Sam Stosur
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Sam Stosur

Australia
Active Retired #4 career high 9 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 172cm
1 Grand Slams
  • US Open 1
Powerful serve and devastating kick, combined with a heavy topspin forehand. Physical, aggressive baseliner who excelled on clay and hard courts.

Coaches: David Taylor

Video Library (242 videos)

Name FPS Duration
Stosur.Kick Stosur's kick serve from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her feet load in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend before she drives up and lands well inside the court, taking a small recovery step back toward the baseline.
24s
Sam Stosur Serve Front Sam Stosur's serve from the center baseline, filmed from the front at 5000 fps in ultra slow motion. The racket face can be seen pronating rapidly through contact with a slightly closed angle and contact occurring well above head height.
5000 0.3s
Stosur.Kick.Front Stosur's kick serve from the center, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate on a steep angle relative to her hips, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils upward and slightly to the left as she drives up into the ball.
26.8s
Sam Stosur Serve Rear1 #1 Sam Stosur's serve from a central rear position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load into a strong rear-leg sit with noticeable knee bend before driving upward, then unwind so the back hip rotates through as the front leg straightens into the court.
9999 0.1s
Sam Stosur Serve Rear2 #2 Sam Stosur's serve from a central position, filmed from a rear angle. Her rhythmic footwork into the pinpoint stance is clear, with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before an aggressive push off into the court.
9999 0.1s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. Her hips stay closed to the net as she loads, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg that drives her weight into the shot before her back hip subtly unwinds through contact.
240 2.8s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. Her two-handed grip shows the dominant hand in a strong continental position with a stable, laid-back wrist that stays firm through contact before a controlled, minimal wrist release into the follow-through.
240 2.7s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Neutral · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across her body while her weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing her quickly back toward a balanced ready position.
240 3.1s
BH Moves Back · Front · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front at 240 fps slow motion. Her footwork shows a quick split-step into small adjustment hops as she moves back, settling into a mostly neutral stance with a clear weight transfer onto the front leg before contact.
240 3s
BH Running · Front · Closed · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the hitting zone.
500 3s
BH Running · Front · Closed · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the separation and timing of her upper-body rotation easy to distinguish.
240 2.9s
BH Running · Front · Open · 240fps Sam Stosur's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps slow motion. Her semi-western left-hand grip and firm right-hand support create a noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong, upward wrist release through contact.
240 2.2s
BH Wide · Front · Closed · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her body with a relatively vertical face, and you can see the racket head accelerate steeply upward through contact to impart heavy topspin.
500 2.7s
BH Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand wide from the front, filmed from a front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body while her weight transfers onto the front foot, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for recovery.
240 2.4s
BH Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her closed stance is clear as she steps across with the front foot, using small adjustment steps beforehand and a strong pivot on the back leg to load into the stroke.
240 2.3s
BH Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path, emphasizing heavy topspin.
240 2.8s
BH Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #5 Sam Stosur's backhand wide from the front, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps in a closed stance. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as she steps out of the closed stance and quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for recovery.
240 2.8s
BH Running · Rear · Closed · 240fps Sam Stosur's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the rear at 240 fps. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as she strikes while moving laterally.
240 2.7s
BH Running · Rear · Open · 240fps Sam Stosur's running two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from the rear at 240 fps. Her hips stay relatively open to the baseline while her outside leg plants and drives upward, with a deep knee bend that loads the legs before pushing through the shot.
240 2.8s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed · 240fps Sam Stosur's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps slow motion. Her closed hips and deep knee bend on the outside leg are clearly visible as she loads and then drives laterally into the court during the swing.
240 2.6s
BH Wide · Rear · Open · 240fps Sam Stosur's wide two-handed backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. Her semi-western left-hand grip and firm but relaxed right-hand support create clear wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced upward wrist release through contact.
240 2.6s
BH Center · Side · Closed · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her hips stay closed to the net through the loading phase while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive forward are clearly visible as she uncoils into the shot.
240 2.6s
BH Center · Side · Neutral · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the torso leads the racquet into contact before the arms fully extend.
240 2.4s
BH Center · Side · Neutral · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. From this angle you can clearly see her bottom hand controlling the grip while the top hand drives the racket through contact, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at impact.
240 2.3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. Her footwork shows a small adjustment hop into a planted neutral base, with a clear weight transfer from the back foot to the front as she drives through the shot.
240 2.9s
BH Moves Back · Side · Closed · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand from a closed stance while moving back, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal wrist break, with the dominant hand supporting a stable, slightly laid-back hitting wrist through contact before a controlled release into the follow-through.
240 3.1s
BH Moves Back · Side · Open · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. The high-speed side view makes it clear that she contacts the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed racket face and an upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
240 2.6s
BH Moves Back · Side · Open · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand from a neutral baseline position in open stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. After contact she extends her arms fully through the ball with her weight gradually settling into her outside leg before returning her hands together into a compact ready position.
240 3.6s
BH Running · Side · Closed · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. She sprints laterally into a closed stance, planting her front foot firmly across her body before using a strong crossover recovery step to push back toward the center.
240 3.3s
BH Running · Side · Closed · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's running two-handed backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her hips stay closed to the net as she plants the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push-off driving her weight through the shot.
240 2.1s
BH Running · Side · Open · 240fps Sam Stosur's running two-handed backhand in open stance from the baseline, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her follow-through finishes high with the torso unwinding toward the court and the non-hitting hand helping her quickly regain a neutral ready position after contact.
240 2.4s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps in slow motion. Her footwork includes a quick lateral shuffle out to the wide ball, setting into a neutral stance with a strong base before loading and then using a cross-step to recover back toward the court.
240 2.4s
BH Wide · Side · Closed · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's wide two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her shoulders rotate 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.
240 2.5s
BH Wide · Side · Closed · 120fps #2 Sam Stosur's wide two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms, creating a clear sequential whip through contact.
120 3.3s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand from a neutral stance on a wide ball, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her two-handed grip shows the bottom hand in a firm semi-western position with noticeable wrist lag on the hitting arm that unwinds into a controlled, slightly laid-back wrist at contact.
240 2.2s
BH Wide · Side · Open · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced low-to-high swing path.
240 2.2s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. Her continental grip is clear, with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a full, loose wrist snap in the follow-through.
240 3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head whips up and across her body on a steep upward swing path.
240 3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil aggressively from the hips upward, making the sequential opening of torso and hitting shoulder very clear in slow motion.
240 2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front · 500fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front at 500 fps. The high-speed front view makes the upward racket path and slightly closed racket face at contact clear, with the ball struck just above head height as her arm extends fully through the hit.
500 4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a slightly relaxed wrist, allowing clear pronation through contact as the wrist snaps forward just after impact.
500 3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the trophy phase, then uncoil aggressively upward and into the court, with a clear sequence from hip turn to shoulder turn visible in slow motion.
240 3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. Her stance is slightly staggered with a clear weight shift onto the front foot before contact, and her front-leg push-off is visible as she drives up into the serve.
240 3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her shoulder line turns significantly away from the target before contact, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils upward and into the court in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders.
240 2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the slow motion shows pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet face turns outward toward the target.
500 2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulder line rotates as the trunk coils away from the target before uncoiling in sequence, with the chest opening toward the net only after the hitting shoulder and arm have initiated the upward motion.
500 3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front · 500fps #3 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. Her tossing arm stays extended upward as her hitting arm whips through the ball, then both arms drop and she lands into the court with weight moving forward toward a balanced ready position.
500 3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front camera angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court with her tossing arm dropping quickly to her left side as she lands and begins recovering toward a neutral ready position.
500 3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as her hips open toward the net during the loading phase into contact.
500 3.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed hand, and the slow-motion view makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
240 3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court and finishes with her tossing arm dropping quickly as she lands and begins to recover toward a neutral ready position.
500 4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position after landing.
500 3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a steady weight transfer onto the front foot, and a small recovery hop onto the baseline after landing.
240 2.7s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The slow-motion view shows her tossing slightly into the court with a closed racket face at contact, striking the ball at full extension well above head height with pronounced upward racket head acceleration.
240 3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear · 500fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her slow-motion footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a stable base, minimal heel lift, and a balanced weight transfer into the court as she drives up to contact.
500 2.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 500fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling aggressively toward the court as she pushes off the ground.
500 3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders into contact, which is easy to see in the slowed 240 fps footage.
240 3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 120fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. Her serving arm extends fully up through contact while the non-hitting arm tucks into her torso, and she lands on her front foot with her weight driving into the court before starting her recovery.
120 2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #1 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her footwork features a pronounced platform stance with a deep knee bend and a clear upward drive off both legs before landing inside the court on her front (left) foot.
120 2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling from a loaded, closed position into a fully opened stance toward the court.
120 3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her tossing arm stays extended upward through contact before folding down as her weight drives into the court, bringing her quickly back toward a balanced landing and ready position.
240 2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side · 120fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulder line rotates significantly away from the court before contact, then uncoils in sync with trunk rotation so that the torso leads the arm swing through the hitting zone.
120 3s
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 120fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing in a clear kinetic chain sequence visible in the slow-motion frames.
120 3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a relaxed wrist that stays loose through the toss and into the early stages of the service motion.
240 2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side camera angle. Her continental grip remains firm with minimal grip change during the toss, while her wrist stays relaxed and slightly extended, setting up a late pronation into the hitting phase.
240 3s
FH Stosur's forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a mixed front/side interactive forum angle. Her hips load into a strong semi-open stance with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive up and forward through contact.
30.3s
FH Stosur's forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a front angle. Her hips stay closed longer during the unit turn before driving through with a strong knee bend and upward leg drive into contact.
30.3s
FH Stosur's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a front interactive forum angle. At contact her 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.
30.3s
FH Center · Front · Open · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her hips stay relatively open toward the net while her knees are deeply flexed on the load, with a strong upward leg drive initiating the forward swing.
500 3.1s
FH Center · Front · Open · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed-to-neutral face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head upward for heavy topspin.
500 2.1s
FH Center · Front · Open · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting hand counterbalancing in front as she quickly regains a neutral ready position.
240 2.5s
FH Center · Front · Open · 500fps #4 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip and laid-back wrist position create pronounced lag before contact, with a distinct wrist snap upward to impart heavy topspin.
500 2.6s
FH Half Volley · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand half-volley from a neutral position, filmed from the front at 500 fps. The slow-motion angle makes it easy to see her slightly closed racket face at contact, with the ball meeting the strings just below shoulder height as the racket accelerates steeply upward through the hit.
500 1.8s
FH Inside In · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her wide, low base in an open stance and quick adjustment steps into contact are clearly visible before she drives off her outside leg and recovers toward the middle.
500 2.5s
FH Inside In · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand InsideIn from the center baseline, filmed from a front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with the non-hitting arm tucking in, and she quickly regains a neutral ready position with weight transferring back to a balanced stance.
500 2.3s
FH Inside In · Front · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her semi-western grip is clear, with pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
240 4.1s
FH Inside In · Front · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward and unwind aggressively from the legs to initiate the forward swing.
240 2.8s
FH Inside In · Front · 240fps #5 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to her hips, then her trunk uncoils aggressively through contact, with the chest rotating fully toward the target as part of a clear kinetic chain sequence.
240 4.1s
FH Inside In · Front · 240fps #6 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance before she quickly resets into a ready position.
240 3.2s
FH Inside In · Front · 240fps #7 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the trunk so that the chest opens toward the target just after contact, clearly showing sequential rotation through the kinetic chain.
240 2.5s
FH Inside In · Front · 240fps #8 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from a central baseline position, filmed from a front angle. Her hips load in a closed position with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive upward to open the hips through contact.
240 3.4s
FH Inside Out · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand InsideOut from the center baseline, filmed from a front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting hand retracting toward her torso as she transfers weight onto her front foot and quickly begins to reset into a ready position.
500 3.8s
FH Inside Out · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before she resets into a ready position.
500 2.9s
FH Inside Out · Front · 500fps #3 Sam Stosur's inside-out forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. Her feet set in a strong open stance with a pronounced load on the right leg before a quick pivot and small recovery steps bring her back toward a balanced ready position.
500 4s
FH Inside Out · Front · 500fps #4 Sam Stosur's forehand InsideOut from the baseline, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with the non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before she resets into a ready position.
500 2.3s
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #5 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face at the bottom of the loop, with pronounced wrist lag maintained into the slot position before uncoiling toward contact.
240 2s
FH Inside Out · Front · 240fps #6 Sam Stosur's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. At contact, her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height as the racket accelerates steeply upward on a heavy topspin swing path.
240 3s
FH Moves Back · Front · Open · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center court position in an open stance, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her shoulders and trunk are visibly pre-loaded with a strong coil against the hips, then uncoil in sequence with the torso rotating toward the net before the arm accelerates through contact.
500 2.1s
FH Moves Back · Front · Open · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a front angle. Her open-stance forehand shows deep knee flexion and strong leg drive upward as her hips stay relatively open to the net through contact.
240 2.7s
FH Running · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her semi-western forehand grip is clearly visible, with a pronounced laid-back wrist position creating noticeable lag before a strong pronation into contact.
500 2.6s
FH Running · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints forward, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg that loads before a strong upward leg drive into contact.
500 2.5s
FH Running · Front · 500fps #3 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her footwork features a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by aggressive crossover recovery steps back toward the baseline position.
500 2.8s
FH Running · Front · 500fps #4 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints forward, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive through the shot.
500 2.5s
FH Running · Front · 500fps #5 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance, followed by a strong crossover recovery step back toward the baseline position.
500 2.7s
FH Running · Front · 500fps #6 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed as she drives off the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push to reach the ball while keeping her base low.
500 3.7s
FH Running · Front · 500fps #7 Sam Stosur's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the hips to drive the racquet through the ball.
500 3.3s
FH Running · Front · 240fps #8 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a low-to-high path that emphasizes heavy topspin.
240 2.6s
FH Running · Front · 240fps #9 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting arm extends backward, and she quickly regathers her feet into a neutral ready position for recovery.
240 2.7s
FH Wide · Front · Open · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the front. Her hips stay noticeably open toward the net while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward and outward into the court are clearly visible in this slow-motion view.
500 2.4s
FH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing in front as she recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
240 2.5s
FH Wide · Front · Open · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her torso shows a pronounced coil with the hitting-side shoulder rotating well behind the non-hitting shoulder, then uncoiling in sync with her hips to drive the racquet through contact.
240 2.9s
FH · Front · 6000fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center court position, filmed from a front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting hand extends back for balance before she recovers into a neutral ready stance.
6000 0.2s
FH · Front · 6000fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front at 6000 fps. Her stance transitions from a neutral setup into a strong open stance as she plants her outside foot and pivots her hips into the shot.
6000 0.1s
FH · Front · 6000fps #3 Sam Stosur's forehand from the front, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence so the torso continues rotating forward even after the arm has started the forward swing.
6000 0.1s
FH Inside In · Rear · 500fps Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. At contact, her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the steep low-to-high swing path creates heavy topspin with high racket head speed through the hitting zone.
500 3.4s
FH Inside Out · Rear · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk so that the chest opens toward the target just after contact.
500 1.9s
FH Inside Out · Rear · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's inside-out forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-western grip is clearly visible, with pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
240 2s
FH Moves Back · Rear · Open · 500fps Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. She uses an open stance with a strong load on the outside leg, then pushes back while moving away from the ball and finishes with small recovery steps to re-center.
500 2.4s
FH Running · Rear · 500fps Sam Stosur's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward to produce heavy topspin.
500 3.2s
FH Short · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her relatively compact arm action keeps the racket close to her body, with a slightly closed racket face at contact and the ball struck around waist height before the racket accelerates steeply upward.
240 2.3s
FH Short · Rear · Neutral · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. The slow-motion view shows her racket dropping well below the ball before contact, with a slightly closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates rapidly through the hitting zone.
500 3.1s
FH Short · Rear · Neutral · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand from a central neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed at the start, then unwind as her legs drive up from a deep knee bend into contact.
500 2.4s
FH Short · Rear · Open · 500fps Sam Stosur's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. She sets up in a strong open stance with a wide base, using small adjustment steps before planting her outside foot and then performing a quick recovery step back toward the center.
500 3.8s
FH Wide · Rear · Open · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle at 500 fps. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk so that the chest finishes facing the target as the hitting shoulder accelerates through contact.
500 2.8s
FH Wide · Rear · Open · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay closed during the load with a deep knee bend, then drive aggressively into external rotation as the legs push up and around to support the open-stance recovery.
500 3.3s
FH · Rear · 9999fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. At contact, her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height as the racket accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
9999 0.2s
FH · Rear · 9999fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle in ultra slow motion. Her semi-western grip is clear, with pronounced wrist lag on the racquet drop and a sharp pronation of the wrist through contact.
9999 0.2s
FH Center · Side · Open · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her feet set wide with the right leg bracing and the left leg slightly open, making it easy to see the timing of her split step into a strong loading of the outside leg before uncoiling into the shot.
240 2s
FH Center · Side · Open · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, making the sequencing of torso rotation into contact very clear.
240 2.5s
FH Inside In · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. At 240 fps you can clearly see her semi-western grip creating pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
240 2.8s
FH Inside In · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her footwork shows a quick adjustment step into a semi-open stance, with a strong push off the back leg and a clear recovery step that returns her toward the middle after contact.
240 2.8s
FH Inside In · Side · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. Her semi-western grip is clear as her wrist maintains a strong laid-back position in the lag phase before uncoiling into contact.
240 3.3s
FH Inside In · Side · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the baseline, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. The slow-motion side view makes the steep low-to-high swing path and slightly closed racket face at contact, with the ball struck around waist to chest height, especially clear.
240 2.6s
FH Inside In · Side · 120fps #5 Sam Stosur's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly returns her non-hitting hand to the racket throat to reset into a ready position.
120 2.6s
FH Inside Out · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her shoulders load well past 90 degrees relative to the hips before uncoiling, with a pronounced trunk rotation that sequences clearly from hips to shoulders to arm in slow motion.
240 2.1s
FH Inside Out · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's inside-out forehand from the baseline, filmed from a side angle. Her open stance and strong base are clear as she plants her outside foot, then uses a quick recovery step to push back toward the center after contact.
240 2.4s
FH Inside Out · Side · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's inside-out forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags behind her torso before whipping through contact.
240 2.4s
FH Inside Out · Side · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips rotate aggressively through the shot from a semi-open stance.
240 3.2s
FH Inside Out · Side · 240fps #5 Sam Stosur's inside-out forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side angle. Her hips load deeply with a pronounced knee bend, then drive forward as the rear leg extends to rotate the hips open into contact.
240 2.6s
FH Inside Out · Side · 240fps #6 Sam Stosur's inside-out forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a side angle. Her semi-western forehand grip is clear, with pronounced wrist lag on the racquet head that releases into a strong pronation through contact.
240 2.8s
FH Inside Out · Side · 240fps #7 Sam Stosur's inside-out forehand from the baseline, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with the racket head accelerating upward on a steep low-to-high path to impart heavy topspin.
240 3s
FH Running · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her semi-western forehand grip is clear, with pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that snaps through just after contact to accentuate topspin.
240 2.7s
FH Running · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before she regroups into a neutral ready position.
240 2.7s
FH Running · Side · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side camera angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips with a pronounced trunk rotation that whips her hitting arm through contact.
240 2.7s
FH Short · Side · Neutral · 240fps Sam Stosur's forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is clear with the racket face closed and a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
240 2s
FH Short · Side · Open · 240fps Sam Stosur's forehand from the baseline, filmed from the side at 240 fps slow motion. Her open stance is clearly visible as she plants her outside foot, rotates her hips aggressively into the shot, and uses small recovery steps to re-center after contact.
240 3s
FH Short · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high across her shoulder while her weight drives forward into the court, allowing her non-hitting hand to extend back and then return quickly toward a ready position.
240 4s
FH Short · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's forehand from the side, filmed from a side camera angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, making the sequential rotation of hips, torso, and shoulders very clear in slow motion.
240 2.6s
FH Wide · Side · Open · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot, loads on the right leg, and uses a small hop-step recovery after contact to push back toward the court.
240 2.7s
FH Wide · Side · Open · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. From this angle you can clearly see her semi-western grip creating strong wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a pronounced wrist pronation through contact.
240 2.3s
FH Wide · Side · Open · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. The slow-motion side view makes it clear that her racket face is slightly closed at contact, with the ball struck around waist to chest height as the racket accelerates steeply upward to produce heavy topspin.
240 2.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand return of a first serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed racket face, and the slow motion makes the compact, mostly linear swing path and controlled racket head speed through contact clearly visible.
240 1.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand return of first serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. Her two-handed backhand grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant (left) hand driving the racket and a noticeable delayed wrist lag that releases into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
240 1.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand return of first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed at the split step and then rotate through as her legs drive up from a deep knee bend to load into the return.
240 2.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand return of a first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle at 240 fps. Her 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.
240 2.1s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand slice return on a first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her early split-step flows into a quick pivot and semi-open stance, with a small lateral adjustment step setting up the sliced contact before she recovers back toward her baseline position.
240 2.3s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand slice return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through extends low and forward with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her, allowing her weight to transfer into the court as she quickly recovers toward a neutral ready position.
240 2.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The slow-motion view makes it easy to see her racket face stay slightly closed at a high contact point above her head as the racket accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
240 1.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side · 240fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck above head height, and you can see the racket accelerating up and across the ball to create heavy kick.
240 2.9s
BH Slice → Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps Sam Stosur's backhand slice return of a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 500fps. Her continental grip is firm with the wrist slightly laid back, holding that extension through contact with minimal wrist flip to keep the slice compact and controlled.
500 2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the degree of shoulder turn and trunk rotation especially clear in slow motion.
240 1.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve Slice · Ad · Front · 500fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward into contact are clearly visible, with her hips uncoiling from a loaded, closed position into a more open alignment toward the court.
500 2.2s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand slice return from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. Her split-step into a slightly open stance is followed by a small adjustment step with the outside foot, setting a stable base before she carves the slice and recovers toward the center.
500 2.3s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand slice return on a first serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net while a pronounced knee bend and strong push from the outside leg are visible as she drives into the return.
500 2.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front · 500fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point just above shoulder height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward to impart heavy topspin and kick.
500 2.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact she lets her hitting arm finish across her body while her back leg swings forward, bringing her weight into the court and helping her land in a balanced, ready position for the next ball.
500 2.4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court, with her tossing arm dropping and then helping her rotate back into a balanced, ready position for the next shot.
500 2.1s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling as she pushes off the ground into the serve.
240 1.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. Her front-on stance shows a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court, with a clear split-step-like loading phase before she lifts off the ground.
240 2.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to impart heavy kick.
240 2.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders and trunk clearly coil together during the toss, then uncoil in a sequenced motion as the hitting shoulder rotates up and through the ball.
500 2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front at 500 fps. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward brushing motion of the strings is clear as the racket accelerates steeply along the swing path.
500 2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front camera angle at 240 fps. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips extend and rotate into the court as she lands on her front leg.
240 2.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. She uses a balanced platform stance with a rhythmic knee bend and drives up into the ball, finishing with a small hop that lands her slightly inside the baseline for quick recovery.
240 2.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #5 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. After contact she lets her hitting arm finish across her body while her back leg swings forward into the court, bringing her quickly into a balanced, neutral ready position.
240 2.5s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. Her follow-through carries her right arm across her body while her left arm tucks in and her weight lands on her front foot, bringing her quickly toward a neutral ready position.
240 2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear · 500fps Sam Stosur's backhand return of first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced unit turn on the preparation, then unwind in a sequenced manner from hips to shoulders as she drives through the return.
500 2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand return on a second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. She takes a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, with quick lateral shuffles to align to the ball before planting and using a balanced recovery step back toward the center.
240 1.9s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand slice return on a first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. Her follow-through finishes with the racket hand extending out toward the target while her weight transfers forward and she quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position on the baseline.
240 1.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and disguise to the serve.
500 2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible as her hips stay closed toward the baseline before uncoiling into the court.
500 2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips extend and rotate into the court as she uncoils into the serve.
240 2.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand return of first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she transfers weight forward and quickly starts to recover toward a neutral ready position.
240 2.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand return of first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively compact, linear swing path.
240 2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's backhand return of first serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. Her split-step occurs just before the opponent’s contact, followed by a quick pivot into a semi-open stance with a short lateral adjustment step toward the ball.
240 2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand return of first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact she extends her follow-through forward with both hands in front of her body while her weight transfers into the court, quickly bringing the racquet back toward a neutral ready position.
240 1.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. At contact, her racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball to impart heavy spin.
240 1.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through carries her momentum slightly into the court with her back leg swinging through, and she settles into a balanced ready position with both hands returning to the racquet in front of her body.
240 2.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a loose hand on the handle, and the slow motion makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact easy to see.
240 2.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a side camera angle at 240 fps. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward brushing path and rapid racket head acceleration are clearly visible in slow motion.
240 2.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. The high-speed view makes the upward racket path and slightly closed racket face at contact clear as she strikes the ball just above head height to impart heavy kick.
240 1.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #5 Sam Stosur's backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her split-step lands just before the opponent’s contact and she uses a compact lateral adjustment into a neutral stance before pushing off her outside leg to recover toward the center.
240 2.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #6 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulder line rotates well behind her hips in the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing a clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation through contact.
120 2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her trunk coils early with a pronounced shoulder-over-shoulder action, then uncoils in a smooth kinetic sequence where the torso rotation clearly leads the arm swing into contact.
240 2.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. Her shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders before arm acceleration.
240 1.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and a pronounced front-leg drive into the court before landing on her left foot and sliding her back leg through the baseline.
120 1.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, clearly visible in slow motion at 240 fps.
240 1.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward into contact are clearly visible, along with her hips uncoiling from a closed to more open position as she extends off the ground.
240 2.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip remains firm with a relaxed hand as her wrist pronates sharply through contact, creating a pronounced snap visible in the slow-motion footage.
240 2.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulder line rotates markedly away from the court during the toss, then the trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders into contact.
240 2.7s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. Her footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a rhythmic knee bend and a clear upward drive off both legs into the court.
240 2s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front · 240fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle at 240 fps. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling upward as she extends to contact.
240 3.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front · 240fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. The slow-motion view makes it easy to see her slightly left-leaning toss position and the steep upward racket path brushing up the back of the ball at contact to produce heavy kick.
240 3.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-side · 240fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a subtle weight transfer from back to front foot before driving up into the toss.
240 3.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front · 500fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward load the kinetic chain before uncoiling into the serve.
500 3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a front camera angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point just above shoulder height, with the strings brushing up the back of the ball to create heavy kick.
500 3.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a front angle. Her split step is followed by a pronounced knee bend and a stable platform stance, with her front foot driving up into the court as she lands and begins her recovery.
500 3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front · 500fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. Her continental grip stays firm with a relaxed hand, while the slow-motion view makes the pronounced wrist pronation through and after contact especially clear.
500 3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front camera angle. Her footwork includes a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before she drives up into the court and lands slightly inside the baseline for recovery.
500 4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front camera angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as her hips stay closed toward the baseline before uncoiling into contact.
500 3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 500fps #3 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the slow motion makes it easy to see the pronounced wrist pronation through and after contact.
500 3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court, with her non-hitting arm dropping back for counterbalance before she lands and begins resetting into a neutral ready position.
240 3.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front · 240fps #5 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with her hips uncoiling from a closed to more open position as she launches toward the ball.
240 3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the hitting arm.
500 3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes across her body with her back leg kicking up behind, and she quickly returns both hands to the racquet as she recovers toward a ready position on the baseline.
500 3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 500fps #3 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can clearly see her continental grip with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating pronounced wrist snap after the ball leaves the strings.
500 3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear · 500fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders load into a deep coil relative to her hips before uncoiling in sequence, with the trunk rotation clearly driving up through the tossing arm side into contact.
500 3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 120fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling from a loaded closed position into an open alignment through contact.
120 2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 120fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle at 120 fps. The slow-motion side view makes the upward arm action and racket drop into a deep “scratch your back” position clear before the racket accelerates up to contact with a slightly closed face.
120 2.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a pronounced platform stance with a steady weight transfer onto the front foot before a quick rear-leg kickback to aid recovery into the court.
240 3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips open toward the net during the service motion.
120 2.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #3 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline before ball release, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the contact.
120 3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side · 120fps #4 Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. The slow-motion view shows her tossing to her left and striking the ball at full extension with a slightly closed racket face to impart heavy kick.
120 3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side · 120fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her rhythmic service motion features a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive, with her back foot sliding up into a classic platform stance before she pushes off into the court.
120 3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the side at 240 fps. The slow-motion angle makes it easy to see her high, slightly out-in-front contact point with a markedly closed racket face brushing up the back of the ball to generate heavy kick.
240 3.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact, her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward brushing motion creates heavy kick as the racket accelerates steeply up the back of the ball.
240 3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side · 120fps #2 Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side at 120 fps. Her continental grip is firm with a slightly extended index finger, and the slow motion makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact clearly visible.
120 3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side · 120fps Sam Stosur's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side at 120 fps. Her follow-through carries her momentum into the court with her non-hitting arm extending forward to aid balance before she settles into a compact ready position.
120 3s
BH Slice Running · Court-level-side · Closed · 240fps Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from a closed stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view, you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while the hitting wrist remains laid back through the swing, with only a subtle, controlled flexion at contact to keep the slice compact.
240 3.1s
BH Slice Center · Front · Closed · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand slice from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her follow-through finishes with the racket face slightly open in front of her body as she transfers weight onto her front foot and quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
240 2.3s
BH Slice Running · Front · Closed · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from the front, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. Her closed stance is clear as she plants the outside foot first while moving laterally, then crosses the back leg behind to reach the ball before taking recovery steps back toward the center.
240 2.8s
BH Slice Running · Front · Closed · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from a closed stance, filmed from a front angle at 240 fps. Her shoulders stay markedly closed relative to the net as the trunk coils on the loading leg, then uncoils in a compact sequence with minimal upper-body rotation through contact to keep the slice stable on the stretch.
240 2.7s
BH Slice Running · Front · Closed · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her shoulders stay markedly closed relative to the net as the trunk coils against the forward-moving lower body, then uncoils late through contact with the hitting-side shoulder finishing slightly in front of the non-hitting shoulder.
240 2.7s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand slice wide from a closed stance, filmed from the front at 500 fps. Her feet are staggered with the front foot clearly planted across the body line, and you can see her use a small adjustment step before setting into the closed stance for the slice.
500 2.7s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand slice from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the racket path moves steeply down and through, creating a pronounced underspin effect.
240 2.3s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #3 Sam Stosur's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her closed stance is clear as her front foot steps across the body line, with small adjustment steps taken before planting and carving through the slice.
240 3.1s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #4 Sam Stosur's backhand slice from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a firm but relaxed hand and a stable wrist that stays laid back through contact before subtly releasing through the follow-through.
240 3s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #5 Sam Stosur's backhand slice from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her follow-through finishes out in front with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
240 2.7s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Closed · 240fps #6 Sam Stosur's backhand slice from a wide position in a closed stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. At contact her racket face is slightly open with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the downward, slightly forward swing path is clear as the racket head stays in front of her body through impact.
240 2.9s
BH Slice Wide · Front · Neutral · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand slice from a wide neutral stance, filmed from the front at 240 fps. Her racket face stays markedly open through contact, with the ball struck around waist height as the racket moves on a distinctly downward, slightly outside-to-inside path.
240 2.7s
BH Slice Running · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork shows quick adjustment steps into a slightly open stance, with her outside leg planting first before she carves the slice and then crosses over to begin recovery.
240 2.3s
BH Slice Running · Rear · Closed · 500fps #1 Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes with the racket hand extending out and slightly across while her weight continues moving toward the sideline before she turns her shoulders back into a neutral ready position.
500 2.9s
BH Slice Running · Rear · Closed · 500fps #2 Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline while the rear view makes it easy to see the deep knee bend on the outside leg that supports her weight through the slicing motion.
500 2.7s
BH Slice Running · Rear · Closed · 500fps #3 Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. The high-speed footage shows the racket face slightly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and a distinctly downward, carving swing path through the hitting zone.
500 2.8s
BH Slice Center · Side · Closed · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand slice from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her closed hips and strong knee flexion into the load phase transition into a pronounced rear-leg drive that extends through contact, emphasizing how her legs support the low, skidding slice.
240 2.5s
BH Slice Center · Side · Neutral · 240fps Sam Stosur's backhand slice from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. Her hips stay relatively closed while a pronounced knee bend and strong rear-leg drive support a low, stable base through the slicing motion.
240 2.6s
BH Slice Running · Arm-action · Side · 240fps Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. Her continental grip stays firm as the wrist remains relatively stable with a subtle laid-back position, creating a long, knifing extension through the ball without any late wrist snap.
240 2.4s
BH Slice Running · Side · Open · 240fps Sam Stosur's running backhand slice from an open stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net before contact and then uncoil in sync with her trunk, making the degree of upper-body coil and its release easy to compare to the timing of her forward leg drive.
240 2.9s
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her continental grip remains stable while the wrist stays firm through contact, with only a slight laid-back angle that is maintained rather than snapping through the ball.
240 2.8s
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand slice wide from the side, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. Her hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, creating a low base that supports a long, carving swing path through the ball.
240 2.7s
BH Slice Wide · Side · Closed · 240fps #1 Sam Stosur's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side at 240 fps. Her closed stance finish shows her weight transferring onto the front leg as the racquet extends forward and slightly upward, with the non-hitting hand staying back to aid shoulder rotation into recovery.
240 2.2s
BH Slice Wide · Side · Closed · 240fps #2 Sam Stosur's backhand slice wide from a closed stance, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. Her shoulders rotate early to set the racquet path, then the trunk uncoils in a controlled, slightly delayed sequence that lets the upper body stay closed through contact before gradually opening toward the target.
240 3s

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