After a long absence, Tennis Fun is back for the 2013 ATP World Tour tennis season. First, here's an obligatory recap of 2012. As in the last four years, the top stories of last year were dominated by the "Big 4" of men's tennis. For the first time since the "Big 4" era, each of the top four won a Grand Slam title in a single calendar year.
(1) Novak Djokovic (Australian Open)
The year-end No. 1 for two consecutive years, Serbia's Novak Djokovic won his 3rd Aussie Open trophy and 5th Grand Slam title overall. He also won the ATP World Tour Finals defeating No. 2 Roger Federer.
(2) Roger Federer (Wimbledon)
World No. 2 Roger Federer had a record-breaking season in 2012, surpassing the record of Pete Sampras for most weeks at No. 1. The Swiss maestro pushed up his tally to 302 weeks (16 weeks more than Sampras') at the top after falling back to the No. 2 spot. Roger also won his 7th Wimbledon trophy this year (his record 17th overall major).
(3) Andy Murray (US Open)
Third-ranked Andy Murray finally broke through the Grand Slam winners circle in 2012 by winning his first major at the US Open. It was the Scot's fifth Grand Slam final. Murray also won the gold medal in the men's singles competition at the London Olympics, defeating Roger Federer.
(4) Rafael Nadal (French Open)
World No. 4 Rafael Nadal won his "traditional" major in Paris - his record 7th French Open trophy and 11th Grand Slam title overall. After a shock defeat to Lukas Rosol in the 2nd round of Wimbledon, he did not play a single match again for the rest of the 2012 season. He will miss the first Grand Slam of 2013 after withdrawing due to a stomach virus.
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