Roger Federer is missing from the ATP rankings for the first time in a quarter-century, while Novak Djokovic has slipped four places to seventh despite his seventh Wimbledon triumph on Sunday.
Federer has featured in the singles chart every week since he made his 16-year-old debut there in September 1997, tied at 803e rank, and held the record for most weeks at the top of the leaderboard until Djokovic improved it.
Federer was 97e before the start of the London tournament, but he now has zero points because the ranking is based on a player’s results over the previous 52 weeks — and he hasn’t played a tournament since he started. reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon a year ago.
Shortly after that loss, Federer underwent his third right knee surgery in around 18 months. Federer, who turns 41 on August 8, intends to make his return to a tournament in his native Switzerland in October and said during an appearance on center court last weekend that he hoped he could play at Wimbledon next year.
The slip of Djokovic and that of the finalist Nick Kyrgios of the 40e at 45e rank despite her first career Grand Slam final are the result of WTA and ATP decisions not to award ranking points for Wimbledon in reaction to the banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes due to the war in Ukraine.
On Monday, Djokovic, Kyrgios and all the other players forfeited all the points they earned at Wimbledon in 2021, without reaping any benefits from their performances during this fortnight.
Advances and setbacks
Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime, eliminated in his first match at Wimbledon, remains in ninth position, and Ontario’s Denis Shapovalov fell seven positions, to 23e rank.
Likewise, Elena Rybakina’s first Grand Slam title did not allow her to progress in the WTA rankings; she lives at 23e position. She registered on Saturday as the second-lowest-ranked women’s grass-court tournament champion of the professional era, which began in 1968.
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, who lost to Rybakina in the Wimbledon final, fell from 2e at the 5e place, even though it was his best performance at a major tournament.
Last year’s runner-up Karolina Pliskova slipped eight places, to 15e rank, and some players who have moved ahead of her in the standings have reached career highs, including Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins (7e), U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu (10e) and Coco Gauff, Roland-Garros finalist (11e).
Lavalloise Leylah Fernandez, absent from the courts since the French Open due to a foot injury, for her part climbed a rank, to the 14e position. Ontario’s Bianca Andreescu ranks 51e position, a gain of five places.
French Open champion Iga Swiatek, whose 37-game winning streak ended in the third round of Wimbledon, remains atop the standings.
Russian Daniil Medvedev remained at the top of the men’s rankings after not being cleared to play at Wimbledon. He won the US Open last year and lost in the final at the Australian Open this year.