Sharapova might be 2nd best, but it's a long way to first

Semi-Big news in tennis that 31-year old Serena Williams got ranked 1st again. And she just showed how good she is right now by easily getting by Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-2 in Qatar.  She will play Azarenka in the final.

Maria is running into the Roger Federer-syndrome with Williams, who is about the only player that can beat her consistently.   Otherwise, with the exception of Azarenka and Kvitova, Maria is pretty much clobbering everybody else.  However, Serena occasionally has mental lapses or physical setbacks, so if Maria hangs in there with her current form, she could still win a couple more Slams.

Serena Williams reaches Qatar Open final