Weapons Check Series: Today's Best Graded

At the moment, the top 10 in Tennis are comprised of players who have differing styles and games. Each has their own weapons that are to be feared by the person standing across the net.

A blistering forehand, a ripped backhand, footwork, endurance, etc. The current top ten are filled with both newcomers and veterans alike.

This slide show is meant to grade each player on seven different weapons that today's players need. It will show where work needs to be done, and where their best weapons lay.

Gael Monfils

Monfils is one of the fastest and most athletic players on tour, period. If it were not for so many injuries, he might very well be a top five player. Currently however, he is ranked 10th.

Serve - B+

Forehand - B+

Backhand - B

Volley - B+

Footwork - B+

Speed - A+

Endurance - A

Cumulative Grade - A-

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Like Gael Monfils, Tsonga has dealt with a variety of injuries over his career. When healthy though, he is a force to be reckoned with. If consistently healthy, his results and rankings would be much better than ninth in the world.

Serve - A

Forehand - A-

Backhand - B+

Volley - B-

Footwork - B

Speed - B+

Endurance - B+

Cumulative Grade - B+

Fernando Verdasco

Until the Australian Open earlier this year, Fernando's results have been mixed at best of his career. A match heralded as one of the best this decade has shown that he has the tools and the talent to make an impact.

Serve - B+

Forehand - A-

Backhand - B

Volley - B

Footwork - B+

Speed - B+

Endurance - A-

Cumulative Grade - B+

Gilles Simon

Gilles Simon is a bit of an enigma. Though he certainly has weapons at his disposal, he is inconsistent, and his game is best suited for hard courts. He is currently ranked seventh.

Serve - B+

Forehand - B

Backhand - A

Volley - B

Footwork - B+

Speed - B

Endurance - B+

Cumulative Grade - B+

Andy Roddick

A perennial top ten player for much of the decade, his serve is regarded as possibly the finest alongside Sampras's in tennis history. An improved regimen and the shedding of a few pounds has increased his movement and produced better overall results this year. He is ranked sixth

Serve - A+

Forehand - B+

Backhand - B

Volley - C+

Footwork - B+

Speed - B

Endurance - B+

Cumulative Grade - B

Juan Martin del Potro

With an incredible wingspan, del Potro can often get to balls despite his lack of speed. His overall consistent level of play has led to a career high ranking of 5th in the world.

Serve - A-

Forehand - A-

Backhand - B+

Volley - B

Footwork - B

Speed - B

Endurance - B+

Cumulative Grade - B+

Novak Djokovic

With an improving all-around game, Novak is showing a much better form than he had after winning his first slam last year. An excellent showing on clay this year has kept him in fine form despite dropping to fourth in the world.

Serve - A-

Forehand - A-

Backhand - A-

Volley - B+

Footwork - B+

Speed - B+

Endurance - B

Cumulative Grade - A-

Andy Murray

Murray ascended towards the top in the second half of last year when he went on an excellent run and made the finals of the U.S. Open. With an impressive variety of shots and speed, he is the best British player in a long time.

Serve - A-

Forehand - B+

Backhand - A

Volley - B+

Footwork - A-

Speed - A

Endurance - B+

Cumulative Grade - A-

Roger Federer

Despite an up and down season thus far, Roger's amazing weapons are still doing damage. A good showing in Madrid however, has helped to restore some of his lost confidence. His serve and forehand are a bit inconsistent this year and have let him down.

Serve - B+

Forehand - A-

Backhand - B+

Volley - A

Footwork - A+

Speed - A-

Endurance - A-

Cumulative Grade - A

Rafael Nadal

With each and every year, Rafa has turned himself into an all-court monster.

With lethal forehands and blistering backhands, as well as great footwork and court speed, He is by far the best player on tour with the best package of weapons. All of this has led to his ranking of No. 1 in the world.

Serve - B+

Forehand - A+

Backhand - B+

Volley - A-

Footwork - A

Speed - A

Endurance - A+

Cumulative Grade - A