Svetlana Kuznetsova
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Svetlana Kuznetsova "Sveta"

Russia
Active Retired #2 career high 18 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 174cm
2 Grand Slams
  • Roland Garros 1
  • US Open 1
Powerful, athletic baseliner with strong groundstrokes from both sides. Excellent physical conditioning and competitive tenacity on all surfaces.

Video Library (422 videos)

Name FPS Duration
BH Approach → FH Volley · Rear Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand approach followed by a forehand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively low with a pronounced knee bend as she drives forward, and her legs push explosively through the split-step into the approach steps toward the net.
5.1s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Rear Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep right-knee bend before driving forward, then rotate aggressively into an open position as the legs push up and into the court.
5.4s
BH Approach → BH Volley · Side Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her 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 kinetic chain into contact.
5.9s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Side Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by aggressive forward crossover steps to move in toward the net.
6.5s
FH Approach → BH Volley → BH Volley · Side Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand approach followed by backhand volleys from a neutral position, filmed from the side. Her semi-western forehand grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing, while on the backhand volley both hands stay firm on the handle with minimal wrist break through contact.
8.5s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from the side. She uses a quick split-step into a semi-open stance, then takes aggressive forward strides toward the net with a clear crossover recovery pattern after contact.
6s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand approach shot from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to re-establish a compact ready position after landing inside the baseline.
4.9s
FH Approach → OH → OH · Side Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand approach shot followed by two overheads from the center of the court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it clear that she meets the forehand slightly in front of her body with a slightly closed racket face before driving up through the ball into a high contact point on the overheads.
9.1s
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net while her knees are deeply flexed, showing strong leg loading before she drives up through the shot.
2.7s
BH Center · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her stance is mostly neutral with a slight closed angle, and you can see a compact adjustment step into the ball followed by a small recovery hop back toward a ready position.
2.3s
BH Center · Front · Closed #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the baseline in a closed stance, filmed from the front. Her footwork includes a clear unit turn into a closed stance with a firm plant of the front foot before she drives through the shot and then recovers back to a ready position.
2.3s
BH Center · Front · Closed #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit on the unit turn, then uncoil aggressively through contact with the chest finishing fully toward the target.
2.5s
BH Center · Front · Neutral Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racquet pointing toward the target while her weight transfers onto the front foot and her non-hitting hand helps her quickly reset into a ready position.
2.9s
BH Center · Front · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with the hitting zone extended well in front of her body, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline direction.
2.8s
BH Center · Front · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip shows the non-dominant hand driving the stroke while the dominant wrist stays relatively firm with minimal wrist snap through contact.
2.4s
BH Center · Front · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her two-handed backhand uses a firm, closed racquet face with noticeable wrist lag on the dominant hand that straightens through contact for added stability.
2.4s
BH Center · Front · Open #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her open stance is paired with a pronounced load on the outside leg before she uncoils and then uses small adjustment steps to recover back toward a neutral court position.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body turn against a more stable lower body, then uncoil in sequence so the chest rotates square to the net at contact.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with strong trunk coil on the unit turn, then uncoil with the chest driving forward through contact before the arms complete the swing.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
3s
BH Moves Back · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. Her knees stay deeply flexed as she retreats, and you can see her hips stay relatively closed to the net before rotating through as she drives off the outside leg into the shot.
2.5s
BH Running · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her footwork features quick adjustment steps into a semi-open stance and a pronounced crossover recovery step back toward the middle after contact.
2.9s
BH Running · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her footwork features quick adjustment steps into an open stance on the run, followed by a pronounced recovery step that pulls her back toward the center.
2.4s
BH Running · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the center, filmed from the front. Her two-handed backhand contact is made just in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
2.7s
BH Short · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the two-handed swing driving straight through the ball before wrapping over her front shoulder.
3.2s
BH Short · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her feet set in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step before contact, followed by a quick recovery step that brings her back to a balanced ready position.
2s
BH Short · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. After contact on this short ball, she drives her weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward her torso, transitioning into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a central position, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed as she moves out to the wide ball, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg to load before pushing back toward the court.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the front. Her racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the center, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her right shoulder as she plants her outside leg and quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position.
2.5s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a central position, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent shoulder shrug, making the torso-driven rotation easy to compare to the racquet arm action.
2.7s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact while the hitting-side wrist maintains a firm, slightly laid-back position through contact before relaxing in the follow-through.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in sync with the hip rotation so that the chest finishes facing more toward the target.
3.1s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip stays firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that straightens through contact for a solid, controlled hit.
3.1s
BH Wide · Front · Closed #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point around waist to hip height, and the racket head accelerates straight through the line of the shot before wrapping across her body.
2.6s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads on a wide base, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the main drive into the stroke.
3.2s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings the chest square to the net through contact.
2.6s
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the front of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders close significantly during the unit turn and then uncoil in sync with her trunk rotation, with the chest finishing square or slightly open toward the target line.
3.6s
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the center, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her right shoulder as she transfers weight onto her front foot and quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
2.3s
BH Wide · Front · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide ball in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment shuffle into the wide ball before planting in a neutral stance, then a couple of recovery steps back toward the center baseline.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a neutral stance on the baseline, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her shoulder as her weight transfers onto the front foot and her non-hitting hand opens early into a ready position for recovery.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Neutral #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from the front. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep, accelerating upward swing path through contact.
3.7s
BH Wide · Front · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide position on the baseline, filmed from the front. She plants in a strong open stance with her outside foot bracing wide as she loads, then uses a small recovery step back toward center after contact.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her feet set early into a strong open base with a clear split-step into a lateral push off the outside leg before she recovers back toward the middle.
2.9s
BH Wide · Front · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to hip height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up and across the ball.
2.4s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her shoulder as she transfers weight onto her front foot and quickly resets her hands into a ready position.
2.2s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's two-handed backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating low to high along a pronounced topspin swing path.
2.9s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her 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-net path.
2.6s
BH Center · Rear · Neutral #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance followed by a balanced cross-step recovery back to the middle.
2.6s
BH Center · Rear · Open Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed backhand contact point is struck around waist to hip height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path accelerating through the ball.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. She uses quick adjustment steps to retreat while keeping a semi-open stance before planting her back foot to stabilize for the two-handed swing.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the rear. Her two-handed backhand contacts the ball around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork features quick adjustment steps as she retreats, setting into a mostly neutral stance before driving through the shot and then executing small recovery steps back toward center.
2.9s
BH Running · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints wide, with a deep outside knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to plant and drive into the shot.
3.3s
BH Running · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints wide, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg providing the main push-off into the shot.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as she drives out to the wide ball.
2.5s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from the rear. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline to create heavy topspin.
2.7s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a closed stance on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her front shoulder as her weight steps through into the court and her non-hitting hand quickly returns toward a neutral ready position.
2.5s
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the rear. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively through contact with the shoulders finishing fully wrapped around toward the opposite sideline.
2.3s
BH Wide Cross Court · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's two-handed backhand to a wide cross-court target from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-closed grip structure on both hands is evident in the strong wrist lag on the takeback that transitions into a firm, stable wrist position through contact.
3.3s
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's two-handed backhand wide from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the baseline with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the target line for heavy topspin.
2.6s
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from the rear. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her hips so the trunk unwinds fully through contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide position in a neutral stance, filmed from the rear. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her right shoulder as she pushes off the outside leg and quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position.
2.7s
BH Wide · Rear · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can clearly see her firm two-handed grip with the non-dominant hand driving the racquet and a stable wrist structure that stays laid back through the swing with a compact release through contact.
3s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide ball on the ad side in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively open to the court while her knees are deeply flexed, and she drives off the outside leg to push laterally into the shot.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from an open stance on a wide ball, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with the racket head lagging behind and the wrists laid back, then uncoiling into a strong pronation of the right wrist through contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide ball on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her open stance shows strong knee flexion on the outside leg with the hips staying relatively open as she drives laterally into the shot.
2.5s
BH Center · Side · Closed Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the baseline in a closed stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net as she drives through the ball, with a noticeable knee bend and strong rear-leg push contributing to her aggressive weight transfer into the court.
2.6s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her follow-through carries her racquet up and across her body while her weight transfers onto her front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a ready position.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her two-handed grip stays compact with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that firms up into a strong, stable wrist at contact.
2.3s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed at load with a deep knee bend, then drive forward as both legs extend aggressively through contact.
2.7s
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to initiate the forward swing in a clear kinetic chain sequence.
2.6s
BH Center · Side · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she transfers weight into the court and quickly resets into a ready position.
2.9s
BH Center · Side · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils ahead of the racquet with a pronounced lead from the hips and torso before the arms complete the swing.
2.9s
BH Center · Side · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and strong push off the outside leg are clearly visible as her hips stay relatively open to the net through contact.
3s
BH Half Volley · Side Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the mid-court/half-volley position, filmed from the side. Her two-handed grip stays compact with a firm bottom hand while the wrist stays laid back through the bounce and then unhinges slightly through contact to control the low, skidding ball.
2.6s
BH Moves Back · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her knees stay deeply flexed as she loads, and her hips stay relatively closed to the net while her legs drive upward and slightly backward to stabilize the shot under retreating movement.
2.3s
BH Moves Back · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a side angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with a firm bottom hand as the wrist maintains a stable, slightly laid-back position through contact before releasing naturally into the follow-through.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her front shoulder as her weight settles onto the outside leg, and she quickly drops the racquet to return to a compact ready position.
2.2s
BH Moves Back · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her two-handed grip stays firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that straightens through contact for added racket head stability.
3.1s
BH Running · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she plants the outside foot and quickly regains a neutral ready position.
2.7s
BH Running · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact she extends her follow-through high across her body while her weight continues moving forward, quickly bringing both hands back toward the racket throat as she recovers toward a ready position.
2.5s
BH Running · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with a noticeable laid-back wrist on the racquet hand that firms up into a strong, stable position right at contact.
2.9s
BH Running · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the side. Her upper body loads with a pronounced shoulder turn against the direction of travel, then the trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as she strikes on the move.
3.1s
BH Running · Side #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of her hip and just below shoulder height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up the back of the ball on a low-to-high path.
2s
BH Running · Side #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running backhand from the side. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly against the direction of movement, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, with a pronounced shoulder-over-hip angle visible as she strikes on the run.
2.5s
BH Short · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her two-handed grip is firm with a noticeable laid-back wrist position on the dominant hand that straightens through contact for a controlled, compact release.
3.1s
BH Short · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the short-court position, filmed from the side. 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 briefly behind the torso rotation before contact.
3.1s
BH Short · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed at the start with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive up through contact, showing strong use of the rear leg to push into the shot.
2.7s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body while her torso unwinds and her feet quickly recover back toward a neutral ready position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide position on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. She plants into a distinctly closed stance with her outside foot loading first, then brings her back leg through as she recovers along the baseline with small adjustment steps.
2.9s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from the side. From this angle, her two-handed grip shows the non-dominant (left) hand driving the stroke while the right wrist stays laid back with noticeable lag until just before contact.
2.5s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her front shoulder as her weight transfers into the court and she quickly returns the non-hitting hand to the throat of the racket to reset.
3.2s
BH Wide · Side · Neutral #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand from a neutral stance on the baseline, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment step outward followed by a planted neutral stance, with a clear pivot on the front foot as she transfers weight into the shot.
3.3s
BH Wide · Side · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide ball on the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her open stance shows strong knee flexion on the outside leg and clear hip rotation as she pushes off the ground into the shot.
2.5s
BH Wide · Side · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from an open stance on a wide ball, filmed from the side. From this angle, you can see her dominant hand maintaining a firm, stable grip on the handle while the off hand guides the racquet, with the wrists staying relatively quiet until a late, compact release through contact.
2.7s
BH Wide · Side · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand from a wide ball on the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her open stance shows strong knee flexion on the outside leg with the hips staying relatively open to the net as she drives laterally into the shot.
2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her racket arm extends fully upward with a slightly closed racket face at contact, reaching slightly above head height to drive through the ball.
2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact she lets her hitting arm finish across her body while her weight lands on her front leg, quickly bringing both hands back together in front of her torso to re-establish a ready position.
2.7s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her footwork features a controlled platform stance with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot as she drives up into the ball.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is evident with a firm but relaxed hand, and the front view makes her pronounced wrist pronation through contact clearly visible.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact her racquet finishes across her body while her weight drives into the court and she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up explosively as the rear hip rotates through into the court.
2.7s
First Serve · Ad · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap clearly visible from this angle.
4.2s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced upper-body coil against the hips, then uncoil in a clear sequence from pelvis to torso to hitting shoulder as she drives up to the ball.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, and you can see early wrist pronation starting as the tossing arm rises to set up the serve motion.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is paired with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, with the racket face clearly turning outward after impact.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her front-on stance shows a strong platform base with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive through the legs before landing inside the court on her front foot.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil during the toss, then uncoil aggressively so the chest squares toward the net just after contact, showing clear upper-body sequencing into the hitting arm.
2.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact she lands on her front (left) foot with her tossing arm dropping quickly into her torso as she recovers into a compact ready position.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay closed toward the baseline during the knee bend, then rotate aggressively into the court as her legs drive upward out of a deep, loaded stance.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates sharply upward along a pronounced edge-on swing path.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her stance is a solid platform setup, and you can clearly see her front foot angle and minimal foot movement during the toss before she drives up into the court.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her aggressive leg drive is evident as she pushes up through her front leg and lands balanced, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position after the follow-through.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head whips up and across the ball on a steep upward path.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a pinpoint stance, with the back foot drawing up to the front foot just before she drives up into the serve.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load with a deep knee bend and then drive up into an aggressive hip extension as the back leg straightens into the court.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up aggressively as the back hip rotates into the court to initiate leg-driven upward thrust.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket accelerates up and across her body, indicating strong pronation through the hit.
2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip remains firm with a noticeable wrist pronation through contact, as the racquet head accelerates up and across the ball.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand, and you can see early wrist pronation starting just after the ball toss as the racquet moves into the trophy position.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy position before an aggressive trunk uncoil initiates the upward arm action in a clear kinetic chain.
2.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lets her racquet finish across her body as her back leg swings forward, clearly transferring weight into the court and settling into a compact ready position.
3.3s
First Serve → FH Volley → OH · Deuce · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders stay turned as the trunk coils early, then uncoils in sync with her forward step so the hitting shoulder leads slightly ahead of the hips through contact.
9.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork shows a rhythmic bounce into a pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before she drives up into the serve.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation easy to compare between the loading and acceleration phases.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy position, then her trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact, creating a pronounced torso whip through the serve.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to her hips in the trophy position, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as she drives up to contact.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her tossing arm drops quickly while her weight drives into the court, and she finishes with her upper body uncoiling fully before settling into a neutral ready position.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a small pinpoint stance adjustment before driving up, with a clear weight transfer from the back foot to the front as she lands inside the court.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her continental grip stays firm while the wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a noticeable snap as the racket accelerates up and into the ball.
2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to her hips in the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils in sync with her leg drive so that the torso squares to the net just after contact.
3s
First Serve → OH · Ad · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is steady with a relaxed hand, and you can clearly see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as her palm turns outward toward the target.
5.2s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips uncoil upward and forward through contact.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through torso to shoulder as the racquet accelerates up to contact.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact her weight drives into the court with a full pronation and high racquet finish, and she quickly drops into a balanced landing ready to move for the next shot.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a small, controlled pinpoint stance with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot as she drives up into the serve.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. From this view, her continental grip stays firm while her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a pronounced snap just after full extension.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her follow-through carries her hitting arm fully across her body while her back leg swings forward, helping her land into the court and quickly recover toward a ready position.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that drives her hitting shoulder up and through the ball.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her hips load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and you can clearly see the rear hip rotate through as the back leg extends off the ground into the landing.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips powerfully uncoiling upward as the back leg extends through contact.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her footwork shows a small adjustment step into a platform stance before the toss, with a pronounced knee bend and drive up into the court.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is only slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the edge toward a pronounced pronation.
2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible, with the hips loading closed and then powerfully uncoiling toward the court during the serve motion.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through carries her weight into the court with her tossing arm dropping quickly to her left side as she transitions into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
3.1s
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her contact point is slightly in front of her body with the racket face moderately closed and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
3.3s
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with the non-hitting arm retracting back into a compact ready position as her weight transfers forward onto her front leg.
2s
FH Center · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a front angle. Her compact split step into a semi-open stance leads into a strong weight transfer off the back leg, followed by a quick recovery hop that recenters her on the baseline.
2.5s
FH Center · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact she finishes with a high wrap across her left shoulder and quickly brings both hands back in front of her body to re-establish a neutral ready position.
3s
FH Center · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
2.9s
FH Center · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk rotate together into a deep coil, then uncoil with the hitting-side shoulder finishing well across her body, clearly showing the sequencing from torso rotation into arm swing.
3.5s
FH Center · Front · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with the strings tilted a bit closed, and the swing path accelerates upward through contact for heavy topspin.
2.5s
FH Center · Front · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. After contact her racket finishes high across her body while her weight moves into the court, and she quickly drops the racquet to reset both hands on the handle in a compact ready position.
2.9s
FH Center · Front · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively open to the net as she loads on a deep knee bend, then drive upward with strong leg extension to initiate the forward swing.
2.7s
FH Center · Front · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front angle. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body while her weight continues moving forward into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to reestablish a ready position.
2.4s
FH Center · Front · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a closed-to-neutral face, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward, producing heavy topspin with high racket head speed through contact.
2.2s
FH Inside In · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center/inside-in position, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively with the lead shoulder driving up and across through contact.
2.5s
FH Inside In · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. She uses a wide, semi-open stance with a pronounced unit turn and a small adjustment hop to load on her outside leg before driving through the shot and recovering.
3.1s
FH Inside In · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.5s
FH Inside In · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk load with a deep coil against the hips, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings the hitting shoulder through first before the chest fully faces the net.
2.5s
FH Inside In · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racket hand positioned well under the handle, and there is pronounced wrist lag that releases into a strong pronation through contact.
3.6s
FH Inside In · Front #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand Inside-In from the center of the baseline, filmed from a front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her legs drive up and into the court.
3.1s
FH Inside In · Front #7 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
5.2s
FH Inside In · Front #8 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from the front. 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.
3.9s
FH Inside In · Front #9 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly resets her non-hitting hand to the racquet throat as she returns to a ready position.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a central position, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as the legs extend to initiate rotation into the inside-out contact.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center/Ad side, filmed from a front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed and a pronounced wrist lag that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.9s
FH Inside Out · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center/Ad side hitting InsideOut, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a windshield-wiper path.
2.5s
FH Inside Out · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively with the chest driving forward toward the target before contact.
3.4s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident in the way the racquet face stays slightly closed with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3s
FH Moves Back · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident in the strong wrist lag on the takeback, followed by a pronounced wrist release through contact.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. Her footwork includes a quick split-step into retreating adjustment steps and an open stance, then a strong recovery step back toward the court after contact.
4.4s
FH Running · Arm-action · Front Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand on the run from a central baseline position, filmed from the front. Her footwork features a quick adjustment hop into an open stance before contact, followed by aggressive crossover recovery steps back toward the center.
2.6s
FH Running · Arm-action · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders stay markedly closed against the direction of movement before the forward swing, then her trunk uncoils aggressively with the hitting-side shoulder finishing well across her body, clearly showing the upper-body contribution to racket speed.
2.5s
FH Running · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the center, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net as she sprints, with a deep outside-knee bend and strong push-off from the loaded leg to strike while still on the move.
3.2s
FH Running · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through wraps across her body as her weight lands on the front leg, and she quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3s
FH Running · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
3.1s
FH Running · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil noticeably against the hips during the unit turn, then uncoil in a late, aggressive rotation that squares her chest to the net just after contact.
2.6s
FH Running · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates sharply upward on a steep low-to-high path.
2.5s
FH Running · Front #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand on the run from the baseline, filmed from the front. Her footwork includes a quick split-step into long lateral strides and a wide open stance, followed by immediate recovery steps back toward the center of the court.
3.2s
FH Short · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact she extends her racquet fully toward the target with her non-hitting arm retracting to her side, then quickly brings both hands back to the ready position as her weight finishes on her front foot.
3.9s
FH Short · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her compact split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a strong push off the back leg and a small recovery hop that readies her for the next ball.
2.6s
FH Short · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils in sequence so the chest squares to the net just after contact.
3.7s
FH Short · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance before contact, followed by a quick recovery step that brings her back toward a balanced ready position.
2.8s
FH Short · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body as she steps into the court and quickly resets both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
2.9s
FH Short · Front #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the front. She sets up in a strong open stance after a small adjustment hop, with a clear weight transfer into the front leg before pushing off for a quick recovery step back to ready position.
2.3s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racquet face, and the camera angle makes the pronounced wrist lag and delayed uncoiling into contact clearly visible.
2.4s
FH Wide · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil and then uncoil aggressively, with the lead shoulder opening toward the target slightly before the hips complete their turn.
3.5s
FH Wide · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. From this angle, her semi-western grip and strong wrist lag are evident as the racket head stays laid back before a pronounced wrist release through contact.
3.3s
FH Wide · Front · Neutral Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide ball in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. Her footwork shows a quick adjustment step out to the wide forehand followed by a clear neutral stance with her front foot planted toward the net before she swings.
2.5s
FH Wide · Front · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the Deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball for heavy topspin.
2.6s
FH Wide · Front · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position in the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. After contact she finishes with a high wrap-around follow-through while her weight continues to shift into the court, quickly bringing both hands back in front of her body to reestablish a ready position.
3.1s
FH Wide · Front · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position on the baseline, filmed from the front. Her open stance is clear as she plants the outside leg first, then uses a strong lateral push-off and small recovery steps to get back toward the center after contact.
3.1s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with the non-hitting arm retracting back for counterbalance, and she quickly resets her feet into a neutral ready position after contact.
2.5s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket meets the ball at about waist height with a slightly closed face, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward, producing heavy topspin and noticeable racket head speed through contact.
2.3s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils aggressively with the hitting-side shoulder finishing well across her body, illustrating a strong separation and release between hips and upper torso.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward on a heavy topspin swing path.
2.4s
FH Center · Rear · Neutral #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips to drive the trunk rotation through contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay coiled as she loads on a deep knee bend, then uncoil aggressively with a strong leg drive that pushes off the outside leg into the shot.
2.2s
FH Center · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the backswing, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.1s
FH Center · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a small hop into a split-step followed by a semi-open stance, with a pronounced rear-leg push-off that helps her recover quickly back toward the middle.
2.7s
FH Inside In · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the swing path drives aggressively through the court before finishing over her left shoulder.
3.5s
FH Inside In · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body as she drives her weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Rear Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the rear. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her legs drive up and forward into the inside-out contact.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then uncoil aggressively as her legs drive up and into the court during contact.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with clear wrist lag maintained into the forward swing before a strong pronation through contact.
4.5s
FH Inside Out · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay closed during the unit turn with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her legs drive up and into the court on the inside-out swing.
4s
FH Inside Out · Rear #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand InsideOut from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she finishes with a high wrap-around follow-through while her left arm counters out for balance before she recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's inside-out forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips so the trunk unwinds progressively into contact.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the backswing, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.4s
FH Moves Back · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the rear. Her follow-through wraps high over her left shoulder as she transfers weight onto her back foot, then quickly resets both hands on the racquet into a neutral ready position.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Rear #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a heavy topspin path.
3s
FH Moves Back · Rear #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the rear. After contact her follow-through wraps high over her shoulder as she transfers weight onto her back foot, then she quickly resets both hands on the racquet into a neutral ready position.
2.6s
FH Running · Rear Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear 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 path.
3.1s
FH Short · Rear Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.5s
FH Short · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is slightly in front of her lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates steeply upward, indicating heavy topspin.
3s
FH Short · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body while her weight moves into the court, and she quickly resets her feet into a neutral ready position.
4.6s
FH Short · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation that initiates just after her hips begin to open.
2.6s
FH Short · Rear #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load into a deep knee bend before driving upward and uncoiling, with the rear hip clearly rotating through as her back leg pushes off the court.
4.1s
FH Short · Rear #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
3.4s
FH Short · Rear #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. She uses an open stance with a pronounced unit turn and a strong push off her outside leg, then finishes with small adjustment steps to recover toward the middle.
3.2s
FH Short · Rear #7 Svetlana Kuznetsova's 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 her trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with a noticeable delay between hip and shoulder rotation.
4.1s
FH Short · Rear #8 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load with a pronounced coil while her knees stay deeply flexed, then her legs drive up and uncoil her hips into an open stance through contact.
3.4s
FH Wide · Rear · Neutral Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide ball in a neutral stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.8s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide forehand from the rear, hit in an open stance. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body while her weight continues moving toward the center of the court, bringing her quickly back into a ready position.
2.7s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates on a steep low-to-high path through contact.
2.9s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position on the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her open stance features a strong sit into the outside leg with pronounced knee bend, then an aggressive hip unwinding that drives her weight laterally into the shot.
2.4s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racquet laid back and a clear wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.5s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with a clear step-through onto the front foot and a quick recovery step pushing her back toward the center baseline position.
2.5s
FH Center · Side · Neutral #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation through contact.
2.3s
FH Center · Side · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. 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.
2.9s
FH Center · Side · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her feet load in a wide base with a pronounced hip and shoulder coil before uncoiling, and she uses a small hop and lateral recovery step to quickly reset after contact.
2.5s
FH Center · Side · Open #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then unwind aggressively as her legs drive upward and forward into contact.
2.8s
FH Center · Side · Open #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the racket head before it whips forward into contact.
2.4s
FH Center · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm swing, showing a clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
2.8s
FH Center · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.3s
FH Center · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips load into a strong coil with deep knee bend before driving up through the legs into an aggressive uncoiling toward the ball.
2.4s
FH Half Volley · Side Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand half-volley from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick adjustment step into a semi-open stance, with a short recovery step immediately after contact to regain balance on the baseline.
2.4s
FH Inside In · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand Inside-In from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a pronounced adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a quick recovery step that readies her for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand InsideIn from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags behind her rotating torso.
4.2s
FH Inside In · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand inside-in from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through contact to produce heavy topspin.
1.8s
FH Inside Out · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the Deuce court, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a small hop into a split-step before she plants in a mostly open stance, with a pronounced pivot on the outside foot to drive through and then recover along the baseline.
3s
FH Inside Out · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick split-step into a lateral adjustment and a strong open stance, with a pronounced pivot on the outside leg before driving into the inside-out swing.
3.1s
FH Inside Out · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the Deuce court, filmed from the Side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively ahead of the arm to initiate the inside-out swing path.
3.3s
FH Inside Out · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact her follow-through wraps high across her body while her weight drives into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.5s
FH Inside Out · Side #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head whips upward on a steep low-to-high path.
3.2s
FH Inside Out · Side #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center court area, filmed from the side. Her hips load into a deep knee bend with noticeable leg drive upward and forward before uncoiling into contact.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into an open stance as she retreats, then a strong rear leg load before pushing back toward the court after contact.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as her weight settles onto her back foot, and she quickly repositions her non-hitting hand in front of her torso to return to a ready stance.
3s
FH Moves Back · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to her hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arm whips through.
2.5s
FH Moves Back · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads on the outside leg, with a pronounced knee bend and delayed hip rotation driving through only after the ball drop.
4.4s
FH Moves Back · Side #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and delayed hip uncoil into contact are clearly visible as she pushes off the outside leg to stabilize while retreating.
2.8s
FH Moves Back · Side #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her contact point is slightly in front of her hip with the racket face moderately closed and the racket head accelerating upward on a steep low-to-high path.
2.7s
FH Running · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before she quickly regains a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Running · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3.2s
FH Running · Side #234242 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick split-step into long lateral strides and a semi-open stance, followed by a strong crossover recovery step back toward the center.
2.7s
FH Running · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate significantly past her hips on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils in sequence from pelvis to shoulders as she contacts while still moving laterally.
3.8s
FH Running · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand on the run from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push-off driving her through the open-stance running forehand.
2.6s
FH Running · Side #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. 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.
2.7s
FH Short · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.7s
FH Short · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. At contact her 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.
3.9s
FH Short · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips load into a deep knee bend before driving upward and uncoiling, with the rear leg pushing strongly into the court to initiate rotation.
1.9s
FH Short · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
4.3s
FH Wide · Side · Neutral #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her neutral stance shows a strong knee bend on the outside leg with the hips coiling back before driving forward into the shot.
3.3s
FH Wide · Side · Neutral #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position, filmed from the side. Her shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling, with the trunk initiating rotation ahead of the arm swing to sequence the kinetic chain.
2.5s
FH Wide · Side · Open #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.8s
FH Wide · Side · Open #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide forehand from an open stance on the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively open to the court while a deep knee bend and strong rear-leg drive into the ground are clearly visible during the loading phase.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that releases into a strong pronation through contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle outward into a semi-open stance, followed by a strong recovery step back toward the center after contact.
2.3s
FH Wide · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. After contact she finishes with a high wrap-around follow-through while her weight continues moving toward the sideline before she recovers back into a ready stance.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her trunk so the chest faces the net at contact.
3.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance before driving up, with a small hop into the court that sets up an efficient recovery step.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that brings the hitting shoulder through ahead of the hips.
3.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the racket face square up late toward the target.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulder line rotates significantly away from the target during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes across her body with her weight landing on the front foot, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position after the motion.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact, her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body to impart strong topspin and kick.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay closed through the knee bend and leg drive, then rotate aggressively into the court as her back leg swings forward to land inside the baseline.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive up into contact as her back leg extends and her front hip rotates toward the court.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her compact, rhythmic leg drive into a neutral stance is followed by a quick recovery step that brings her back toward the center of the baseline.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her front-view footwork shows a rhythmic bounce into a pinpoint stance, with the back foot drawing up to the front before she drives upward into the serve.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a connected sequence so the torso rotation leads the arm into contact.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand on the handle, and the front view makes the upward wrist pronation and snap through contact easy to see.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes with her weight moving into the court and her non-hitting hand extending forward to help her quickly recover into a ready position.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion that starts from the hips and trunk before the serving arm whips up to contact.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is only slightly open with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path produces noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her knees sink into a deep bend before trophy position and her back hip drives up and into the court, showing strong leg push-off through contact.
2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her stance begins in a narrow, front-on position that widens as she bends into her knee load, with a small adjustment step from the front foot to align her hips before driving up into the serve.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her stance starts in a closed position, and you can clearly see her front foot pivot and land inside the court as she drives up and into the court for recovery.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. Her deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive up through contact are clearly visible, along with strong hip extension as she pushes off the ground.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then her trunk uncoils in sync with her tossing arm dropping and hitting shoulder driving up into contact.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then uncoil ahead of the trunk so the upper torso whips through after a delayed but pronounced core rotation.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #7 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge turns outward toward the target.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact she drives her weight into the court with her tossing arm dropping quickly to her side before both hands regroup in front of her body as she settles into a compact ready position.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with a pronounced trunk coil during the toss, then uncoil aggressively into contact with the chest finishing square to the net.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulder line rotates significantly away from the target during the toss, then her trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips through shoulders into the hitting arm.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. Her footwork includes a small rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend before driving up and landing slightly inside the court to aid recovery.
3.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her front-facing stance makes it easy to see her rhythmic knee bend into an aggressive upward drive and the controlled recovery step that brings her quickly back into a ready position.
3.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is only slightly tilted up with the ball struck around head height, and the racket head accelerates upward along a pronounced brushing path to impart heavy spin.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. After contact she lets her hitting arm finish across her body while her back leg swings through into the court, bringing her quickly back into a balanced ready position.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a distinct wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the strings facing slightly toward the ad side.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulder line turns significantly away from the net during the toss, then her trunk uncoils in a sequenced motion from hips to shoulders as she drives up into contact.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes with her hitting arm relaxed across her body as her weight moves into the court and she quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed hand and pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
2.7s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is visible on the racket handle, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a relaxed, downward deceleration.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips rotate aggressively into the court as the back leg swings through the baseline.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her deep knee bend into the trophy position and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as her hips uncoil toward the target.
3.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court, with her back leg swinging through and her non-hitting arm tucking in as she lands in a balanced position ready for the next shot.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the racquet, and the rear view makes her pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is only slightly open with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path produces a pronounced wrist snap that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot stepping up alongside the front foot before she drives up into the serve.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through finishes slightly left of her body with her back leg kicking back, and she lands on her front foot transitioning smoothly into a compact ready position.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates clearly through contact, with the racquet face rotating from edge-on to square as she drives up at the ball.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with a noticeable relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and disguise.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lands on her front foot with her torso uncoiling toward the court, and her non-hitting arm drops naturally as she quickly regathers both hands on the racquet into a compact ready position.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her legs load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and her hips rotate aggressively into the court as she uncoils toward the target.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before driving upward, and a small hop into the court that sets up her recovery steps for the next shot.
2.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lands well inside the court with her weight moving forward and her non-hitting arm dropping back as she quickly regroups toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through carries her hitting arm across her body with her weight landing on her front foot, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with minimal grip change during the motion, and the rear view makes the upward wrist pronation at contact especially clear.
3.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips open toward the net during the upward swing.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced front-leg drive that lands her slightly inside the baseline before a small recovery adjustment.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings the hitting shoulder through before the hips fully square to the baseline.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a loose wrist that pronates through contact to add spin.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a small forward slide into the toss and a pronounced front-leg drive that lands well into the court to aid recovery toward the baseline center.
4.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and balanced landing on her front foot before recovering toward the center.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load with a deep knee bend before driving upward, and you can see her back leg extend fully as her hips uncoil into the court.
3.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through carries her right arm across her body while her left arm counterbalances, and she lands well inside the court before quickly settling into a compact ready position.
2.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a clear sequence from hips to shoulders into contact, with the rear view making the degree of upper-body rotation easy to distinguish.
3.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly vertical with the ball struck slightly in front of her body and above head height, emphasizing an upward swing path and pronounced racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible as her hips extend and rotate into the court during the service motion.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around her left shoulder as her weight transfers onto her front foot and she quickly resets the non-hitting hand on the handle in a ready position.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle, meeting the ball just above head height as the racket accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
2.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact before relaxing on the follow-through.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil from the trunk first with the hitting shoulder lagging slightly to create a clear sequential kinetic chain.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the trophy phase, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. After contact she lets her hitting arm decelerate across her body while her back leg swings forward into the court, bringing her quickly back toward a balanced ready position.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips uncoil toward the target.
3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips extend and rotate toward the target during the service motion.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her footwork includes a measured ball-toss step-up into a platform stance and a pronounced front-leg drive into the court, followed by a small recovery hop to regain baseline position.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight into the court with a long pronated arm extension, then quickly brings both hands back to the racket in front of her torso as she lands in a balanced ready position.
3.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then her trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, making the kinetic chain from legs through torso to shoulder clearly visible.
2.9s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the side view makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially evident.
3s
BH Slice → Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand slice return of first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. She uses a compact split step into a semi-open stance, then takes a small adjustment step with her outside foot before slicing and using a crossover recovery step back toward the center.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. Her hips load deeply with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and you can see her back leg extending aggressively into the court as the hips uncoil toward the target.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight into the court with a full pronation of the hitting arm while her non-hitting arm drops and then helps her transition quickly toward a balanced, ready position.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her footwork includes a controlled platform stance with a rhythmic weight transfer onto the front foot as she drives up into the serve.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with her leg drive.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her stance moves from a relaxed starting position into a deep knee bend with a pronounced weight transfer onto the front foot as she drives up to contact.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact her racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle and the ball is struck just above head height, emphasizing an upward swing path and pronounced racket head acceleration through the hit.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are easy to see, along with her hips uncoiling aggressively upward and forward as she launches into the serve.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil in sequence with a pronounced trunk rotation driving up into the ball.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side 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.
2.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, and the side view makes the upward wrist pronation into contact and subtle snap through the ball clearly visible.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Svetlana Kuznetsova's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed hand, and the side angle makes the progressive wrist pronation through contact especially visible.
2.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her follow-through carries her hitting arm across her body as her weight lands on the front foot, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle to move into a neutral ready position.
3.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a closed face and an upward brushing motion that emphasizes spin over flat pace.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips uncoil upward and forward through contact.
4.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her racket comes up to contact with a slightly closed face at about head height, with a pronounced upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her racket moves up to contact with a slightly closed face and a pronounced upward brushing path, with contact made around head height to emphasize spin.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed during the toss and then uncoil in sync with an aggressive leg drive upward, with a pronounced knee bend before extension.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in sequence so the left shoulder stays closed toward the net as the trunk rotates up and through the contact.
2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip stays firm with a slightly relaxed wrist, and you can clearly see pronounced wrist pronation driving up and through the ball at contact.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. Her knees load deeply with a noticeable upward leg drive into the court, while her hips stay relatively closed until just after contact.
3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the toss hand-off, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet snaps up and across the ball.
2.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, creating a pronounced upward brushing motion and noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips uncoil upward through contact.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil noticeably away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in sequence with a pronounced upper-body rotation driving up into contact.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. Her stance stays mostly neutral with a pronounced knee bend, and her front-on alignment makes it easy to see the rhythmic weight transfer from back foot to front foot during the toss and upward drive.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact she lets her hitting arm decelerate across her body while her weight lands on her front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes with her hitting arm relaxing across her body as her weight transfers into the court, bringing her quickly back into a balanced ready position.
3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head level, and the upward swing path produces noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact she lets her hitting arm finish across her body while her weight lands on her front foot and she quickly regroups into a neutral ready position.
2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her knees load deeply before the toss and her rear hip drives forward into the court, showing a strong upward leg drive through contact.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a controlled knee bend and balanced landing on her front foot before a small recovery step toward the center.
3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see her continental grip stay steady while her wrist pronates through contact with a controlled, late snap.
3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her stance remains solidly grounded with a slight knee bend, and her feet stay anchored through the toss before driving up into the serve motion.
3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her tossing arm extends straight up with the ball released slightly in front of her body line, setting a consistent contact point above head height with the racket edge leading up into a closed racket face.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the rear view makes the upward swing path and accelerating racket head speed through the hit clearly visible.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with a slightly relaxed wrist, and you can clearly see the wrist pronation driving up and across the ball through contact.
2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are evident, with her hips staying closed through the toss and then uncoiling upward as she pushes off the ground.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips stay closed during the toss and then rotate up and through the serve.
2.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through brings her back leg forward into the court with a pronounced knee drive, helping her land balanced and quickly organize into a neutral ready position.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil significantly away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in sequence so that the trunk rotation leads the arm swing into contact.
2.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork shows a controlled, narrow stance with a small adjustment step before the toss, and she drives up off both legs in a coordinated motion into the court.
2.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through brings her back leg forward into the court and she settles quickly into a balanced ready position with both hands returning to the racquet handle.
2.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. Her footwork is compact with a small front-foot adjustment into a platform stance, and you can clearly see her knees flex before driving up into the ball.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her feet stay grounded in a platform stance with a measured knee bend and an upward drive through the legs that syncs with her arm action into the serve.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the swing path accelerates upward along the right side of her body to create strong vertical racket head speed.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through carries her back leg forward into the court as her tossing arm drops quickly to her side, helping her transition smoothly into a ready position for the next shot.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her feet set in a solid platform stance with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot before landing on the front leg and taking a small recovery step toward the baseline.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see her slightly in-front toss and the steep upward racket path brushing up the back of the ball at contact.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her follow-through carries her back hip and shoulder into the court with the non-hitting arm dropping naturally, setting her up to land on her front leg and transition quickly toward a neutral ready position.
3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes the upward racket path and slightly closed racket face at contact easy to see, along with the contact point sitting just above head height.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is steady with a relaxed hand, and the side view makes the upward wrist pronation and smooth release into the follow-through especially clear.
2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil in sync with her trunk as her hips open slightly ahead to drive the kinetic chain upward into contact.
3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip stays firm while the wrist pronates smoothly through contact, with a clear upward snap visible as she accelerates up the back of the ball.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips uncoil upward and forward through the serve motion.
2.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a measured pinpoint stance with a clear weight transfer from the back foot to the front leg as she drives up into the serve.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, with a clear sequential uncoiling from hips to shoulders into contact.
3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see her tossing arm fully extended upward with the ball slightly in front of her body, setting a consistent contact point for her racket to swing up and through.
2.6s
BH Slice Wide · Front #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her early split step into a low, open stance is followed by a lateral push-off off the outside leg, with a clear recovery step back toward the center after contact.
2.9s
BH Slice Wide · Front #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand slice from the center on a wide ball, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is firm with the hitting wrist slightly laid back, maintaining a stable angle through contact with minimal wrist flexion.
3.1s
BH Slice Wide · Front #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's wide backhand slice from the front. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinct high-to-low cutting path through the shot.
3.2s
BH Slice Wide · Side #1 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her early shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil into the shot are clearly visible, with the upper body uncoiling ahead of the arm swing to set the racquet path.
3s
BH Slice Wide · Side #2 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her outside knee stays deeply flexed as she plants and lowers her center of gravity, while her hips remain relatively closed through contact to support the low, skidding slice.
3.3s
BH Slice Wide · Side #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. After contact she extends the racquet forward with a long, low follow-through while her weight continues moving into the court and her non-hitting arm counterbalances behind her to help her recover toward a ready position.
3.3s

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