Osaka comes after US Open top-10 in WTA rankings, Serena Williams is Elise Mertens on the heels |

Elise Mertens sees her good performance at the US Open is not translated into profit on the world ranking. The Limburg caught up in New York for the first time the eighth-finals (after losing in the first round in 2016 and 2017), but lingers on the fifteenth place in the new WTA rankings.

Alison Van Uytvanck reserves the 39th position, Kirsten Flipkens is 56th (+1) and Yanina Wickmayer 97 (-3). Of this trio was only Flipkens in the second round at the US Open.

Naomi Osaka surprised Saturday with a win in the final against Serena Williams. The 20-year-old Japanese rises in the rankings, twelve places, and comes as number 7 for the first time in the top ten. Williams, who is just as at Wimbledon, in addition to a 24th (record)grandslam handle, ten banks forward and stands as the sixteenth a place behind Elise Mertens.

Simona Halep lost in New York for the second year in a row in the opening round but on the WTA-ranking remains the Romanian the first place to occupy for Caroline Wozniacki. The top five is rounded out by Angelique Kerber (3rd, +1), Caroline Garcia (4th, +2) and Petra Kvitova.

Sloane Stephens drops from three to nine. The American was at the US Open as titelverdedigster out in the quarter-finals. A round earlier wipte them Mertens out of the tournament.

WTA rankings on 10 september

1. (1) Simona Halep (Roe) 8061 points

2. (2) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 5975

3. (4) Angelique Kerber (Ger) 5425

4. (6) Caroline Garcia (Fra) 4725

5. (5) Petra Kvitova (Ch) 4585

6. (7) Elina Svitolina (M) 4555

7.(19) Naomi Osaka (Jap) 4115

8. (8) Karolina Pliskova (Ch) 4105

9. (3) Sloane Stephens (Usa) 3912

10.(10) Jelena Ostapenko (Note) 3787

11. (9) Julia Görges (Ger) 3730