Sharapova to lose No. 1 spot

posted by   rsk4you (207)   5 months ago (www.hindu.com)

Maria Sharapova’s short stay atop the rankings will end after the French Open. Sharapova moved up from No. 2 when Justine Henin suddenly retired last month. After losing in the fourth round at Roland Garros, Sharapova will drop back down and there will be a new No. 1 — current No. 2 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia or No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia. None of those three ever has won the French Open or been ranked No. 1. The simplest scenario: if one wins the championship on Saturday, she will take over the top spot when the new rankings are released on Monday. Otherwise, either Ivanovic or Jankovic would become No. 1 by losing to anyone other than Kuznetsova in the final. —