Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Kuznetsova moves to No. 2; Williamses make top ten
NEW YORK—US Open runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova moved up to No. 2 in the WTA Tour rankings Monday, climbing two places behind Justine Henin despite a straight-set loss to the Belgian in Saturday’s final of the season’s last Grand Slam.
With Jelena Jankovic in third, Maria Sharapova dropped from No. 2 to No. 4 after her title defense at Flushing Meadows ended with a third-round upset loss.
Venus Williams climbed five spots to No. 9 in the rankings Monday, meaning she and her sister, No. 7 Serena, are both in the top 10 for the first time in nearly two years—even though both lost in straight sets at the US Open to Henin.
Unchanged
Led by No. 1 Roger Federer, who won his fourth consecutive US Open title, the top seven in the men’s rankings were unchanged. But David Ferrer rose from No. 15 to No. 8 by making his first Grand Slam semifinal.
Venus Williams returned to the top 10 for the first time since April 2006 by reaching the Open semifinals a year after missing the tournament with an injured wrist. Serena Williams, who lost to Henin in the quarterfinals, moved up from ninth.
The last time both sisters were ranked in the top 10 was the week of Sept. 19, 2005. Serena Williams fell out of the top 10 the next week and wound tumbling all the way down to 140th. (AP)
