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Serena Williams increased her lead in the women’s tennis rankings issued yesterday by the WTA in the wake of an eighth Miami title and rival Maria Sharapova eliminated in the first round of that Masters event in Florida.
Williams has 9,981 points to Sharapova’s 7,890, with Simona Halep third on 7,571.
Carla Suarez Navarro broke into the top 10 for the first time in 10th place thanks to reaching the Miami final, up from 12th.
WTA top 10
1. Serena Williams (USA) 9,981
2. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 7,890
3. Simona Halep (ROU) 7,571
4. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6,060
5. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 4,675
6. Ana Ivanovic (SER) 4,200
7. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 4,122
8. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 3,420
9. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 3,385
10. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 3,340
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