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Serena moves closer to the top 10

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LONDON, England -- Former world number one Serena Williams moved closer to the Top 10 again on Monday after her thrilling victory in Miami at the weekend.

The American, who started the year in 81st position, moved up seven places to 11th after storming back from two match points down to defeat world number one Justine Henin on Saturday.

Top 10: 1. Justine Henin (Bel) 3994, 2. Maria Sharapova (Rus) 3388, 3. Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) 2776 (+1), 4. Kim Clijsters (Bel) 2699, 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) 2667 (-2), 6. Martina Hingis (Swi) 2294, 7. Nadia Petrova (Rus) 2173, 8. Nicole Vaidisova (Cze) 1981, 9. Jelena Jankovic (Ser) 1867, 10. Anna Chakvetadze (Rus) 1847 (+1).

Serb teenager Novak Djokovic has reached a career high ATP ranking of seven after winning the ATP Miami Masters Series.

The 19-year-old moved up three places after becoming the youngest Miami winner on Sunday with a straight sets victory over Argentine Guillermo Canas.

Canas, who served a drugs suspension last year, moved up 26 places to 29th. The Argentine began the year in 142nd position.

Top 10: 1. Roger Federer (Swi) 7290 pts, 2. Rafael Nadal (Sp) 4875, 3. Andy Roddick (USA) 2980, 4. Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 2825, 5. Fernando Gonzalez (Chl) 2755, 6. Tommy Robredo (Sp) 2645, 7. Novak Djokovic (Ser) 2540 (+3), 8. Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) 2270 (-1), 9. James Blake (USA) 2150 (-1), 10. Tommy Haas (Ger) 2135 (-1).


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Williams fought back to beat world number one Henin in Miami.

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