US Serena Williams takes a selfie with the trophy after winning the final match of the WTA Tennis Open tournament game against US Madison Keys at the Foro Italico in Rome on May 15, 2016.
Image by: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
Image by: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
Serena Williams reinforced her huge lead at the top of the WTA rankings a week out from the start of the French Open after winning the Italian Open on Sunday.
Williams beat fellow American Madison Keys in the final in Rome to set herself up nicely for Roland Garros.
Second place in the rankings was reclaimed by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska from Germany's Angelique Kerber, who suffered an early exit in the Italian capital.
Elsewhere, Victoria Azarenka moved up a place to fifth at the expense of Romania's Simona Halep and Timea Bacsinszky and Flavia Pennetta were also climbers in the top 10.
WTA top 20
1. Serena Williams (USA) 9,030 pts
2. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 5,850 (+1)
3. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5,740 (-1)
4. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 5,196
5. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 4,341 (+1)
6. Simona Halep (ROM) 4,301 (-1)
7. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 3,505
8. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3,330
9. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 3,150 (+1)
10. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2,963 (+3)
11. Venus Williams (USA) 2,886 (+3)
12. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2,878 (-3)
13. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 2,843 (+2)
14. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 2,585 (-3)
15. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2,585 (+4)
16. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2,560
17. Madison Keys (USA) 2,541 (+7)
18. Sara Errani (ITA) 2,450
19. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 2,420 (+1)
20. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,416 (-3)
In the men's game, Andy Murray has reclaimed second place in the world rankings from Roger Federer after beating world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters on Sunday.
The Scot underlined his credentials for the upcoming French Open at Roland Garros by beating Djokovic 6-3, 6-3 on his 29th birthday.
Elsewhere, Milos Raonic of Canada is up a place to ninth and Richard Gasquet climbs two places to 10th.
Their rise comes at the expense of Spain's David Ferrer, who drops three places to 12th after his third-round defeat in Rome to Lucas Pouille of France.
ATP Top 20
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 16,150 pts
2. Andy Murray (GBR) 8,435 (+1)
3. Roger Federer (SUI) 7,015 (-1)
4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6,110
5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5,675
6. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,470
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3,355
8. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2,850
9. Milos Raonic (CAN) 2,785 (+1)
10. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2,725 (+2)
11. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2,715
12 David Ferrer (ESP) 2,650 (-3)
13. David Goffin (BEL) 2,570
14. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 2,470
15. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 2,430
16. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2,015 (+1)
17. John Isner (USA) 2,010 (-1)
18. Gilles Simon (FRA) 1,945
19. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 1,875 (+1)
20. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 1,795 (-1)
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