Federer had to settle for the loss in the final of the ATP Halle Grasscourt tournament after losing the top position in the rankings. Croatia's Borna Korich defeated Federer 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-2 in the final on Sunday. Federer lost his 99th title and lost 50 ranking points after getting defeated by Nadal.
Nadal had won the title after winning the French Open, but Federer again came to the top with victory in Stuttgart Cup but again lost his 99th title and lost 50 ranking points after a defeat by Rafel Nadal in ATP Halle Grasscourt tournament. Queens Club champion Marin Silich has moved up to 5th with a place improvement, while former number 1 Novak Djokovic has moved up to 17th with the improvement of 5 places. Simona Halep remains on top even after being away from the court in WTA rankings last week. There has been no change in the ranking of top 10 players.
Now Coric has become only the sixth player to beat Federer in a grass court final. With this win, He has joined Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Britain's Andy Murray, Spain's Rafael Nadal, Germany's Tommy Haas and Australia's Lleyton Hewitt.
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