Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federeris a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. His accomplishments in professional tennis have led to him being regarded by many as the greatest tennis player of all time. Federer turned professional in 1998 and has been continuously ranked in the top 10 since October 2002...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth8 August 1981
CityBasel, Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
He sizzled me up with his slice and spins. It was a pleasure to play against him.
He's quite one-dimensional with his game. After Dubai, I thought I actually saw the way I should play against him. The more I play him, the better it is for me.
I've got to adjust quite a bit to play Rafael. But I already feel like I'm improving a lot. The more I play against him, the more I'll be able to figure out his game and the easier it will be.
I have a great record against anybody, basically, right now. So it doesn't really matter who I play in the finals; I'll be in there as the big favorite.
I enjoyed the battle against him. I have answered some questions I had about how to play on clay.
It's always a pleasure to play against him because it's so different. It was because of him, not because of me, that the match was so great.
That match taught me what some things about how I should play against him. But I've still got to go out there and beat him.
Obviously it's tough for the opponent, at two sets down at 10:15 in the evening, to believe that he can turn it around against me,
Just stay with him, for the entire time. I have the feeling that other guys tend not to take the physical challenge with him. That's what I won't do.
That doesn't happen very often going into slams,
I was the guy making all the errors and he was not. He was playing a few good shots. I had a few sloppy points here and there. He made me doubt.
When I would lose matches, I would feel, I think, three times worse than when the guy was losing. I just realized that's not the point, either, ... I wanted to enjoy it, win or lose, out on the court. It's not some kind of war or anything. We're having fun out there in the end. I like the challenge. When the match is over, life goes on.
Trying to put on a show? Not really, ... All I'm trying to do is win the match.
I am extremely proud and honoured to have beaten Pete's record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him.