Current World #1 Dinara Safina lost to the 227-ranked player Zhang Shuai at the China Open in Beijing today, and may lose her hold on the top ranking as a result. World #2 and 11-time major champion Serena Williams just needs to win her next match, against Ekaterina Makarova, to reclaim the World #1 ranking.Venus Williams was also upset in Beijing, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and reducing her chances of qualifying for the WTA Tour Championships in Doha that she won last year. So far, Safina, Serena, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki and Svetlana Kuznetsova have qualified for the prestigious and lucrative year-end championships.
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