ATP Rankings: Roger Federer hits 22-year low

The last time Federer was ranked this low was in February 2000, when he was at number 67.

Swiss tennis player and former world Number one Roger Federer is now ranked 68th in the world in the ATP Rankings after missing multiple tournaments due to injury, his worst ranking in over 22 years. The last time the Swiss maestro was this far down in the ranking was in February 2000, when he was 18 years in age. He was ranked number 67 back then.

He currently sits at 68 with 850 points. At the top is Daniil Medvedev of Russia. At number two is Germany's Alexander Zverev. And at number three is Serbian Novak Djokovic. Notably, 103-time tour-level titlist most recently competed at Wimbledon 2021. In August, Federer had announced on Instagram that he will miss "many months" after undergoing knee surgery.

Notably, the Swiss star underwent arthroscopic right knee surgeries in February 2020 and May 2020. Federer has played five tournaments since having those surgeries, all of which came in the 2021 season. (ANI)

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