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For the first time in a quarter century, Roger Federer has completely withdrawn from the ATP rankings.
For the first time in a quarter century, Roger Federer has completely withdrawn from the ATP rankings.
Roger Federer dropped out of the ATP rankings entirely for the first time in a quarter-century on Monday, dropping four places to No. 7 on the day after Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon for the seventh time.
Federer has appeared in the singles rankings every week since his debut at age 16 in September 1997, reaching No. 803 and holding the record for most No. 1 positions until Djokovic broke it.
Federer was ranked 97th before play began at the All England Club, but now has zero points because the rankings are based on a player’s results over the previous 52 weeks – and he has not competed at all since reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals a year ago.
After that defeat, Federer underwent a third operation on his right knee in about 18 months. Federer, who turns 41 on August 8, hopes to return for the tournament in Switzerland in October and said during an appearance on Center Court last weekend that he could play at Wimbledon next year.
Djokovic and runner-up Nick Kyrgios reached their first career Grand Slam final but dropped from 40th to 45th, a result of decisions by the WTA and ATP not to award any ranking points to Wimbledon in response. The All England Club has banned players from Russia and Belarus because of the war in Ukraine.
On Monday, Djokovic, Kyrgios and all the other players lost the points they would have earned at Wimbledon in 2021, but have not benefited from their performances this fortnight.
Changes in WTA Rankings?
So Elena Rybakina’s first Grand Slam title did her no favors in the WTA rankings; She finished 23rd, the second-lowest women’s champion in a grass-court tournament during the professional era that began in 1968.
The woman she defeated in Saturday’s final, Ones Jabir, the no. 2 to no. 5, though it was her best performance in a major.
Last year’s losing finalist, Karolina Pliskova, dropped eight spots to No. 15, while some of the women ahead of her hit career highs on Monday, including Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins and US Open champion Emma Raducanu. No. 10, and French Open runner-up Coco Gouff at No. 11.
French Open champion Iga Sviatek remains at No. 1 after ending her 37-match winning streak in the third round of Wimbledon.
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev remains atop the men’s rankings after being barred from competing at Wimbledon. He won the US Open last year and became the runner-up in the Australian Open this year.
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