Power Ranking 2013 #9

1.  Andy Murray – Murray broke a 77 year slump for men from the UK at All England.  Over the past 52 weeks, Murray has won 2 slams, produced 1 slam runner-up finish and won a gold medal.  His back-to-back titles at Queen’s Club and Wimbledon have him atop my rankings as he heads into Canada.

2.  Novak Djokovic – Can he win 3 straight in Canada?

3.  Rafael Nadal – Rafa leads the 2013 points race and a title in Canada could make his lead almost insurmountable.

4.  Juan Martin del Potro – He destroyed Isner after getting off to a slow start.  Add a semifinal win over Tommy Haas, and JMDP is looking like his old self for the first time since the World Tour Finals in 2009. Change since last ranking + 1

5.  David Ferrer – He has not done anything wrong, but JMDP moved up so someone moved down.  Change since last ranking -1

6.  Tommy Haas – He’s playing quite well.  

7.  Fabio Fognini – I am not sure he will stay in my top 10 since the tour is moving to hardcourts, but he has played exceptionally well as of late.  Chance since last ranking – not ranked

8.  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – The tour is in flux and he is a good player on hardcourts.  It may be time to make a move toward the top tier or to drop out of the top 15.   

9.  Jerzy Janowicz – He can add a lot of ranking points between now and the indoor season.  Change since last ranking – 2

10.  Roger Federer (Tie) – Sure, he added 180 ranking points in Hamburg, is playing with a new racquet for the first time since the 1990s, and has an ailing back.  Still, Federer is not looking like himself.  Change since last ranking – 1

10.  John Isner  (Tie) – The big man is playing well on US soil.  He won Atlanta, was runner-up in DC and was a semifinalist in Newport.  Change since last ranking – not ranked

Biggest Mover – Jerzy Janowicz dropped 2 spots, but he is playing with house money for a few months at least.

Entered the Poll – Fabio Fognini and John Isner

Dropped Out – Tomas Berdych and Richard Gasquet – Both men can make strides and win points in this upcoming stretch of the season.