Sharapova jumps to second

Berlin - Maria Sharapova climbed to second in the WTA women's tennis rankings Monday behind Serena Williams, a day after defeating Petra Kvitova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 in the China Open.

Williams, who is out with a knee injury, sees her points slip to 8 645, while Sharapova moves to 6 680, ahead of Romania's Simona Halep (6 246) and Petra Kvitova (6 126).

WTA top 10 as of October 6 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

1. (1) Serena Williams, United States, 8 645 points
2. (4) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 6 680
3 (2) Simona Halep, Romania, 6 246
4. (3) Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6 126
5. (5) Li Na, China, 5 020
6. (7) Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 4 693
7 (6) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 4 650
8. (9) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 4 490
9 (8) Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 4 215
10. (10) Angelique Kerber, Germany, 3 920