Roger Federer Suffers Worst Blow in Rankings for the First Time in 22 Years
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Things haven’t been going the way Roger Federer would have liked over the past year. The 20-time Grand Slam champion suffered a shock defeat against Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Subsequently, the Swiss maestro suffered a knee injury that ruled him out for the remainder of the previous season.
To repair the damage done to his knee, Federer underwent surgery. As a result, the 40-year-old is away from tennis for over 11 months now. Owing to his lengthy injury layoff, the Swiss legend has suffered a massive blow in his ATP ranking.
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Roger Federer moves out of the top-50 of the ATP ranking
For the first time in 22 years, Federer dropped out of the top-50 of the ATP rankings. He is currently placed at the 68th position on the ATP rankings chart.
For the 1st time since 22 years
🫣 Roger Federer leaves ATP Top 50 🫣
He's now World No.68. pic.twitter.com/T4K459Jweo
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) June 13, 2022
However, this is not the only bad news for Federer. The former World Number 1 will lose all his ranking points after Wimbledon and, as a result, will move out of the ATP rankings.
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Earlier this year, Federer confirmed that he will make a comeback at the Laver Cup in September. Further, he’ll play at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
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In the recently concluded French Open, Novak Djokovic failed to defend his title. The Serb went down against Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the tournament. As a result, he has slipped to the third position on the ATP rankings chart, making way for Daniil Medvedev to regain the Number 1 ranking.
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Elsewhere, Alexander Zverev moved up a place to become the second-best player in the world in men’s singles. French Open 2022 champion, Rafael Nadal, occupies the fourth spot. He is followed by his opponent in the final of Roland Garros, Casper Ruud, who moved up a place.
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