Ivanovic Clings Onto Top Ranking

Source: Agencies  |   2008-7-2  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

THE wave of upsets at Wimbledon means new No. 1 Ana Ivanovic will remain atop the rankings next week.

No. 3-ranked Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova bowed out on Monday, which meant that Ivanovic will retain the top spot, which she claimed for the first time after winning the French Open on June 7.

Jankovic and Kuznetsova could have overtaken Ivanovic with a good second week at Wimbledon.

After losing to Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3, 6-2, Jankovic was unhappy with tournament organizers. Having undergone intensive treatment on the left knee she injured Saturday, she wanted a later starting time on Monday to get therapy.

Instead, she was first up on Court 18. She described the court as "almost playing in the parking lot."

"I was really not happy with the scheduling," Jankovic said. "I asked to play a little bit later on in the day, which would give me a few more hours to recover."

Kuznetsova lost to No. 14-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.

Tamarine became the first Thai player to reach a grand slam quarterfinal berth. The oldest player left in the women's field at 31, she lost to Venus Williams yesterday.