1. Novak Djokovic – Nole stays at #1, but his play in Toronto, Cincinnati and to a lesser extent New York leave some questions.  Novak did not handle the hot and humid conditions well in New York.  He struggled with the heat late in the Kohlschreiber match and against Nishikori who had played 10 sets in his previous 2 rounds to Novak’s 7 sets.  
2. Marin Cilic – He may be too high, but he comprehensively won his semifinal and final match.  He never gave Roger Federer breathing room except for a brief 0-2 deficit in the 3rd set that he quickly erased.  He was even more stingy with Kei Nishikori.  Cilic moved exceptionally well and let his leverage advantage do damage to take his first major title.  Change since last ranking +7 (!)
3. Roger Federer – Federer played well to reach the quarterfinal round.  He then had to dig deep to save two match points and come back from 2 sets down to Gael Monfils.  He may have been a bit depleted versus Cilic, but in all honest Federer had a few chances to keep close to Cilic and only had once chance to take command of a set.  Cilic just kept Roger from being able to dictate much of anything.  Change since last ranking -1
4. Rafael Nadal – Novak did not put the #1 ranking for 2014 out of Rafa’s reach during his absence, but my guess is Rafa packs it in for the season.  Change since last ranking – 1
5. Kei Nishikori – His big wins versus Milos Raonic, Stanislas Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic should not be overshadowed by his one-sided loss in the final.  His run to the final was a gutsy and impressive charge through the top 10.  Change since last ranking – not ranked
6. Stanislas Wawrinka – Stan’s testy win over Tommy Robredo and close loss to Kei Nishikori prove that his power game is more suited to best of 5 set events in which he can beat a lot of opponents into submission. Change since last ranking +4  
7. Milos Raonic – The big Canadian has been a picture of consistency in Masters 1000 events this year, he posted his best two Grand Slam results at the two most recent slams and won Washington, DC.  His serve is also lethal as I can say from seeing it live.  Change since last ranking -3 
8. Andy Murray – The good news is that Andy won some nice matches and reached the quarters to set up a showdown with Novak Djokovic.  The bad news is that Andy is 0-6 versus Nole, Rafa and Roger since his back surgery.  
9. Grigor Dimitrov – Monfils played some of his best tennis in NY.  Still, if Grigor is the next great champion, he needs to win matches like that. Change since last ranking: – 2
10. Gael Monfils – Gael entertained, won and nearly won a BIG match prior to becoming French Toast in the 5th set versus Federer.  We hope to see more of Gael playing at that level.  Change since last ranking – not ranked

Entered the Poll – Kei Nishikori and Gael Monfils

Dropped out of the Poll – David Ferrer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Biggest Mover – Marin Cilic + 7