Miami Open 2018 win propels Sloane Stephens into her maiden top 10 place in WTA rankings

Paris: Rafael Nadal reclaimed top spot in the men’s ATP rankings on American Sloane Stephens’ victory in Miami saw the 25-year-old break into the top 10 of the WTA rankings, to ninth, for the first time in her career on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_4021399” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Sloane Stephens. AFP[/caption] Romania’s Simona Halep (8,140 points) remains top of the pile with Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki trailing far behind in second (6,790). Stephens’ move up three places to ninth pushed Petra Kvitova (10th), Angelique Kerber (11th) and Daria Kasatkina (12th) down one place respectively. Stephens held her nerve in an error-strewn WTA Miami Open final to beat Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (7/5) 6-1 and lift the prestigious title for the first time. Jelena Ostapenko, the beaten finalist in Miami, retained her top five spot.