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
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.
I was playing so well that it was hard to keep it up. I did not finish off some points I should have.
I was little bit surprised, ... I don't play much in the morning anymore.
That doesn't happen very often going into slams,
I was very focussed on this match, very concentrated.
I can't look too far down the line,
I enjoyed the battle against him. I have answered some questions I had about how to play on clay.
He didn't grow that much, ... but he's still doing a great job.
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.
He is good enough to beat me on a day when I am not on, ... I expect a tough match.
Usually early on I'm looking for my rhythm. Today it was there straight away. It's a good sign, a good feeling.
Well, I'm not overconfident. I just know what I have to do ... I think extremely well in finals, and on big points usually I'm ... well, I've been unbeatable.
I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year.
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.