Yannick Noah
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Yannick Noah

France
Modern Legends Retired #3 career high 23 titles Right-handed One-Handed BH 193cm
1 Grand Slams
  • Roland Garros 1
Athletic, flamboyant player with a complete all-court game. Last Frenchman to win Roland Garros (1983) with a combination of power, touch, and showmanship.

Video Library (11 videos)

Name FPS Duration
BH · Front Yannick Noah's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, with a pronounced coil on the takeback and a clear uncoiling sequence that starts from the hips and trunk before the arm extends through contact.
3.6s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Yannick Noah's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil before contact, then uncoil aggressively so the chest squares to the net shortly after impact, illustrating a clear upper-body contribution to the kinetic chain.
2.6s
First Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Front #1 Yannick Noah's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the compact punchy swing path keeps the racket head traveling firmly through the ball toward the target.
4.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Yannick Noah's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
2.6s
FH · Front #1 Yannick Noah's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is paired with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the swing before releasing into a pronounced forward snap at contact.
3.5s
FH · Front #2 Yannick Noah's forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then drive upward as his legs extend into the shot.
3.4s
FH · Front #3 Yannick Noah's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive up and open aggressively as his legs extend into the shot.
3.3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Yannick Noah's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the toss hand side, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the strings brush up and across the ball.
2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Yannick Noah's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands balanced on his front foot with his non-hitting arm dropping naturally as he quickly regains a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.8s
BH Slice · Front Yannick Noah's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high with the racket face slightly open while his weight transfers onto the front foot, bringing his non-hitting hand back toward a neutral ready position.
3.3s
BH Slice · Rear Yannick Noah's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with the back leg stepping behind to support a low, skimming slice motion.
2.2s

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