London: Former world number one and Swiss champion Roger Federer has dropped out of the top three men’s singles rankings for the first time in over eight years.
Holder of 16 Grand Slam titles, Federer was replaced by Briton Andy Murray after he sealed his third straight title in as many weeks at Shanghai on Sunday.
Earlier, Murray was victorious at the Thailand Open and Japan Open during his 15-match winning streak.
Federer, who did not play in Shanghai, is now at No. 4 his lowest ranking since 2003, a month before he won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Nadal are currently standing at first and second places.
In the women’s singles, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniaki continues to sit at the helm followed by Russia’s Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
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