Osaka is new World No 1 in WTA rankings, Ankita Raina is World No 168

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Patna : Winner of Australian Open (AO) 2019 women’s singles title Naomi Osaka, 21, Japan, jumped three places in the WTA rankings released on January 28, 2019, to be ranked World No 1 with 7,030 points replacing Simona Halep, 27, Romania, who has been ranked World No 3 with 5,582 points.

AO 2019 finalist Petra Kvitova, 28, Czech Republic, has jumped 4 places to be ranked World No 2 with 6,290 points. Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens, 25, USA, has also jumped one place to be ranked World No 4 with 5,307 points while Karolina Pliskova, 26, Czech Republic, who had reached the SFs of AO 2019, has jumped 3 places to be ranked World No 5 with 5,100 points.

The winner of three Grand Slam titles Angelique Kerber, 31, Germany, has slipped 4 places to be ranked World No 6 with  4,965 points while 2018 AO champion Caroline Wozniacki, 28, Denmark, has dropped 6 places to be ranked World No 9 with 3,566 points. Serena Williams, 37, USA, has jumped 5 places to be World No 11 with 3,406 points. Former French Open and Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza, 25, Spain, has jumped 3 places to be ranked World No 15 with 3,035 points. Danielle Collins, 25, USA, has jumped 12 places to be ranked World No 23 with 1,934 points.

Ankita Raina, 26, India, has jumped 35 places to be ranked World No 168 with 346 points. Karman Thandi Kaur, 20, India, has slipped 5 places to be ranked World No 210 with 287 points. Pranjala Yadlapalli, 19, India, has jumped one place to be ranked World No 290 with 167 points.