As expected, Roger Federer has slipped down one place to world number three on the ATP tennis rankings, the first time the Swiss great has been ranked outside the top two since November 2003.
Federer, winner of a record 16 majors, suffered a shock quarter-final defeat to Czech Tomas Berdych at Wimbledon.
He also lost at the same stage of the French Open in June, breaking a record sequence of 23 consecutive semi-final or better appearances in majors going back to Roland Garros in 2004.
Wimbledon winner Rafael Nadal is number one and Serbian Novak Djokovic, who reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon, is now world number two.
There's some conjecture that perhaps fatherhood has taken the edge off the hunger for victory of the man nicknamed the "Fed Express".
Federer and his wife Mirka became the parents of twin daughters last year in Switzerland.
"This is the greatest day of our lives. Mirka, Myla and Charlene are all healthy and doing very well", Federer said on his website at the time.
- NEWSTALK ZB, agencies
Tennis: Federer slides to 7-year low
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