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Decade Retrospective: The Top 10 Players of the 2010s

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Tennis Tea's Top 10 WTA Players of the 2010s 10. Agnieszka Radwanska Including a “slamless” player on a “Best of the Decade” list might seem bizarre, but hear me out: Slams are important, but so too is the ability to consistently deliver strong results over a long stretch of time. This is something that only a handful of players have been able to do more so than Agnieszka Radwanska. “The Magician” finished six years in the top 10, and amassed 16 titles (including a WTA Finals Title and five Tier 1 victories). It’s worth noting of course, that she also had one of the most unique games among top players in recent tennis history, relying more on anticipation, court craft, and uncanny shotmaking than power. Think of Radwanska as that frustrating pusher you always lose to… if that frustrating pusher could also hit tweeners.  And also do this. Of course, this style of play also cost her a coveted major title. For as crafty as she was, she lacked the