Federer will be number one in the tennis world again from Monday

Rotterdam (SID) The Swiss tennis idol Roger Federer returns to the tennis throne after around five and a half years. The 20-time Grand Slam winner won his quarter-final against Dutchman Robin Haase 4:6, 6:1, 6:1 at the ATP tournament in Rotterdam and will be number one in the world rankings for the first time since October 2012 from Monday . At 36 years, six months and eleven days, the Swiss also becomes the oldest player at the top of the rankings of all time. "Becoming number one is the ultimate achievement in tennis. When you're older, you have to work twice as hard. You have to displace someone who worked hard to get there. It's a dream come true," Federer said, visibly moved, on the court immediately after the game: "It was an incredible journey. Making it here, where I got my first wildcard in 1998, means so much." Between 2004 and 2012, Federer was at the top for a total of 302 weeks. This value is also a record. "It's very difficult to become number one in the world because you have to play a lot of games to do it," Federer had explained before the duel with Haase: "You have to stay healthy and be successful - 365 days a year. Many good players have failed because of this. It's not something I would have aimed for after the long injury break." Due to a long-term knee injury, the Rotterdam round of 2016 defeater of Philipp Kohlschreiber (Augsburg) fell to 17th position in the rankings in 2001, his lowest ranking since 2017. The old master then won the Australian Open in January 2017, then triumphed at Wimbledon and again at the Australian Open two weeks ago. At the beginning of the week, Federer replaced his long-term Spanish rival Rafael Nadal, who took the lead in August XNUMX.

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Federer will be number one in the tennis world again from Monday

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