Players of the Year

The players of the year on both the men and womens sides are pretty obvious.  There was 2 players who dominated the Grand Slam seasons, and took back their #1 rankings. 

Roger Federer throughout the 2009 season was heads and shoulders above his competition.  He started the year out by making it to the finals of the Australian Open, where he lost in a tough 5 sets to Rafael Nadal.  At the next grand slam in June at the French Open, Federer took advantage of the upset loss to Rafael Nadal to claim his first ever French Open title, and complete the career grand slam.  With the victory in Paris, Federer tied Pete Sampras with 14 grand slam titles.  The tie did not last long.  A month later Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in an epic match to win Wimbledon, and become the only man in tennis history to have won 15 Grand Slam championships.  By this time Federer had become the #1 player in the world again.  Pushing Nadal back to #2.  Once again Federer was the man to beat at the U.S. Open.  He made it fairly easily to the finals, but was upset by the young up-and-coming Juan Martin Del Potro, and denied his 6th straight U.S. Open title... For someone who had questions about them whether their game was slipping or not, and if he still had it in him to get back to previous form, Roger Federer, in 2009 answered the critics with a loud YES, I'M STILL THE MAN

When not being a whining brat who believes she is almost entitled to things on the tennis court Serena Williams, when motivated is the best womens player by a significant margin.  The 2009 season was just proof of that.  She started 2009 out by winning the Australian Open, and followed that up with a quarterfinals finish at the French Open.  Serena then beat sister, Venus in the finals of Wimbledon to take her 2nd grand slam of the year.  The U.S. Open was a rollercoaster ride for Williams who played great in the first week of the tournament, but had a meltdown during the semifinals that led to her disqualification and a victory for eventual champion Kim Clijsters.  Serena came back strong and finished the year on a high note, by dominating the year end WTA Tour Championships.  With the win Serena guaranteed she would finish the year as the #1 woman tennis player in the world.  Proclaiming to the world  YES, I'M STILL THE MAN...uh wait, WOMAN!!