Alexander Zverev has hit back at the revised ATP ranking system, claiming that he should be placed above Swiss legend Roger Federer as a result of the latter's inactivity over the past year. The 39-year-old was sidelined for the vast majority of 2020 after undergoing two knee operations. He won his first match in over 13 months against British No 1 Dan Evans at the Qatar Open. But was knocked out of the tournament by eventual winner Nikoloz Basilashvili at the quarter-final stage. The ATP opted to freeze the rankings between March and August last year as a result of the disruption caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Zverev has become the latest tennis star to lash out at the ATP for their handling of the situation, suggesting that Federer should not be ranked as highly as sixth after taking an enforced 13-month hiatus. "I am the biggest Roger Federer fan, but he has not played for a year and is ranked higher than me," said Zverev. "I played a Grand Slam final, a Masters 1000 final. The system is just a disaster."
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