Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer said that at this point of his career, he’s no longer concerned about his world ranking. This was revealed via his interview with a Swiss-based newspaper. Federer is currently ranked number five in the world after failing to defend the Wimbledon title last month, losing in the second round to Sergiy Stakhovsky. This is his lowest ranking in a decade.
“I don’t think my ego would suffer if one day I was no longer in the top 10,” Federer was quoted by Le Matin. “There’s a moment when the rankings aren’t that important anymore. Honestly, I don’t even know what my current ranking is. Fourth? Fifth? Third? Today, my ranking isn’t that important to me anymore,” he added.
Federer’s slump continued this week in Gstaad at the Suisse Open with a second round loss.
The 31-year old star said that he hasn’t considered retirement even if his ranking will continuously drop.
“No,” he said. “In terms of rankings at least. Lleyton Hewitt is a great example in my mind. Whether he’s 170th, 20th or fifth, his ranking isn’t important to him. He just takes a lot of pleasure in playing.”
