William T. Tilden II
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That Mad, Crazy Thrill (1 of 5)
William T. Tilden's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before contact, followed by a couple of quick recovery steps that return him to a ready position.
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4.4s |
The All Court Game (1 of 1)
Tilden’s all-court instructional sequence on groundstrokes and movement patterns, filmed from a mixed side and rear teaching angle. His exaggerated shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil/uncoil are clearly segmented, making the timing of upper-body rotation within the kinetic chain easy to distinguish.
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3.6s |
Spin and Its Effects (2 of 5)
William T. Tilden's forehand flat drive from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. At contact the racket face is nearly vertical with a minimal low-to-high path, meeting the ball around waist height to emphasize a true flat trajectory.
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2.6s |
Attack and Defense (2 of 3)
William T. Tilden's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His neutral stance transitions into a semi-open position as he steps into the ball, with a clear forward weight transfer and a small recovery step back toward the ready position after contact.
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4.8s |
That Mad, Crazy Thrill (2 of 5)
William T. Tilden’s forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a mostly square face and a long, level swing path through contact.
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5s |
Spin and Its Effects (1 of 5)
William T. Tilden’s serve from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His exaggerated shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil into the backswing make it easy to see how the upper body uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders to arm to create heavy spin.
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5s |
Playing a Tennis Player (2 of 6)
Tilden's serve from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His continental grip is evident in the racket face angle, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the forearm rotates to close the racket toward the court.
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1.6s |
That Mad, Crazy Thrill (3 of 5)
William T. Tilden's kick serve from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His follow-through finishes across his body with the back foot swinging forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced, ready stance for the next shot.
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5.9s |
Spin and Its Effects (4 of 5)
William T. Tilden’s forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle on grass. His stance transitions from a neutral setup into a slightly closed position as he steps into the ball, with a small adjustment step to align his body to the bounce.
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7.5s |
Playing a Tennis Player (4 of 6)
William T. Tilden's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His hips and legs clearly show a deep knee bend on the loading leg followed by strong forward leg drive that brings the hips through toward the net.
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4.4s |
That Mad, Crazy Thrill (5 of 5)
William T. Tilden’s forehand topspin drive from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His hips and legs load deeply with a pronounced knee bend, then extend upward as the hips unwind to drive through the ball.
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1.8s |
Attack and Defense (1 of 3)
Big Bill Tilden's running backhand from the ad side, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to drive the racket through contact while he is still moving laterally.
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1.9s |
The Birth of My Backhand (1 of 1)
Tilden's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path extends forward with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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3.1s |
Attack and Defense (3 of 3)
William T. Tilden's backhand volley from the net position, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively square to the net while a slight knee flex and forward step from the lead leg provide a stable base and forward weight transfer through the volley.
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4.8s |
Playing a Tennis Player (1 of 6)
William T. Tilden's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the forward swing path extends low to high with noticeable racket head acceleration through impact.
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3.2s |
Playing a Tennis Player (3 of 6)
William T. Tilden's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through carries his racquet high across his body while his weight continues moving forward into the court, finishing with both hands ready in front of his torso for the next shot.
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2.4s |
The Accidental Volley (1 of 2)
William T. Tilden's forehand volley from the net area, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet head slightly in front as his weight moves forward and he quickly resets his feet into a ready position.
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4.8s |
The Accidental Volley (2 of 2)
William T. Tilden's overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is evident in the way the racket face stays slightly open while the wrist stays firm with only a subtle snap just before contact.
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6.6s |
Spin and Its Effects (3 of 5)
Johnston's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His hips load by turning slightly closed as his knees bend, then unwind forward with a clear upward leg drive through contact.
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2.6s |
Playing a Tennis Player (6 of 6)
William T. Tilden’s forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance before contact, followed by a clear recovery step back toward the center of the court.
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4.4s |
That Mad, Crazy Thrill (4 of 5)
William T. Tilden’s slice serve from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly extended wrist, and you can clearly see the racquet face stay open with a late wrist pronation as he carves around the outside of the ball.
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6.2s |
Playing a Tennis Player (5 of 6)
William T. Tilden’s forehand slice from a neutral position, filmed from a side court-level angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the backswing, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to initiate a downward, skimming slice path through contact.
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1.5s |
Spin and Its Effects (5 of 5)
William T. Tilden’s forehand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly open racket face, and the wrist stays relatively locked through contact with minimal pronation to maintain consistent slice.
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4.1s |
