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 enjoyed the battle against him. I have answered some questions I had about how to play on clay.
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,
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'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.
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.
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.
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 really proved that on all surfaces, everywhere in the world, I can win the title. It's been incredible for me from beginning to end.
Rafael played a great match, it was tough to lose.
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 very focussed on this match, very concentrated.
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.
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.