Venus Williams
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Venus Williams "V"

United States
Active Retired #1 career high 49 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 185cm
7 Grand Slams
  • Wimbledon 5
  • US Open 2
Powerful, athletic player who transformed women's tennis with her serve speed and aggressive baseline play. Long reach, powerful forehand, and exceptional movement at 6'1".

Coaches: Richard Williams, David Witt

Video Library (439 videos)

Name FPS Duration
Tplayer Interactive Forum Venus Forehand Venus Williams's forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a front-facing interactive forum angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path through the strike zone.
150.6s
BH Approach → BH Swinging Volley · Court-level-front Venus Williams's backhand swinging volley approach from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed backhand grip stays compact with noticeable wrist firmness through contact, minimizing wrist roll to keep the racquet face stable on the attacking volley.
6s
BH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's backhand approach shot from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her two-handed backhand contact is made around waist height with a slightly closed racket face and a forward-driving swing path through the court.
6s
BH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's backhand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her momentum carries her forward with her weight clearly shifting into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward her torso as she sets her feet into a compact ready position for the ensuing volley.
5.5s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-front Venus Williams's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she drives forward, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the back leg to move through the court toward the net.
6.2s
BH Approach → FH Volley → FH Volley · Court-level-front Venus Williams's BH approach and FH volley from the center of the court, filmed from court_level front. From this angle you can see her shoulders turn early as the trunk coils on the BH approach, then uncoil into a more square chest position as she transitions forward into the FH volley.
7.2s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-front Venus Williams's forehand approach shot from a central position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced laid-back wrist, creating clear wrist lag that unwinds into a strong wrist snap through contact.
5.4s
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side Venus Williams's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her lead hip with a moderately closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, producing visible racket head acceleration through contact.
4.4s
FH Approach → BH Swinging Volley · Front Venus Williams's forehand approach from the center of the court, filmed from the front. She takes a strong split step before moving forward into a slightly open stance, using quick adjustment steps to close into the court and prepare for the swinging backhand volley.
6.4s
BH Approach → FH Volley · Side Venus Williams's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick adjustment hop into an open stance followed by aggressive forward steps that carry her inside the court for the approach.
5.5s
FH Approach → FH Swinging Volley · Side Venus Williams's forehand approach shot from the court center, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as her back leg extends into the court.
5.1s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her stance is mostly neutral with a strong base, and you can see an early unit turn followed by a firm plant of her outside foot before she drives through the shot and recovers.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her split-step leads into a strong unit turn and neutral stance, with quick adjustment steps setting her base before she drives through the ball.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact her two-handed follow-through finishes high in front as she transfers weight onto her front foot and quickly squares her shoulders back into a ready position.
3.4s
BH Center · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her split-step into a wide base sets up a strong two-handed backhand in a mostly neutral stance, followed by quick recovery steps that bring her back to the center.
2.5s
BH Center · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed at contact while her knees are deeply flexed, showing strong leg drive upward into the shot.
2.8s
BH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed at contact while her knees are deeply flexed, showing strong leg drive upward as she extends out of the shot.
2.6s
BH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible with the left hand driving the racquet and a firm but relaxed wrist structure that stays stable through contact with only a subtle release after impact.
2.6s
BH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across her left shoulder as she quickly recoils her non-hitting hand to the handle and resets into a wide, ready stance on the baseline.
2.7s
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her two-handed grip is firm with the bottom (right) hand driving the racket and the top (left) hand adding stability, while her wrists stay relatively firm with only a late, compact release through contact.
2.6s
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her two-handed backhand meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through contact.
2.7s
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the racquet over her front shoulder as she steps into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position.
3s
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of her body with the racket face relatively square to the net, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the contact zone.
2s
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #5 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racket pointing toward the target while her weight drives forward, and she quickly brings both hands down into a ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively open toward the net while her knees are deeply flexed on the load, with a strong upward leg drive initiating her rotation into the shot.
2.9s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant left hand driving the stroke as her wrists stay relaxed in early lag and then firm up through contact.
3.9s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open #3 Venus Williams's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along the swing path through the ball.
2.4s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open #4 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact she finishes with the racquet wrapping high across her body while her weight continues forward into the court, quickly bringing both hands down into a ready position for the next ball.
2.9s
BH Inside Out · Court-level-front Venus Williams's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly against her hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced rotation that brings her chest from closed to nearly square at contact on the inside-out swing.
2.7s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court_level front angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives the racket head steeply up through the ball for strong topspin.
3.6s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil aggressively through contact with the chest finishing high and fully rotated toward the target.
2.7s
BH Running · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints forward, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive into the shot.
3.3s
BH Running · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's running backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork features long crossover steps to chase the ball wide before she plants in a semi-open stance and uses a strong recovery step to push back toward the center.
3.3s
BH Running · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's running backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle into a semi-open stance, followed by a pronounced recovery step that pushes her back toward the center after contact.
3.3s
BH Running · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with her trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent shoulder lag, making the timing of her torso rotation especially clear.
4.8s
BH Running · Court-level-front #5 Venus Williams's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints laterally, with a deep outside-knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive through the shot.
3s
BH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-front Venus Williams's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. From this angle you can clearly see her relatively compact two-handed grip structure with a firm, stable lead wrist that stays laid back through the swing before a late, controlled release at contact.
2.9s
BH Short · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the short court, filmed from a front court_level angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit on the takeback, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent hip rotation, making the degree of upper-body coil easy to compare between preparation and follow-through.
3.5s
BH Short · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and her two-handed swing drives the racket head quickly through the ball on a forward, linear path.
2.9s
BH Swinging Volley · Court-level-front Venus Williams's backhand swinging volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her wide base and semi-open stance are easy to see as she plants, loads on her outside leg, then takes a small recovery step forward into the court after contact.
3.2s
BH Wide · Court-level-front Venus Williams's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact her two-handed follow-through finishes high across her body while she quickly pushes off her outside leg to recover back toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
BH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's backhand from a wide position, filmed from court level front. The racket face stays relatively square to the ball at contact with the strike made around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives forward with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.7s
BH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her strong knee bend and staggered leg position load her hips deeply, driving an aggressive hip turn as she pushes off the outside leg into the shot.
2.8s
BH Wide Down The Line · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the center, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the dominant right hand driving the racket while the left hand and a firm but relaxed wrist structure control the racket face through contact.
3.5s
BH Wide Down The Line · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's backhand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her wide stance is clearly visible as she plants her outside foot first, then loads on a semi-open base before driving into the backhand and using a couple of quick recovery steps to regain court position.
2.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1 Venus Williams's wide backhand from an open stance on the baseline, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable top hand while the bottom hand guides a compact wrist structure that stays laid back through the swing and firms up at contact with minimal wrist roll.
3.6s
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across her body as her weight stays mostly on the outside leg before she quickly resets the non-hitting hand to the throat of the racquet in a ready position.
3.2s
BH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-rear Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the upward acceleration of the racket head is clearly visible through the contact zone.
2.5s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders just before contact.
2.9s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing the load before she drives upward and slightly forward into the shot.
3.2s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-rear #3 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she quickly regains a neutral stance to recover for the next shot.
3.4s
BH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-rear Venus Williams's running backhand from the rear court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extending across her body while her non-hitting arm counterbalances behind her, and she quickly regains a neutral ready stance as she recovers back toward the center.
2.7s
BH Running · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her racket face stays relatively closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives steeply up the back of the ball for strong racket head speed.
3.3s
BH Running · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's running two-handed backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her semi-closed two-handed grip stays firm while the dominant right wrist maintains pronounced lag before releasing into a sharp, late snap through contact.
2.6s
BH Running · Court-level-rear #3 Venus Williams's running backhand from the rear court position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, with a pronounced upper-body coil on the load and a rapid uncoiling that keeps her chest closed to the net until just before contact.
3.5s
BH Running · Court-level-rear #4 Venus Williams's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her racket face stays relatively closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives steeply up the back of the ball for strong racket head acceleration.
3.2s
BH Short · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. She plants in a neutral stance with a wide base, using quick adjustment steps before contact and a strong cross-step recovery back to center.
4.8s
BH Short · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the short court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her right shoulder while her weight transfers forward into the court and she quickly resets her feet toward a neutral ready position.
3.2s
BH Short · Court-level-rear #3 Venus Williams's backhand from the short court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. From this view, her two-handed grip is firm with the dominant right hand driving while the left hand guides, and her wrists stay laid back through the swing before a late, compact release at contact.
5.3s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the center, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with the chest finishing high and fully rotated toward the target.
3s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. From this angle you can clearly see her firm two-handed grip with the non-dominant (left) hand driving the racket and a stable wrist position that stays laid back through the swing with a compact snap just after contact.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-side · Open Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, stable bottom hand and a relaxed top hand that allows pronounced wrist lag before releasing into contact.
2.5s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork shows her taking quick retreating adjustment steps into a semi-open stance before planting and bracing her outside leg for the swing.
2.5s
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, laid-in top hand while the wrist maintains clear lag through the takeback before unrolling into contact.
2.5s
BH Short · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible, with a firm bottom hand and relaxed top hand that allow a laid-back wrist position on the takeback and a distinct wrist snap through contact.
2.9s
BH Short · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high with the torso rotating toward the court as she quickly releases the non-hitting hand and regains a ready position with weight recovering to a neutral stance.
2s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she plants the outside leg, with a deep knee bend and strong lateral push off that drives her into the wide ball.
2.6s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the side, filmed from court_level_side. Her racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face, and the two-handed swing drives low-to-high with noticeable racket head acceleration through contact.
2.2s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open Venus Williams's wide backhand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with the hips initiating the forward rotation before the upper torso follows.
2.6s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive upward and forward into the shot.
2s
BH Center Cross Court · Rear Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her trunk so the chest faces the net just after contact, showing a clear sequential rotation from hips to shoulders.
3.2s
BH Center · Rear · Open Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively with the left shoulder driving through as the hips and torso unwind together into contact.
2.6s
BH Center · Rear #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. She sets up in a neutral stance with a strong unit turn, using small adjustment steps before contact and a clear crossover recovery step back to the middle.
2.2s
BH Center · Rear #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her split-step precedes a quick adjustment with small lateral steps into a strong neutral stance, followed by a pronounced cross-step recovery back toward the middle.
2.8s
BH Inside In · Rear Venus Williams's backhand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into a strong neutral stance, with a pronounced right-foot plant and decisive recovery steps back to the middle after contact.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #1 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from center court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward to stabilize the stroke despite her backward momentum.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear #2 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket head tracks on a steep upward path through contact with a slightly closed face, striking the ball around waist height as her arms extend fully through the hit.
3.5s
BH Short · Arm-action · Rear Venus Williams's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from the rear. Her follow-through finishes high with the racket over her right shoulder while her weight transfers onto her front foot, quickly bringing both hands down into a compact ready position for recovery.
2.6s
BH Short · Rear #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to hip height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along the swing path after impact.
4.9s
BH Short · Rear #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she loads, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the back leg driving her into the shot.
3.1s
BH Short · Rear #3 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed grip is firm with a strong wrist lag on the takeback that straightens into a stable, quiet wrist position at contact on the short ball.
3.3s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her open stance is paired with a wide lateral push off the outside leg and a strong recovery step that quickly brings her back toward the middle after contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Venus Williams's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced early unit turn, with the torso uncoiling ahead of the arms to drive the racket through contact while her chest stays partially closed toward the sideline.
2.8s
BH Wide · Rear #1 Venus Williams's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed grip stays firm with minimal grip change, and the rear view makes the strong wrist lag and stable, quiet wrists at contact especially clear.
2.4s
BH Wide · Rear #2 Venus Williams's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she drives out to the wide ball, with a deep knee bend on the outside leg providing a strong base before she pushes off to recover.
3.3s
BH Wide · Rear #3 Venus Williams's backhand from the center on a wide ball, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lets her hitting arm and racquet wrap across her body while her weight drives toward the sideline, then quickly releases her non-hitting hand to reset into a ready position as she recovers back toward the court.
2.9s
BH Center · Side · Open Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her two-handed grip is firm with a strong wrist lag on the takeback that releases into a pronounced wrist snap through contact.
3.2s
BH Center · Side · Open #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the ball with the contact point slightly in front of her lead hip and around waist height, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path through the hitting zone.
2.6s
BH Center · Side · Open #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her trunk as her hips open first and her upper body whips through slightly later.
2.3s
BH Center · Side #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed at the start, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive forward that uncoils her hips through contact.
2.5s
BH Center · Side #2 Venus Williams's backhand from center court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the torso leads the racquet through contact.
3.2s
BH Inside Out · Side Venus Williams's backhand InsideOut from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed at load with a deep knee bend, then drive forward as her legs extend aggressively into the court during the forward swing.
2.4s
BH Moves Back · Side #1 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to stabilize and drive up through the shot despite moving backward.
2.8s
BH Moves Back · Side #2 Venus Williams's backhand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features quick retreating adjustment steps into a semi-open stance, followed by a strong plant on the outside foot before rotating through the shot and taking a small recovery step forward.
2.1s
BH Running · Arm-action · Side Venus Williams's running backhand from the side. Her shoulders rotate sharply ahead of the hips as she drives through contact, with a pronounced trunk uncoil that continues well into the follow-through while her upper torso stays relatively closed during the loading phase.
2.6s
BH Running · Side Venus Williams's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact she drives her momentum through the court with a long follow-through across her body, then quickly re-loads her stance with both hands returning to the racquet in a ready position.
2.3s
BH Short · Arm-action · Side Venus Williams's backhand from a central baseline position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick adjustment step into a solid neutral stance, with her weight transferring forward off the back leg into the shot.
3.4s
BH Short · Side #1 Venus Williams's backhand from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her side-on movement features a quick split-step into a strong neutral stance, with a pronounced weight transfer from her back foot to her front foot as she drives through the ball.
3.1s
BH Short · Side #2 Venus Williams's backhand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed at racquet takeback with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive up and forward through contact.
2.4s
BH Short · Side #3 Venus Williams's backhand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate nearly perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively forward with the upper body leading the racquet through contact.
2.1s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side Venus Williams's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across her body as her weight drives into the court and she quickly uncoils into a ready position.
2.4s
BH Wide · Side · Open #1 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. Her two-handed racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and an upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
2.4s
BH Wide · Side · Open #2 Venus Williams's wide backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to drive the two-handed swing through contact.
2.8s
BH Wide · Side Venus Williams's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of her hip with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path accelerating through the ball.
2.9s
BH Volley · Arm-action · Court-level-front Venus Williams's backhand volley from the net area, filmed from court_level front. After contact she extends the racquet forward with her non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind her, then quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position as her weight moves slightly through the court.
2.3s
BH Volley · Side Venus Williams's backhand volley from the net area, filmed from the side. The side view makes it clear that her racket face stays slightly open at contact in front of her body with a compact, forward-directed swing path.
2.7s
FH Drop Shot · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand drop shot from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her compact adjustment steps bring her closer to the ball before she plants in a slightly open stance, with a soft, abbreviated swing and minimal follow-through to disguise the drop shot.
2.6s
FH Drop Shot · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand drop shot from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball dropping below net height, and her forward swing path slows just after impact to take pace off the shot.
4.8s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct wrist snap visible from the front.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are evident as her hips extend explosively toward the court during the serve motion.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her tossing arm extends high before dropping quickly as the racket head accelerates upward, with a slightly closed racket face at contact just above her outstretched tossing hand.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil with the tossing arm fully extended upward, then a rapid uncoiling sequence where the shoulders lead the rotation before the hips complete the motion into contact.
3.2s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court with an extended tossing arm dropping quickly as she lands and gathers into a compact ready position for the next ball.
4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her split-step into a strong loading position is followed by a pronounced knee bend and upward drive, with her front foot planting firmly to support an aggressive, slightly closed stance through contact.
4.2s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork includes a controlled platform stance with a measured weight transfer onto the front foot before landing on the baseline and taking a small recovery step.
3.3s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side down the middle, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a unit with strong trunk coil before contact, then uncoil rapidly so the chest faces more toward the target immediately after ball strike.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with her hips extending aggressively toward the target as she uncoils into contact.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss while a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward are clearly visible as she explodes into the ball.
3.3s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side wide, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced turn away from the court before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation driving up and into the ball.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her front-on stance makes it easy to see her platform stance with feet set wide before the toss, and the way she drives up off her back leg into the court as she lands on her front foot.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact, clearly visible as the racquet face turns outward after impact.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a firm yet relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck at full extension well above head height, producing a steeply upward swing path and visibly high racket head speed through the hitting zone.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay closed through the trophy position with a deep knee bend, then drive up aggressively as her back leg extends to power her upward into the court.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her follow-through carries her hitting arm down across her body while her weight lands on her front foot, bringing her quickly back toward a ready position.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap visible as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her front-on leg action shows a strong knee bend into the loading phase followed by an explosive upward drive, with her back leg kicking through into the court to aid forward momentum and recovery.
4.4s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court out wide, filmed from a court-level front angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point above her head, with pronounced upward acceleration of the racket head along the right side of her body.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward aggressively as the back leg extends to initiate her upward swing.
3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court level side angle. Her wide stance into the trophy position is followed by a strong knee bend and an explosive upward drive off the front leg, with a clear landing well inside the court that sets up her recovery steps.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket drops into a deep backscratch position before driving up to contact at full extension well above her head, with a slightly closed racket face creating a strong upward swing path.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her racket comes up to contact slightly above head height with a markedly closed racket face, and the forward swing shows pronounced upward acceleration through the ball for added racket head speed.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes with her torso fully rotated toward the court and her weight landing on her front foot, leaving her quickly ready to recover for the next shot.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact she lands into the court with her weight moving forward and her non-hitting arm dropping back to help her shoulders unwind into a balanced, upright recovery stance.
3.9s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #1 Venus Williams's first serve wide from the Deuce court, filmed from the front. Her split step is minimal as she sets up, and you can clearly see her weight driving off a stable platform with her front foot landing slightly into the court after contact.
3.9s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can clearly see her strong continental grip and the pronounced wrist pronation through contact as her hand rotates outward after striking the ball.
3.9s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork is compact with a small adjustment step into a stable platform stance before the ball toss, and she lands slightly inside the baseline with a forward recovery step.
2.8s
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, 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 to create strong upward swing path and pronation.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see her continental grip stay firm as her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a distinct snap just after impact.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face stays slightly closed at contact with the ball struck well above her head, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load deeply with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and you can see her back leg extend fully as her hips uncoil toward the target.
4.1s
First Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is easy to see from behind, with a relaxed hand and a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues fully into the follow-through.
3.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load in a closed position then uncoil aggressively as her legs drive upward, with a pronounced knee bend before extension.
3.8s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court and finishes with her racket hand across her body while her non-hitting arm drops back, then quickly settles into a square, ready position on the baseline.
5s
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet face turning inward as she drives down the middle.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through carries her right arm across her body as her weight lands on her front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
4.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her deep knee bend and explosive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with her hips powerfully uncoiling toward the target as she pushes up to contact.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy position, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as she drives up to contact.
3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. Her footwork is minimal with a stable platform stance, and you can clearly see her weight transfer from the back foot to the front foot as she drives up into the serve.
5.6s
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve wide from the Deuce court, filmed from the rear. Her deep knee bend and explosive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with her hips powerfully uncoiling toward the target as she lands on her front leg.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her contact point is high and well in front of her body, with the racket head accelerating upward on a steep swing path and the strings slightly closed at impact.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her follow-through carries her momentum diagonally into the court with her non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind her as she lands and begins recovering toward a ready position.
4.4s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through brings her back leg forward into the court with her weight transferring onto the front foot, quickly settling into a compact ready position with the non-hitting arm dropping toward her torso.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The racket drives up on a steep upward path with a slightly closed face at contact, meeting the ball just above full extension for maximum racket head speed.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders as she drives up into contact.
3.7s
First Serve · Ad · Side #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils in sync with leg drive so the hitting shoulder accelerates up and into the court.
3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her rhythm into the ball includes a pronounced knee bend with a stable platform stance, and you can clearly see her front foot driving up and into the court as she lands inside the baseline for recovery.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her arm action finishes with the racquet wrapping down on her left side as her weight lands on the front foot, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
2.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is firm with a clearly visible wrist pronation through contact, as the racket face rotates from edge-on to square toward the box.
3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with her hips powerfully extending upward as she uncoils into contact.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body tilt away from the court before uncoiling in sync with her trunk rotation as the tossing arm drops and the hitting arm accelerates upward.
3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her racket contacts the ball at a high point well above her head with a slightly closed racket face, and the upward swing path creates notable racket head speed through contact.
3.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her footwork shows a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a strong forward drive off the back leg and a balanced landing well inside the court to aid recovery.
3.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and pronounced hip hinge in the loading phase are clearly visible, showing strong leg drive upward into the serve.
3.6s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact her racquet finishes high across her body while her non-hitting hand drops back for counterbalance, and she quickly re-centers her stance into a ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to reset into a ready position.
2s
FH Center · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils aggressively into contact as her chest rotates toward the target.
2.6s
FH Center · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that releases into a strong pronation through contact.
4s
FH Center · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body while her weight drives forward into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position.
4s
FH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western forehand grip is evident in the closed racket face at the start of the forward swing, with pronounced wrist lag that releases into a sharp, late wrist snap through contact.
2.6s
FH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level 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 vertical windshield-wiper path.
2.7s
FH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the center, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her racquet finishes high across her body while her weight drives into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the handle as she resets into a ready position.
2.6s
FH Center Cross Court · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her strong knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips stay relatively open toward the net through contact.
3.1s
FH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her early split step into a wide, open-stance base is followed by a strong pivot and forward recovery step that quickly readies her for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
4.1s
FH Center Down The Line · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with the racket face closed at the set position, and there is pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her wide base in the open stance is paired with a strong unit turn and a quick recovery step that brings her back into a ready position after the swing.
2.3s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively open to the net as she loads on a deep knee bend, then drives up through her legs with an explosive push off the ground into contact.
3.2s
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the laid-back wrist position, with pronounced wrist lag that releases into a sharp pronation through contact.
2.6s
FH Inside In · Court-level-front Venus Williams's forehand InsideIn from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her footwork features a strong split step into a wide base and mostly open stance, followed by a decisive pivot and quick recovery steps back toward the middle.
3.6s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from court level front. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the back leg to stabilize and drive into the ball despite her backward movement.
2.9s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her contact point is struck slightly in front of her body with the racket face relatively square to the incoming ball, and the upward swing path creates strong racket head acceleration through contact.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as she transfers weight onto her back foot, then she quickly re-centers her stance with both hands returning to the racket in a ready position.
3s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racquet face, with noticeable wrist lag on the take-back that unwinds into a firm but not exaggerated wrist snap through contact.
2.8s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #5 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as she transfers weight onto her back foot, then she quickly re-centers her stance with both hands returning to the ready position.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front #6 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive to stabilize the shot off her back foot.
3s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front · Open #1 Venus Williams's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot early while moving back, then uses small adjustment steps to line up the ball before swinging.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front · Open #2 Venus Williams's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders make a pronounced unit turn against the hips before contact, then her trunk uncoils aggressively forward with the chest rotating toward the target as the racquet accelerates through the ball.
2.7s
FH Running · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints forward, with a pronounced knee bend and strong forward leg drive as she plants and pushes off into the shot.
2.9s
FH Running · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the way her wrist lays back through the swing, then snaps forward aggressively right at contact.
4.3s
FH Running · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork features long, driving strides into the ball before she plants in an open stance, then uses a strong crossover recovery step to get back toward the center.
4.3s
FH Running · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before she quickly regains a square, ready position.
2.9s
FH Running · Court-level-front #5 Venus Williams's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder dropping slightly as the trunk coils, then rapidly uncoils through contact with her chest finishing high and fully rotated toward the target.
2.5s
FH Running · Court-level-front #6 Venus Williams's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racquet face on the takeback, and you can see pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.8s
FH Short · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork shows a quick adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a strong pivot on the right leg as she drives through and then a small recovery step to reset.
3.1s
FH Short · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular 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.
3.4s
FH Short Cross Court · Court-level-front Venus Williams's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a moderately closed face, and you can see a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head sharply up and across the ball for the short cross-court angle.
2.5s
FH Short Down The Line · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand Short DtheLine from the deuce side, filmed from CourtLevelFront. Her wide, athletic split-step into an open stance is followed by a strong lateral push off her outside leg, with a clear recovery step preparing her to move back to center.
2.2s
FH Short Down The Line · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced coil against the hips before uncoiling in sequence, making the trunk rotation and chest opening toward the target especially clear from this head-on view.
2.9s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's wide forehand from the center of the court, filmed from court_level front. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before she quickly returns to a ready position.
2.4s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's wide forehand from the center court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
2.8s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's wide forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing, with the racket head trailing her hand before releasing through contact.
2.9s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's wide forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body while her non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance, and she quickly re-centers her stance into a ready position.
2.6s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Court-level-front #5 Venus Williams's wide forehand from the center court position, filmed from court-level front. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil, then uncoil in sequence with her trunk rotation, making the separation between hip turn and shoulder turn especially clear from this angle.
2.5s
FH Wide · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced laid-back wrist, creating clear lag before a sharp forward snap into contact.
3.4s
FH Wide · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, and you can clearly see the delayed wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.3s
FH Wide · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's forehand wide from the center, filmed from court-level front. Her follow-through wraps across her body with her non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance as she recovers into a ready position.
4.1s
FH Wide · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to her hips before uncoiling, showing a clear separation between trunk rotation and arm swing through contact.
3.2s
FH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then her trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with a pronounced separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
2.6s
FH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. 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.
2.6s
FH Wide Down The Line · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed at the start, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive that open her hips into contact.
2.7s
FH Wide Down The Line · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position, filmed from court level front. Her wide base in an open stance and strong push-off from the outside leg into recovery steps toward the center are clearly visible from this angle.
3s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #1 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide ball in the deuce court, filmed from a court_level front angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular 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 Wide · Court-level-front · Open #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her open stance makes it easy to see strong hip rotation driven by a deep right-knee bend and aggressive push off the outside leg as she redirects into the wide ball.
2.9s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open #8 Venus Williams's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as she pushes off her outside leg and quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for recovery.
2.8s
FH Center · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with her hip rotation through contact.
4s
FH Center · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body while her weight drives into the court, and she quickly resets her feet into a wide, ready position for the next shot.
3.2s
FH Inside In · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive explosively forward as her legs extend into contact.
3.2s
FH Inside In · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's forehand Inside-In from the center, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before uncoiling, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
2.3s
FH Short · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact she extends her hitting arm fully across her body with her weight moving into the court, then quickly re-sets both hands on the racquet into a ready position.
3.6s
FH Short · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then drive up and rotate aggressively as her legs push into the short court contact.
4.3s
FH → FH Swinging Volley · Court-level-side Venus Williams's forehand swinging volley approach from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn before the trunk uncoils aggressively into contact, with the upper body leading the kinetic chain ahead of the arm.
6.9s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her wide base and semi-open stance are easy to see here, along with a pronounced loading of the outside leg before she drives through and takes a couple of quick recovery steps back to neutral.
4s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
3.5s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her non-hitting arm extending back for counterbalance before she quickly regains a neutral ready position.
2.2s
FH Center · Court-level-side Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is well in front of her body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path through the ball.
4.1s
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against a relatively stable lower body, then uncoil in sequence as the trunk rotates through contact with noticeable separation between hip and shoulder turn.
2.7s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the net, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arm whips through.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and strong rear-leg load before driving up into contact.
2.4s
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints, with a pronounced knee drive and long stride length that load the outside leg before she plants for the shot.
2.7s
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her semi-western forehand grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
2.3s
FH Running · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her contact point is struck well in front of her body with a slightly closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
2.5s
FH Running · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. 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 impart heavy topspin while on the move.
2.4s
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a compact arm action where the wrist maintains a firm lag through the forward swing before releasing into a controlled pronation at contact.
3.3s
FH Short · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the middle of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a compact wrist lag that quickly firms up into a stable, laid-back position just before contact.
2.6s
FH Short · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that releases into a strong pronation through contact.
4.2s
FH Short · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly resets her non-hitting hand in front of her torso as she recovers toward a ready position.
2.4s
FH Swinging Volley · Arm-action · Court-level-side Venus Williams's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders load with a pronounced turn away from the net, creating a deep trunk coil that visibly unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-side Venus Williams's wide forehand from the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as her weight drives into the court, and she quickly returns her non-hitting hand to the racquet handle to reestablish a ready position.
2.8s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear Venus Williams'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 uncoil in sync with her trunk so the hitting shoulder finishes fully wrapped across her body.
2.5s
FH Center · Rear · Open #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body while her weight continues moving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position.
2.6s
FH Center · Rear · Open #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay noticeably open toward the baseline as she loads on a wide, flexed right leg, then drives up through her legs with an aggressive push off the ground into the shot.
3.6s
FH Center · Rear #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, 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 steeply upward through the ball for heavy topspin.
3s
FH Center · Rear #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with her hips so the trunk rotation clearly drives the forward swing.
2.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear Venus Williams's forehand InsideOut from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork features a strong split-step into a wide open stance, followed by aggressive lateral recovery steps back toward the middle after contact.
2.8s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Rear Venus Williams's forehand moving back from the baseline, filmed from the rear. Her racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with a pronounced upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Rear #1 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the rear. Her semi-western forehand grip is clear from the hand position on the handle, and there is noticeable wrist lag in the takeback that releases into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
3.7s
FH Moves Back · Rear #2 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into an open stance as she retreats, then a strong pivot on the outside leg before recovering back toward the middle.
2.6s
FH Running · Rear #1 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. After contact she lets her hitting arm wrap fully across her body while her left arm extends back for counterbalance as she recovers diagonally toward the center of the baseline.
3.3s
FH Running · Rear #2 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the rear. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints wide, with a pronounced outside leg plant and deep knee bend before driving off the right leg into contact.
3s
FH Running · Rear #3 Venus Williams's running forehand from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she sprints wide, with a pronounced left-knee bend and strong push-off from the outside leg to stabilize before contact.
3s
FH Short · Arm-action · Rear Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. Her hips load with a noticeable coil while her knees stay flexed, and she drives up through her legs into contact with a relatively compact arm action.
4s
FH Short · Rear Venus Williams's forehand 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 pronounced wrist lag maintained until just before contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear Venus Williams's wide forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed as she plants her outside leg, then rotate aggressively with a pronounced knee bend and leg drive that push her into the court toward the wide ball.
3.3s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position in the Deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn against the hips in the unit turn, then a rapid uncoiling of the trunk that brings the hitting shoulder through ahead of the racquet for contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with pronounced wrist lag maintained into the forward swing before releasing through contact.
2.8s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the center 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 steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
4.2s
FH Wide · Rear · Open #4 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot wide, then uses quick recovery steps to shuffle back toward the middle after contact.
2.6s
FH Wide · Rear #1 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips load into a deep knee bend on the outside leg before driving laterally, with the rear view making the aggressive hip rotation into contact clearly visible.
2.5s
FH Wide · Rear #2 Venus Williams's wide forehand from the center baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket meets the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path, creating heavy topspin.
3.1s
FH Wide · Rear #3 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. Her wide recovery steps and open-stance setup are evident as she plants her outside leg and pushes back toward the center after contact.
2.3s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. The contact point is struck slightly in front of her lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path that finishes well above shoulder height.
2.4s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side angle. Her semi-western grip is paired with a pronounced wrist lag on the forward swing that straightens through contact, showing a firm but not locked wrist at impact.
3s
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her weight transfer into a strong open stance is clear, with a pronounced unit turn and aggressive forward step through the court on contact.
2.8s
FH Center · Side · Open #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident in the strong laid-back wrist position on the forward swing, with a pronounced wrist snap through contact into the follow-through.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Open #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her wide base and strong open stance are evident as she plants her outside foot, rotates her hips through contact, and then uses small recovery steps to re-center after the swing.
2.2s
FH Center · Side · Open #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil against a relatively stable lower body, then uncoil in sequence from hips to trunk to shoulder through contact.
2.6s
FH Center · Side · Open #4 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. Her hips stay noticeably open toward the net as she loads on a deep knee bend, then drive upward through her legs to initiate the forward swing.
2.2s
FH Center · Side #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her hips load with a pronounced coil while her knees bend deeply, and then her legs drive up and into the court as her hips uncoil into contact.
2.4s
FH Center · Side #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. Her footwork features a quick adjustment hop into a wide semi-open stance, followed by a strong pivot and recovery step that readies her for the next shot.
2.5s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #1 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral 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 steeply up the back of the ball.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #2 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral baseline position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through wraps high across her body as her non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance before she regathers into a compact ready stance.
2.5s
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Side #3 Venus Williams's forehand from a moving-back position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features quick retreating adjustment steps into a semi-open stance, with her weight loading on the outside leg before driving forward into the shot.
2.6s
FH Moves Back · Side #1 Venus Williams'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 her trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders just before contact, making the separation between upper and lower body clearly visible.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #2 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident in the laid-back wrist position, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #3 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. Her follow-through wraps high across her body as her weight shifts onto the back foot, and she quickly drops the racquet and widens her stance to regain a ready position.
3.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #4 Venus Williams's forehand moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. Her contact point is struck around waist to chest height with a slightly closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
2.3s
FH Moves Back · Side #5 Venus Williams's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The side view makes it easy to see her slightly closed racket face at waist-high contact and the steep upward acceleration of the racket head through the ball.
2.8s
FH Running · Arm-action · Side Venus Williams's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from the side. Her footwork features long, driving strides into contact with an open stance, followed by a pronounced deceleration and crossover recovery step back toward the baseline.
2.8s
FH Running · Side #1 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high across her body as her weight carries forward into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back to a ready position after contact.
2.9s
FH Running · Side #2 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip stays firm as her wrist lags noticeably on the forward swing before uncoiling into a strong pronation through contact.
2.6s
FH Running · Side #3 Venus Williams's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil ahead of the hips so the trunk leads the arm into contact during her forward sprint.
2.6s
FH Running · Side #4 Venus Williams's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her wide lateral strides into an open stance followed by a pronounced recovery step back toward the baseline are clearly visible from this view.
2.5s
FH Short · Arm-action · Side Venus Williams's forehand from a neutral 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 arm so the racket lags slightly before whipping through contact.
2.6s
FH Short · Side #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a modern low-to-high swing path.
2.4s
FH Short · Side #2 Venus Williams's forehand from the baseline on the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed during the unit turn before driving open with a strong push off the back leg and a pronounced knee bend.
3.1s
FH Swinging Volley · Side Venus Williams's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive forward aggressively as the rear leg extends into contact.
2.9s
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side Venus Williams's wide forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. Her feet load into a strong open stance with a pronounced lateral push-off, and she uses a long crossover recovery step after contact to move back toward the center.
2.4s
FH Wide · Side · Open Venus Williams's wide forehand from an open stance, 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 upward on a steep low-to-high path.
2.6s
FH Wide · Side #1 Venus Williams's forehand from the deuce court, filmed from the side. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body as her weight drives into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back to a neutral ready position while recovering toward center.
2.7s
FH Wide · Side #2 Venus Williams's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her semi-western grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a strong pronation through contact.
3.5s
FH Wide · Side #3 Venus Williams's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her hips stay closed during the unit turn, then drive forward with a strong push off the outside leg and noticeable knee bend as she loads into the wide ball.
2.6s
FH Volley · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's forehand volley from the net, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball taken just in front of her body, producing a compact forward punch with minimal backswing.
2.3s
FH Volley · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's forehand volley from the net area, filmed from court_level front. Her follow-through extends forward with the racquet head finishing high as she steps through the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
2.8s
FH Volley · Arm-action · Court-level-side Venus Williams's forehand volley from the net area, filmed from a court_level_side angle. Her footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance with a clear front-foot plant toward the net before she makes contact.
2s
FH Volley · Arm-action · Side Venus Williams's forehand volley from the net area, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is firm with a relatively stable wrist, and you can see a short, compact wrist action with minimal hinge through contact to keep the racquet face steady.
2.8s
OH · Arm-action · Court-level-front Venus Williams's overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the net while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive help her push off the ground into the contact.
3.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add racket-head speed.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as her hips stay closed through the load and then open explosively into the court during the push-off.
3.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. 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 steeply upward swing path.
3.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap clearly visible from the front view.
3.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target before uncoiling in a pronounced rotational sequence that drives her hitting shoulder up and into contact.
2.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and a pronounced drive up through her legs before landing inside the court on her front foot.
3.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hip turn is clearly visible as she coils into the trophy position, with a pronounced knee bend on the back leg driving up into the serve.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #5 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork shows a measured stance with a controlled weight transfer onto the front foot during the service motion, followed by a small recovery step to prepare for the next shot.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #6 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. At contact her racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck well above her head, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body to impart strong topspin and pace.
2.2s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court with an extended tossing arm for balance before settling quickly into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the strings square to the target.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's backhand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively closed at the load phase with a noticeable knee bend, then uncoil as her legs drive upward and forward into the court.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her split-step is minimal before the serve, and from this view you can see her transition into a strong platform stance with a pronounced knee bend driving up into the ball.
4.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her powerful leg drive is evident in the deep knee bend on the loading phase, with the hips rising explosively upward as she pushes off the ground into contact.
2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with her hips uncoiling explosively toward the target as she leaves the ground.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #5 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court, with her non-hitting arm dropping back for counterbalance before she lands and begins to square up into a ready position.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from court-level front. Her racket contacts the ball well above head height with a slightly closed face and a whiplike upward swing path that produces pronounced racket head speed through contact.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path produces a pronounced racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
3.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly closed racket face and an upward brushing motion that creates pronounced spin.
4.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her footwork includes a measured pre-serve bounce into a solid platform stance, with a pronounced knee bend and controlled weight transfer from back to front foot during the service motion.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with her hips uncoiling vertically as she pushes off the ground.
3.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her split-step into a wide stance is followed by a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both legs, with a small hop into the court for recovery.
3.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her compact, rhythmic service motion uses a controlled knee bend and an aggressive push up off the ground, with her back leg kicking back to aid full body rotation into the court.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court and finishes with her racquet hand dropping naturally while her non-hitting arm tucks in, quickly settling into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand on the racquet, and the wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add racquet-head speed.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips uncoil upward and forward through contact.
3.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend, followed by a balanced landing on her front foot that sets up a quick recovery step toward the center.
2.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she lands into the court with her weight moving forward, her non-hitting arm dropping naturally as she quickly regathers both hands on the racquet in a compact ready position.
3.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #3 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coiling during the trophy position, then uncoil in sequence with her hips as she drives up into the ball.
3.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she lands on her front foot with her hitting arm finishing across her body while her non-hitting hand drops to help her transition quickly back toward a neutral ready position on the baseline.
3.8s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level side. After contact she extends her two-handed follow-through toward the court with her non-hitting arm stabilizing in front of her body before she quickly uncoils into a wide, athletic ready position for the next shot.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork is minimal with a strong platform stance, and you can clearly see her front foot pivot and weight transfer driving up through the legs into the serve motion.
3.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay closed during the toss and loading phase, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive that uncoils her hips into contact.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is evident in the way her hand is positioned more on top of the handle, and the side view makes the early wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork is compact with a small adjustment step into a platform stance, and she drives up through the ball with a pronounced knee bend and strong front-foot landing into the court.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she lands inside the court with her weight driving forward and her non-hitting arm dropping back for counterbalance before she recovers toward a neutral ready position.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork shows a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a strong forward knee drive into the court and a clear front-leg landing that sets up her recovery step toward the baseline.
3.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this angle you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm as her wrist pronates aggressively through contact to add spin.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork includes a measured ball toss step sequence into a platform stance, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push up through the legs before landing inside the baseline on her front (left) foot.
4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above shoulder height with a clearly closed racket face and an upward brushing swing path that emphasizes spin.
4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #4 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the upward snap of the racket head very clear from this side view.
4.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #5 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see her racket dropping into a deep backscratch position before accelerating up to contact at full extension well above her head.
3.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion where the torso rotation leads the arm swing into contact.
4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates aggressively through contact to drive the serve.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact she drives her weight into the court and quickly brings both hands together in front of her torso, transitioning into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court, with her non-hitting arm dropping back for balance before she quickly gathers into a compact ready position.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then her trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with her shoulder-over-shoulder action.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Venus Williams's first 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, followed by a loose, extended wrist in the follow-through.
2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, with a firm but relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to drive the ball.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil rapidly so the chest squares to the net just after contact.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving up, with a strong push off the front leg that straightens explosively into the court.
2.7s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
3.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Venus Williams's second_serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk rotate together into a deep coil during the toss, then uncoil in a single, continuous sequence that brings the right shoulder through and up as the trunk drives into contact.
2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy phase, then uncoil in sync with her trunk as she drives up to contact, making the upper-body rotation and kinetic chain timing easy to compare frame by frame.
3.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Venus Williams'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 stay closed to the court longer before uncoiling into the serve.
1.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket face stays slightly closed at contact with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
4.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lands well inside the court with her weight driving forward, her non-hitting arm dropping back for counterbalance before she quickly gathers into a compact ready position for the next ball.
3.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Venus Williams's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate early as she coils the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation and timing of trunk release easy to distinguish from behind.
3.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap clearly visible from behind.
2.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Venus Williams's first_serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline before uncoiling, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders into the contact.
4.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her racket face stays slightly closed at contact with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is firm with a clearly visible loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap up and across the ball.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #5 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court with her tossing arm dropping quickly and then resetting into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay closed through the toss with a deep knee bend, then drive upward as the back leg extends aggressively into the court.
3.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can clearly see her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline as she coils her trunk, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders during the upward swing.
4.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork features a measured pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before she drives up and into the court, followed by a small recovery step to re-establish her baseline position.
2.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips rotate explosively toward the target during the upward swing.
2.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #5 Venus Williams'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.
3.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then drive up aggressively as her back leg extends into the court.
3.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the serve toss hand, and the rear view makes the upward wrist pronation and snap through contact easy to see.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates pronounced topspin with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then the trunk uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as she drives up into contact.
4.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into contact are clearly visible, along with her hips uncoiling toward the court as she leaves the ground.
3.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her racket contacts the ball at full extension well above head height with a slightly closed face, and the upward swing path creates visible racket head acceleration through contact.
3.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. Her contact point is well out in front with a steeply upward racket path and a slightly closed racket face, emphasizing a high strike zone above her head with pronounced racket head acceleration through the ball.
2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #5 Venus Williams's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then her trunk uncoils in sequence with her upward leg drive, making the shoulder-over-shoulder action clearly visible from this view.
3.7s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her wide, staggered stance and rhythmic knee bend into the trophy position are clearly visible, along with a pronounced front-leg drive into the court before her landing and recovery steps.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through brings her tossing arm down quickly as her weight lands on her front foot, leaving her ready to push forward into the court for the next shot.
2.2s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Venus Williams'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 her trunk driving upward before her arm whips through contact.
3.5s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand on the handle, and the side view makes the upward wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact easy to see.
2.6s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her footwork shows a measured platform stance with a small front-foot adjustment before driving up into the ball and a controlled landing that keeps her ready for the next shot.
2.8s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates pronounced racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #7 Venus Williams's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. Her follow-through carries her hitting arm down across her body as her weight lands on her front foot, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position to recover for the next shot.
2.5s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is clearly visible, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her footwork shows a pronounced front-leg drive into a mostly neutral stance, with a clear knee bend and upward extension before she lands and begins her recovery steps.
4.4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around shoulder height, and the upward swing path and accelerating racket head are clearly visible as she drives up through the serve.
2.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her hips stay relatively closed during the knee bend, then drive up and into the court as her legs extend aggressively through the ball.
2.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her shoulders and trunk coil significantly away from the net during the trophy phase, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders as she drives up to contact.
2.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #6 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through finishes high with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position to recover for the next shot.
3.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact she drives her weight into the court with a pronounced forward landing on her front foot before bringing both hands together in front of her body to settle into a compact ready position.
2.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court and finishes with her tossing arm dropping quickly as she transitions into a compact ready position for the next shot.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. Her hips load with a deep knee bend and then drive upward aggressively, with the back leg extending fully to power her hip rotation into the court.
3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her feet set in a neutral stance with a rhythmic knee bend before driving upward, and she lands slightly inside the baseline with a small recovery step ready to move laterally.
3.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her shoulder line rotates significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, with a noticeable trunk coil that then uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
4s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #6 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the trophy phase, with a clear sequential uncoiling from hips to shoulders into contact.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket drops deep behind her back with a pronounced elbow bend before driving up to contact, where the strings meet the ball with a slightly closed face just above full extension.
3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulder line stays relatively closed through the toss and initial knee bend, then her trunk uncoils sharply upward and into the court in sync with her arm swing to drive racquet-head acceleration.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the toss, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders as she drives up into the serve.
3.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level front. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips stay closed through the toss and then rotate into the serve.
3.7s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a court-level front 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.
3.6s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct upward snap just after impact.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. Her split-step into a strong, slightly staggered stance is followed by a controlled weight transfer onto the front foot as she drives up into the serve and lands inside the court with a balanced recovery step.
3.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap visible as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
3.4s
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as her hips stay relatively closed toward the baseline through the loading phase.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. From this angle you can see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a late upward snap adding spin despite the reduced pace of a second serve.
3.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulder line stays relatively closed during the toss while the trunk coils slightly away from the target, then uncoils in sequence as the hitting shoulder elevates into contact.
3.5s
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, hit wide, filmed from court-level front. After contact she lands with her weight moving into the court, non-hitting arm dropping naturally as she quickly brings both hands back to the racket in a compact ready position.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact her hitting arm extends fully toward the target while her back leg swings through, helping her land inside the court and settle quickly into a balanced ready position.
3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the toss and then uncoil aggressively toward the target, with the rear-view angle making the degree of upper-body turn and sequencing into contact especially clear.
3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates visible racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
3.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulder line visibly rotates away from the court during the toss, then uncoils in sync with her trunk as her hips drive up into the serve, creating a clear sequential unwinding through the torso.
4s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her continental grip is firm with a slightly extended wrist, and you can clearly see pronounced wrist pronation through and after contact.
3.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face can be seen pronating through contact with the ball slightly above head height, with the strings angled for spin rather than a flat strike.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive are clearly visible as she loads on her back leg and extends explosively into the court.
3.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil distinctly away from the target before uncoiling in sync with her upward leg drive, making the squared chest position at contact easy to see from this angle.
3.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her feet stay grounded through the toss with a stable platform stance, then she drives up into the court with a pronounced front-leg push and a small landing step inside the baseline for recovery.
4.1s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from the front. After contact she drives her weight into the court with her non-hitting arm dropping back for balance before she quickly regathers both hands on the racquet into a ready position.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulders stay relatively closed through the toss and loading phase, then the trunk uncoils sharply upward as the hitting shoulder drives up and across, clearly sequencing torso rotation ahead of the arm.
2.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her front-facing stance makes it easy to see her rhythmic knee bend into the trophy position and the way she drives up off both legs in sync with her arm action before landing inside the court.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes with her hitting arm extending across her body as her weight transfers onto her front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. The racket face can be seen closing slightly just before contact, with the ball struck at full extension above her head, emphasizing an upward swing path for added spin.
3.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay closed to the baseline through the knee bend, then uncoil upward as her back leg drives off the ground to initiate racquet acceleration.
3.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork pattern includes a measured rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with the back foot drawing up to the front foot just before she drives up into the serve.
2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she drives her back leg forward into the court and quickly brings both hands together in front of her torso to reset into a ready position.
3.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court with a full upward-and-forward arm extension, then quickly drops the racquet and non-hitting arm into a neutral position as she lands and squares up into her ready stance.
4.3s
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court wide, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a small adjustment step into a pinpoint stance before driving up, with a pronounced hip and shoulder turn visible from behind.
3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hip turn into the court is driven by a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive, with the back hip clearly rotating through as she pushes off the ground.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
3.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then unwinds in sequence from hips to shoulders as she drives up to contact.
3.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. Her footwork shows a controlled platform stance with a rhythmic knee bend and upward leg drive, followed by a balanced landing on her front foot that readies her for the first recovery step.
3.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her shoulders rotate well past sideways during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil in sync with her trunk as she drives up, making the shoulder-over-shoulder action and upper-body sequencing easy to see.
3.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. Her contact point is well above head height with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket accelerates up and across the ball to create spin after a high, extended toss.
3.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her follow-through carries her hitting arm across her body with her weight driving into the court, and she quickly regathers her non-hitting hand toward a ready position for the next shot.
3.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2 Venus Williams's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. Her continental grip is evident with a relaxed hand on the handle, and you can see a delayed wrist pronation that snaps through just after contact.
3.9s
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front Venus Williams's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her racquet finishes out in front with the hitting arm extended while she uses small adjustment steps to recover and square her shoulders back toward a neutral ready position.
3.4s
FH Slice Running · Court-level-front Venus Williams's running forehand slice from the center court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders stay relatively closed with a subtle trunk coil as she moves through the ball, and the forward uncoiling of her torso is clearly timed to match the sideways extension of her hitting arm.
3s
BH Slice Wide · Side #1 Venus Williams's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. Her stance stays mostly neutral as she reaches out with a long lateral step, using a controlled, skidding recovery step to regain court position after contact.
2.6s
BH Slice Wide · Side #2 Venus Williams's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. The racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head travels on a distinct high-to-low path through impact.
2.8s

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