Tennis
Sharapova moves into world number two spot
PHOTO | MARTIN BERNETTI | AFP Russia's Maria Sharapova walks with her silver medal after being defeated by US Serena Williams in the women's singles gold medal match of the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on August 4, 2012.
Posted Monday, August 6 2012 at 22:45
PARIS
Russia's Maria Sharapova, winner of the silver medal at the London Olympics, moved up one place to world number two in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday.
Belarussian Victoria Azarenka, winner of bronze in London, holds the world number one ranking, as Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska paid the price for her first round defeat as she fell one spot to world number three.
Olympic champion Serena Williams, winner of the singles gold and the doubles with sister Venus, has moved closer to the leading trio. Williams is less than 800 points off the top spot which she hasn't held since October 2010.
Rankings
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 8820 pts
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) 8720 (+1)
- Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 8260 (-1)
- Serena Williams (USA) 8045
- Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6195
- Petra Kvitova (CZE) 5275
- Angelique Kerber (GER) 5225
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 4206
- Sara Errani (ITA) 3620
- Marion Bartoli (FRA) 3400
- Li Na (CHN) 3245
- Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3085
- Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 2945 (+1)
- Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2835 (+1)
- Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 2800 (-2)
- Kaia Kanepi (EST) 2514
- Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2270 (+2)
- Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 2220
- Sabine Lisicki (GER) 2142 (+1)
- Andrea Petkovic (GER) 2060 (-3)
(AFP)
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