Serena Williams' Top Ranking Under Threat at US Open
Angelique Kerber had a chance earlier this month to unseat Serena Williams at the Cincinnati Open but lost in a shock final defeat to Czech Karolina Pliskova
Highlights
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Serena's No.1 women's singles ranking is under threat
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Kerber is just 190 points behind Serena
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US Open is the last Grand Slam of the year
Serena Williams retains top spot in the WTA world rankings Monday heading into the 2016 US Open with Angelique Kerber snapping at her heels.
The top 10 in the rankings remains unchanged but Kerber, just 190 points behind the American, is hoping to alter that at the last grand slam of the season starting in New York.
Kerber had a chance earlier this month to unseat Williams at the Cincinnati Open but lost in a shock final defeat to Czech Karolina Pliskova.
WTA rankings:
1. Serena Williams (USA) 7,050 pts
2. Angelique Kerber (GER) 6,860
3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 5,830
4. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 5,705
5. Simona Halep (ROM) 5,151
6. Venus Williams (USA) 4,005
7. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3,551
8. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 3,465
9. Madison Keys (USA) 3,286
10. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 3,190
11. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 3,135
12. Carla Suarez (ESP) 3,100
13. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 3,100
14. Johanna Konta (GBR) 2,905
15. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 2,713 (+1)
16. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2,580 (-1)
17. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2,370
18. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2,195
19. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,101 (+4)
20. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 2,054