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Serena Williams keeps No. 1 spot in WTA rankings
Serena Williams celebrates her win over Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to win the WTA Championships title, October 27, 2013. PHOTO/Bulent Kilic/AFP
Serena Williams continues to dominate the rankings and is nearly a massive 6,000 points clear of second ranked Li Na of China despite going out in the semi-finals in Dubai last week to Alize Cornet of France.
Her sister Venus Williams, who won the title in Dubai, her first tournament triumph in 16 months, gained 15 places to stand at 29th.
The latest WTA Top 10 rankings are as follows:
1. Serena Williams (United States) 12,660 pts
2. Li Na (China) 6,795
3. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 5,705
4. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 5,681
5. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 5,206
6. Angelique Kerber (Germany) 4,490 (+2)
7. Simona Halep (Romania) 4,435 (+2)
8. Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 4,380 (-1)
9. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 4,365 (-3)
10. Sara Errani (Italy) 4,195
Source: AFP