<i>Five year wait comes true</i>
Serena Williams has moved back to the top of the WTA world rankings for the first time in five years following her straight sets win over Jelena Jankovic in the US Open final in New York on Sunday.
She takes over from Serbia's Ana Ivanovic who slips down to third place behind the two finalists.
WTA RANKINGS
1. Serena Williams (USA) 4091 (+3)
2. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3965
3. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3532 (-2)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 3430 (+2)
5. Dinara Safina (RUS) 3357 (+2)
6. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3041 (-1)
7. Svetlana Kuznetzova (RUS) 2571 (-3)
8. Venus Williams (USA 2386
9. Vera Zvonavera (RUS) 2087 (+1)
10. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2076 (+1)
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