Should Sweet Caroline be No. 1?
The issue of how a player could top the rankings without having won a Grand Slam raised its head last year when Dinara Safina reached No. 1 before suffering a monumental meltdown. This year, it was the turn of Caroline Wozniacki, whose strong performances throughout the course of the year enabled her to lead the rankings from October onward even though her Slam results were unspectacular. As usual, there were calls for a revision of the system. But all of this was a little unfair on Wozniacki, whose class and consistency make her a credit to the sport. 7. Clijsters crowned queen of Queens again It didn’t have the drama of her incredible run in 2009, but Kim Clijsters’ U.S. Open triumph was just as worthy of praise after she dominated the field and took apart Vera Zvonareva in the women’s final. Clijsters’ toughest test came against Venus Williams in an exciting and high-quality semifinal. The Belgian scraped by in three fierce sets. After cruising past Zvonareva, Clijsters celebrated b
