Roger Federer slipped down one place to world No. 3 Monday, the first time the Swiss great has been ranked outside the top two since November 2003. Federer, winner of a record 16 Grand Slams, suffered a shock quarterfinal defeat to Czech Tomas Berdych at Wimbledon, won for the second time on Sunday by world No. 1 Rafael Nadal. Federer also lost at the same stage of the French Open in June, breaking a record sequence of 23 consecutive semifinal or better appearances in Grand Slams going back to Roland Garros in 2004. Serbian Novak Djokovic, who reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, is now world No. 2. Federer was last at three in the world on Nov. 10 2003, since which time he has notched up 15 Grand Slam titles after opening his account at Wimbledon that year. The 28-year-old first reached world No. 1 on Feb. 2 2004, holding the position until Aug. 2008 when Nadal climbed to the top. Federer then reclaimed the top slot the following July after winning Wimbledon for the sixth time, but saw Nadal again oust him as world No. 1 in June this year. American Pete Sampras holds the record for time spent at No. 1 with 286 weeks, just one more than Federer. Rezai wins In Sweden, Aravane Rezai of France beat Lilia Osterloh of the United States in the first round of the Swedish Open Monday. Second-seeded Rezai won comfortably in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in a little under 80 minutes at the clay-court WTA tournament. Fifth-seeded Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain also advanced to the second round after beating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-4, 7-5. Parra Santonja served nine aces on her way to victory. The home crowd was left disappointed when Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic beat Sweden's Johanna Larsson in three sets 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. After a closely fought first set, Karolina Sprem of Croatia dominated the second to beat Italy's Maria Elena Camerin 7-5, 6-2. Also through to the second round are Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and Germany's Tatjana Malek, who defeated Anastasia Rodionova of Australia, 5-7, 6-3, 6
