As the year draws to close, Baseline remembers the shots that showed off players' skills, tenacity, and luck all through the season. From backhands to volleys to two-minute rallies, these are the best hot shots of 2018.Here's No. 9:
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Maria Sharapova still had her memorable moments in a rather abbreviated season. In Doha against Monica Niculescu, the former world No. 1 threw slice after slice, before finishing off the point with one final spin that had the ball land perfectly on the line, finishing off the point in the second set.