SAMANTHA Stosur's French Open run or the record-breaking 11-hour Wimbledon match?
Roger Federer's demolition of Andy Murray in the Australian Open final or Rafael Nadal's third Grand Slam title of the year?
The 2010 world tennis season had a little bit of everything, and we want you to help pick the best moment of the year.
MOMENT 1 - Roger Federer's demolition of Andy Murray in the Australian Open Final.
Scottish player Andy Murray was hoping to end a 74-year drought for British men at Grand Slams, but he copped a hiding from Roger Federer, going down in three sets.
After the match, an emotional Murray said: "I can cry like Roger. It's just a shame I can't play like him", referring to Federer's tears after losing the same tournament the previous year.
Top tennis moments of 2010
MOMENT 2 - Sam Stosur's run to the French Open final.
Australian Samantha Stosur emerged from a harrowing series of high pressure matches to book a berth in the final at Roland Garros.
She played one of the matches of the tournament and of her career in taking down Serena Williams in three enthralling sets in the quarter-final, but could not replicate her form in the final, losing to Italian Francesca Schiavone.
MOMENT 3 - Inser and Mahut's record-breaking Wimbledon match.
It was the stalemate to end all stalemates, and was eventually dubbed the "greatest match ever" after breaking the record for the longest tennis match.
When John Isner and Nicholas Mahut stepped on court in the first round at Wimbledon, no one expected that two days later, after 11 hours and six minutes of matchplay, the pair would still be out there.
The pair could not penetrate each others' serve in the deciding set, until the Frenchman Mahut finally cracked to hand American Isner the match, 70-68 in the fifth set.
The final set alone lasted eight hours and 11 minutes.
MOMENT 4 - Rafael Nadal wins US Open
Rafael Nadal became only the sixth man in history to have won all four Grand Slam titles when he won the US Open in September.
In taking down Novak Djokovic in four sets, it also meant Nadal had won three Grand Slams in a row, after winning Wimbledon and the French Open earlier in the year.
MOMENT 5 - Kim Clijsters wins second straight US Open.
Kim Clijsters, announced her return to the game's top flight when she won the 2009 US Open, and she backed it up this year with a crushing 6-2 6-1 win over Vera Zvonereva in the final.
Clijsters beat Samantha Stosur, Ana Ivanovic and Venus Williams on her way to collecting the title.
MEANWHILE, Australia's most outstanding elite tennis player will be named on December 3 at the Australian tennis awards.
Women's star and world No. 6 Samantha Stosur is expected to figure prominently at the awards and could take home the Newcombe Medal
The prize is named after Australian tennis legend John Newcombe, the winner of 17 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
The Australian Tennis Awards will feature categories for Community Tennis, Tournaments, Athlete Development and Coaching, and awards such as the Volunteer Achievement Award, Most Outstanding Club, Excellence in Officiating, Junior Athlete of the Year, Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability and Coaching Excellence in both Club and High Performance categories.
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