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Tennis in 2009

Tuesday 23 August 2011 09:10, UK

  1. Image: Rafael Nadal kicked off 2009 with a sensational five-set victory over rival Roger Federer in the Australian Open final
  2. Image: And Serena Williams also started in style with an emphatic 6-0 6-3 demolition of Dinara Safina in the women's final
  3. Image: Nadal continued his sparkling start to the season with victory over Andy Murray in the Indian Wells Masters final
  4. Image: Venus Williams claimed her second and final title of 2009 in Acapulco back in February
  5. Image: Murray bounced back from his Indian Wells disappointment with his second title of the season in Miami
  6. Image: While Nadal went on to notch his fifth successive Monte Carlo crown
  7. Image: Safina headed into the French Open in great form on the back of successive victories in Rome and Madrid
  8. Image: There was heartbreak for four-time champion Rafael Nadal as he crashed out in round four at Roland Garros to Robin Soderling
  9. Image: Roger Federer made history in Paris by becoming just the sixth player to win a Career Grand Slam. The victory was a record-equalling 14th Major.
  10. Image: And Svetlana Kuznetsova ensured compatriot Safina's wait for Grand Slam glory was extended in Paris
  11. Image: Murray became the first British winner at Queen's since 1938 when he defeated James Blake in the final back in June.
  12. Image: And Danish beauty Caroline Wozniacki claimed the women's crown - her third title of the season
  13. Image: However there was a fimiliar winner of the men's singles title at the All England Club, Federer making history with a record 15th Grand Slam title
  14. Image: And Serena saw off sister venus to clinch her third Wimbledon title
  15. Image: Former world number one Kim Clijsters made a popular return to the WTA Tour in Cincinnati in August
  16. Image: The most controversial moment of the season came in the US Open semi-final between Serena and Clijsters. The American verbally assaulting on a line judge
  17. Image: And, after edging past Serena, the Belgian 'Supermom' achieved the unthinkable by going all the way at Flushing Meadows
  18. Image: And there was a shock in the men's final - Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro stunning Federer in five sets to claim his first Grand Slam title
  19. Image: Russia's Nikolay Davydenko continued his stunning end to the season with victory at the Shanghai Masters...
  20. Image: Before leaving the best in the world in his wake once again en route to victory at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London