From next Monday Roger Federer will no longer be part of the top 10 in the ATP ranking. Currently 9th in the world, the Swiss will indeed lose places because of the qualification of Hubert Hurkacz for the knockout stages of the Master 1000 of Indian Wells.
The Pole had already been the executioner of the former world number 1 at Wimbledon by eliminating it in the quarter-finals. Hurkacz will be 10th in the world at worst, while the Norwegian Casper Ruud will take 9th or 10th place.
A top 10 without Federer is not that far off in the end. In January 2017, the Balois had left the world for a few weeks after being absent from the courts for several months already because of a knee injury. It was the first time since 2002.
An inevitable exit
His thunderous comeback at the Australian Open where he was titled had allowed him to immediately return to the top 10 and even stealthily regain the place of world number 1 in 2018.
This upcoming top 10 exit was inevitable. Federer played very little last year and hasn’t returned to the racket since his elimination at Wimbledon. His retention in the top ranks was solely due to the freeze in the ATP rankings and the recalculation of points due to the pandemic.
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Still recovering after another knee arthroscopy, the Swiss has not set a return date but hopes to return to the highest level even after 40 years and why not win a 21st Grand Slam. No small task, but Federer has already accustomed us to the irrational.
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