Federer goes fourth in rankings after Miami triumph
Roger Federer during his fourth round match as he defeated Kyle Edmund in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California March 13, 2019. — Picture by Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
The Swiss great switched places with Austria’s Dominic Thiem, who had briefly climbed to fourth after defeating Federer in the final at Indian Wells two weeks ago.
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