Czech Karolina Pliskova rose to the top of the WTA rankings without striking a ball on Tuesday as results at Wimbledon saw her overhaul Germany's Angelique Kerber. Romanian Halep would have become world number one had she beaten the Briton but went down 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4. Despite never having won a grand slam tournament, the Monte-Carlo based player becomes the first Czech to be number one since the rankings were introduced in 1975. Czech-born Martina Navratilova, who won 18 singles majors, became number one in 1978 but was representing the U.S. by then. For Halep it is a case of try and try again.

Source: dna July 11, 2017 19:07 UTC