Azarenka clings to WTA number one spot

PARIS: World number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has seen her lead over American Serian Williams shrink to just 55 points as the latest WTA world rankings were released on Monday.

Williams; who has won 15 Grand Slam singles titles and held the number one ranking on five occasions, overtook Russian diva Maria Sharapova to go second while Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska stays fourth with China's former French Open champion Li Na taking over fifth spot.

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki slips to 10th spot and is just five points ahead of French number one Marion Bartoli.

WTA top rankings:
1. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 10,325 pts
2. Serena Williams (USA) 9,970
3. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 9,545
4. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 7,550
5. Li Na (CHN) 6,255
6. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5,400
7. Sara Errani (ITA) 4,795
8. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4,285
9. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 4,230
10. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3,545
11. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 3,540
12. Nadia Petrova (RUS) 2,945
13. Ana Ivanovic (SER) 2,841
14. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2,770
15. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 2,695
16. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 2,535
17. Sloane Stephens (USA) 2,466
18. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 2,220
19. Julia Goerges (GER) 1,915
20. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 1,881
(AFP)