Tennis: Jankovic at seventh in world rankings

Jelena Jankovic. AFP FILE PHOTO

PARIS — Former number one Jelena Jankovic is up to seventh in the world rankings following her run into the semi-finals of the WTA Stuttgart tournament last week.

She moves ahead of Germany’s Angelique Kerber in the only change within a top 10 still dominated by Serena Williams.

Stuttgart winner Maria Sharapova stays at number nine as she has won the German claycourt title for the last three years and thus gains no extra points for her victory.

1. Serena Williams (USA) 12.375 pts

2. Li Na (CHN) 7265

3. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 5980

4. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 5441

5. Simona Halep (ROM) 4695

6. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4295

7. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 4070 (+1)

8. Angelique Kerber (GER) 4010 (-1)

9. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3961

10. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 3830

11. Sara Errani (ITA) 3730

12. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3465

13. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 3295

14. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2730 (+1)

15. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 2700 (+1)

16. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 2645 (-2)

17. Sloane Stephens (USA) 2550

18. Eugénie Bouchard (CAN) 2498

19. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2485

20. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 2460

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