Roger Federer has dropped to his lowest ranking since October 1999 as the Swiss star is now on the verge of falling out of the world’s top 100. The 40-year-old is down to world No 96 in Monday’s update of the ATP rankings and will officially be unranked after Wimbledon, meaning a long road back as he is set to return to competition later this year.
Federer has not competed for almost a year, after undergoing a third knee surgery following his Wimbledon quarter-final exit 12 months ago. It means the last points left on his ranking are 600 from reaching the Wimbledon final three years ago, courtesy of the ‘best-of 2019’ system introduced during the Covid pandemic allowing 50 per cent from that season to remain.
The 40-year-old is down to No 96 in today’s latest rankings – his lowest standing since October 4 1999 when he was No 104, after which he was bumped up to No 93 a week later. And things will only get worse at the conclusion of the third Major of the year, when he will lose all of his points and cease to appear in the ATP rankings for the first time since his career began.
Federer is only set to make his comeback at the Laver Cup in September, with his first official ATP tournament coming a month later at the Swiss Indoors Basel. The 20-time Major champion has also previously shared his hopes to be back on tour in 2023 but will need to rely on wildcards as he will be forced to build his ranking back up from scratch.
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