Tennis Country 2009 New Year's Predictions
It’s that time of year again… time for us to gaze into our bright yellow tennis ball and look into the year ahead…
• The new ATP CEO will be a “tennis insider”…
• Between them, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will win two Grand Slam titles
• The Serbian trio, i.e. Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic will collect a pair of Grand Slam titles between them
• Half of the players in the Top 10 of the ATP Tour’s and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s year-end rankings will be different from 2008
• There will be both a first-time male, and female, Grand Slam, i.e. Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open, champion, e.g. Andy Murray, Jelena Jankovic
• Three different women will be ranked Number One in 2009
• Two European countries will play in the Davis Cup Final
• One Top 10 player will compete in the Federation Cup Final
• Roger Federer will hire a coach before the end of the year
• Either Serena Williams, Venus Williams or Maria Sharapova will win a Grand Slam title…
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