Ad · Toss #2
Radek Stepanek's second-serve toss from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After releasing the ball, his non-hitting hand stays up briefly while his weight begins to shift forward, helping him transition smoothly into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
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3.6s |
BH Slice → Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-side
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice approach followed by a backhand volley from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After the slice approach, he keeps his non-hitting hand extended for balance as he moves forward and quickly sets his feet into a compact, ready stance to play the backhand volley.
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8.6s |
BH Slice → Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice approach and forehand volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His knees stay deeply flexed through the slice approach, then extend into a forward-driving stride that keeps his hips low and stable as he moves into the forehand volley.
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8s |
FH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-side
Radek Stepanek's forehand approach and backhand volley from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his forehand racket face is slightly closed with contact just in front of his lead hip, while on the backhand volley the racket face stays firm and slightly open with a compact punch through the ball.
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9.4s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Court-level-side
Radek Stepanek's forehand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western forehand grip is paired with a laid-back wrist creating noticeable lag on the forward swing before a firm, stable wrist position at contact to control the approach.
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9.1s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand approach shot from the rear of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes small adjustment steps as he moves forward and he sets up in a mostly neutral stance before continuing his momentum into the court.
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6.7s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the non-dominant wrist stays firm through contact to keep the racquet face stable on the approach.
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7.5s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit on the unit turn, then uncoil together through contact with limited independent shoulder rotation, emphasizing compact kinetic chain sequencing into the court.
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5.4s |
BH Approach → BH Volley · Side
Radek Stepanek's backhand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a noticeable knee bend, then drive forward as his back leg pushes off into the court.
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7.5s |
FH Approach → FH Volley · Side
Radek Stepanek's forehand approach shot from the forecourt, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with his weight moving forward into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position to continue closing in toward the net.
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8.8s |
BH Center · Leg-kick · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His two-handed grip stays compact with a firm, laid-in left wrist while the right wrist remains relatively relaxed, allowing a subtle upward snap through contact that is visible even as his legs kick back for recovery.
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4s |
BH Lob · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's backhand lob from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate together as he coils early, then gently uncoil upward to lift the ball, with the upper body staying slightly closed longer to add loft to the shot.
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3.6s |
BH Running · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His footwork shows quick adjustment steps into a semi-open stance, followed by a pronounced recovery step that brings him back toward the middle after contact.
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3s |
BH Short · Court-level-front #1
Radek Stepanek's short two-handed backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His relatively soft grip is evident in the relaxed hands, with the top hand guiding a compact motion and a subtle wrist firming right at contact to control the short depth.
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6.4s |
BH Short · Court-level-front #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand releasing and preparing for recovery as he steps forward to re-establish a neutral ready position.
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3.6s |
BH Short · Court-level-front #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the short court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His compact split step into a neutral stance is followed by a small adjustment hop and minimal recovery steps, reflecting controlled footwork suited to the shortened court distance.
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7.4s |
BH Short · Court-level-front #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the short court, filmed from a front court-level angle. His hips stay relatively square to the net with a noticeable knee bend, and he uses a compact leg drive upward rather than a large lateral step into the ball.
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6.6s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance on the ad side, filmed from a court level front angle. His two-handed grip is compact with the non-dominant hand driving the racket, and there is a noticeable firm yet relaxed wrist position that stays stable through contact with only a subtle pronation after impact.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively straight path toward the target.
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2.3s |
BH Center · Court-level-rear · Closed
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively vertical string bed, and the swing path shows the racket head accelerating upward through contact for controlled topspin.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Court-level-rear · Neutral
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the takeback, then uncoil together through contact with minimal independent shoulder over-rotation, making the sequencing of his upper-body coil easy to distinguish from behind.
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3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance on the ad side, filmed from a court_level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline as his outside leg loads deeply, with a pronounced knee bend driving his body back into the court after contact.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the Rear court position, filmed from a court_level rear angle. After contact he lets the racquet finish high across his body while his outside foot plants and pushes him back toward the center, with his non-hitting hand extending to help him square up into a ready position.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #3
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance on the ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His two-handed grip is compact with the non-dominant hand driving the racket while the dominant wrist stays relatively firm, creating only a subtle wrist lag before contact.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #4
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the rear court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. He uses a distinctly closed stance with his feet aligned along the baseline and takes several quick adjustment steps before planting the outside foot to load and then recover.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #5
Radek Stepanek's wide two-handed backhand from the rear court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high over his front shoulder while his outside leg plants and pushes him back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Court-level-rear · Closed #6
Radek Stepanek's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His footwork shows a quick lateral push into a closed stance, with his outside leg planting strongly before he pivots and brings the back leg through for recovery.
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4.9s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Court-level-rear
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand down the line from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drive forward with a noticeable uncoiling of the hips as he pushes off into the court.
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6.6s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders coil early with the upper trunk rotating well past 90 degrees, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, making the separation between hip turn and shoulder turn easy to see from this side view.
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2.7s |
BH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around shoulder height with his weight staying slightly on the back foot before he re-sets the racquet in front for the next shot.
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3.1s |
BH Short · Court-level-side
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand driving the racket and a noticeable firm but relaxed wrist position that stays stable through contact with only a slight release after impact.
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5.4s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Front
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a relatively compact, linear swing path.
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3.3s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His closed hips and strong knee bend on the back leg load the shot, with the front leg stepping diagonally into the court to drive his weight forward.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His feet set on a firm closed base with a clear front-foot plant before contact, followed by small adjustment steps that help him recover back toward the middle.
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4.7s |
BH Center · Front · Closed #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the front. His early split step leads into a small adjustment hop and a firm plant of the front foot across his body, clearly setting up the closed stance before he rotates into the shot.
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3.2s |
BH Center Cross Court · Front
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around shoulder height and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket’s throat as he resets his stance into a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Center Down The Line · Front
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil early as the racquet goes back, then uncoil in a tightly linked sequence where the hips start the forward turn followed closely by the torso and shoulders.
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5.2s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively square to the net with a noticeable knee bend on both legs, giving a stable base before he drives up through his legs into the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Front · Neutral #2
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed face and a compact, upward swing path through contact.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Front · Open
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. His shoulders stay relatively closed through the unit turn while the trunk coils, then uncoils in sequence with a noticeable delay between hip rotation and upper-body release.
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3.2s |
BH Lob · Front
Radek Stepanek's backhand lob from a central position, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet above shoulder level while his weight shifts slightly backward, then he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Running · Arm-action · Front
Radek Stepanek's running two-handed backhand from the center court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a late but sharp coil as he chases the ball, with a pronounced uncoiling through contact that keeps the chest rotating toward the target despite his forward momentum.
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3.3s |
BH Running · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's running two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk show a compact unit turn on the run, with a noticeable uncoil through contact where the lead shoulder opens slightly ahead of the hips to sequence the kinetic chain.
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3.1s |
BH Running · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's running two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His relatively compact two-handed grip stays firm while the dominant hand wrist remains laid back through the swing, then subtly unhinges at contact for a late wrist snap.
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2.8s |
BH Running · Front #3
Radek Stepanek's running backhand from the front. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his outside leg drives laterally, with a noticeable knee bend that loads before pushing into the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Running · Front #4
Radek Stepanek's running two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His relatively compact two-handed grip with the top hand drives the stroke while the bottom hand stays relaxed, and the front view makes the late wrist lag and firming of both wrists right at contact especially clear.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the center, filmed from the front. His initial split step into a quick lateral crossover is followed by a semi-open stance on contact, with a pronounced push off the outside leg to recover back toward the middle.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the front. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand driving the racket while the dominant wrist stays laid back and firms up just before contact.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Front · Closed
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body as his weight transfers onto the front foot and his non-hitting hand helps him recover toward a neutral ready position.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Front · Open
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the front, hit in an open stance. His shoulders and trunk rotate together into a compact coil, then uncoil with the chest finishing square or slightly open toward the net, making the degree of shoulder turn and timing of trunk release easy to distinguish.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face almost square to the net and the racket head accelerating upward along a steep, low-to-high path.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed grip is compact with the top hand driving the stroke, while a firm but relaxed bottom wrist maintains a stable racquet face through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Rear
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His relatively compact grip spacing and firm top hand create a stable hitting structure, while the rear view makes the subtle wrist layback and minimal wrist roll through contact clearly visible.
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2.7s |
BH Center Down The Line · Rear
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face stays relatively closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the two-handed swing drives straight through the line of the shot before wrapping across his body.
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3s |
BH Center · Rear · Neutral
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear. His neutral stance is clear as both feet plant along the baseline with a small adjustment step before contact and a balanced, straight-ahead recovery step after the swing.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Rear · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder while his weight shifts onto his front foot and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Rear · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path, creating noticeable racket head acceleration through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Moves Back · Rear
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the rear. From this angle his two-handed grip shows the dominant right hand in a strong eastern backhand position with a noticeable wrist lag that firms up into a stable, squared wrist at contact.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's running backhand from the rear court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline as he runs, with a pronounced outside-leg push-off and deep knee bend just before contact to stabilize the shot on the move.
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2.9s |
BH Running · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's running backhand from a neutral central position, filmed from the rear. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him before he quickly regains a square, ready stance to recover up the court.
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3.3s |
BH Running · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's running two-handed backhand from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates up and across his body on a diagonal path.
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3.1s |
BH Short · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around shoulder height with his weight moving slightly forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle as he resets into a compact ready position.
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5.1s |
BH Short · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate early as his trunk coils against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence so the upper body leads the racquet through contact on this shorter swing.
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2.8s |
BH Short · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to mid-torso height, with the racket head accelerating up and across the ball on a compact two-handed swing path.
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2.6s |
BH Lob · Rear
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand topspin lob from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-closed two-handed grip is evident with the dominant hand staying relaxed while the off-hand guides the racket, and there is a pronounced upward wrist lag that releases into a subtle wrist snap to lift the ball high with topspin.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face stays relatively closed at contact with the ball striking around waist height, and the follow-through wraps around his body with noticeable racket head acceleration.
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3.2s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to reach the wide ball.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the rear. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms so the racquet lags slightly behind the rotating torso.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #4
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a quick lateral shuffle into the ball followed by a semi-open stance, with a pronounced left-leg push-off to recover back toward the middle.
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3s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #5
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves out to the ball, with a noticeable knee bend on the outside leg that loads before pushing him laterally into the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Rear · Closed
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the rear. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline while his outside leg drives out toward the ball, with a deep knee bend visible as he loads before pushing off into the shot.
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2.7s |
BH Wide Down The Line · Rear
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a relatively compact, low-to-high swing path.
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4.6s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate together into a compact coil, then uncoil with the torso driving first and the shoulders continuing through, making the degree of upper-body rotation and sequencing easy to distinguish from behind.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand from a wide ball on the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His open stance shows his hips staying relatively square to the baseline while his outside leg loads with a deep knee bend before pushing laterally into the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Rear · Open #3
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively open to the baseline while a strong knee bend and lateral push from the outside leg drive him out to the wide ball.
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3.2s |
BH Center · Side · Closed
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a closed stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his front shoulder as his weight transfers onto his front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position after contact.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a solid neutral base, with a clear step forward into the shot and a quick recovery step back toward the middle.
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3.4s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a relatively level swing path through impact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His knees sink into a pronounced bend before contact, and his hips stay relatively closed to the net as his legs drive upward into the shot.
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3s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in neutral stance, filmed from the side. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around chest height with his weight transferring onto the front foot before he quickly resets the racquet in front for the next shot.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #5
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand from a central neutral-stance position, filmed from the side. His continental top hand grip is paired with a laid-back wrist that maintains lag through the forward swing before firming up just prior to contact.
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2.9s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #6
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. From this angle his relatively compact two-handed grip and firm but relaxed top-hand wrist, with minimal wrist flexion through contact, are clearly visible.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Neutral #7
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil on the takeback, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders to arms through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Center · Side · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping across his body while his weight transfers onto his front leg, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Center · Side · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, driving up through the legs to initiate rotation into the shot.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Side · Open #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to start the forward swing, showing a clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
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3s |
BH Center · Side · Open #4
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand from center court in an open stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, his relatively relaxed top-hand grip and firm bottom-hand support are evident in the way his wrists maintain a laid-back position through the swing before straightening slightly at contact.
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2.8s |
BH Center · Side · Open #5
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His feet set early in a wide base with a small adjustment hop before contact, and he uses a quick crossover recovery step to return to a neutral position on the baseline.
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2.7s |
BH Lob · Side
Radek Stepanek's backhand lob from the baseline, filmed from the side. His neutral stance transitions into a subtle backward adjustment step before contact, with a small hop recovery as he tracks the lob's trajectory.
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5.4s |
BH Moves Back · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a relatively flat swing path through the ball.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and backward weight shift before a late leg drive into the shot.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with a noticeable trunk coil on the takeback, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders through contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation easy to compare between preparation and follow-through.
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2.9s |
BH Moves Back · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His split-step leads into quick retreating adjustment steps, setting up a semi-open stance before contact and a small recovery step forward after the swing.
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3.9s |
BH Moves Back · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and backward leg drive to stabilize and load before swinging.
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3.3s |
BH Moves Back · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's backhand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand driving the racket and a noticeable wrist lag that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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3.2s |
BH Running · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's running backhand from the side, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a compact coil on the last running step, then uncoil with the lead shoulder driving forward ahead of the hips to complete the kinetic chain.
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2.6s |
BH Running · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's running two-handed backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face nearly vertical, and the upward swing path shows the racket head accelerating through the ball.
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3.3s |
BH Running · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's running backhand from the side. His footwork features quick crossover steps to chase the ball wide, transitioning into an open stance as he plants his outside leg before swinging.
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3s |
BH Running · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body while his weight continues moving forward, and he quickly brings both hands down into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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2.7s |
BH Short · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, upward swing path.
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6.6s |
BH Short · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk on the unit turn, then the upper body uncoils ahead of the arms, making the separation between torso rotation and racket swing easy to see.
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8.3s |
BH Lob · Side
Radek Stepanek's two-handed BH topspin lob from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it easy to see the steep low-to-high swing path and slightly open racket face at contact as he lifts the ball well above shoulder height.
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5.6s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body while his outside leg plants and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves out to the ball, with a noticeable knee bend and strong outside leg push-off to reach and stabilize for the wide contact.
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3.5s |
BH Wide · Arm-action · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His feet plant in a neutral stance as he reaches out wide, with a small recovery step back toward the center immediately after contact.
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3.1s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net during the unit turn, and you can see his trunk uncoil ahead of the racket with a clear sequence from hip rotation to shoulder rotation into contact.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a relatively vertical face and a compact, upward swing path that accelerates quickly through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #3
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping across his body while his weight transfers into the court and he quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #4
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a closed stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to initiate the forward swing.
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3.4s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #5
Radek Stepanek's wide two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle you can see his relatively firm top hand grip with a laid-back wrist creating lag on the racquet head before it whips forward into contact.
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2.5s |
BH Wide · Side · Closed #6
Radek Stepanek's wide two-handed backhand from a closed stance, filmed from the side. From this angle, his relatively relaxed top-hand grip and delayed wrist release are visible as the racquet head lags behind his hands before unwinding through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Wide · Side · Neutral
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arms to initiate the forward swing.
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4.2s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a moderately closed face, and the swing path moves low to high with noticeable racket head acceleration through contact.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the side in an open stance, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his weight continues moving laterally, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the ready position as he recovers.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #3
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. He plants in a strong open stance with his outside leg bracing while his inside leg loads and then steps through slightly as he recovers back toward the center.
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3.2s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #4
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating forward on a relatively level swing path.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #5
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. He plants in a pronounced open stance with his outside foot bracing wide as his hips stay slightly closed, then uses a small recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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2.8s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #6
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. He plants in an open stance with his outside foot bracing against the court while his inside foot pivots slightly, making his lateral push and recovery steps easy to track from this view.
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2.9s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #7
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant hand driving the racquet and a firm but relaxed wrist structure that stays stable through contact with only a subtle release after impact.
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2.7s |
BH Wide · Side · Open #8
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand from the side, hit in an open stance. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drives up and across with strong lateral push-off.
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2.6s |
BH Drop Shot · Arm-action · Front
Radek Stepanek's backhand drop shot from a central position, filmed from the front. After contact his hands stay soft in front of his body with a compact follow-through, and he quickly brings the racquet back toward his center as he settles into a balanced ready stance for the next ball.
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3.3s |
BH Drop Shot · Front
Radek Stepanek's backhand drop shot from a central court position, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk stay relatively square to the net with only a mild coil, and the forward uncoil is abbreviated so the kinetic chain is dominated by the arms and hands for soft touch.
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3.5s |
FH Drop Shot · Front
Radek Stepanek's forehand drop shot from a central position, filmed from the front. His semi-open forehand grip is paired with a noticeably relaxed wrist, with minimal backswing and a soft, early wrist deceleration just before contact to take pace off the ball.
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2.4s |
BH Drop Shot · Arm-action · Rear
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through is compact with the racket finishing low in front of his body as he eases weight onto his front foot and quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position.
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3.8s |
FH Drop Shot · Arm-action · Rear
Radek Stepanek's forehand drop shot from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn only moderately away from the net with a compact trunk coil, then uncoil minimally so that most of the stroke comes from forearm and hand action rather than a full kinetic chain rotation.
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7.7s |
BH Drop Shot · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand drop shot from a central baseline position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend, and his legs stay grounded with minimal forward drive to soften the shot.
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3.4s |
BH Drop Shot · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand drop shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip stays relatively soft with noticeable racket head lag before contact, and his wrists stay relaxed and slightly cupped to deaden the ball.
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3.5s |
BH Drop Shot · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand drop shot from a central baseline position, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the compact swing path decelerates quickly to keep the racket head speed low for a soft touch.
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12s |
BH Drop Shot · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand drop shot from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His compact split step flows into a short lateral adjustment and a mostly neutral stance, with a subtle weight transfer onto the front foot just before contact.
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2.8s |
BH Drop Shot · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's two-handed backhand drop shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. After contact he releases the non-dominant hand early and lets the racquet head decelerate in front while his feet stay grounded, enabling a quick recovery back toward a compact ready position.
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3.4s |
FH Drop Shot · Arm-action · Side
Radek Stepanek's forehand drop shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders make only a compact turn with minimal trunk coil, and the uncoil is short and contained so that the arm action and soft hands create a gentle, decelerated forward motion.
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3.4s |
FH Drop Shot · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand drop shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes short and in front with the non-hitting hand extending back slightly as he shifts weight forward and quickly begins to recover toward a compact ready position.
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3.9s |
FH Drop Shot · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand drop shot from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the compact, decelerating swing path creates a soft, short trajectory just over the net.
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2.8s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil with the front shoulder dipping and closing off before contact, then uncoiling in sequence so the torso opens toward the target just after the racquet accelerates up through the ball.
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5.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the target during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate into a deep coil with the tossing arm fully extended upward, then his trunk uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders as the hitting arm accelerates up to contact.
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3.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His knees load deeply before trophy position and then extend aggressively, driving his hips up and into the court for forward momentum.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. The racket comes up to contact slightly above head height with a moderately closed face, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the ball.
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6.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His footwork includes a small pre-serve adjustment hop into a pinpoint stance, with his back foot drawing up to the front before driving up and into the court.
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3.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His continental grip is easy to see from behind, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact and finishes with a pronounced wrist snap toward the target.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view, his continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and his wrist pronates sharply through contact to direct the serve into the deuce box.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows a compact platform stance with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive, followed by a controlled landing on his front (left) foot that sets up a smooth recovery step behind the baseline.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His knees load deeply with a pronounced bend before driving upward, and his hips uncoil from a closed position into a more open alignment as he pushes off the ground.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His hips load in a closed position then uncoil toward the target as his back leg drives up and into the court, with a noticeable knee bend before extension.
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5s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. His knees are visibly flexed with a short forward leg drive, while his hips stay relatively square to the net to support a stable, compact volley action.
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5.9s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point above his head, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along the right side of his body.
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3.1s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his tossing arm drops quickly as his weight lands on his front foot and he finishes in a compact, square stance ready to move for the next ball.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Front #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips uncoiling upward as he transitions from the loading phase into contact.
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6s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, and the front view makes the upward wrist pronation through contact easy to see.
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4.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket face stays slightly closed at a contact point above head height, with the racket head accelerating upward along a steep, pronation-driven path through the ball.
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3.2s |
First Serve Wide · Ad · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings through, helping him land into the court and quickly organize his hands into a ready position.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. The racket comes up on edge into contact with a slightly closed face and reaches the ball at full extension just above his head, creating a steep upward swing path and noticeable racket head acceleration through the strike.
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3.6s |
First Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Front #1
Radek Stepanek'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 punch motion keeps the racket head traveling directly through the line of the incoming ball.
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7.2s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact his follow-through carries his racket across his body while his weight lands on his front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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5.2s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving up, with a pronounced push off the front leg that brings the lead hip into the court.
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3.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips stay relatively closed toward the baseline until just after contact.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front left leg with his torso driving into the court, and his non-hitting arm tucks in toward his body as he quickly regains a balanced ready position.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His hip turn into the court is clearly driven by a strong push off the back leg, with a deep knee bend that extends upward through contact.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line visibly rotates away from the target during the toss, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into the hitting phase.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head speed through the hitting zone.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes with the serving arm dropping naturally toward his left side as his weight moves into the court and he begins to square his shoulders into a ready position.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil ahead of the arm swing so the trunk rotation clearly initiates the upward kinetic chain into contact.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load in a closed position and then uncoil aggressively as his back leg drives up and into the court, showing a strong upward push through the knees.
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4.6s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and pronounced upward swing path, creating strong racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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4.7s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. He takes a small adjustment hop into a compact neutral stance before the volley, then uses a short recovery step forward to close in toward the net.
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7.4s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip, and the compact forward punch keeps the racket head traveling almost straight through the contact line.
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8.4s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he keeps his non-hitting hand extended back for balance while his weight moves forward into the court, quickly resetting his feet for the next shot.
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5.5s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Rear #4
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and the wrist stays stable with minimal hinge through contact to control the volley.
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5.2s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the toss, then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that drives up into the serve.
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3.2s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment step into a platform stance before the toss, with a pronounced front-foot pivot as he drives up into the court.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Ad · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket strikes the ball at full extension slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face, and the swing path accelerates upward and across, producing noticeable racket head speed through contact.
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3.4s |
First Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in sync with his upward leg drive so the hitting shoulder whips through last in the kinetic chain.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork shows a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front foot before driving up into the court.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings through into the court, leaving him in a balanced, forward-weighted position ready for the next shot.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racket face turning outward just after impact.
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3.6s |
First Serve → BH Volley → BH Half Volley · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand volley from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His small adjustment steps bring him forward into the ball with a slightly open stance, followed by a quick recovery step back toward the center baseline.
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9.2s |
First Serve → BH Volley → BH Volley · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His knees stay flexed with a noticeable forward step from the outside leg, keeping his hips slightly closed as he drives through the volley.
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8.8s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load in a closed position with a pronounced knee bend, then uncoil as his back leg drives up and into the court during the upward swing.
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3.5s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips load with a noticeable turn away from the court while his back knee bends deeply, then his legs drive upward to uncoil the hips into contact.
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3.6s |
First Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate deeply away from the court during the trophy position and then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that drives his right shoulder up and through the contact.
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3.5s |
First Serve → FH Volley → OH → FH Volley · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change and his wrist remains relatively stable with only a short, controlled snap forward at contact.
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12.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. From behind you can see his continental grip stay firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with the racquet face turning outward just after impact.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that is easy to track from behind.
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3.6s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. His split-step is followed by a measured sideways stance adjustment, with his back leg driving up into a classic platform stance before landing slightly inside the court for recovery.
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5.4s |
First Serve Wide · Deuce · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate from closed to more open as he uncoils into the wide serve.
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5.2s |
First Serve → BH Volley · Ad · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball meeting the strings just in front of his body at about waist to mid-torso height.
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5.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His stance starts in a platform position with a clear weight transfer from back to front foot, and his front leg drives up into the court to aid forward momentum into his landing step.
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4.4s |
First Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from this angle.
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3.2s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His knees stay flexed with a short forward step, and his hips remain relatively square to the net, creating a stable low base through the volley.
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7.6s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a compact trunk rotation, then uncoil just enough through contact so the chest finishes slightly facing the net rather than fully rotating through the shot.
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7s |
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His compact split step into a short diagonal move toward the net leads into a slightly open stance as he plants the front foot before contacting the ball.
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7.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced edge-on swing path.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a small, controlled platform stance with a measured weight transfer onto the front foot before landing inside the court for recovery.
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2.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates upward along a pronounced pronation path.
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4.8s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position before the trunk uncoils in sync with his leg drive to initiate upward racket acceleration.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the side view makes the wrist pronation through contact and into the follow-through especially easy to see.
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3.6s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court with his back leg kicking up behind him and quickly drops into a balanced ready position with both hands returning to the racket.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #7
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His legs load with a deep knee bend before driving up into the ball, and his hips rotate from a closed position into an open alignment toward the court during the swing.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Side #8
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly tilted forward, and the racket head accelerates on an upward, pronated path through the ball.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The racket comes up to contact with a slightly closed face at a height just above his outstretched tossing hand, emphasizing an upward swing path and pronounced racket head acceleration through the ball.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork features a controlled platform stance with a subtle knee bend and weight transfer from back to front leg as he drives up into the toss.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay closed through the knee bend before uncoiling upward with strong leg drive, giving a clear view of how his back leg extends to push him into the court.
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5.6s |
First Serve → BH Slice → FH Volley · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His early shoulder turn is moderate, with the trunk staying relatively square to the net as he uncoils in a compact motion that links a short torso rotation to a firm, abbreviated forward swing.
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10.4s |
First Serve → BH Volley → BH Volley · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from the side. From this angle his continental grip is evident on the dominant hand, with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays stable through contact without excessive wrist snap.
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8s |
First Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his racquet finishes slightly in front of his body as he steps through with his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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7.6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the side angle makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact especially easy to see.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries his body weight into the court with his back leg kicking up behind him, and he quickly regathers his feet into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
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5.3s |
First Serve → FH Volley → OH → FH Volley · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His upper body shows an early shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder slightly leading, then a compact trunk uncoil that stops quickly after contact to keep the volley short and controlled.
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12.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the ball.
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7.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path produces noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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6s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy phase, then uncoil in sequence with the trunk leading the arm swing into contact.
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3.3s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes across his body with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
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5.1s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries his body weight into the court with his back leg kicking up behind, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position after contact.
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3.9s |
First Serve · Deuce · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a small rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off the front leg visible before landing inside the court.
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3.5s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a small forward weight transfer onto the front foot timed precisely with the upward motion of his ball toss.
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3.7s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His tossing motion shows a pronounced knee bend and forward-driving front hip as he loads, with the back leg extending aggressively into the court during the upward swing.
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3.4s |
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The side angle makes it clear that his tossing arm stays extended up at contact while the racket face is slightly closed and the contact point is well above his head, emphasizing a steep, upward swing path.
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3.7s |
FH Center · Court-level-front · Open
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a front court-level angle. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the racquet head before contact, followed by a compact wrist release through the ball.
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2.8s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the torso leads the racquet into contact.
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3.6s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the backswing, with noticeable wrist lag that unwinds into a firm but not exaggerated wrist snap through contact.
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3.2s |
FH Running · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the racket head accelerates up and across his body on a low-to-high swing path.
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2.8s |
FH Short · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level front angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed and accelerating on a low-to-high path to lift the short ball.
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6.1s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from a closed stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees are deeply flexed, and he drives off the outside leg to push into the ball.
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2.9s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's forehand wide from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the forward swing produces noticeable racket head acceleration upward and across his body.
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5.2s |
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Open
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face slightly closed, and there is a noticeable wrist lag that releases into a compact wrist snap just before contact.
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2.9s |
FH Short · Court-level-rear
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the short court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His shoulders and trunk coil early as his chest turns well sideways to the net, then uncoil in sequence so the torso leads the forward swing before the arm whips through.
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2.9s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Court-level-rear
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders before contact.
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3.7s |
FH Center · Court-level-side · Open
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags behind his rotating torso before contact.
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2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side
Radek Stepanek's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from CourtLevelSide. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind as his rear leg drives forward to initiate rotation into the shot.
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3.2s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a clearly visible delayed uncoil of the trunk that initiates before the arm whips through.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg that loads before driving up and through the shot.
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3s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the torso leads the racquet into contact.
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4.9s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing, releasing into a relaxed but firm wrist at contact.
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3.1s |
FH Short · Court-level-side #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing, with the wrist releasing into a subtle pronation right after contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Neutral
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide neutral-stance position on the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a controlled pronation through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed face, and the side view makes the low-to-high swing path and accelerating racket head speed especially clear.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay noticeably open toward the court as he loads with a deep outside knee bend, then drives off the outside leg to push back into the court.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His open stance is clear as his outside leg plants wide while his inside leg loads and then pivots to aid recovery back toward the center.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open #4
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside foot, uses small adjustment steps to reach the wide ball, and then takes a lateral recovery step back toward the center after contact.
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3.1s |
FH Center Cross Court · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, with the front shoulder lifting slightly as he drives through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center Cross Court · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind in sync with a strong push off the right leg into the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Center Down The Line · Front
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball meeting the strings around waist to mid-torso height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the target line.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes across his body with his weight transferring onto his front foot, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to reset into a ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Front · Neutral #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive up and forward through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Center · Front · Open
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. After contact his racquet finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving slightly forward, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket in a compact ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Inside Out · Front
Radek Stepanek's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into an open stance, followed by a quick recovery shuffle back toward the middle.
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3.2s |
FH Moves Back · Arm-action · Front
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves back, with a noticeable knee bend and staggered stance that load his legs before he rotates into contact.
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4.7s |
FH Moves Back · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His split-step leads into small adjustment hops as he moves back, setting up in a semi-open stance before using a few quick recovery steps to get back toward his ready position.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The contact point appears slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a low-to-high path through the ball.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed as he runs through contact, with a noticeable forward knee drive from the outside leg providing most of the lateral push into the shot.
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2.7s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His quick adjustment steps into an open stance and the way his upper body rotates while his legs continue driving forward are clearly visible as he strikes on the move.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His upper body shows an early shoulder turn with a clearly coiled trunk that rapidly unwinds into contact, with the shoulders finishing well past square to the net.
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3s |
FH Running · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably as he turns sideways on the run, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders to arm through contact.
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3s |
FH Running · Front #3
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into an open stance as he moves wide, followed by a pronounced recovery step back toward the middle after contact.
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3.4s |
FH Running · Front #4
Radek Stepanek's forehand on the run from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a quick adjustment hop into an open stance, followed by a crossover recovery step that prepares him to move back toward the middle.
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2.8s |
FH Running · Front #5
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is clearly visible as he maintains strong wrist lag on the forward swing before a firm, controlled wrist snap through contact.
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3.2s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His footwork features a quick adjustment step out to the ball into an open stance, followed by a pronounced recovery step aiming to bring him back toward the center.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the center, filmed from a front angle. After contact his follow-through finishes across his body with the non-hitting hand extending back for counterbalance as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Front · Closed #1
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from a closed stance, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that straightens into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Front · Closed #2
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the front, hit from a closed stance. His shoulders rotate significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, making the separation between upper and lower body easy to see from this angle.
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3.2s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with a pronounced trunk rotation that drives his hitting arm through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His semi-western grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a compact, late wrist release through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. His hips stay relatively closed at the start with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind as his legs drive up and across into the court to recover from the wide position.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His follow-through wraps across his body with his weight landing on the outside leg before he quickly recoils the racquet and resets both hands in front for the next shot.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. His feet plant wide in an open base as he moves out to the wide ball, with a quick adjustment step before contact and a small crossover recovery step back toward the middle.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Front · Open #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position in the deuce court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for balance as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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2.6s |
FH Center Down The Line · Rear
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court hit down the line, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping over his right shoulder while his weight moves into the court and his non-hitting hand drops back to help him square up into a ready position.
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2.5s |
FH Center · Rear · Neutral
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His neutral stance is clear as he plants both feet on the baseline before rotating his hips, then takes small adjustment steps to recover back toward the center after contact.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racquet face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that straightens through contact.
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3s |
FH Center · Rear · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads on the outside leg, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive into the ball.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Rear
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the hitting shoulder whips through with a pronounced lag-and-release sequence.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Rear
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the baseline while his outside leg drives laterally, with a noticeable knee bend that loads before pushing him through the shot and into recovery.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil noticeably as he loads on the outside leg, then uncoil in sequence with the hips leading the rotation before the upper body whips the racquet through contact.
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3s |
FH Running · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is evident with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a compact wrist snap just before contact.
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3s |
FH Short · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. He sets up in a neutral stance with small adjustment steps before contact and then uses a quick crossover recovery step to get back toward the middle.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he quickly resets into a neutral ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand on a wide ball from the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His contact is made slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates on a low-to-high path that finishes well across his body.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is paired with noticeable wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a controlled pronation through contact.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the center moving toward the Deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the arm action shows a pronounced wrap-around as the racket accelerates up and across the ball.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #4
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the rear. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags behind his torso rotation.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #5
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the rear. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step out to the ball before settling into an open stance, with a clear recovery step pattern visible as he pushes back toward the center.
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3s |
FH Wide · Rear · Closed
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the rear. His closed stance is clear as his hips stay more side-on to the net while his back leg drives his body through the shot with a pronounced knee bend and push-off.
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3s |
FH Wide Cross Court · Rear
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving back toward the center, with his non-hitting hand extending out for balance as he recovers into a ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Wide Down The Line · Rear
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path accelerates low to high with noticeable racket head speed through extension toward the target line.
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2.3s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position on the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight stays on the outside leg, and he quickly re-centers his stance with both hands returning to a ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. His feet plant in a pronounced open stance after a quick lateral shuffle, with his outside foot loading heavily before he pushes back toward the center for recovery.
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2.6s |
FH Wide · Rear · Open #3
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his racket finishes high across his body while his outside leg loads and then pushes him back toward the center, with his non-hitting hand extending for balance before resetting into a ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him, and he quickly regains a neutral stance ready for the next shot.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Arm-action · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps across his body with his non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him before he quickly regathers into a compact ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center in neutral stance, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Neutral #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face on the takeback, with a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a compact pronation through contact.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Side · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, making the sequencing of torso rotation into contact especially clear.
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2.3s |
FH Center · Side · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate significantly past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, with the chest finishing square or slightly open toward the target.
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3.5s |
FH Center · Side · Open #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is paired with noticeable wrist lag in the forward swing, with the wrist uncoiling into contact for a late, sharp release.
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3s |
FH Center · Side · Open #4
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His open stance shows his right leg loading heavily while his left leg stays slightly behind, with a quick recovery step that brings him back toward a neutral position after contact.
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2.6s |
FH Center · Side · Open #5
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly lets both hands drop back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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3s |
FH Center · Side · Open #6
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a quick adjustment step into the open stance followed by a clear pivot on the outside leg before recovering back toward his ready position.
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2.7s |
FH Center · Side · Open #7
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, then drives upward through the legs to rotate the hips into contact.
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2.9s |
FH Center · Side · Open #8
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the side. His contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the racket head accelerates low to high on a compact, whippy path.
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2.7s |
FH Inside Out · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the Side angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his body with the racket face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates upward through the ball for strong racket head speed.
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3.1s |
FH Inside Out · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body with his weight moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
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2.8s |
FH Inside Out · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from a Side angle. His footwork pattern includes a small adjustment hop into an open stance followed by a quick recovery step that readies him to move back toward the center.
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3.9s |
FH Inside Out · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's forehand InsideOut from the Deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as his rear leg drives forward to initiate rotation into the shot.
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3.3s |
FH Inside Out · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's inside-out forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with a noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing, releasing into a subtle pronation through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that unwinds sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arm accelerates forward.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #10
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the laid-back wrist position, with clear wrist lag that unwinds into a controlled pronation through contact.
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3.3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #11
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His footwork features quick adjustment steps as he retreats and sets up in a mostly neutral stance, with a noticeable weight transfer from the back foot into the shot.
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3.4s |
FH Moves Back · Side #12
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and backward weight shift before a late leg drive into the ball.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side #13
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he retreats, with a pronounced knee bend and rear-leg load before driving up and through the ball.
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3.2s |
FH Moves Back · Side #14
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping over his shoulder as his weight settles onto his back leg before he re-loads into a compact ready position.
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3s |
FH Moves Back · Side #15
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he transfers weight onto the outside leg to recover toward a neutral ready position.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #16
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a moderately closed face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head up through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Moves Back · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as his weight transfers slightly backward before he recovers toward a ready stance.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through wraps over his shoulder as his weight settles onto his back foot, and he quickly brings both hands back to a ready position after the swing.
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2.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist to chest height, with a noticeably upward swing path accelerating through the ball.
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3.9s |
FH Moves Back · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is clear as his wrist stays laid back through the forward swing, then unwinds with a subtle snap just after contact.
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3.2s |
FH Moves Back · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from the baseline, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up and across the ball through the hitting zone.
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4.6s |
FH Moves Back · Side #7
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees in the unit turn, with a clearly visible delayed uncoiling of the trunk that trails the hip rotation to sequence the kinetic chain.
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3.1s |
FH Moves Back · Side #8
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His split-step leads into a quick drop step and open-stance adjustment as he retreats, followed by a cross-step recovery toward the baseline.
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2.7s |
FH Moves Back · Side #9
Radek Stepanek's forehand while moving back from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His footwork features quick adjustment steps as he retreats and sets up in a mostly neutral stance before swinging, then a small recovery step forward after contact.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Arm-action · Side
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is maintained with a relaxed hand while the wrist stays laid back through the forward swing before releasing slightly at contact.
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3s |
FH Running · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the side. His hips rotate progressively as his outside leg plants and drives, with a noticeable knee bend that loads before he pushes through into the shot.
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2.9s |
FH Running · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. After contact he lets the racquet wrap fully across his body while his outside leg plants and pushes him back toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Running · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with the face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates upward through contact, giving a clear view of his racket head speed.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his momentum carries him forward, and he quickly lowers his racquet and brings both hands toward a ready position as he recovers back into the court.
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2.6s |
FH Running · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints forward, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg providing a strong base before driving up and through the shot.
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3.3s |
FH Running · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed as he sprints, with a pronounced outside-leg plant and knee bend that loads into a strong lateral push toward the ball before contact.
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6.5s |
FH Short · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the load with a noticeable knee bend, then unwind with a compact leg drive that keeps his hitting-side hip from fully opening through contact.
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2.6s |
FH Short · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His compact split step flows into a small adjustment hop and semi-open stance, with a quick crossover recovery step visible after contact.
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3.9s |
FH Short · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as his rear leg drives forward into the court.
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5.2s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps across his body while his non-hitting arm extends back for counterbalance, and he quickly regathers his feet into a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing, with the wrist releasing into a compact pronation right after contact.
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2.5s |
FH Wide · Arm-action · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face and a compact, whippy arm action accelerating the racket head through the ball.
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4.1s |
FH Wide · Side · Closed #1
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the side, hit from a closed stance. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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5.8s |
FH Wide · Side · Closed #2
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His closed stance is clear as his front foot steps across his body and he uses a strong lateral push-off to recover back toward the center after contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Side · Neutral
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from a neutral stance, filmed from the side. His racket meets the ball slightly in front of his lead hip with a moderately closed racket face and a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through contact.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #1
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position on the court, filmed from the side. His open stance shows strong hip rotation into the shot with a deep outside leg bend that loads before driving up and across.
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2.7s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #10
Radek Stepanek's forehand from an open stance on a wide ball, filmed from the side. The contact point is slightly in front of his lead hip with the racket face moderately closed, and the swing path accelerates low to high with noticeable racket head speed through contact.
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3.1s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #2
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from an open stance, filmed from the side. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path.
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2.4s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #3
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His shoulders coil significantly past his hips on the unit turn, then his trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, making the sequential rotation of torso to hitting shoulder easy to distinguish.
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7s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #4
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide position on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His semi-western grip is evident in the laid-back wrist and pronounced lag of the racquet head before a sharp, late wrist release into contact.
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2.8s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #5
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating upward on a low-to-high path through the ball.
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4.6s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #6
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder dropping slightly as the trunk coils, then uncoils ahead of the arm swing to sequence the kinetic chain.
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3s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #7
Radek Stepanek's wide forehand from an open stance on the side of the court, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is paired with noticeable wrist lag on the forward swing that unwinds into a late pronation through contact.
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3.2s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #8
Radek Stepanek's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His open stance is clear as he plants his outside leg wide, then uses a quick recovery crossover step to move back toward the center after contact.
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3.3s |
FH Wide · Side · Open #9
Radek Stepanek's forehand from a wide ball on the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively open to the net as he loads on the outside leg with a noticeable knee bend before pushing up and through the shot.
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3.1s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he drives his weight into the court with his tossing arm dropping quickly to his side as he lands on his front foot and uncoils into a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His footwork includes a controlled pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an upward leg drive into the court and a small recovery step readying him for the next shot.
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2.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. He uses a compact split step into a mostly neutral stance, then takes a small adjustment step with his outside foot before planting and driving through the return.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His footwork features a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an upward drive, and he lands slightly inside the baseline with a small recovery step ready to move forward or laterally.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racquet handle, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that finishes with the strings facing slightly toward the left side fence.
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4.1s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level in front. His follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg kicking back, and he quickly settles into a balanced ready position with both hands coming back toward the center of his body.
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3.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His compact service motion includes a small front-foot adjustment into a mostly neutral stance before contact, followed by a quick couple of recovery steps that ready him to move laterally for the next shot.
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4s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands on his front left foot with his torso unwinding into the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back as he quickly regathers his feet into a compact ready position.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load with a noticeable knee bend before driving up into the ball, with the back hip rotating forward as his legs extend through the serve.
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2.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows a measured pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an upward drive, and a small hop lands him balanced just inside the baseline ready for the next shot.
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1.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His legs show a pronounced knee bend during the loading phase, with a strong upward leg drive that extends the hips vertically into the ball.
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5.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his two-handed follow-through finishes around shoulder height as his weight shifts into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly releases to help him recover toward a neutral ready position.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed on the racquet while his wrist pronates distinctly through contact, with the racquet face turning outward as he completes the serve motion.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in a sequenced motion that leads the hitting arm up into contact.
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3.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend on the back leg before driving upward, with the hip line uncoiling toward the court as his legs extend into the landing.
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2.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a small, rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance before driving up, with a clear front-leg lift and controlled landing well inside the court for recovery.
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2.9s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension of his tossing arm, and the racket head whips up and across his body on a pronounced upward swing path.
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2.7s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court level side. After contact his follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg kicking up behind, and he lands well inside the court before quickly bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lands on his front foot with his non-hitting arm dropping back for balance before he quickly brings both hands toward the racket in a compact ready position.
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3.5s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #4
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips load by turning away from the court with a pronounced knee bend on the back leg, then uncoil as the legs drive upward into the ball.
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2.7s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face, and the upward swing path creates strong racket head acceleration through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the target before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation that drives his chest toward the net at contact.
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3.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve return from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His split step is timed just before contact and he lands in a neutral stance, using a small adjustment hop to align his feet before driving into the backhand return.
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3.2s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact he lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his back leg swings through into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced, ready position for the next shot.
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2.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulder line visibly tilts and rotates upward relative to his hips during the trophy phase before the trunk uncoils as a single unit into contact.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip paired with a relaxed wrist that pronates sharply through contact to add spin.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he lets his hitting arm relax down while his back leg swings through into the court, bringing him quickly into a compact, two-handed ready position.
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4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible topspin and kick.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #5
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, indicating a strong upward brushing action that produces clear topspin and kick.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #6
Radek Stepanek's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping across his body while his weight transfers forward and his hands reset quickly into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. From this angle you can see his shoulders stay relatively closed through the toss while the trunk coils subtly, then uncoils in sync with the upward arm swing to drive the hitting shoulder up and into the court.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His compact service motion features a balanced, slightly closed stance with a small adjustment step to set his feet before the toss.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulder line turns slightly away from the net before contact and the trunk uncoils in sync with the upward leg drive, creating a compact but clear rotational sequence through the torso.
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4.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve return backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His split-step is timed just before the opponent’s contact and he sets up in a mostly neutral stance, using a small adjustment step with his outside foot to line up the two-handed backhand.
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4.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is only slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible topspin and kick.
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3.2s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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3.5s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk into a deep coil during the toss, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders, creating a pronounced shoulder-over-shoulder action through contact.
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2.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, loading into the ground before driving up and into the shot.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the wrist pronates sharply through contact to add spin and disguise.
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2.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see his shoulders stay relatively closed through the toss and early knee bend before the trunk uncoils sharply upward into contact, with the hitting-side shoulder driving up and over the non-dominant shoulder in a classic serve kinetic chain.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket moves on a steep upward swing path with a slightly closed face at contact, creating visible topspin as he contacts the ball just above head height.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket moves up on a steep edge-on path with a closed face at contact, creating heavy spin as contact occurs slightly above head height.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with the back foot drawing up to the front before an aggressive push up and into the court, followed by a small recovery hop to re-center.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line turns significantly away from the court during the trophy phase, then his trunk uncoils in a smooth sequence that brings the hitting shoulder up and through before the hips fully square to the baseline.
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4.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in sync with the upward leg drive so the hitting shoulder leads the motion into contact.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a stable platform stance with minimal lateral movement, and you can clearly see a subtle knee bend and weight transfer from back to front foot as he drives up into the serve.
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4.2s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → FH Volley → BH → OH · Deuce · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip, and the compact forward punch keeps the racket head moving almost straight through the target line.
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9.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket comes up to contact with a slightly closed face above head height, and the upward swing path and acceleration into the ball are clearly visible from behind.
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3.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets his hitting arm unwind across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced, neutral ready position on the baseline.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate from closed to more open as he uncoils into the serve.
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4.1s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head whips up and across the ball on a pronounced upward swing path.
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2.9s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve return slice from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, then he uses a subtle upward leg drive to move through the sliced return.
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3.2s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His racket accelerates up on edge before pronating into contact, with the racket face slightly closed and meeting the ball at a point clearly above his fully extended tossing arm.
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3.8s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays constant through the motion while his wrist pronates sharply after contact, with the racquet face turning inward as his forearm rotates.
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4.1s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve return slice from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet set in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step as he reads the serve, then he takes a short lateral shuffle toward the ball before carving the slice and using a crossover recovery step to move back toward the center.
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3.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm while his wrist pronates aggressively through contact, with a clear snap as the racquet accelerates up and across the ball.
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3.7s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk into a deep coil during the trophy phase, then uncoil sequentially from hips to shoulders before the arm whips up to contact.
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3.5s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip at full extension, and the racket head accelerates upward along a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
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3.9s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, then drive upward and slightly forward as he uncoils into the return.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is firm but relaxed, and the side view makes the upward wrist pronation through contact especially clear.
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2.6s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line rotates significantly away from the court during the trophy position, then the trunk uncoils aggressively upward and into the court in sync with his arm swing.
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3.3s |
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his 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.
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3.7s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible on the racket handle, and the side angle makes the pronounced wrist pronation through contact easy to see.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #10
Radek Stepanek's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His split-step occurs just before contact followed by a small pivot into a mostly neutral stance, with quick recovery steps readying him to move forward or laterally.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #11
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase and then extend into a strong upward leg drive that brings his hips up and into the court.
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4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #12
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed while his wrist pronates smoothly through contact, with a noticeable upward snap that imparts spin rather than flat pace.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #13
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he lets his hitting arm decelerate across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced, upright ready position.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and his hips rotate from a closed position into contact as his back leg kicks behind him for support.
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3.3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and a small forward hop into the court as he lands, setting up an efficient recovery step toward the baseline center.
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5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His small adjustment steps set up a compact split-step into a neutral stance, followed by a quick recovery shuffle back toward the center.
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3s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed during the toss and loading phase, with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive that uncoils his hips into the court as he contacts the ball.
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3.9s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. After contact his follow-through finishes around shoulder height with the non-hitting arm counterbalancing behind him as he quickly recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.6s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #7
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a side angle. The racket drops into a deep backscratch position before rising to contact with a slightly closed face and full pronation through the ball.
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4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #8
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see distinct wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge leads and then turns outward.
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4.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #9
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court with a pronounced forward landing on his front foot, quickly bringing his tossing arm down into a compact position as he transitions into a ready stance.
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3.4s |
BH Return 2nd Serve → FH Volley → BH → OH · Deuce · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's forehand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders and trunk stay relatively square to the net with only a compact upper-body turn, and the side view makes it clear how his torso rotation is minimal as he uses a short, controlled forward trunk uncoil into the volley.
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9.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His knees dip into a pronounced bend before driving up, with his hips uncoiling upward and forward in a smooth leg-driven motion into the court.
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4.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a loose hand on the racquet, and the wrist pronates sharply through contact to add spin.
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5.1s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket drops into a deep backscratch position before driving up with a pronounced upward swing path, creating a steep contact point slightly above shoulder height.
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3.5s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed through the motion, with a pronounced wrist pronation after contact that turns the strings down toward the court.
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3.8s |
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's backhand return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed at load with a pronounced knee bend, then uncoil in sync with a forward leg drive into the court.
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4.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep upward swing path, emphasizing racket head acceleration through contact.
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2.4s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position before the trunk uncoils sequentially from the hips upward into contact.
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3.3s |
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso uncoiling into the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back as he quickly regathers into a compact ready position.
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4.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. After contact he lets his hitting arm finish across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced ready position for the next shot.
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4s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend and leg drive, then rotate into the court as the back leg releases and comes forward after contact.
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3.6s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders load with a pronounced turn relative to the hips before uncoiling in sequence, making the trunk rotation and upward drive into the ball clearly visible from this view.
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4.5s |
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and there is pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge leads and then turns outward.
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4.7s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the hitting phase.
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4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve return slice from the Ad court, filmed from the side. From this angle you can clearly see his continental grip stay firm with a laid-back wrist, creating pronounced wrist lag that is released with a subtle, controlled carve through contact.
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3.2s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a side angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot with his tossing arm dropping back for balance before both hands come together in front as he recovers toward a neutral ready position.
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4.4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a controlled knee bend and a pronounced front-leg drive into the court before landing on his left foot inside the baseline.
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3.3s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing clear sequential rotation from hips to shoulders into contact.
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3.8s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's first serve return slice from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed while the wrist remains firm and slightly laid back through contact, creating a soft carving action on the ball.
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4s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's first serve return slice from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His split-step leads into a small diagonal adjustment and a semi-open stance, with a quick recovery step back toward the center after the sliced return.
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3.7s |
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His hips load with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg extending strongly into the court to initiate hip rotation into the serve.
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4s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His knees sink into a deep bend before upward leg drive, and his hips stay closed to the court until just after contact, creating a clear sequence from lower-body load to rotation.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk rotate together into a compact coil during the toss, then uncoil in a smooth upward sequence with the shoulders finishing fully turned toward the court after contact.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a loose wrist that pronates aggressively through contact to add spin and control.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Court-level-rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the court before uncoiling in sequence, with the hitting-side shoulder rotating up and through as the torso drives into the court.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly relaxed wrist, allowing clear pronation through contact as the racquet head accelerates up and across the ball.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see his racket drop into a deep backscratch position before accelerating up to contact at a height slightly above his head with a closed racket face for spin.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil together into a closed position during the toss, then uncoil in a coordinated sequence so the chest rotates toward the target as the hitting arm comes up to contact.
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3.3s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from the front. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso uncoiling toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back before he quickly settles into a compact ready position.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. His knees load deeply before contact and his hips drive up and into the court, with the front hip opening toward the target as his back leg swings through.
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5.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a front angle. After contact his weight moves into the court and his non-hitting arm drops back for balance before he quickly settles into a compact ready position on the baseline.
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3.4s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes slightly across his body with his weight moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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3.7s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders and trunk coil together early in the motion, then uncoil in a linked sequence so the torso continues rotating toward the target even after the hitting arm has started its upward swing.
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3.1s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase and then extend upward into the hit, with his hips driving forward into the court rather than rotating excessively.
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3.2s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Deuce · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge leads before snapping into the ball.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His footwork includes a small rhythmic rocking motion into the toss and a controlled front-leg drive into a mostly neutral stance that leaves him balanced to move toward either side after contact.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil together toward contact with a noticeable delay before the hitting arm whips up through the kinetic chain.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Front #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates a pronounced brushing action for spin.
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3.9s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. His rhythmic leg drive is easy to see here, with a pronounced knee bend before pushing up into the court and landing on his front foot ready for a quick split-step recovery.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. His continental grip is clearly visible on the toss preparation, with a relaxed wrist that stays neutral before pronating into the hitting phase.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a front angle. His compact, rhythmic footwork into the stance shows a slight front-foot pivot and stable base before the toss, with a small adjustment step to settle his weight evenly before initiating the service motion.
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3.4s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Deuce side, hit wide and filmed from the front. At contact, his racket face is slightly angled up with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates up and across to impart spin and control the wide trajectory.
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3.6s |
Second Serve Wide · Deuce · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, hit wide and filmed from the front. From this angle, you can see his continental grip remain stable as his wrist pronates smoothly through contact, with a late wrist snap adding spin out toward the wide target.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His feet stay relatively anchored in a pinpoint stance with a small knee bend, and the rear view makes his minimal lateral movement and controlled weight transfer toward the court easy to see.
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3.9s |
Second Serve Down The Middle · Ad · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court down the middle, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm but relaxed, and the rear view makes the upward wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact clearly visible.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed longer during the toss and loading phase, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive that uncoils his hips into the court at contact.
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3.4s |
Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in sync with the upward leg drive, keeping the hitting shoulder rotating through contact rather than opening the chest too early.
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3.9s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. His footwork includes a small adjustment hop into a pinpoint stance before the toss, then a pronounced back-leg drive that brings his back foot up alongside the front foot during the service motion.
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5.9s |
Second Serve Wide · Ad · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, hit wide and filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot with his tossing arm dropping quickly into his side as he drifts slightly toward the Ad sideline to begin his recovery.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate as a unit with the trunk during the toss and loading phase, then uncoil in a coordinated sequence from hips through torso to shoulders just before contact.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the toss and loading phase, with a pronounced knee bend and upward leg drive that uncoils his lower body into the court.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands on his front (left) foot with his back leg kicking up behind him, and his tossing arm drops quickly into a compact position as he recovers toward a neutral ready stance.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Body-rotation · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court body position, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a compact platform stance with a controlled weight transfer from back to front foot, finishing with a small recovery step into the court after contact.
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3.9s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a compact platform stance with a measured weight transfer onto the front foot as he drives up into the serve.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a closed face and an upward brushing motion that emphasizes spin over flat pace.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays relatively relaxed while a clear wrist pronation through contact is visible as the racquet edge leads and then turns outward into the court.
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3.8s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. After contact he drives his weight into the court and quickly lets his tossing arm drop back into a compact ready position to recover for the next shot.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His follow-through carries his body weight into the court with his back leg swinging forward, and he quickly settles into a compact ready position with both hands on the racquet.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Side #7
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders load into a pronounced sideways turn with the trunk coiling against the hips, then uncoiling in sequence so the chest rotates toward the court just before arm extension.
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3.3s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His continental grip is firm with a relatively relaxed wrist, allowing a delayed wrist pronation that becomes evident just after contact.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes across his body with his back leg swinging through, and he quickly regathers his feet into a balanced ready position just behind the baseline.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Body-rotation · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays constant while a pronounced wrist pronation through contact is visible as the racquet edge leads and then turns outward toward the target.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His staggered stance into the serve is followed by a controlled landing on the front foot, with a small hop and immediate adjustment step to recover the baseline position.
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3.7s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a clear front-foot pivot driving up into the ball before a small hop lands him balanced on the baseline for potential recovery.
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3.5s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip stays firm while his wrist pronates progressively through contact, with a noticeable upward snap to impart spin.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. The racket contacts the ball slightly above shoulder height with a clearly closed face and an upward brushing path that accentuates spin and control.
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3.6s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and loading phase, then uncoil in sync with an upward leg drive that extends fully off the ground into the court.
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3.2s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His feet load in a narrow stance with a pronounced knee bend, and you can clearly see the back-leg drive forward into the court followed by a small recovery step to regain his baseline position.
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3.1s |
Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His shoulder line turns well past perpendicular to the baseline during the trophy phase, creating a pronounced trunk coil that then uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the hitting arm.
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3.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-front
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court_level front angle. His continental grip is firm with the hitting wrist slightly laid back, maintaining that extension through contact for a penetrating, skidding slice.
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3.9s |
BH Slice Center · Court-level-side
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His knees stay flexed with a wide base as his hips remain relatively closed through contact, showing a stable lower-body platform supporting the slicing motion.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Short · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket moves on a distinctly downward, slightly forward cutting path through the shot.
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3s |
BH Slice Short · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his continental grip and laid-back wrist position are clear, with the racket face staying slightly open and the wrist remaining firm through contact to keep the slice low.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step out toward the ball followed by a pronounced closed stance as he leans into the slice and keeps his weight on the front leg.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Wide · Court-level-side #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand slice from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through finishes with the racket hand extended out front while his weight continues moving toward the doubles alley before he recovers back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.7s |
BH Slice Running · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His footwork features quick adjustment steps into a semi-open stance, with his outside leg planting early to let him stay sideways through contact before taking small recovery steps back toward the center.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Running · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. His shoulders stay markedly closed relative to the net as the trunk coils early, then uncoils in a compact motion with minimal upper-body rotation to keep the slice trajectory stable while on the move.
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3s |
BH Slice Running · Front #3
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head travels on a slightly downward, left-to-right path through impact.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Short · Front
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His slightly open stance and small adjustment steps into the ball are followed by a quick recovery shuffle that readies him for the next shot.
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2.6s |
FH Slice Running · Front #1
Radek Stepanek's running forehand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the front. His footwork features small adjustment steps into a semi-open stance, with a pronounced last plant step that lets him stay low and move through the shot while continuing his recovery.
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3.4s |
FH Slice Running · Front #2
Radek Stepanek's running forehand slice from the front, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip stays firm with minimal grip change while the wrist remains laid back, creating a stable, slightly open racket face through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Running · Arm-action · Rear
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his hitting arm extends fully through the ball while his non-hitting arm counterbalances behind him, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the racket to recover into a compact ready position.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Running · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate slightly less than his hips on the run, with the trunk staying relatively upright as it subtly coils then uncoils to guide the racquet path through contact.
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3.9s |
BH Slice Running · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the rear court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his upper body continues to rotate with the racquet finishing out in front while his non-hitting hand extends back, helping him decelerate and recover quickly toward a neutral ready position.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice wide from the rear. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball taken around waist height, and the swing path shows a pronounced high-to-low carving motion through the hit.
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3.5s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Rear #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed while his outside leg plants and bends deeply, giving a stable base for the low, skidding slice.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Rear #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate early as the trunk coils on the unit turn, then uncoil in sync with the hitting arm so that the shoulders stay slightly closed through contact before gradually unwinding toward the net.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Rear #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible, with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the swing before subtly firming at contact to keep the racket face stable.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Rear
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders turn early with a pronounced upper-body coil, then uncoil in sync with a slightly delayed trunk rotation that keeps his chest closed toward the sideline through contact.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Center · Arm-action · Side
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him, and he quickly brings both hands back toward the body to reset into a compact ready position.
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4s |
BH Slice Center · Side
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His shoulders rotate early to set the racquet face, and you can clearly see the trunk staying relatively quiet with a controlled, slightly open uncoil through contact.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Running · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a pronounced upper-body tilt, and the trunk uncoils gradually through contact, showing a delayed release of the torso compared to the initial shoulder turn.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Running · Side #10
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His outside leg plants deeply with a noticeable knee bend while his hips stay relatively closed, creating a low, stable base as he moves through the slice.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Running · Side #11
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. After contact his upper body continues to rotate with the hitting arm extending forward while his non-hitting hand stays back for counterbalance before he regathers into a compact ready position.
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3.2s |
BH Slice Running · Side #12
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork features quick adjustment steps into a slightly open stance as he moves laterally, followed by a pronounced recovery step to regain court position after contact.
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4.1s |
BH Slice Running · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays firm with the hitting wrist laid back, and you can see a subtle yet stable wrist position maintained through contact without extra wrist snap.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Running · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through extends slightly across his body while his non-hitting arm opens behind him to aid recovery as he regains a neutral ready position.
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3.9s |
BH Slice Running · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. The racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head travels on a distinctly downward, chopping path through impact.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Running · Side #5
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the swing, creating a stable racket face as he moves through the shot.
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3.7s |
BH Slice Running · Side #6
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, creating a stable racket face through contact despite his forward momentum.
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3.9s |
BH Slice Running · Side #7
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His outside knee stays flexed as he glides through the shot, with his hips remaining relatively closed to keep his upper body stable while slicing on the move.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Running · Side #8
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side. His outside leg plants deeply with a noticeable knee bend while his hips stay relatively closed, allowing him to carve the slice while moving laterally through the shot.
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2.8s |
BH Slice Running · Side #9
Radek Stepanek's running backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork shows quick adjustment steps as he moves laterally and sets up in a slightly open stance, with his weight staying low through contact to aid recovery.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Short · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn early to set the racquet path, with the trunk staying relatively stable and then subtly uncoiling through contact to guide the low, skidding slice.
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3s |
BH Slice Short · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His knees stay flexed with a pronounced forward hip hinge, creating a low, stable base as his weight moves smoothly onto the front leg through contact.
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2.6s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step out toward the ball followed by a slightly closed stance, with his weight moving through the shot as he plants the outside foot.
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3.7s |
BH Slice Wide · Arm-action · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's wide backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket moves on a distinct high-to-low path that accentuates the slicing effect.
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2.9s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #1
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes with the racket hand extending forward while his weight transfers into the court, quickly bringing his non-hitting hand back to the handle to recover toward a neutral ready stance.
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3.3s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #2
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he steps out wide, with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg to support a low, skidding slice.
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3.7s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #3
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice wide from the side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed hand, and his hitting wrist stays laid back through the swing with minimal wrist snap at contact.
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3.1s |
BH Slice Wide · Side #4
Radek Stepanek's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a distinctly downward, slightly forward path to impart underspin.
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3.6s |
FH Slice Wide · Side
Radek Stepanek's forehand slice from a wide position, filmed from the side. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a moderate trunk coil, and the side view makes the delayed uncoiling of his torso into the ball easy to see as he carves under the shot.
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3.1s |
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