Top Tennis Topics in 2009

The tennis calendar has ended with the completion of the Davis Cup. Using Google’s search volume index, here’s a breakdown of my top 2009 tennis topics by month:

January 2009:
- Serena Williams wins 10th major, regains #1 ranking
- Jelena Dokic’s revival and quarterfinal finish at the Australian Open 2009
- Seles leads 2009 Tennis Hall of Fame

February 2009:
- Nadal beats Federer –wins 1st Australian Open
- UAE bans Peer from Dubai tournament; Allows Ram to compete in men’s doubles
- Venus Williams and Novak Djokovic wins Dubai tournament

March 2009:
- Anti-Israeli protest in Sweden’s Davis Cup tie
- Clijsters announces return to tennis
- Miami and Indian Wells tennis tournaments

April 2009:
- Dinara Safina is women’s #1; Serena has losing streak
- Australia appeals ITF’s Davis Cup venue
- Nadal tops Djokovic in Monte Carlo final

May 2009:
- Richard Gasquet suspended due to failed drug test
- Safina wins Madrid & Rome; Federer beats Nadal in Madrid
- Nadal loses in French Open 4th round to Robin Soderling

June 2009:
- Federer wins French Open; completes Grand Slam sweep
- Kuznetsova beats Safina for 2nd grand slam title
- Murray-mania as grass court season starts

July 2009:
- Serena beats older sister Venus, wins 3rd Wimbledon
- Murray disappoints a nation, loses to Roddick in Wimbledon semis
- Federer dispatches Roddick in 5 sets; surpasses Sampras record with 15th grand slam

August 2009:
- Kim Clijsters on comeback trail
- Hardcourt season in the US
- Dinara’s bad summer, #1 ranking questioned

September 2009:
- Oudin causes stir at US Open, reaches quarterfinals
- Clijsters beats Williams sisters, wins US Open
- Del Potro dethrones Federer

October 2009:
- Maria Sharapova wins first tournament after comeback in Tokyo
- Henin announces comeback
- Agassi reveals drug use in autobiography

November 2009:
- Serena beats Venus, wins WTA championships
- Davydenko beats grand slam champions, wins first ATP championship in London
- Serena is fined for US Open outburst

December 2009:
- Murray dumped by girlfriend over video game addiction
- Nadal salvages year in Davis Cup final
- Spain wins 4th Davis Cup of the decade