Federer, Raonic slip in rankings

Roger Federer is sliding in the ATP rankings, now down to No. 7.

Federer, who spent more weeks at No. 1 than anyone in tour history, already had reached his lowest spot in a decade by dropping to No. 5 after Wimbledon — and he fell two more places Monday.

Barring a withdrawal, Federer will be seeded seventh at the U.S. Open, where he won five of his 17 Grand Slam titles.

Canada’s Milos Raonic slipped out of the top 10, dropping one spot to No. 11. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., was beaten by John Isner of the United States in the third round of the Cincinnati Open.

Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., moved up one spot to No. 39.

In other changes, French Open champion Rafael Nadal — who won hard-court titles at Montreal and Cincinnati the last two weeks — rose to second from third, swapping with Wimbledon champion Andy Murray. Novak Djokovic remained No. 1.

Isner, runner-up to Nadal at Cincinnati, returned to the top 20, jumping to 14th from 22nd. On Monday, Isner pulled out of the Winston-Salem Open with a hip injury. He was the two-time defending champion. World No. 5 Tomas Berdych also withdrew, citing shoulder pain, hoping to recover in time for next week’s U.S. Open.

Sunday’s loss to Victoria Azarenka in the Cincinnati final didn’t knock Serena Williams out of top spot in the women’s rankings. Azarenka remains second, followed by Maria Sharapova. Sara Errani moved up one spot to fifth and Caroline Wozniacki gains two places to return to the top 10.

Top Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, who lost to Williams in three sets in the second round at Cincinnati, moved up five spots to 57th. At the WTA New Haven Open on Monday, fifth-seeded Roberta Vinci was upset by Carla Suarez Navarro, 7-5, 6-3.