The Swiss lost the points he had left from the 2019 edition of Wimbledon and stopped coming off the list. When is he coming back?
Historic and at the same time sad day for many tennis fans. As of Monday, July 11, Roger Federer no longer appears in the ATP rankings. Yes, the Swiss, one of the best tennis players in history and a winner 20 grand slamslost the points he kept from Wimbledon 2019 edition and lost on the world list, the one where He’s been there since 1997 and knows how to lead it for over 300 weeks.
Tennis is living at the end of an era: Roger Federer is no longer appearing in the ATP rankings
It all started on September 22, 1997. Roger Federer was 16 years old and entered the ATP rankings for the first time: he won his first point and reached the number 803. In 9,058 days from that point on a satellite of Bossonnens, Switzerland, His Majesty lost 600 points for playing in the 2019 Wimbledon final and his name was removed from the listthe one who led the 310 weeks.
Federer has not played an official match for more than a year. At age 40 (will be 41 on Aug. 8), an injury to his right knee has kept him off the courts since the 2021 Wimbledon quarter-final loss to Hubert Hurkacz by 6-3, 7-6 (4) and 6-0. However, in his own words, there is still yarn left in the spool.
When will Roger Federer play again?
“How, when and what to do I don’t know yet. But getting back on the circuit is the idea”, confessed a few weeks ago. And he said: “I’m still hopeful, I have already covered part of the way. I’m not far away. The next three or four months will be decisive”.
If we consider the above, he warns that he will play the Laver Cupthe exhibition tournament held in Boston at September 23 to 25. In addition, his official return is in between October 24 and 30 next to Basel ATP 500, your natal city. Will this happen?
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Source: Tycsports
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