The New Rankings Are Out.

Lets start off with my own personal power rankings for the 2009 season up through the conclusion of the U.S. Open. These rankings aren't based on career success, its strictly based on the 2009 season. With criteria where Grand Slam Events are worth more points than Masters Series Events, and Masters Series Events are worth more than regular tour stops.

My Men's Top 10:
1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Andy Murray
5. Juan Martin Del Potro
6. Andy Roddick
7. Fernando Verdasco
8. Tommy Robredo (I was a little surprised to see him this high myself)
9. Fernando Gonzalez
10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

My Women's Top 10:
1. Dinara Safina
2. Serena Williams
2. Caroline Wozniacki
4. Elena Dementieva
5. Victoria Azarenka
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova
7. Venus Williams
8. Jelena Jankovic
8. Flavia Pennetta
10. Vera Zvonareva

Here are the OFFICIAL ATP Rankings:
1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Andy Murray
4. Novak Djokovic
5. Juan Martin Del Potro
6. Andy Roddick
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
8. Nikolay Davydenko
9. Fernando Verdasco
10. Gilles Simon

OFFICIAL WTA Rankings:
1. Dinara Safina
2. Serena Williams
3. Venus Williams
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova
5. Elena Dementieva
6. Caroline Wozniacki
7. Vera Zvonareva
8. Jelena Jankovic
9. Victoria Azarenka
10. Flavia Pennetta

On the men's side there wasn't a lot of moving or shaking in the rankings. The two biggest of note involved 2 Americans. John Isner with his U.S. Open run moved up 16 spots to be now ranked #39 in the world. While the injured Mardy Fish took a tumble of 27 spots to fall to #53. Personal favorite David Ferrer held steady at #19 in the world.

The women's side offered a little more intrigue and surprises. Kim Clijsters with her U.S. Open Championship went from not even being in the computer to rising to the Top 20 and now being the #19 rank woman in the world. New American darling Melanie Oudin, who made a nice run to the quarterfinals moved up from #70 to #46. The "Flying" Bondarenko sister named Kateryna is now ranked ahead of her sister Alona for the first time. Kateryna is #34 and Alona is #36. One player who fell pretty hard due to a poor performance was Switzerland's Patty Schnyder. Coming into the Open Schnyder was ranked #20 but with a second round defeat came a tumble all the way to #45. Oh, and I almost forgot "cinderella" semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer who climbed 28 spots with her improbable run to now be ranked #22. Things are looking up for Belgian women's tennis. It would only get better if Justine Henin decides to return.