Newly crowned eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has half an eye on the number one ranking after rising back to third in the world with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Marin Cilic in the weekend final at the All England club.

The 35-year-old Swiss, holder of the all-time men’s record of 19 grand slam singles titles, is now reaping the benefits of skipping the last six months of 2016 to fully heal a knee injury.Federer stands just a handful of ranking points behind the leaders: around 1,200 away from top Andy Murray and 1,100 short of Rafael Nadal.But Federer says that the joys of being the fully fit Wimbledon champion outweighs any chase for the ATP top spot.

Report by Miyen Akiri