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Zvonareva moves behind number one Wozniacki in WTA rankings

Vera-ZvonarevaBerlin, Oct 25 : Russian Vera Zvonareva moved to second behind Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki at the top of the women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

Serena Williams of the United States slipped to third, while sister Venus also lost a place to fifth at the expense of US Open winner Kim Clijsters of Belgium.

WTA top 10 as of October 25 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

1. (1) Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 7,270 points
2. (3) Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 6,096
3. (2) Serena Williams, US, 5,355
4. (5) Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 5,295
5. (4) Venus Williams, US, 4,985
6. (6) Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 4,595
7. (8) Samantha Stosur, Australia, 4,572
8. (7) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 4,236
9. (9) Elena Dementieva, Russia, 4,085
10. (10) Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 3,935.(DPA)


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