Starting from 1989 to 2005, there were four major names to remember. Chang, Courier, Agassi, and Sampras. Together, they obtained 27 Grandslams. During the era, people called them: the faboulous 4. After Sampras' retirement in 2002 and Andre Agassi's gradual decrease in competition, 4 new names came within people's notice. Safin, Roddick, Hewitt, and finally, the formidable Roger Federer. People saw these four names as the next generation that would dominate the ATP circuit. These four new names replaced the four old names. Up to today, they have already taken 15 Grandslams in total. The best representation was the 2005 Australian open semi final draw. (1) Federer vs (3) Safin (2) Hewitt vs (4) Roddick However, things aren't going along the same lines as what the public has been predicting. Other then Federer and Roddick, Safin and Hewitt has been suffering from injuries and has continuously dropped in rankings due to early round losses and minimal attendence in competitions. They could no longer dominate the ATP circuit like the American Faboulous 4 had once done 10 years ago. Today, the rankings are: Roger Federer (1) Andy Roddick (4) Lleyton Hewitt (18 ) Marat Safin (24) Another generation of youngesters have entered the spotlight. Led by Rafael Nadal with two grandslams, the other names are Tomas Berdych, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovik, Richard Gasquet, Marcos Baghdatis, and Gaels Mondils. They are continuing to threat the current positions of the Faboulous 4, with Nadal beating Federer and Murray beating Roddick. They can be seen as the Rising 7 in the current era of Tennis. Rankings: Nadal (2) Berdych (12) Murray (13) Dijokovik (14) Gasquet (16) Baghdatis (17) Monfils (54) What do you think will happen in the future. Will the Faboulous 4 led by Federer continue to dominate? For how long? Or will the Rising 7 led by Nadal overpower them and create a dominating era of their own. How so? Why so?