Muguruza rises, Sharapova out of WTA's top 3

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has updated its rankings of the best female players on the planet, Sports.kz reports.

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American Serena Williams tops the updated version of the rankings with 9945 points. Simona Halep from Romania is ranked second with 5790 points. Coming in at №3 is Garbine Muguruza from Spain with 4511 points. Russian Maria Sharapova slid to №4 with 4322 points. Kazakhstan's №1 in tennis Zarina Diyas lost one spot in the rankings and is placed 42nd. Both Yulia Putintseva and Yaroslava Shvedova retained their spots and are ranked 80th and 89th respectively.