The World No. 1 ranked Caroline Wozniacki has retained No. 1 position in the WTA Rankings by the end of the year, after Maria Sharapova of Russia withdrawn from the WTA Championship on Wednesday.
The World No. 2 ranked Maria Sharapova has forced to pull out of the 2011 WTA Championship in Istanbul, after withdrawn from the ankle injury on Wednesday. Sharapova has lost her second round robin match against 2011 French Open champion Li Na of China in straight sets with a 7-6 and 6-4. Sharapova also lost her first round robin match to World No. 7th ranked Samantha Stosur of Australia in consecutive sets with a 1-6 and 5-7 score line. The Russian beauty has been struggling with ankle injury playing Petra Kvitova at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
The 21-year-old Wozniacki has retained No. 1 position in the WTA Rankings in 2011 for the second consecutive year, after Sharapova withdrawn from the WTA Tournament. The Danish star has lost her second round robin match to World No. 6th ranked Vera Zvonareva of Russia in three sets with a 2-6, 6-4 and 3-6. Wozniacki will clash against World No. 4th ranked Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in the third round robin match on Thursday at the WTA Championship in Istanbul. Wozniacki said she is very excited to finish at top by the end of the season.
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