Paris: Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka prepares for us who opened up to second place in the WTA ranks published on Monday, Nuding Naomi Osaka dropped to third.
Both Sabalenka, 23, and Osaka succeeded with the last stage of the open Cincinnati won by Ashleigh Barty which maintained a strong handle in place number one.
France Open Champion Barbora Krejcikova reached its best WTA rankings in nine by running well into the quarter-finals in Cincinnati where she was stopped by Barty.
The former world number one Angelique Kerber returned to the top 20 after he ran into the semi-finals in Cincinnati when he was also canceled by Barty in shape.
WTA Ranking August 231.
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 10,185 PTS 2.
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 7,010 (+1) 3.
Naomi Osaka (JPN) 6,666 (-1) 4.
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5,530 5.
Sofia Kenin ( US) 5.030 6.
Elina Svitolina (UKR) 5,030 7.
Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 4,537 8.
Iga Swigek (Pol) 4.461 9.
Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 4,273 (+1) 10.
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4,210 (- 1 ) 11.
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4,170 12.
Belinda Bencic (Sui) 4,170 13.
Simona Halep (ROM) 3.881 (+1) 14.
Jennifer Brady (US) 3,489 (+2) 15.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 3,420 ( +2) 16.
Elise Mertens (Bel) 3,330 (-1) 17.
Angelique Kerber (GER) 3,245 (+5) 18.
Maria Sakkari (GRE) 3,210 19.
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3,160 (-6) 20.
Elena Rybakina (Kaz) 3,083 (-1)
Sabalenka Bumps Osaka to go second in the WTA ranking
