September 22, 2009 - TENNIS TOP TEN

This week...the US Open has produced a new star in Juan Martin del Potro, who surprised many by winning a major this soon. Hence, he joins the party of the top players and climbs up to number 5. This does not bode well for Britain's Andy Murray who continues to miss the golden opportunity of a maiden Grand Slam at a young age. Amidst the hype that he has carried on for the past couple of years, he is now seemingly being left behind by contemporaries Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and del Potro in the Grand Slam department.

Dinara Safina's ranking continues to be a joke in the books of critics, as she holds on as top woman in WTA. Eclipsed by the universally celebrated fairy tale comeback and Grand Slam victory by Kim Clijsters, one wonders if the top ranking is a curse to Marat's little sister. But beyond the surprise Championships in Men's and Women's singles, the talk of the town remains to be Serena Williams behavior and disagreeable non-apology as a sore loser. It will definitely go down in history as one of tennis' ugliest moments. She drops one spot to number 7.

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1	ROGER FEDERER	625
2	RAFAEL NADAL	520
3	ANDY MURRAY	442
4	NOVAK DJOKOVIC	340
5	JUAN MARTIN del POTRO**	297
6	DINARA SAFINA	293
7	SERENA WILLIAMS*	289
8	VENUS WILLIAMS*	246
9	ANDY RODDICK	241
10	ELENA DEMENTIEVA	191

Points are accumulated average per tournament, and adjusted to parallel Men's and Women's points

* least number of tournaments played
** most number of tournaments played