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Serena Williams back in top 10 after giving birth

Updated: 2019-02-19 09:33
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Serena Williams of the US reacts during match against Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan 23, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]

LONDON — Serena Williams has returned to the top 10 in the tennis rankings for the first time since taking a break to have her first child.

Williams dropped as low as 491st upon her return to competition in March 2018 but is up to No 10 after reaching two Grand Slam finals since, losing to Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon and Naomi Osaka at the US Open.

Williams hasn't played since her quarterfinal loss to Karolina Pliskova at last month's Australian Open, but she still overtook Caroline Wozniacki. The Danish player's points from reaching last year's Doha semifinals expired this week.

Osaka remains at the top of the rankings. Simona Halep is second and Sloane Stephens is third, while Petra Kvitova dropped to fourth.

AP

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