Roger Federer's latest reign atop the world rankings will end after
the Swiss great's shock loss to Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis
in the second round of the Miami Masters
on Saturday March 24,2018
Kokkinakis, ranked 175th in the world, needed a wild card just to get into qualifying. But he showed nerves of steel in a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) triumph over 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer. "I was calmer than I thought," Kokkinakis said of the third-set tiebreaker. "Inside I was pretty happy, I was excited, but I kept pretty calm."
Kokkinakis, ranked 175th in the world, needed a wild card just to get into qualifying. But he showed nerves of steel in a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) triumph over 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer. "I was calmer than I thought," Kokkinakis said of the third-set tiebreaker. "Inside I was pretty happy, I was excited, but I kept pretty calm."
Roger Federer who won his 20th Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open, regained the
number one spot in February 2018 after winning the ATP title in Rotterdam but
needed to reach the quarter-finals to remain at the summit.
Instead he'll be replaced by Spain's Rafael Nadal when the rankings are released at the end of the tournament
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