After about four and a half years, Roger Federer comes out of the Top Ten of the ATP rankings. The thing was in the air, only the official status was missing and with the access of Hubert Hurkacz to the knockout stages of the Indian Wells tournament the overtaking took place.
Already at the start of the tournament, we were aware that this stage was almost certain and now the Swiss champion, twenty-time winner of Grand Slam tournaments, has moved up to eleventh position. It was the Indian Wells tournament that was fatal to this sensational exit from the Swiss.
Two years ago, the American Desert Tournament saw Dominic Thiem’s victory in the final over Roger Federer. Last year the tournament was not played and this time the Austrian and the Swiss lost several points.
Felix Auger Aliassime is now eliminated, the next who could overtake Roger is our Jannik Sinner, currently in the round of 16 at Indian Wells, thanks to the abandonment of the American John Isner (he left the tournament because his third daughter is in being born).
The Swiss champion is over 40 years old and, to tell the truth, only the frozen classification and the blockage due to the pandemic, have slowed down this exit in the classification, something “natural” given his age. Over the past year and a half, Federer has played very few tournaments with injuries’ to be the master ‘: three surgeries for the Swiss tennis player have even led to doubts about his return to the pitch and still today’ hui, there is no certainty as to how and when the tennis player will return to the field.
Despite everything, his best results came in the Grand Slam tournaments, Roland Garros and Wimbledon (his tournament) where he reached the round of 16 and quarter-finals respectively. Right on the English grass in the quarters of him, he played his last match against this Hubert Hurkacz who today cut him from the World Top Ten.
Uncle Toni on the Big 3
Recently, Toni Nadal has spoken on various topics. However, Toni raised her eyebrows with her statement on Novak Djokovic. Over the years, fans have always been biased towards Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Novak has often been the target of hostile treatment from tennis fans.
The coach has revealed the reason why the Serb was treated this way. The 60-year-old said: “It hurt him to come to the circuit when there was already a very strong rivalry between Roger and Rafa; They were two opposing styles, two different trajectories, and it dazzles.
I also think that Novak’s ego betrayed him when it comes to having behavior on the track incompatible with the number 1 which is the number 1 ”. Toni, however, clarified that he had very good relations with the Serb.
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