For many people Serena is the strongest player at the moment to regularly trash all her opponents. But Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova had a more regular performance during the last 12 months and for this reason they have a higher rank than Serena, at the moment…

After winning in Brisbane, Serena is now getting really close to Sharapova and she has in sight also Azarenka for the top spot. 

in 2012 after a shocking first round exit at the Roland Garros at the hands of Razzano, Serena won everything she could including some top competitions such as Wimbledon

, the Olympics, The US Open and the final showdown in Istanbul

It seems almost inevitable she will be top ranked very soon.

Here the new rankings where Serena is -295pts from Maria and -845pts from Vika.

1 Victoria Azarenka 10595
2 Maria Sharapova
10045
3 Serena Williams 9750
4 Agnieszka Radwanska 7505
5 Angelique Kerber 5550
6 Li Na 5255
7 Sara Errani 5100
8 Petra Kvitova 5085
9 Samantha Stosur
4135
10 Caroline Wozniacki 3765

Serena’s recent interview after winning in Brisbane