TR.NET TOP 10 WOMEN: MONDAY, JULY 8

Serena stays on top

By Matthew Cronin
tennisreporters.net

Fred Mullane Camerawork USA, Inc. Amelie Mauresmo

1. Serena Williams: In the past six months, has proved to be better than Venus in nearly every aspect of the game. The Wimby champ is the clear-cut No. 1.

2. Venus Williams: It's back to the drawing board for the once vivacious V, who played scared in the second set of the final.

3. Justine Henin: By all rights, should have pushed Venus to the wall in the semis but couldn't work her way into the match. She needs to find a consistent game plan.

4. Amelie Mauresmo: It was great to see Amelie use her athleticism in downing JCap, but went back to her old non-inventive self against Serena.

5. Daniela Hantuchova: Her first set against Serena showed that Dani Girl may just be a year away from being a truly elite player.

6. Jennifer Capriati: Where her career is going, nobody knows. Jennifer needs to add a few new elements to her game or she's going to spend the rest of her days looking up at the Williamses.

7. Elena Dementieva: So close to breaking though again and then plays scared in a two tiebreaker loss to Henin. At least she's back to moving like an Olympic gymnast.

Susan Mullane Camerawork USA, Inc. Chanda Rubin

8. Chanda Rubin: Chanda has always been an excellent first-week player at the Slams but is still a step below the big girls.

9. Monica Seles: If Seles doesn't do major damage this summer, retirement in the off-season isn't completely out of the question, whether she'll admit it publicly or not.

10: Jelena Dokic: Is there a more disappointing super-talent than Dokic? Possibly Dementieva, but at least she pushed Henin, while Jelena was bullied by Hantuchova.