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 | Pironkova progressed after the Australian Open30-01-2011 |
The best Bulgarian tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova on Monday will be moved up one position in the world rankings ended yesterday after the Australian Open. 23-year-old Pironkova reached for the fourth consecutive year to the second round at Melbourne Park and preserve assets from 1722 points, allowing her to progress to 35 th place in the WTA, which will be officially announced tomorrow. No. 1 ranking remains Caroline Voznyatski from Denmark with 8655 points. Secondly climbs champion of the Australian Open Kim Clijsters of Belgium with 8515 points and a third Russian Vera Zvonareva fell to 7405 points. The winner of Roland Garros Skiavone Francesca (Italy) will progress with three positions for the first time in his career will be fourth in the world with 5055 points. Vitseshampionkata of the Australian Open Na Li (China) returns to top 10. Li, who became the first Chinese in the final of a Grand Slam, will record a career-high seventh in the WTA rankings with 4450 points. From 4 th to 13 th place with 3035 points will fall even last year's winner of Melbourne Park Serena Williams (USA), which is not defending his title this season because of injury.