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2013 BTB Awards: WTA shots of the year

The Beyond The Baseline awards are our look back at the best — and worst — of the tennis season. Today we highlight some of the best shots of the year from the
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The Beyond The Baseline awards are our look back at the best — and worst — of the tennis season. Today we highlight some of the best shots of the year from the WTA Tour. Full disclosure: Agnieszka Radwanska could have made up 80 percent of this list. She hit more than her fair share of jaw-droppers this year. Click here for our complete archive of year-end awards.

Agnieszka Radwanska's twirling, no-look backhand flick against Kirsten Flipkens at the Sony Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8KvrhP1DtE

Victoria Azarenka's perfect volley to earn match point against Serena Williams in the final of the Western & Southern Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8T7NJ1v3Og

Monica Niculescu's backspin volley at the Generali Ladies.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15r17k_monica-niculescu-amazing-backspin-dropshot_sport

Maria Kirilenko's no-look pickup at the China Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzdtzQb3hQU

Carla Suarez Navarro hits the deck at the Australian Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KyYgak8oIE

Alla Kudryavtseva tweens Heather Watson at the Aegon Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSa4k-X8o8o

Jamie Hampton hits a curling, short slice winner from behind the baseline at the Bank of the West Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VHtsOkUldw

Urszula Radwanska shows off her touch with a looping drop shot against Victoria Azarenka at the BNP Paribas Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEL8YifdwJ4

Serena Williams finds the angle against her sister Venus at the Family Circle Cup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVaGfgS93NM

Svetlana Kuznetsova stretches for a drop-shot winner at the Kremlin Cup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlfrNSA6Qvw

Aga Radwanska rifles a 99 mph forehand winner against Madison Keys at the China Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIz4mifbN1M

Simona Halep digs out a forehand passing shot at the Topshelf Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOd5MWcxHMU

Roberta Vinci with a stick save (and a beauty!) at the Rogers Cup.

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Courtney Nguyen
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.

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