German Tennis Federation Vice-President Dirk Hordorff has hit out at Roger Federer being “irresponsible” and using his position on the ATP Player Council to change the ATP Rankings system to “protect himself”. The ATP opted to freeze the rankings until the Tour resumed in August, after the suspension of all tennis for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Roger Federer simply changed the ranking method to protect himself. It is irresponsible and quite simply incorrect,” Hordorff told Tennisnet.com’s “Quiet, please” podcast. “In my opinion, he takes advantage of his position on the Players’ Council. It must nevertheless be said that without the change in ranking system, Roger Federer would not be in the top 50.” Federer would be No 29 on the ATP Rankings under the original system. Hordorff added: “That the ATP Finals, which is the 19th tournament of the year anyway, will stay there for two years? That’s perverse.”
Source: Tennis365