Tennis: Karolína Plíšková fifth in WTA rankings

Czech tennis player Karolína Plíšková has moved up to fifth spot in the WTA rankings, the highest position she has held so far in her career. She moved up one spot in the rankings despite not getting to the final stages of the WTA tournament in Beijing. Fellow player Petra Kvitova, two-time Wimbledon champion, is currently outside the Top 10, in eleventh spot. She will not feature in this year’s WTA Finals after appearing five times in a row, news website idnes.cz reported.

Author: Jan Velinger