Richard Krajicek
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Richard Krajicek

Netherlands
Active Retired #4 career high 17 titles Right-handed One-Handed BH 196cm
1 Grand Slams
  • Wimbledon 1
Powerful serve-and-volley player with a big game suited to grass courts. Strong serve, solid volleying, and the ability to end points quickly.

Video Library (88 videos)

Name FPS Duration
Second Serve → FH Approach → FH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's forehand approach and forehand volley from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the approach step before driving forward, with a noticeable knee bend and strong push off the outside leg into the volley.
7.4s
FH Approach → OH · Court-level-side Richard Krajicek's forehand approach shot from a neutral court position, filmed from a court level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of his body with a moderately closed face and a low-to-high swing path, creating a strong upward acceleration through contact.
6.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve → FH Approach → FH Volley Low · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's forehand return on a second serve followed by a forehand approach from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight drives forward into the court, setting up an early split step as he closes toward the net.
6.9s
FH Return 2nd Serve → FH Approach → FH Volley Low · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's forehand return on a second serve used as an approach shot from a low court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, his semi-western forehand grip is evident with a clear wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm but not exaggerated wrist snap through contact.
4.3s
BH · Court-level-front Richard Krajicek's backhand from a central court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His one-handed backhand uses an eastern backhand grip with a laid-back wrist creating visible lag that firms up into a stable, slightly pronated wrist at contact.
2.9s
BH Short · Court-level-side Richard Krajicek's backhand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against the hips, then uncoil in sequence so the chest rotates through contact with the hitting shoulder finishing high and slightly across the body.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His feet stay grounded in a platform stance with a small knee bend before driving up, and his front foot remains planted as his back leg kicks back for balance during the service motion.
2.2s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, making the wrist snap especially clear from this frontal view.
2.1s
First Serve → BH Volley Low · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a compact trunk rotation, uncoiling just enough through contact so the chest turns slightly toward the net while the hitting shoulder stays in front.
4s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His feet start in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and you can see a strong drive up and into the court that lands him well inside the baseline for an aggressive first recovery step.
2.2s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a distinct snap just after impact.
3.9s
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's forehand volley from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist, and the wrist stays stable through contact with only a subtle forward snap to guide the ball.
5s
First Serve → FH Volley → OH → FH · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's forehand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His knees stay noticeably flexed through the lunge, with the front hip driving forward as the back leg trails for stability into the net.
11.2s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with the hips uncoiling from a loaded, slightly closed position into a more open alignment at contact.
2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball for a pronounced upward swing path.
2.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket arm extends fully upward with a slightly closed racket face at contact, reaching well above head height to maximize reach and racket head speed through the ball.
2.5s
First Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His racket face stays slightly open at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, and the compact punchy swing keeps the racket head moving directly through the contact zone.
4.5s
First Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he carries the racquet forward with the non-hitting hand staying back for counterbalance as he steps through the court and quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position near the net.
5.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the target before uncoiling in a pronounced rotational sequence that leads the arm swing into contact.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his weight drives into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #3 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
2.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil during the toss, then uncoil in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact, with the chest rotating square to the net as the hitting arm extends upward.
2.6s
First Serve → OH → OH · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the knee bend before driving upward, with a strong push off the back leg that extends fully into the court.
8.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders and trunk coil strongly away from the target during the toss, then uncoil in a clearly sequenced motion from hips to shoulders as he drives up into the serve.
2.5s
First Serve → BH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly open with the ball meeting the strings just in front of his body and around waist height, producing a compact forward punch with minimal backswing.
4.7s
First Serve → BH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his racquet finishes slightly in front of his body with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him as he moves forward and quickly resets his stance for the next shot.
4.5s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, bringing him quickly into a balanced, upright ready position for the next shot.
2.4s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips open toward the net during the upward swing.
2.1s
First Serve → FH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's forehand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features a quick adjustment step into the volley with a slightly closed stance, followed by a small recovery step to be ready for the next shot.
4.6s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His feet load in a platform stance with a pronounced knee bend, and you can see a strong upward leg drive that leaves him ready to land inside the court for an aggressive first recovery step.
2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced upward swing path.
2.6s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view, his continental grip is firm with minimal grip change and his wrist remains relaxed into a pronounced lag before a sharp pronation through contact.
2.1s
First Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features a quick split step followed by a decisive lateral move into a neutral stance, with a clear front-foot step toward the net for the volley.
6.2s
First Serve → BH Volley Low · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist that stays stable through contact, limiting excess wrist movement on the volley.
4.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek'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 well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of his body.
2.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork shows a compact platform stance with a small forward weight transfer into the court as he drives up to the ball.
2.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His continental grip is firm with a relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, creating a pronounced wrist snap just after impact.
2s
First Serve → FH Volley Low · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's forehand volley from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders stay closed through the forward move with a compact trunk rotation, then uncoil in sync with his step toward the net, making the chest square to the target just after contact.
4.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward into the ball are clearly visible, along with his hips opening toward the court as he pushes off the ground.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact his tossing arm drops quickly as his weight lands on his front foot, leaving him ready to move forward for an aggressive next shot.
2.8s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a front court_level angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face closed slightly at the start, and he maintains clear wrist lag before releasing a subtle wrist snap through contact.
2.6s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm so the racquet lags and whips through from inside to out.
2.7s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front #3 Richard Krajicek's forehand InsideOut from a neutral position, filmed from a court_level front angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the swing path drives low to high through the ball with noticeable racket head acceleration.
2.6s
FH Running · Court-level-front Richard Krajicek's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves forward, with a pronounced knee bend and driving push off the outside leg to reach the ball.
3.2s
FH Short · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's forehand from the short court, filmed from a front court-level 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.
2.2s
FH Short · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His semi-western grip is evident with the racket face closed slightly at the top of the backswing, and there is a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a firm, controlled wrist at contact.
3.6s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side Richard Krajicek's forehand hit InsideOut from a neutral court position, filmed from a court_level_side angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body as his weight moves into the court and he quickly resets the racquet in front to return to a ready position.
2.3s
FH Running · Court-level-side Richard Krajicek's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment shuffle into an open stance before contact, followed by aggressive recovery steps back toward the center.
2.9s
FH Short · Court-level-side Richard Krajicek's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates forward on a low-to-high path through the hitting zone.
2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand return on a second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence from hips to torso to hitting arm, making the degree of upper-body rotation easy to compare between preparation and contact.
3.5s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip is evident with a firm but relaxed wrist that pronates aggressively through contact, producing a distinct snap just after impact.
3.1s
BH Return 2nd Serve → BH Drop Volley · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand return to a second serve from the Ad side, moving forward for a backhand drop volley, filmed from a court-level front angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he initiates the return, with a pronounced knee bend and forward-driving step that loads the legs before he pushes in to the net for the volley.
7.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His legs show a pronounced knee bend during the loading phase, with the hips driving upward as he extends through the serve motion.
4.2s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. His hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend on the outside leg, giving a stable base as he steps into the sliced backhand.
3.7s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice return of second serve from a central position, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the non-hitting hand dropping back for counterbalance as he steps forward and quickly regroups into a compact ready position.
3s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley return from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders stay relatively square to the net with only a modest trunk rotation, and the forward trunk uncoil is tightly linked to a short, compact shoulder-driven punch through the ball.
4.6s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice return of second serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. His racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, creating a low, skidding slice with a compact, slightly downward swing path.
3.7s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around head height, and the upward brushing swing path creates visible racket head acceleration through the strike.
3.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this view you can see his continental grip remain firm while his wrist pronates through contact, with only a subtle wrist snap finishing the motion.
3.9s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level side. From this side angle, his continental grip is evident with a firm but relaxed wrist that stays stable through contact, creating a controlled slicing motion without excessive wrist hinge.
3.9s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's first serve return backhand slice from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His early split-step into a semi-open stance leads into a small lateral adjustment and a compact pivot, with a short recovery step that keeps him ready to move forward if needed.
3s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His hips stay closed through the knee bend and loading phase, then drive forward with a pronounced push off the back leg as he extends up into the serve.
3.2s
BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His early split step into a slightly open stance leads into a compact side-step adjustment and a quick recovery shuffle back toward the center baseline.
4.3s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate early as he coils the trunk, then uncoil in sync with the forward step, showing a clear sequence from upper-body turn into contact.
4.9s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from court-level side. After contact his racquet finishes out in front with the left arm counterbalancing behind him as he steps diagonally forward and quickly regroups into a compact ready position.
3.5s
BH Return Slice 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice return on a second serve from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders turn early as the trunk coils against the hips, then uncoil in a compact sequence that keeps the hitting shoulder slightly below the non-hitting shoulder through contact.
3.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact he lets his hitting arm decelerate across his body while his weight moves into the court and his non-hitting hand drops to help him transition quickly toward a ready position.
3.2s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a pronounced knee bend, and he lands slightly inside the court before taking a small recovery step back toward the baseline.
2.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #3 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above shoulder height with a noticeably closed face and an upward brushing swing path that emphasizes spin over flat pace.
3.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed during the toss and early racquet drop, then the trunk uncoils aggressively upward as the hitting shoulder drives through, clearly showing the upper-body contribution to his serve motion.
2.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His continental grip stays steady with a relaxed hand, and the front view makes the upward wrist pronation and subtle snap through contact especially clear.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. His stance is relatively narrow with a pronounced knee bend, and you can see a subtle weight shift from back foot to front foot as he drives up into the serve.
2.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact he lands slightly inside the court with his weight moving forward, his non-hitting arm dropping back as he quickly brings the racquet hand down into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hit.
2.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-front #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. From this angle, his continental grip stays firm as the wrist remains relatively neutral during the toss and bend, with a late pronation just after contact rather than an early wrist snap.
2.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His knees dip into a moderate bend before driving upward, and his hips stay relatively closed to the court as he pushes off the ground into the trophy and contact phases.
2.3s
Second Serve → BH Volley · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level side angle. He plants in a neutral stance with a small adjustment step forward, using a short split and one crossover recovery step to move back toward the center after contact.
4.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His knees dip noticeably during the loading phase and his back hip drives up and into the court as he extends through the legs into the serve.
2s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His knees load deeply before trophy position and then extend aggressively upward, with the hips driving forward into the court as the back leg swings through.
2.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through brings his hitting arm down smoothly in front of his body as his weight moves into the court, quickly transitioning his upper body toward a ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
Second Serve → BH Volley · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand volley from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders stay relatively closed with a compact trunk rotation, and the uncoiling of his torso clearly precedes the extension of his hitting arm through the volley.
4.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulders rotate significantly away from the court during the trophy position, then the trunk uncoils in a clear sequence from hips to shoulders just before contact.
2.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a pronounced knee bend, driving up into the serve and landing slightly inside the court to initiate a quick first recovery step.
2.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His shoulder line rotates significantly away from the net during the toss, then uncoils in sync with trunk rotation so that the chest opens toward the court just before contact.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His follow-through carries his back leg forward into the court, with his weight transferring onto his front foot as he quickly settles into a compact ready position for the next shot.
4.3s
BH Slice · Court-level-front Richard Krajicek's backhand slice from a neutral position, filmed from a court-level front angle. His follow-through finishes out in front with the non-hitting hand retracting behind his body as he smoothly recovers back toward a ready position.
2.4s
BH Slice · Court-level-side #1 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice from the side of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork features a small adjustment hop into a neutral stance, with his outside foot planting early to let him stay sideways through contact before taking a short recovery step.
2.4s
BH Slice · Court-level-side #2 Richard Krajicek's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. His racket face stays noticeably open at contact with the ball striking slightly below net height, and the swing path moves forward with a distinct downward cutting motion through the shot.
2.5s

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