Federer is ranked third in the world behind Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal and will stay there despite winning for the 10th time in Halle.
But Wimbledon does not rely solely on the world rankings to determine the seeds for the tournament.
Instead, they have their own unique formula which is determined by a surface-based system and because of Federer’s results on grass over the last 12 months, it is expected that he will move up to second with Nadal dropping to third.
Nadal opted not to play on the grass this season and it now raises the possibility of facing Djokovic in the semi-finals should they both reach the last four in SW19.
The Wimbledon website says:
The seeds are the top 32 players on the ATP ranking list, BUT then rearranged on a surface-based system. Since 2002 a seeding committee has not been required for the Gentlemen’s Singles following an agreement made with the ATP.
The seeding order is determined using an objective and transparent system to reflect more accurately an individual player’s grass court achievements. It is based on giving additional credit for grass court performance in the two year period immediately before the date used for seeding for The Championships. The formula is:
– Take the ATP Ranking points at 24 June 2019
– Add 100% of the points earned for all grass court tournaments in the immediate past 12 months period prior to 24 June 2019
– Add 75% of the points earned for the best grass court tournament in the 12 months prior to that