Video - Discover the award for the best point of the WTA season!
An exceptional shot in Dubai
There are winning shots… and then there are exceptional moves.
And in the semifinal of the WTA 1000 in Dubai against Clara Tauson (defeat 6-4, 6-7, 6-3), Karolina Muchová delivered one of those rare moves.
In front of the center court crowd, the Czech player executed a tweener that even the greatest showmen in tennis would have dreamed of.
While Tauson had made a beautiful drop shot, followed by a high-quality lob, Muchova pulled out an impressive inspiration: a perfectly centered, powerful between-the-legs shot that left her opponent standing still.
A prize awarded by the league
The WTA has made official what many fans had already decided long ago: Muchová's tweener is the "Point of the Year."
A coronation that may seem logical as the action condenses everything spectacular: speed, audacity, relaxation, instinct.
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