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Serena could ensure No. 1 spot Tuesday

Associated Press

Monday, October 5, 2009

BEIJING -- Dinara Safina was beaten 7-5, 7-6 (5) by local wild card entrant Zhang Shuai in the China Open second round, a shock defeat that could lead to the Russian's No. 1 ranking passing to Serena Williams. The WTA reported that the upset victory late Monday made No. 226 Zhang the lowest-ranked woman ever to defeat a world No. 1. Frenchwoman Julie Coin held the previous record, having a No. 188 ranking when she beat then-No. 1 Ana Ivanovic at last year's U.S. Open. It wasn't the only surpr ...

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