Novak Djokovic overcame the challenge of a feisty Nick Kyrgios to win his seventh Wimbledon title on Sunday. Djokovic came back from a set-down and won the final 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in London. However, in this week’s ATP rankings, the 35-year-old Serb fell four places from number 3 to number 7. This is because the ATP has decided not to award ranking points for Wimbledon this year after the All England Club players from Russia and Belarus had suspended. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who was excluded from Wimbledon, retains his top position.
Medvedev is followed by Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal in the standings.
Interestingly, this is the first time in 25 years that Roger Federer has not found a place in the ATP rankings.
Since the rankings only take into account points earned in the past 52 weeks, Federer was not awarded any points because his last game was at Wimbledon last year.
Djokovic, meanwhile, expressed doubts about his participation in the US Open, as he cannot go there without getting vaccinated.
“Right now I can’t go to the United States, I hope for positive news, but there is not much time, I do not know, hope comes forever,” Djokovic said at a press conference in Belgrade.
“I would love to play the US Open, but if it doesn’t happen, it won’t be the end of the world, nor the first Grand Slam I have to pull out of,” he said.
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With his triumph at Wimbledon, Djokovic now has 21 Grand Slam titles to his name, ahead of Roger Federer’s tally of 20.
In the men’s race, he is only behind Rafael Nadal, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles.
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