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Agnieszka Radwanska hits a 'tweener

Surprise, surprise. Agnieszka Radwanska hit yet another hot shot. During a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday, the

Surprise, surprise. Agnieszka Radwanska hit yet another hot shot.

During a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday, the world No. 4 raced back to execute a perfect "tweener" and won the point when her opponent hit the reply wide. The best thing about this 'tweener is that it wasn't a superfluous instance of showboating. That was the only shot she could have hit to get the ball back and she pulled it off on a dead sprint.

Rarely is Radwanska impressed by her own shot-making. This time, though, she threw a finger in the air in celebration and waved her arms to enliven the sparse crowd.

https://twitter.com/andy_murray/status/341266980638191616

Good question, Andy. Those who left early -- the ladies were the last match on court -- missed one heck of a shot from Radwanska.

The last time she celebrated that demonstrably -- and, yes, that was a demonstrative celebration for A-Rad -- was after she hit this gem against Kirsten Flipkens in Miami in March:

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COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.