Skafi wrote:Danas je 36. rođendan Federeru. Koliko li još čovek može vrhunski da igra. Godinu, dve...? To smo govorili i pre pet godina.
Federer moze da igra do 45-te i da gazi.....servis-paf,servis-paf....mucenici se gase sa 30....
Skafi wrote:Danas je 36. rođendan Federeru. Koliko li još čovek može vrhunski da igra. Godinu, dve...? To smo govorili i pre pet godina.
"I started the first set well. In the second set, I was able to put pressure on him and he helped me with somedouble faults, of course. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the match. The conditions were tough here in Montreal. There was a lot of wind today and it was fast. Sometimes it's difficult to find the rhythm.
"But I was happy that I was very focused on my service games. I was aggressive. This is how I want to play for the whole week. Anyway, it's a good start."
“The thing is that they are big cakes, and you have to eat them during the week,” said Federer, smiling. “It's good I'm doing some sport this week.
“It was quite a calm day yesterday. I spent my day with my team [and] I just practised here for a while… Yesterday evening, we had a meal all together, and we went to see Coldplay. It was very nice, a very nice day.”
"The crowd support was great," Federer added. "It wasn't the closest match today. But they were there for Peter when he needed them and he hit good shots, when they realized he was struggling. I thought that was really nice.
"And for me, they were there every step of the way. So I felt that, as well, which is actually good to see... Maybe that's also why I always put this as one of my favourite tournaments, favourite centre courts out there, because they show up in big numbers, they show up with excitement and passion. For us to play here, it's very inspiring."
"I already beat other players 17 times," said Federer. "Sometimes I played them maybe 30 or 40 times. They ended up beating me at a certain stages, like Roddick, Gonzalez and Soderling. Sometimes I beat them 10 times in a row. At the end they always ended up beating me. That's why I have a lot of respect for this match today. I know it can't continue that way. 17 is a lot.
"The last match we played were three tight sets in Toronto, then three sets Cincinnati, and again today. So these statistics are a bit ridiculous, because I have a lot of respect for David. As a person, he's very nice. He's a great fighter on the court. So this type of head-to-head is a bit strange."
"For me it was more of a struggle," Federer said about the match. "As you know, you don't always feel the same and each opponent is a different problem. He started very well, especially on the return on my second serve. I was not able to serve my first serve where I wanted to, and he hurt me on the second serve.
"From the baseline, I didn't have enough rhythm. The court is fast here. Of course, because of the surface, that it's fast, you can't just decide to put the ball in because physically David is very strong. You can't do that. You have to go into the battle. You have to accept you're going to make mistakes. But you have to keep moving forward.
"I tried with my intensity and focus to change the match, and this is what I was able to do. I was able also to change the angles, and that helped me win the match."
"We battled, both tried to find a way to win. He had a good start, I had a better finish. That was important. For me, take it how it is and hope that this match gives me some better rhythm and confidence against Bautista Agut, who plays actually very similar to David today."
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