Johanna Konta breaks into WTA top 10 rankings

Madrid April 3 (IANS) British tennis player Johanna Konta has forayed into the top 10 in the Women s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings released on Monday after winning the Miami Open.

Konta advanced to seventh place after beating Dutch Caroline Wozniacki on Sunday reports efe.

German Angelique Kerber is still leading the WTA world rankings with 7 340 points.

United States tennis player Serena Williams slipped to second place with 7 010 points followed in third position by Czech Karolina Pliskova with 6 020.

The current WTA rankings and points are as follows:

1. Angelique Kerber (Germany) 7 340 points.

2. Serena Williams (US) 7 010

3. Karolina Pliskova (Czech) 6 020

4. Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 5 245

5. Simona Halep (Romania) 5 022

6. Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) 4 790

7. Johanna Konta (Britain) 4 330

8. Agnieszka Radwanska (oland) 4 290

9. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 4 025

10. Venus Williams (US) 3 865

--IANS
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