Birmingham shot of the day: Svitolina’s backhand rocket

 Elina Svitolina’s backhand rocket has been recognized the best shot of the day at the Nature Valley Classic tennis tournament in Birmingham, the UK.

The Ukrainian tennis player moved into her first quarterfinal at the Nature Valley Classic, on Wednesday, with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Alizé Cornet of France.

The video of the best shot:

In the quarterfinals, Svitolina will take on Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu, who outlasted Petra Martic of Croatia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in Wednesday's late match.

Photo: twitter.com/BritishTennis

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