MyFABETennis Women's Player Rankings (After St. Petersburg, Taipei))

Serena Williams tops the race this week due to her winning this year's Australian Open.

Here are the top 8 female players as of the Australian Open.

1. Serena Williams (USA) - 16,517,864
2. Venus Williams (USA) - 8,409,125
3. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) - 4,170,354
4. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) - 4,154,267
5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) - 2,953,062
6. Johanna Konta (GBR) - 2,930,550
7. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) - 2,285,487
8. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - 2,158,911
9.  Barbora Strycova (CZE) - 1,237,550
10. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - 1,187,175
10. Angelique Kerber (GER) - 1,187,175
12. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) - 1,081,513
13. Daria Gavrilova (AUS) - 1,075,912
14. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) -  1,070,653
15. Mona Barthel (GER) - 1,038,567
16. Jennifer Brady (USA) - 1,031,481
17. Alison Riske (USA) - 829,115
18. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) - 755,685
19. Elina Svitolina (UKR) - 738,265
20. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) - 721,281
21.  Alize Cornet (FRA) - 702,920
22. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - 691,664
23. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - 671,434
24. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - 632,947
25. Duan Ying Ying (CHN) - 624,189
26. Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) - 601,170
27. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) - 572,428
28. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) - 571,372
29. Elena Vesnina (RUS) - 565,772
30. Maria Sakkari (GRE) - 557,524
31. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) - 542,394
31. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - 542,394
33. Nicole Gibbs (USA) - 529,912
34. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) - 515,740
34. Caroline Garcia (FRA) - 515,740
36. Ana Konjuh (CRO) - 371,245
37. Lauren Davis (USA) - 355,685
38. Shelby Rogers (USA) - 341,846
39. Zhang Shuai (CHN) - 335,718
40. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) - 330,017
41. Julia Goerges (GER) - 314,558
42. Irina Camelia-Begu (ROU) - 307,902
42. Donna Vekic (CRO) - 307,902
42. Monica Puig (PUR) - 307,902
45. Lucie Safarova (CZE) - 300,386
46. Naomi Osaka (JPN) - 286,214
47. Sara Errani (ITA) - 285,686
48. Camila Giorgi (ITA) - 285,623
49. Roberta Vinci (ITA) - 284,629
50. Monica Niculescu (ROU) - 281,482
51. Irina Falconi (USA) - 280,086
52. Kristina Kucova (SVK) - 277,456
53. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) - 277,438
53. Peng Shuai (CHN) - 277,438
55. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) - 273,430
56. Andrea Petkovic (GER) - 272,042
56. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) - 272,042
56. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) - 272,042
59. Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) - 264,956
59. Mandy Minella (LUX) - 264,956
59. Danka Kovinic (MNE) - 264,956
62. Carina Witthoeft (GER) 257,870
62. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - 257,870
62. Samantha Crawford (USA) - 257,870
62. Julia Boserup (USA) - 257,870
62. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (RUS) - 257,870
62. Anna Blinkova (RUS) - 257,870
62. Heather Watson (GBR) - 257,870
62. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) - 257,870
62. Oceane Dodin (FRA) - 257,870
71. Christina McHale (USA) - 228,998
72. Elise Mertens (BEL) - 226,750
73. Qiang Wang (CHN) - 207,279
74. Misaki Doi (JPN) - 191,653
75. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) - 185,623
76. Destanee Aiava (AUS) - 184,567
77. Laura Siegemund (GER) - 178,967
77. Samantha Stosur (AUS) - 178,967
79. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) - 176,337
80. Timea Babos (HUN) - 170,719
81. Simona Halep (ROU) - 168,107
81. Vania King (USA) - 168,107
81. Zheng Saisai (CHN) - 168,107
81. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) - 168,107
85. Kurumi Nara (JPN) - 164,365
85. Kiki Bertens (NED) - 164,365
87. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) - 162,693
88. Arina Rodionova (AUS) - 158,237
89. Risa Ozaki (JPN) - 157,279
89. Madison Brengle (USA) - 157,279
89. Naomi Broady (GBR) - 157,279
92. Louisa Chirico (USA) - 156,751
93. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) - 155,589
94. Belinda Bencic (SUI) - 151,151
95. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) - 150,193
96. Zhu Lin (CHN) - 148,521
96. Ana Bogdan (ROU) - 148,521
96. Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) - 148,521
96. Cagla Buyukackay (TUR) - 148,521
100. Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) - 143,107
100. Lizette Cabrera (AUS) - 143,107
100. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) - 143,107
100. Annika Beck (GER) - 143,107
104. Kristine Mladenovic (FRA) - 136,021
104. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - 136,021
104. Marina Erakovic (NZL) - 136,021
104. Denisa Allertova (CZE) - 136,021
108. Han Xinyun (CHN) - 128,935
108. Kayla Day (USA) - 128,935
108. Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) - 128,935
108. Luksika Khumkum (THA) - 128,935
108. Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) - 128,935
108. Karin Knapp (ITA) - 128,935
108. Anett Kontaveit (EST) - 128,935
108. Myrtille Georges (FRA) - 128,935
108. Maryna Zanevska (BEL) - 128,935
108. Magda Linette (POL) - 128,935
108. Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) - 128,935
108. Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) - 128,935
108. Anna Tatishvili (USA) - 128,935
108. Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) - 128,935
108. Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) - 128,935
108. Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) - 128,935
108. Nao Hibino (JPN) - 128,935
108. Eri Hozumi (JPN) - 128,935
108. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) - 128,935
108. Jana Cepelova (SVK) - 128,935
108. Irina Khromacheva (RUS) - 128,935
108. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) - 128,935
130. Nina Stojanovic (SRB) - 78,344
131. Jana Fett (CRO) - 56,688
132. Asia Muhammad (USA) - 55,632
133. Ons Jabeur (TUN) - 39,172
133 Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) - 39,172
135. Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) - 28,344
136. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) - 27,816
136. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) - 27,816
138. Johanna Larsson (SWE) - 21,258
139. Liu Fangzhou (CHN) - 19,568
139. Zhang Kai-Lin (CHN) - 19,568
141. Sachia Vickery (USA) - 14,172
142. Teliana Pereira (BRA) - 7,086
142. Cindy Burger (NED) - 7,086
142. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) - 7,086
142.  Jamie Loeb (USA) - 7,086
142., Barbora Stefkova (CZE) - 7,086
142. Antonia Lottner (GER) - 7,086
142. Jade Lewis (NZL) - 7,086

Australian Open 2017: Victor Estrella Burgos Into 2nd Rd for the First Time

Victor Estrella Burgos (#103) of the Dominican Republic finally cracks the Australian Open and reaches the second round of this grand slam for the first time in his 15 year career as a professional player.  He is the first player from his country to do so.

He has already reached the second round of the French Open (2016), Wimbledon (2015) and the third round of the US Open (2014).

He won over the British player Aljaz Bedene (#108) 76(7) 75 06 63.

He will meet the Australian player Bernard Tomic (#27) in the second round.

Australian Open 2017: Roger Federer A Sentimental Favorite

Interestingly, even if he's ranked #17 in the world right now, and is in a draw that is full of today's heavyweights, legendary player Roger Federer was still able to come up as the favorite in his side of the draw after using the head-to-heads.  We have modified also the rules a bit by including only the data from up to three years ago.

On paper, the fourth round of this side of the draw should be between Murray and Isner and Roger and Kei Nishikori. Murray and Roger are the ones touted to be in the QFs.  

Well, Roger struggled a bit against Jurgen Melzer of Austria in his first round match today but still came out on top.  Let's see how his play progresses as the rounds move on.

A tough 3rd round opponent looms in Tomas Berdych, who is currently ranked #10.  If he gets past through him, he should meet Kei Nishikori in the 4th then Murray in the QFs, and possibly Tsonga in the SFs.  A lot of talented players to vanquish just to reach the finals!

Australian Open 2017: Journeyman Lukas Lacko Into Fifth Second Round Appearance Here

Slovakian Lukas Lacko, currently ranked #122, gets into the second round of this grand slam for the fifth time. It's also his 9th time overall into this round in all the grand slams.

He upset Spanish player Albert Ramos-Vinolas (#26) 46 75 16 64 63.  He will next meet Dudi Sela of Israel (#86).

He has reached the third round here in 2012.

Australian Open 2017: Noah Rubin Ushers In the Future of American Men's Tennis

Twenty-one year old American Noah Rubin (#200) gets into the second round of a grand slam as he upset fellow American Bjorn Fratangelo (#155) 67(4) 75 36 62 62.

He will most likely meet his idol, Roger Federer in the next round.

Australian Open 2017: Alexander Bublik Another Youngster into Second Round

Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan, currently ranked #207, gets into his very first second round appearance in a grand slam. by upsetting Lucas Pouille (#16) of France 60 36 63 64. He's only 19 years old.

He will next meet Malek Jaziri (#56) of Tunisia 

Australian Open 2017: Alex di Minaur Ushers the Future of Australian Men's Tennis

Seventeen year old Alex di Minaur, currently ranked #301, gets into the second round of the Australian Open by upsetting Austrian player Gerald Melzer (#84) 57 63 26 76(2) 61.  He will next meet American Sam Querrey (#32) in the second round.

Australian Open 2017: Andrey Rublev Shows That the Future Has Arrived

Andrey Rublev, currently ranked #152, was the junior boy's champion in the French Open a few years ago and in a short time, he has certainly made his presence felt in a grand slam draw, winning his first round match here in Melbourne Park against Yen Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei 46 63 76(0) 63, ranked #60.

He will get a taste of a true champion in the next round as he faces current world #1 Andy Murray.

Top 32 Teams for the 2016 Men's World Cup

A format change has happened in the Men's World Cup for this year and 32 teams are going to be invited to compete.

#1 SPAIN 32
Rafael Nadal - 4
David Ferrer - 13
Roberto Bautista Agut - 15

#2 FRANCE 41
Richard Gasquet - 10
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - 14
Gael Monfils - 17

#3 UNITED STATES 67
John Isner - 16
Steve Johnson - 25
Jack Sock - 26

#4 AUSTRALIA 99
Nick Kyrgios - 18
Bernard Tomic - 19
John Millman - 62

#5 CROATIA 107
Marin Cilic - 12
Ivo Karlovic - 38
Borna Coric - 54

#6 SERBIA 124
Novak Djokovic - 2
Viktor Troicki - 29
Dusan Lajovic - 93

#7 GERMANY 126
Philipp Kohlschreiber - 22
Alexander Zverev - 27

Florian Mayer - 77

#8 CZECH REPUBLIC 136
Tomas Berdych - 8
Jiri Vesely - 50

Lukas Rosol - 78

#9 ITALY 136
Fabio Fognini - 36
Paolo Lorenzi - 48
Andreas Seppi - 52

#10  GREAT BRITAIN 112
Andy Murray - 1
Kyle Edmund - 45
Daniel Evans - 66


#11 SWITZERLAND 144
Stan Wawrinka - 4
Roger Federer - 16
Marco Chiudinelli - 136

#12 ARGENTINA 161
Federico Delbonis - 40
Guido Pella - 51
Diego Schwartzman - 70

#13 RUSSIA 183
Andrey Kuznetsov - 41
Mikhail Youzhny - 63
Evgeny Donskoy - 79

#14 UKRAINE 202
Alexandr Dolgopolov - 33
Illya Marchenko - 84
Sergiy Stakhovsky - 85

#15 JAPAN 213
Kei Nishikori - 6
Yoshihito Nishioka - 100
Yuichi Sugita - 107

#16 BRAZIL 262
Thomaz Bellucci - 49
Rogerio Dutra Silva - 90
Thiago Monteiro - 123

#17 SLOVAK REPUBLIC 267
Martin Klizan - 47
Lukas Lacko - 98
Andrej Martin - 122

#18 CANADA 271
Milos Raonic - 3
Vasek Pospisil - 133
Peter Polansky - 135

#19 BELGIUM 300
David Goffin 11
Steve Darcis 112
Ruben Bemelmans 177

#20 AUSTRIA 312
Dominic Thiem - 9
Gerald Melzer - 108
Dennis Novak - 195

#21 NETHERLANDS 343
Robin Haase - 95
Igor Sijsling - 116
Thiemo de Bakker - 132

#22 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 350
Damir Dzumhur - 8
Mirza Basic - 135
Aldin Setkic - 207

#23 PORTUGAL 372
Joao Sousa - 30
Gastao Elias - 89
Frederico Ferreira Silva - 253

#24 KAZAKHSTAN - 460
Mikhail Kukushkin - 53
Aleksandr Nedovyesov - 196
Andrey Golubev - 211

#25 COLOMBIA - 476
Santiago Giraldo - 147
Alejandro Gonzalez - 161
Eduardo Struvay - 168

#26 INDIA - 515
Yuki Bhambri - 148
Saketh Myneni - 150
Ramkumar Ramanathan - 217

#27 CHINESE TAIPEI - 561
Yen-Hsun Lu - 71
Ti Chen - 227
Jason Jung - 263

#28 CHINA - 581
Ze Zhang - 172
Di Wu - 175
Yan Bai - 234

#29 BELARUS - 690
Egor Gerasimov - 170
Ilya Ivashka - 242

Uladzimir Ignatik - 278

#30 SOUTH AFRICA - 692
Kevin Anderson - 31
Lloyd Harris - 323
Nicolaas Scholtz - 338

#31 ROMANIA - 696
Marius Copil - 163
Adrian Ungur - 185
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu - 348

#32 CHILE 714
Gonzalo Lama 162
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo 275
Christian Garin 277

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# ISRAEL 735
Dudi Sela - 61
Amir Weintraub - 216
Edan Leshem - 454

#33 POLAND 765
Jerzy Janowicz 146
Kamil Majchrzak 304
Michal Przysiezny 315

#34 SLOVENIA - 783
Grega Zemlja - 151
Blaz Rola - 180
Blaz Kavcic - 452