WTA rankings: Serena Williams retains top spot, Angelique Kerber slips to third spot

Johannesburg: American tennis ace Serena Williams has maintained her number one spot, while German Angelique Kerber has slipped to the third in the latest women`s tennis world rankings issued by the WTA.

Williams remains on top with 8, 625 points and maintains a comfortable advantage of 2,850 over Poland`s Agnieszka Radwanska, who retains her second spot despite not featuring at the Volvo Car Open,Sport24 reported.

Meanwhile, Kerber suffered a setback in rankings after her semi-final exit at Charleston due to a viral illness.

The current WTA top 10 are:1. Serena Williams2. Agnieszka Radwanska3. Angelique Kerber4. Garbine Muguruza5. Victoria Azarenka6. Simona Halep7. Petra Kvitova8. Roberta Vinci9. Maria Sharapova10. Belinda Bencic