No. 1 Roger Federer, +1 Five years and 106 days since his last reign at the top of the ATP Rankings, Roger Federer is back at No. 1 after winning his 97th tour-level title at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam (d. Dimitrov). Read & Watch Final Highlights The 36-year-old Swiss starts his 303rd week at No. 1, more than 14 years after first rising to the top spot on 2 February, 2004. He is guaranteed to remain atop the ATP Rankings until at least 18 March. He and Rafael Nadal will resume their tussle for the top spot at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year,...
More than 14 years after he first became No. 1, Switzerland’s Roger Federer today returned to the top of the ATP Rankings for a historic fourth stint at the pinnacle of men’s professional tennis. Federer, who began his 302nd week at No. 1 on 29 October 2012, breaks a number of ATP Rankings records by replacing his great rival, Spain’s Rafael Nadal, in top spot. Just 13 months ago, Federer returned from a knee injury at No. 17 in the ATP Rankings and has since compiled a 64-5 match record — including nine titles from 10 finals — in that period. Today, he now holds records for the longest period between stints at No. 1, as the oldest player to...
Take a closer look at the ATP Rankings as of 13 February 2018, after the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, the Ecuador Open in Quito and the Diema Xtra Sofia Open.
Roger Federer has his sights set on overtaking Rafael Nadal at No. 1 in the ATP Rankings this week at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, where he competes for the first time since 2013. A semi-final run would return the Swiss star to the summit of men’s professional tennis for the first time since 4 November 2012. "I only ever said I would think about the ATP Rankings after the Australian Open was over,” said Federer in Rotterdam on Monday. I did not expect to win the Australian Open again and by not winning the [Nitto] ATP Finals, I never thought it would happen again and it may be out of sight. I played at the Australian Open not...
No. 77 Mirza Basic, +52 The 26-year-old won his first ATP World Tour title at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open, defeating fellow first-time finalist Marius Copil in the championship match to make his Top 100 debut. Basic toppled fourth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round and top seed Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals. After becoming just the second player from Bosnia and Herzegovina to win an ATP World Tour title, after Damir Dzumhur, Basic rises 52 places to a career-high No. 77 in the latest edition of the ATP Rankings. No. 75 Marius Copil, +19 The Romanian reached his first ATP World Tour final at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open, before falling in three sets to Basic. The 27-year-old...