Djokovic, Serena retain top spots in tennis rankings

Djokovic, Serena retain top spots in tennis rankings
Djokovic, Serena retain top spots in tennis rankings

LONDON: Serbian Novak Djokovic and United States star Serena Williams continued to dominate the men’s and women’s rankings in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings respectively, released today.

Among the men, there was no major changes in the top five with British Andy Murray holding on the second spot, followed by Swiss duo of Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka at the third and fourth place respectively.

Despite his loss at the clay courts, Rafael Nadal completes the top five. However, the women’s list witnessed some changes as Polish Agnieszka Radwanska went up to third, behind German Angelique Kerber after the defeat of Romanian Simona Halep, who dropped  to fourth in Dubai. Spain’s Garbi’e Muguruza complete the top five.

Men Top 10: 1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 16,790 points 2. Andy Murray (Scotland) 8,855 3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8,795 4. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 5,870 5. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 4,880 6. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 4,235 7. Tomas Berdych (Czech) 3,990 8. David Ferrer (Spain) 3,915 9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 2,950 10. Richard Gasquet (France) 2,760.

Women Top 10: 1. Serena Williams (USA) 9,245 points, 2. Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5,700, 3. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 5,210, 4. Simona Halep (Romania) 4,745, 5. Garbi?e Muguruza (Spain) 4,642, 6. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 3,672, 7. Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) 3,505, 8. Petra Kvitova (Czech) 3,478, 9. Flavia Pennetta (Italy) 3,422, 10. Roberta Vinci (Italy) 3,325.   (AGENCIES)