Roger Federer greets fans.
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These anomalies are, of course, due to the fact that the ATP ranking was revised and the ranking was frozen for five months last year due to the coronavirus crisis and the suspended season. When the tour started again in August, the ATP system adapted the situation.
“The rankings don’t make sense, especially with the system that works now,” the German tennis player complained during the ongoing tournament in Acapulco.
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“I should really be in the elite five or four in the world, if there was a normal ranking. But the ranking system that works now is absurd, “the 23-year-old shakes his head.
| ATP tennis rankings as of March 15: |
| 1. Djokovič (SRB) 12,008 p. |
| 2. Medvedev (RUS) 9940 |
| 3. Nadal (Sp.) 9670 |
| 4. Thiem (Rak.) 8625 |
| 5. Tsitsipas (Řec.) 6765 |
| 6. Federer (Switzerland) 6375 |
| 7. A. Zverev (DEU) 5635 |
| 8. Rublyov (Rus.) 5011 |
| 9. Schwartzman (Arg.) 3640 |
| 10. Berrettini (It.) 3453 |
He pointed out in particular the sixth place of Roger Federer, who earned a lot on the current ranking. The 20-time Grand Slam champion is not declining significantly, although he has not played for many months due to double knee surgery. He did not return until last week in Doha, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals with Georgian Nikolaev Basilashvili.
“I’m a big fan of Roger Federer, but he’s not played for over a year and is in the leaderboard. I played the grand slam final, the Masters final and won two tournaments. The ranking system is now a total mess and it is useless to pay any attention to it at all, “Zverev added.
The ranking traditionally includes the top 18 results from the past 52 weeks. However, due to the pandemic, the period was extended to 22 months. According to the last adjustment, even in 24 months, which is to allow players to skip the tournament according to the situation without fatally affecting their order.
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