Rafael Nadal tops as new crop of women emerge

Serena Williams reacts during her match against Rebecca Peterson, of Sweden, at the Miami Open tennis tournament, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. [AP Photo/Lynne Sladky]

Rafael Nadal finished the season on top of the world to give the men’s rankings a familiar look but a new crop of women is showing the old guard can be overthrown.

The Spanish world number one and Novak Djokovic won two Grand Slams each in 2019, holding Father Time and their young rivals at bay for another year.