Roger Federer fell to No. 3
In the ATP rankings, for the time since November 2003, Roger Federer fell to No. 3, he has been that low.
Quarterfinal loss at 2010 Wimbledon, following seven consecutive appearances in the final, dropped the 16-time Grand Slam champion by one spot.
He trails No. 1 Rafael Nadal and new No. 2 Novak Djokovic.
Federer was overtaken in the rankings by Nadal on June 7, after the French Open, although he was No. 1 earlier this season.
While Federer lost in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, Nadal won his fifth title there, too. Of tying Pete Sampras’ career record of 286 total weeks at No. 1 that left Federer one week shy.
A year after missing the tournament because of bad knees, Nadal’s second title at Wimbledon, increased his lead atop the rankings. Runner-up Tomas Berdych, who upset Federer at the All England Club, by reaching his first Grand Slam final, climbed from 13th to a career-high No. 8.
To six-time champion Federer, Andy Roddick, who lost the 2009 Wimbledon title match, dropped two spots to No. 9 after losing in the fourth round. Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan, the man who beat him, leaped 40 spots to No. 42.
Wimbledon women’s champion Serena Williams remains at No. 1, like Nadal. Venus, her older sister, dropped from No. 2 to No. 4. With Caroline Wozniacki third, Jelena Jankovic moved to second.
Vera Zvonareva’s run to her first major final allowed her to rise from No. 21 to No. 9.
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