Monday, February 18, 2013
Serena took the throne as the oldest women's tennis players in the top
Serena Williams from Monday officially took over first place in the rankings of Victoria Azarenka, although it lost the final of the tournament in Doha.
Williams, after fighting three-set match, succumbed in the Belorussian, Azarenka but it did not help to save the throne because American already qualified for the semifinals secured enough points to become the number one.
After almost two years, Serena has found itself at the top, and as she did so as a 31-year-old, who broke the record held by then 30-year-old Chris Evert, so far the oldest player who managed to be first in the rankings as can still in use.
First ten players on WTA list:
(2) Serena Williams (USA) - 10,590
2nd (1) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 10 325
3rd (3) Maria Sharapova (Russia) - 9715
4th (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) - 7750
5th (5) Li Na (China) - 6130
6th (6) Angelica Kerber (Germany) - 5400
7th (7) Sara Errani (Italy) - 4820
8th (8) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) - 4510
9th (9) Samantha Stosur (Australia) - 3835
10th (10) Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 3570
labels
Doha,
Serena Williams,
tennis,
Victoria Azarenka
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