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The racket velocity, joint angles of the upper and lower limbs, and torques at the lower limb were calculated and analysed using SPM1d two-way repeated measures ANOVA among the stroke phases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The hip extension torque of fast-loop was significantly higher than that of slow-loop during the early phase of the stroke (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Target direction changes of the loop were dependent on early elbow flexion (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.015) and middle trunk rotation (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) during the stroke phase. The fast-loop and cross-court of loops imposed a greater holding-side lower-limb load during the follow-through phase (\n                      <jats:italic>p &amp;lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.001,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.032).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lower-limb drive strategies differed between Fast-Loop (FL) and Slow-Loop (SL) in the non-holding limb. FL emphasized hip-extension torque, whereas SL emphasized knee-extension torque. Compared with Long-Line, Cross-court relied on more trunk rotation, with no additional lower limb contribution. However, FL and CC imposed higher loads on the holding lower limb during the follow-through. 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