Muguruza eyeing Serena's top ranking


Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Garbine Muguruza of Spain poses with her trophy Place de la Concorde - Paris, France - 05/06/16. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol - RTSG2JK

LONDON (Reuters) - So long the dominant force in women's tennis, Serena Williams will head to Wimbledon this month in danger of losing her number one ranking to Spain's Garbine Muguruza.

Muguruza, beaten by Williams in last year's Wimbledon final, turned the tables to win the French Open on Saturday and climbed to a career-high second on the WTA list.

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