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Serena Williams continues to retain big lead in WTA rankings
Serena Williams with the Brisbane International trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 7-5., January 4, 2013. PHOTO/Reuters
World No. 1 Serena Williams continues to maintain a big lead over Li Na in the latest women’s tennis rankings issued by the WTA.
Williams has 12,375 points compared to Li who has 7,585, and Agnieszka Radwanska retains the no.3 spot with 5,980 points.
Jelena Jankovic rose from ninth to eighth, at the expense of Maria Sharapova.
The WTA top 10 April 14 is listed as follows – (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Serena Williams, United States, 12,375 points
2. (2) Li Na, China, 7,585
3. (3) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 5,980
4. (4) Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 5,441
5. (5) Simona Halep, Romania, 4,695
6. (6) Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 4,295
7. (7) Angelique Kerber, Germany, 4,110
8. (9) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 4,010
9. (8) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,961
10. (10) Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 3,720
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