Serena Williams regains No. 1 ranking with second-round win at China Open
By Christopher Bodeen, APTuesday, October 6, 2009
Serena wins at China Open to regain No. 1 ranking
BEIJING — Serena Williams has reclaimed her world No. 1 ranking with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the China Open.
Based on pre-tournament calculations, Williams moves into the top spot in the rankings by finishing better than current No. 1 Dinara Safina at the tournament. Safina lost to local wild card entrant Zhang Shuai in the second round on Monday.
Williams needed just over one hour for the relaxed victory Tuesday in which she fired three aces and conceded just one double fault.
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