Our Readers Give Out Their Top 10 of 2010

Written by: on 8th January 2011
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Our Readers Give Out Their Top 10 of 2010  |

We want to thank all of our readers who played in the Top 10 of 2010 Challenge. Your entries are awesome! Here are the winners:

Lisa’s Top 10

1. Nadal wins first U.S. Open
2. Serena wins Wimbleton
3. Mahut vs. Isner at Wimbleton
4. Nadal vs. Federer ATP World Tour Finals
5. Nadal winning French Open ranked #1
6. Clijsters wins Wimbleton after becoming mom
7. Roddick foot fault fiasco
8. Serena defends Australian Open title
9. Shiavone Grand Slam Champion
10. Chris Evert divorce from Greg Norman after 15 mos. married

Linda’s Top 10

1. Isner vs Mahut the match that lasted 3 days.
2. Venus skin toned panties :) in US Open
3. Wozniacki bright yellow nail polish she wore in US Open
4. Federer in between the leg shot
5. Nadal picking his wedgies before serving
6. Kim Clijsters wins us open for second year in a row
7. Upcoming new player Ryan Harrison
8. Nadal’s hat-trick of grand slam
9. Petra Kvitova’s run in the Wimbledon semi-finals
10. Russian Vera Zvonareva

Lucia’s Top 10

1. Li Ca reaching semis and also beating Venus
2. Li Na winning Birmingham (beating Sharapova in final)
3. Isner/Mahut match
4. Verdasco beating Ferrer at USOpen
5. Monfils losing to Fognini at Roland Garros
6. Nadal winning US Open
7. Caroline reachng number 1
8. Serena winning Wimbly
9. Irina Falconi playing main draw USOpen
10. Maria Sharaova snatching guru coach Hogstedt

Sophie’s Top 10

1. The Rise of Wozniacki
2. Rafa’s Career Slam
3. Isner v Mahut – needs no explanation
4. Federer & Djokovic’s US Open battle
5. Federer’s no.3 ranking
6. Murray v Nadal ATP World Tour Finals
7. Roddick & Federer’s early Wimbledon exits
8. The Queen comes to Wimbledon
9. Monfils v Federer Paris Masters
10. Federer wins Australian Open and sheds some tears

Matt’s Top 10

He wanted to add: “as a true doubles enthusiast, my list revolves around the achievements of stories on the doubles circuit.”

10. The reuniting of Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs – the two did well enough to qualify for the year-end championships.
9. Wild, Wacky, Wimbledon! Unseeded Melzer/Petzschner defeat 16th seeded Lindstedt/Tecau for improbable victory.
8. Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta burst on scene and cap season as #1 ranked team with title at year-end championships. (recorded 17 match win streak earning 3 consecutive titles in Miami, Stuttgart and Rome.)
7. Davis Cup Final doubles rubber – Clement/Llodra fight back from two sets to love down to put France ahead 2-1…only to see their hopes dashed by Serbia in reverse singles!
6. The Bryans win 11 titles in 11 finals to tie their career season high.
5. The Indo-Pak Express bridge their countries differences, making an incredible run to the finals at the US Open and winning the hearts of fans around the world with their charitable contributions.
4. Vania King teams with Yaroslava Shevdova to unexpected wins at Wimbledon and the US Open, solidifying themselves as one of the premier teams on Tour.
3. Mark Knowles becomes only 5th player in ATP World Tour history to record 700 career doubles wins.
2. Serena and Venus Williams finally reach #1 in the world in doubles.
1. Bob and Mike Bryan break the Woodies record for most team titles at 62.

Francesca’s Top 10

1. Francesca Schiavone wins Roland Garros
2. Novak Djokovic (just for exist)
3. US semifinal: Djokovic b. Federer with 2 match point for the swiss player
4. ATP Master Final: Nadal b. Murray, incredible match!
5. Isner b. Mahut, the longest match in wimbledon’s story
6. WTA Finals in Doha: Elena Dementieva announces her retirement
7. Serbia wins the first Davis Cup after only 5 years from its first appearance in that competition
8. Fognini b. Monfils in Roland Garros…playing in the dark the first day of the match.
9. Muster comes back…great news!
10. Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko win their first title in Master Finals

Evic’s Top 10

1. Rafael Nadal wins first US open
2. Inser and Mahut’s record-breaking Wimbledon match
3. Samantha Stosur’s run to the French Open final
4. Rafael Nadal d. Andy Murray Barclays ATP World Tour
5. Kim Cljisters wins second straight US Open
6. Rafael Nadal d. Andy Murray World Tour semi-finals
7. Fernando Verdasco d. David Ferrer US Open
8. Coco Vandeweghe experiment in Fed Cup
9. Robin Haase Comeback player of the year
10. Paradorn Srichaphan retirement

Heena’s Top 10

1. Murray’s ‘awakening’ at the Australian Open
2. The endless but thrilling Isner/Mahut match
3. Djokovic’s comment: “I have something else between my legs.”
4. Murray defending his Rogers Cup title
5. Federer’s epic between-the-legs shots
6. The Art of Tennis self-portraits for charity
7. Kim Clijsters & her adorable daughter
8. Rafa’s never ending wedgies
9. The personalized US Open commercials
10. The Queen & her darling outfit at Wimbledon

Zainab’s Top 10

1. Isner vs mahut in first round Wimbledon-epic and historic!
2. Andy Murray vs nadal in WTF semis-amazing tennis!
3. Francesca Schiavone wins the French open
4. Elena baltacha hitting the top 50 of world for the first time!
5. Andy Murray and Jamie Murray winning the doubles title in Valencia shortly after Jamie getting married
6. Andy Murray playing beautiful and amazing tennis to beat nadal and federer to win Toronto masters
7. Andre Agassi’s autobiography revealing some interesting tour and personal secrets
8. Queen visiting Wimbledon! Brought a buzz to the place
9. Nadal taking over the world number 1 ranking from federer
10. Amelie mauresmo’s retirement. Shocking and unexpected!

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