Tennis: Williams Still Reigns As Number One
Faizan Hashmi Published August 22, 2016 | 07:42 PM
PARIS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22th August, 2016) : Serena Williams held onto the number one spot in the WTA world rankings on Monday, after Angelique Kerber slipped to defeat against Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Cincinnati hardcourt tournament. Germany's Kerber would have ended 22-time major champion Williams' run of 184 consecutive weeks as world number one if she had claimed the title. But the reigning Australian Open champion was beaten 6-3, 6-1 by Czech Pliskova, who moves up from 17th to 11th. American Williams, who withdrew from her Cincinnati title defence with an injury, is now just three weeks away from breaking Steffi Graf's record for the longest stint at the top of the rankings. The only change in the top 10 sees Agnieszka Radwanska retake fourth spot from Simona Halep, who was beaten by Kerber in the semi-finals. WTA top 20 1.
Serena Williams (USA) 7,050 pts 2.
Angelique Kerber (GER) 6,860 3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 5,830 4. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 5,340 (+1) 5. Simona Halep (ROM) 5,151 (-1) 6.
Venus Williams (USA) 4,005 7. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3,551 8. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 3,465 9. Madison Keys (USA) 3,341 10. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 3,190 11.
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 3,135 (+6) 12. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 3,100 13. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 3,100 (-2) 14. Johanna Konta (GBR) 2,905 (-1) 15.
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2,865 (-1) 16. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 2,713 (-1) 17. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2,370 (-1) 18. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2,195 19. Barbora Strycova (CZE) 2,050 (+1) 20. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 1,967 (+1)
Related Topics
Recent Stories
IHC seeks cases details from provinces against Gandapur
Police break up pro-Palestinian demos in Amsterdam, Berlin
MCF purchases new machinery
UN chief urges Israel to halt escalation, crossings be re-opened
China hospital attack leaves two dead, 21 wounded
FWMC staff activated for cleanliness of 4 model roads
Karachi Bling Special edition SEP Fashion Summit concludes
Dolphin force arrests 120 POs, 170 dacoits during current year
Passport fees update: Check latest details here
Huge quantity of unregistered medicines recovered
IESCO notifies power suspension programme
229 diseases directly linked to obesity: Experts
More Stories From World
-
Police break up pro-Palestinian demos in Amsterdam, Berlin
3 minutes ago -
UN chief urges Israel to halt escalation, crossings be re-opened
3 minutes ago -
China hospital attack leaves two dead, 21 wounded
3 minutes ago -
UN says its access to Gaza's Rafah crossing 'denied' by Israel
43 seconds ago -
Anadolu organizes training program for Algerian journalists
1 second ago -
Al Jazeera to pursue legal action 'until the end' over Israel ban
2 hours ago
-
Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to press messages on Ukraine, trade
2 hours ago -
Olympic flame to arrive in France ahead of Paris Olympics
2 hours ago -
Ukraine says thwarted Russian-led plot to kill Zelensky
2 hours ago -
S.Africa rescuers say in contact with 11 people in collapsed building
2 hours ago -
Israel sends tanks into Rafah and seizes key crossing
3 hours ago -
Italy regional president, ex-port boss arrested for graft
3 hours ago