Shots of the year: The best of January 2023

Over the next two weeks, the WTA Editorial team will be revisiting the hottest shots and most remarkable rallies of the 2023 season.

Best of 2023: January | February (Middle East/Europe) | February/March (North America) | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | October/November

First up is the Australasian swing of January, encompassing Adelaide 1, Auckland, Adelaide 2, Hobart and Hua Hin. Coco Gauff pulled off a miraculous lob en route to her third career title, Venus Williams turned back the clock with a vintage backhand, Tamara Zidansek scrambled to every corner of the court, and Zhu Lin and Madison Brengle put on a three-set show. The best of the lot, though, has to be yet more Ons Jabeur wizardry.

15. Viktorija Golubic, Adelaide 1 R1 vs. Sorana Cirstea
14. Tatjana Maria, Hua Hin R1 vs. Alexandra Eala
13. Zhu Lin, Auckland R1 vs. Madison Brengle
12. Venus Williams, Auckland R1 vs. Katie Volynets
11. Marketa Vondrousova, Adelaide 1 R1 vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
10. Claire Liu, Hobart R1 vs. Yulia Putintseva
9. Wang Xinyu, Hobart R2 vs. Alison Van Uytvanck
8. Madison Brengle, Auckland R1 vs. Zhu Lin
7. Tamara Zidansek, Hua Hin QF vs. Zhu Lin
6. Zhu Lin, Auckland R1 vs. Madison Brengle
5. Yulia Putintseva, Hobart R2 vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
4. Coco Gauff, Auckland R1 vs. Tatjana Maria
3. Marta Kostyuk, Adelaide 1 R1 vs. Jaimee Fourlis
2. Jil Teichmann, Adelaide 2 R1 vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
1. Ons Jabeur, Adelaide 1 R1 vs. Sorana Cirstea