The 2008 Top Men of Tennis – Limerick Style

Current Rankings from the official site for men's tennis:

1. Nadal, Rafael (ESP) [1335]
2. Federer, Roger (SUI) [1061] {photograph below}
3. Djokovic, Novak (SRB) [1059]
4. Murray, Andy (GBR) [744]
5. Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS) [543]
6. Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) [410] {middle photograph}
7. Simon, Gilles (FRA) [396]
8. Roddick, Andy (USA) [394]
9. Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) [389] {top photo}
10. Blake, James (USA) [355]

# 10 James Blake
He’s good friends with that douche named John Mayer
And once dated a blonde called Jennifer
His go-for-broke style
Butt bouncing all the while
Only confirms he’s an overachiever

# 9 Juan Del Potro
A breakout star this American summer
Four titles after Stuttgart, what a winner!
José Acasuso,
Nalby, Chela, Gaudio
All replaced by a new son for Argentina

#8 Andy Roddick
It’s unfair to blame it all on the model
‘Decker does B-Rod', so not a good title
But with Mandy Moore
Who had class galore
He was more focused, committed, and subtle

# 7 Gilles Simon
There is an old saying in France
"À jeune chasseur, il faut vieux chien"
In Thierry Tulasne
Simon found the right man
Who could help him learn victory’s parlance.

# 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
“My dear President Elect Obama”,
Wrote Jo Wilfried’s maman, Mme. Tsonga.
“What you pulled off was great
I really do appreciate
But did you have to steal all my son’s thunder?”

# 5 Nicolay Davydenko
His relief was utterly satisfying
Having faced accusations of gambling
In their eyes he could look
And say, see, I’m no crook
Now if he only he could just halt the balding

# 4 Andy Murray
“Get over it”, he shouted, “I am Scottish!”
The press slammed him for being so piggish
But it was just a joke
Or a pig in a poke
From his teeth everyone knows he’s English

# 3 Novak Djokovic
A proud son of the Serbian soil
No one doubts that he’s willing to toil
But the ceiling won’t pop
He’s shut out of the top
Federer and Nadal make his blood boil

# 2 Roger Federer
Of his year I have no idea what to make
Losses to Sampras, Fish, and ouch Blake
When I kneel down in prayer
I say “God, please, next year
A fourteenth Slam for goodness sake!”

# 1 Rafael Nadal
Part superstitious belief, or just fear
Some think coaches should be changed every year
But when you have the best
And beating all the rest
Uncle Toni’s not going anywhere