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The ATP Player of the Month May is Rafael Nadal, who finished a sensational clay court season with the destruction of Federer. He extended his Roland Garros record to 28-0 (def. Federer), completed the AMS Clay Triple by winning in Hamburg (def. Federer) and also four-peated Barcelona (def. Ferrer). He also went 8-0 against his fellow top 5 players this clay court season.

This month also saw a lot of first-timers, with Jeremy Chardy reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros as a wildcard, Monfils reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final, Wawrinka reaching his first AMS final (l. Djokovic), Gulbis reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, Bolelli reaching his first ATP final (l. Gonzalez) and Seppi reaching his first AMS semifinal.

The WTA Player of the Month May is Dinara Safina, who went on a 11 match winning streak winning Tier I Berlin (def. Elena Dementieva) and reaching the finals of Roland Garros (l. Ana Ivanovic). Her fighting spirit was very impressive, coming from matchpoint down to win in several matches.

Ana Ivanovic deserves a special mention here, for winning her first Grand Slam title (def. Safina) and obtaining the number 1 ranking in the world.

Some other players who performed well. Zvonareva wins in Prague (def. Azarenka), Dulko wins in Fes (def. Garrigues) and Cornet backs up her strong month in April with a Tier I final in Rome (l. Jankovic)


Final Standings