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Halep stays on top as Kerber and Serena move up

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/06/30/20180628-serena-williams-rtr.jpg"/></figure></div>PARIS, France -- Simona Halep retained the number one spot in the latest women&#x27;s rankings despite losing in the third round at Wimbledon, but below her the upsets at the grass-court major caused turmoil.Winner Angelique Kerber jumped six places to fourth, while the two women who contested the 2017 final both fell sharply after failing to match that performance.Venus Williams, the beaten finalist last time, lost in the third round and dropped five places to 14. Reigning champion Garbine Muguruza fell in the second round and lost four places to number seven.The biggest gainer was Serena Williams who reached the final in just the fourth tournament of her comeback following daughter Olympia&#x27;s birth in September and leapt 153 places to 28.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/tennis/news/2018/07/17/djokovic-rejoins-federer-nadal-big-3-44533">READ: Djokovic rejoins Federer, Nadal in Big 3</a></li></ul>Leading WTA standings:1. Simona Halep (ROU) 7571 pts2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 67403. Sloane Stephens (USA) 5463 (+1)4. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5305 (+6)5. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 50206. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 47307. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4620 (-4)8. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4550 (-1)9. Karolína Pliskova (CZE) 4485 (-1)10. Julia Goerges (GER) 3980 (+3)11. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 3787 (+1)12. Madison Keys (USA) 3596 (-1)13. Darya Kasatkina (RUS) 3525 (+1)14. Venus Williams (USA) 2801 (-5)15. Elise Mertens (BEL) 275516. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 2555 (+1)17. Kiki Bertens (NED) 2510 (+3)18. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 235019. CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 2183 (-3)20. Barbora Strycova (CZE) 1975 (+3)...28. Serena Williams (USA) 1615 (+153)<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

Simona Halep retained the number one spot in the latest women's rankings despite losing in the third round at Wimbledon, but below her the upsets at the grass-court major caused turmoil.

Simona Halep retained the number one spot in the latest women's rankings despite losing in the third round at Wimbledon, but below her the upsets at the grass-court major caused turmoil.