Tennis: Cincinnati Winner Muguruza Climbs To Third

Muhammad Rameez Published August 21, 2017 | 02:10 PM

Cincinnati winner Garbine Muguruza of Spain has climbed three places to third in the latest WTA rankings published on Monday

PARIS, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Aug, 2017 ) - Cincinnati winner Garbine Muguruza of Spain has climbed three places to third in the latest WTA rankings published on Monday. The Wimbledon champion beat Simona Halep in Sunday's final, that defeat thwarting the Romanian's bid to overhaul Karolina Pliskova as world number one a week before the final Grand Slam of the season at the US Open.

WTA rankings on August 21 1. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6.390 pts 2. Simona Halep (ROM) 6.385 3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 5.860 (+3) 4. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 5.650 5.

Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 5.350 6.

Angelique Kerber (GER) 5.146 (-3) 7. Johanna Konta (GBR) 4.750 8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 4.410 9. Venus Williams (USA) 4.216 10. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 3.855 11. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 3.580 12.

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 3.436 13. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3.250 14. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 3.155 15. Serena Williams (USA) 2.810 16. Madison Keys (USA) 2.343 (+1) 17. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 2.315 (-1) 18. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 2.185 19. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 2.135 20. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2.025