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Although the Davis Cup is still almost three months away, Argentina is already facing a dilemma; where do you play the final?  The South Americans will host Spain in December, and could choose clay, grass, or hard courts.

So what surface should they choose? The answer might be surprising.

It is undeniable that Argentina has a very talented team with David Nalbandian, a perennial top ten, and Juan Martin del Potro, whom nobody could stop for large part of the summer.

They will probably complete their squad with Agustin Calleri and Jose Acasuso, who have made a solid doubles team.  Another undeniable fact is that Argentines are known to be at their best on clay, and their time to shine is usually during Roland Garros and the clay court season.

In an era of men's tennis where we have gotten used to seeing the same name on top week after week, and changes are as rare as a Rafael Nadal loss on clay, the women's top spot is as volatile as Andy Roddick's game ever since Federer got in his head.  With the retirement of Justine Henin in May, the women's tour has seen four different number ones, and the longest stay at the spot of honor has been 9 weeks.  Why is this happening? Who is going to take over? answers are ahead.

Let's rewind five years.  Andy Roddick ends 2003 as the number one player in the world and loses the spot to Roger Federer on february 1st, enough said.  But if we take a closer look at 2003, from April to November, we see four different number ones, and absolutely no stability or domination in the men's game.  The reason? greatness only comes once in a while.  2003 was a transition year for the men after a two year monopoly by Leyton Hewitt, and a complete domination by Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in the 90's.