightly open stance, taking a short lateral adjustment step before driving into the return.
2.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a platform stance, with a pronounced knee bend before driving up into the serve.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #8 Robin Soderling's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the target.
3.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, along with his hips uncoiling upward as he pushes off the ground.
3.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact, his racket face is slightly pronated with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. From this view, his continental grip is evident with a strong wrist pronation through contact, as the racket face whips from edge-on to square with the ball.
2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a platform stance, with a pronounced knee bend and weight transfer into the front leg before landing on his left foot inside the court.
3.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head whips up and across, indicating strong pronation through the hit.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Robin Soderling's first serve return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. He uses a compact split step into a semi-open stance, taking a short adjustment step with his outside foot before planting and driving into the return.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #8 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #9 Robin Soderling's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially noticeable from this angle.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve return forehand from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the load with a deep knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as his legs push up and into the court.
3.1s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's first serve return slice from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His split-step is timed just before the opponent’s contact, leading into a small pivot and neutral stance as he blocks the slice while keeping his weight slightly forward on his front foot.
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Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court to the body, filmed from a court-level front angle. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling aggressively toward the target as he extends.
3.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court, with his back leg swinging forward and his non-hitting arm dropping to help him land in a balanced, ready position for the next shot.
3.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side at court level. His deep knee bend before the toss and strong upward leg drive into the court make the hip extension and push-off from the ground especially clear from this angle.
4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket moves up on edge into contact with a slightly closed face, meeting the ball just above head height with a pronounced upward swing path to impart spin.
3.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced coil away from the court before uncoiling in sequence, with the torso rotation clearly leading the arm swing into contact.
3.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg pushing off the ground to initiate upward and forward motion into the court.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact, his leg drive is evident as his back leg swings through and lands inside the court, helping him transfer weight forward into a balanced recovery stance.
3.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court level side angle. The racket moves up on a steep, continuous swing path with the strings brushing up the back of the ball at full extension slightly above head height.
3.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1 Robin Soderling'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 accelerates steeply up the back of the ball to create strong upward racket head speed.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially visible from this angle.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a pronounced front-foot pivot into a mostly closed stance, with a small hop into the court after contact for recovery.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target before uncoiling in a synchronized sequence that brings the chest square to the net just after contact.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible racket head acceleration through the hit.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact, his racket face is slightly angled up with a clear brushing motion up the back of the ball, and the contact point sits just above head height, emphasizing strong upward racket head acceleration.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase, and you can see his hips drive upward and forward in sync with his leg extension into the court.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His feet show a pronounced knee bend and upward drive into the court, with a firm platform stance that remains grounded until just after contact before a small recovery step.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact, his racket face is only slightly open with the ball struck around head height, and the upward swing path creates clear racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
3.6s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small, controlled hop into the court after contact, with a balanced landing on his front (left) foot that sets up a compact recovery step toward the center.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both legs before landing inside the baseline.
3.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
3.7s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court out wide, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that leads the racquet up and across the ball toward the wide target.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His legs show a deep knee bend before the upward drive, with the hips staying closed to the baseline until just after full leg extension into the court.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a subtle knee bend and upward drive, and his back leg swings through into the court to aid recovery after contact.
3.4s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable kick and spin.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the toss, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from the hips through the torso into the serving arm.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly extended wrist, and the rear view makes the upward pronation and subtle wrist snap at contact clearly visible.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck above head height, and the upward swing path produces a clear combination of topspin and kick.
3.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his tossing arm drops quickly toward his left hip as his weight moves into the court, bringing him back to a neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.4s
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, hit wide and filmed from the rear. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling as he pushes off the ground toward the wide target.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it clear that his racket drops deep into a full backscratch position before accelerating up to contact at a height slightly above his outstretched tossing hand.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes with the hitting arm extending across his body as his weight drives into the court, quickly bringing his non-hitting hand back to a neutral position to aid recovery.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court body position, filmed from the side. After contact his torso continues rotating into the court, with his back leg swinging forward to aid recovery into a balanced ready position.
3.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a pinpoint stance before the toss, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive through the legs into the court.
3.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling upward as the back leg kicks back after contact.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His weight drives up and into the court with a long pronated arm extension, and he lands on his front foot quickly bringing the racquet hand down into a compact ready position.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #3 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that leads the arm into contact.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #4 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm as his wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball at full extension slightly in front of his body with a clearly closed racket face, emphasizing an upward brushing motion for spin.
3.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips uncoiling upward as he pushes off the ground.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #3 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court and finishes with his hitting arm relaxed while his non-hitting hand drops back as he quickly regains a neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his tossing arm drops quickly as his weight lands on his front foot, and he finishes in a compact, upright stance ready to move into the court.
3.4s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through shoulders into the hitting arm.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn away from the court, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk driving up into contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of the torso uncoil easy to distinguish.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil upward and forward through the serve motion.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #3 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, striking the ball just above head height as the racket accelerates upward along a pronounced, spin-oriented swing path.
5.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #4 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his torso continues rotating into the court with his back leg swinging forward, helping him land balanced and transition smoothly toward a neutral ready position.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured pinpoint stance with the back foot stepping up to join the front foot before the knee bend and upward drive into the court.
3.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a solid platform stance before the toss, with a pronounced knee bend and weight transfer from back to front foot during the service motion.
3.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly lets his tossing arm drop back into a compact position as he lands in a balanced stance ready for the next shot.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. From this view, his continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Robin Soderling's second serve from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to his hips before contact, then his trunk uncoils in sync with his upward leg drive to transfer energy into the serve.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders as the racquet accelerates up to contact.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His feet stay staggered in a platform stance through the toss, with a clear weight transfer from the back foot to the front foot as he drives up into the serve.
3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Robin Soderling's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His knees dip deeply during the loading phase, and you can see his hips drive upward and forward together with an aggressive leg push off the ground.
3.3s
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly open racket face, and you can see his wrist remain stable with minimal flexion through contact to keep the slice low and controlled.
3.3s
BH Slice Running · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's running backhand slice from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features long lateral strides into the shot followed by a quick recovery step that keeps his upper body stable in a slightly open stance as he slices through the ball.
2.8s
FH Slice Short · Court-level-side Robin Soderling's forehand slice from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his continental grip and slightly laid-back wrist are evident as he keeps the wrist firm through contact with minimal post-contact wrist deviation.
3.2s
BH Slice Running · Front Robin Soderling's running backhand slice from the front, filmed from a front angle. After contact his racket finishes out in front with the non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance as he regains his stance and prepares for the next shot.
2.9s
BH Slice Running · Rear Robin Soderling's running backhand slice from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as he regains his footing and turns to recover toward the center of the baseline.
2.9s
FH Slice Running · Rear Robin Soderling's running forehand slice from the Rear, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a pronounced upper-body tilt, and the trunk rotates less aggressively as he carves under the ball, creating a controlled, abbreviated uncoil through contact.
3s
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Side Robin Soderling's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path moves clearly from high to low with a firm, extended hitting arm.
2.9s
BH Slice Running · Arm-action · Side Robin Soderling's running backhand slice from the side. At contact his racket face stays slightly open with the ball meeting the strings around waist height as his hitting arm extends forward along a shallow downward path.
3.4s
BH Slice Running · Side #1 Robin Soderling's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders stay noticeably closed as the trunk coils early, then uncoils in sync with his forward momentum, with minimal upper-body rotation through contact to keep the slice compact.
2.9s
BH Slice Running · Side #2 Robin Soderling's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His outside leg plants deeply with a pronounced knee bend while his hips stay relatively closed, allowing him to carve the slice while moving laterally.
3.2s
FH Slice Running · Side Robin Soderling's running forehand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through stays compact with the racquet face slightly open as he lengthens his strides and quickly regains a neutral ready position with both hands returning to the handle.
3.1s