Russian tennis star, Maria Sharapova has moved to the top of the WTA rankings. The 21-year-old Russian is the only player with more than 4.000 points.Sharapova rose to the top of the list, after former world number one Justine Henin announced her retirement.Three more Russians are also in the Top 10. Svetlana Kuznetsova is fourth, while Anna Chakvetadze is up to sixth position. Elena Dementieva occupied the seventh spot.Maria Sharapova has won her third title of the year, and her first ever on clay. The Russian beat Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova in the final of the Amelia Island Championships - 7-6, 6-3.
The top seed needed a tie break to see off the world number 34 in the first set.And the Slovak continued to battle gamely in the second, but the big hits from back court eventually told.As a result, Sharapova moves up to the fourth spot in the world rankings amid hopes for more wins on clay.
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