Halep returns to top 10 in rankings after winning title in Toronto
Halep, who has won two Grand Slam titles -- French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, was placed No.27 till the week of February 28.
Halep, who has won two Grand Slam titles -- French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, was placed No.27 till the week of February 28.
Williams needs one more Grand Slam singles victory to equal Australian Margaret Court's all-time record of 24.
The fast-rising tennis star, who turns 21 on Sunday, has already become Japan's first Grand Slam singles champion.
The rising star become only the second Asian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title with last month's stunning win over Serena Williams.
"I don't like the word 'cool' because then I feel like when someone meets me, they'll be disappointed or something," Osaka told reporters in Beijing.
Another past title winner at Flushing Meadows, Stan Wawrinka, is ranked 199th this week.
It is the 30-year-old Kerber's third Grand Slam title.
Kerber, who also won the Australian Open in 2016, is bidding to become the first German woman to win Wimbledon since Graf in 1996.
The Russian beats 24th-seeded fellow countrywoman 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
"For me staying calm is the most important thing," added Stephens, who called herself a "real fighter" after the US Open.