Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber has dropped a place to world number three in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday after her semifinal exit in Charleston.The German retired with an injury when trailing 6-1, 3-0 to eventual champion Sloane Stephens on Saturday, and Agnieszka Radwanska retakes second spot despite not playing last week.
American Serena Williams still holds a massive lead at the top of the rankings, while her compatriot Stephens is closing in on the top 20 after her third title of the season.
WTA top 20
1. Serena Williams (USA) 8,625 pts
2. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 5,775 (+1)
3. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5,740 (-1)
4. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4,831
5. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 4,530
6. Simona Halep (ROM) 3,785
7. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3,763
8. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 3,595
9. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3,432
10. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3,340
11. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 3,160
12. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 3,033
13. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 3,010
14. Venus Williams (USA) 2,941
15. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 2,768
16. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,750
17. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 2,735
18. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 2,590
19. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2,531
20. Sara Errani (ITA) 2,505
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