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Kuznetsova drops two spots in rankings

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 17:49 by shalini.bahadur

Daytona Beach, Fla., Sept. 21: Dinara Safina continues to hold the No. 1 women's ranking but countrywoman Svetlana Kuznetsova slipped two places in the Top Ten this week.

Safina's lead over second-ranked Serena Williams narrowed to 533 points with No. 3 Venus Williams another 1,162 points behind her sister to control the top of the rankings.

Kuznetsova, one of three Russians in the Top 10, is 8-6 since beating Safina in the finals at Wimbledon and dropped two spots in rankings released Monday, going from fourth to sixth. That allowed Elena Dementieva to return to the No. 4 ranking and Caroline Wozniacki to move from sixth to a career-best No. 5

After Kuznetsova, the Top 10 rankings remained the same with Vera Zvonareva at No. 7 just ahead of Jelena Jankovic and Victoria Azarenka in ninth and Flavia Pennetta No. 10.

This week's WTA schedule has a pair of $220,000 tournaments, but next week the tour has a $2 million event in Japan and the following week the $4.5 million China Open in Beijing, the results of which could bring changes among the top rankings.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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