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Ana Ivanovic moves back on top of WTA rankings

Hamburg - Ana Ivanovic moves back on top of WTA rankingsAna Ivanovic moved back to the top of the women's WTA tennis rankings Monday, replacing fellow Serb Jelena Janokovic, who enjoyed just one week as number one.

Ivanovic had led the rankings since June 9, after her victory at the French Open, where she defeated Jankovic in the semi-finals.

Olympic women's singles gold medallist Elena Dementieva of Russia moved up two places to fifth.

WTA top 10 as of August 18 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (2) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3,612; 2. (1) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,515 points; 3.(3) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3,455; 4. (4) Serena Williams, United States, 3,341; 5. (7) Elena Dementieva, Russia, 3,194; 6. (5) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,131; 7. (6) Dinara Safina, Russia, 3,077; 8. (8) Venus Williams, United States, 2,586; 9.(11) Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 2117; 10. (9) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 2,076. (dpa)


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