Andy Murray has a record of 50 wins and 7 losses in 2009 with $2,908,907 in earnings, with 5 titles

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx

Roger Federer has a record of 42 wins and 7 losses in 2009 with $4,940,461 in earnings, with 3 titles

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx

Just based on the records one might argue that Murray should be #1 because he's won 8 more matches with the same number of defeats. Looking more closely at the earnings sees Federer with $2 million more, despite having 2 less titles. How can this be?? He wins the most important tournaments, that's how. The majors carry so much more weight and prize money than the other tournaments. Plus the fact that Federer has been consistently great for so long, in my eyes, keeps him at number 1. Murray is great, but Federer is the best.

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