Henin extends lead in WTA rankings - Kuznetsova climbs to fourth

 

  Henin, the French Open champion, improves to 4,887 points ahead of Russia's Maria Sharapova, who is unchanged on 3,845, and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, who improves slightly to 3,429.

Kuzntsova advances to fourth, switching places with Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.

 WTA top 10 as of August 20 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1) Justine Henin, Belgium, 4,887 points; 2. (2) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,845; 3. (3) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,429; 4. (5) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3,000; 5. (4) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 2,847;  6. (6) Anna Chakvedatze, Russia, 2,586; 7. (7) Amelie Mauresmo, France, 2,424; 8. (9) Nadia Petrova, Russia, 2,238; 9. (8) Serena Williams, United States, 2,237; 10. (10) Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 1,968.