Posted: 22.03.09 21:37. Post subject: Всё, что в прессе о Роджере-экспрессе-1

 Posted: 27.03.09 17:44. Post subject: irina Ирина, amina ..

irina
Ирина, amina имела ввиду фразу I know how I have to play him. , мы тут с ней обсуждали ее.

А волосатость Федьке идет, на мой взгяд, и это единственный случай, када лохматость на мужуке мне нравится!

 Posted: 27.03.09 20:13. Post subject: Не поняла.. Чем была..

Не поняла.. Чем была поражена Кузнецова? Волосатостью его груди?? А по мне, ему она чертовски идет: подчеркивает его мужественность! Не хочу обритого Роджа!))))

 Posted: 27.03.09 20:23. Post subject: amina А то она его ..

amina
А то она его раздетым за столько лет не видела!
Засмущалась деушка от федькиной сексуальности и фсе

 Posted: 27.03.09 22:46. Post subject: Aга, она куда смотре..

Aга, она куда смотрела 7-8 лет?))
И Федьку хочет смутить?) Мне так интересно, что она там именно сказала) Неужели такое можно обсуждать??

 Posted: 27.03.09 22:54. Post subject: amina Думаю,никто н..

amina
Думаю,никто не знает что они там обсуждали и это вариация на тему...ЧТО СКАЗАА КУЗЯ

 Posted: 27.03.09 23:22. Post subject: Вы это читали? Плака..

Вы это читали? Плакать или смеяться?

Рафаэль Федерер! А почему бы и нет?

Одна из лондонских букмекерских контор предлагает сделать ставку на то, что Федерер и его многолетняя подруга Мирослава Вавринец назовут первенца именем Рафаэля Надаля - ярого соперника на корте и хорошего приятеля в жизни. Коэффициент на эту ставку равняется 201. Вариант с именем другой знаменитости - гольфиста Тайгера Вудса, по мнению букмекеров, более вероятен. Если Роджер и Мирослава назовут мальчика Тайгером, то азартные игроки, поставившие на это, могут увеличить сумму сделанной ставки в 67 раз. При этом пока даже неизвестно, кто родится у Федерера и Вавринец - мальчик или девочка. Кстати, на это контора также принимает ставки с равным коэффициентом в 1,9.

Наиболее вероятный вариант мужского имени для сына Федерера, как предполагают букмекеры, является Роберт. Ставки на него принимаются по коэффициенту 6,00. Далее идут Роджер (коэффициент 9), Тим, Лука, Ноа (все - 12), Род (14), Дэвид, Леон и Даниэль (все - 16). Среди женских имен самый вероятный вариант - Мартина (коэффициент - 7). Кроме того, фигурируют такие имена, как Линетт, Диана, Анна, Алина, Мария, Мирослава, Нина, сообщает РИА «Новости».

Букмекеры решили не останавливаться на выборе имени и пошли дальше. Они сделали ставку с коэффициентом в 201, согласно которой к 2035 году ребенок Федерера должен выиграть Уимблдонский турнир во взрослом одиночном разряде.

«Если Федерер-младший будет хотя бы на половину так же хорош, как его отец, то мы обязательно раскрутим эту ставку», - сказал представитель букмекерской конторы.

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 Posted: 28.03.09 00:34. Post subject: Бедный ребенок, он е..

Бедный ребенок, он еще на родился, а на него уже ставки делают Не хочу Рафаэля Федерера

 Posted: 28.03.09 00:41. Post subject: Марьяна Рафаэль Род..

Марьяна
Рафаэль Роджерович Федерер - звучит гордо!

 Posted: 28.03.09 00:43. Post subject: Может в честь Картер..

Может в честь Картера назовет,Питером? ,
хотя с фамилией не созвучно

 Posted: 28.03.09 00:49. Post subject: Опа! А фанский-то пр..

Опа! А фанский-то приз опять ушёл к Роджеру. Вот вроде бы все резоны сейчас его Надалю получать, ан нет, опять не срослось.

 Posted: 28.03.09 00:52. Post subject: Алёна Угу,и не толь..

Алёна
Угу,и не только фанский ,но и мастерский

 Posted: 28.03.09 01:10. Post subject: flamet пишет: Вы эт..

flamet пишет:

quote:

Вы это читали? Плакать или смеяться? Рафаэль Федерер! А почему бы и нет?

когда почитала статью просто обалдела
Мне вот интересно, как они придумывают эти имена??? вроде как пальцем в небо???

Я еще я не думаю, что если у Роджера будет сын, то он его назовет Рафаэлем .....

 Posted: 28.03.09 01:24. Post subject: Gloria это выглядит..

Gloria
это выглядит ,как прикол

 Posted: 30.03.09 00:44. Post subject: После матча с Киферо..

После матча с Кифером

R. FEDERER/N. Kiefer
6-4, 6-1
An interview with:
ROGER FEDERER
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. Playing Taylor Dent. Are you surprised that he's back and everything that he's been through? He said that he remembers beating you in the juniors.
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I remember that, too.
Q. You owe him now, right?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, look, I mean, I know -- I don't know if I should be surprised if he's back or not. Did he ever announce retirement?
Q. No, he was out. He was in a body cast and all that.
ROGER FEDERER: I don't know how bad it really was, but I assume it was pretty bad being out for that long. I mean, we know each other since a long time, but we never really hung out too much.
We were friendly, but we never played each other on tour, so we never really had that whole thing going.
So it's great to see him back, you know, playing. He was always a dangerous player, you know, on tour, because he was a aggressive, offensive and, you know, making you -- kind of make the match decide on a couple of passing shots here and there, you know.
It's going to be interesting for me to see how he plays. I actually never played him, so I can't compare before and after injury. I'm looking forward to a good match.
Q. What were the circumstances of your matchup? What do you remember about when you played him in the juniors?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, it was a leadup tournament to Wimbledon, a semifinals, agents all over the fence. And just excited to see both of us play.
I mean, he had the famous father, you know, so he came from tennis, a tennis background.
I think he already maybe was signed with IMG. I'm not sure. It was just a match that agents and people kind of wanted to see. I lost in three sets. It was a decent match. I think he was serve and volleying quite a bit. I remember a funny story. Actually, he had to play the Wimbledon first round I think the same time a his father played the seniors, you know.
Everybody was expecting he couldn't play because of that, because he was -- the father was a coach maybe at the time. I'm not sure, you know. So it was kind of a bit strange scheduling for him.
Anyway, I went on to win, but it was -- yeah, I'm not sure if he actually won Roehamton. Did he win it? I think he lost in the finals maybe. I'm not sure.
Q. At that time you were known for your temper. Did you have any kind of meltdown or anything in that match?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't remember, actually.
Q. He said he had a meltdown in that match.
ROGER FEDERER: Did he? He lost his cool? Good. (laughter.) I hope he does the same again.
No, no. I mean, I just remember it wasn't one of my greatest matches, but that isn't what I expected against him. The points were kept so short, anyway. We both had probably like five matches of grass court experience, you know. That's what we had in our body.
Q. Can you ever allow yourself a little bit of empathy when you play someone like that when they've come back from being off, they were in a body cast, or is that not even in your head?

ROGER FEDERER: It will come in -- I'm happy that the guy is back, and I'm happy he's playing well.
But I was more like that when I was coming up actually, thinking, you know, I've -- I don't know. I'm from Switzerland. I have a great life. Tennis is fun, but it's not everything. So if the guy is better, he deserves to win, you know. I had more of that mindset when I was coming up and about.
Today it's different. I just try to play well and hope that I win, you know. I don't think you carry that off into the locker room or any elsewhere. But of course I'm happy if he plays well and gets back into the top 50, but he doesn't necessarily need to beat me in the next match to do so. He has many other tournaments.
That's the way I see it. In tennis you get many opportunities. It's a big one for him, you know, when we play.
Q. You talked a little bit at Indian Wells about fatherhood, and a handful of men have won majors being a father, but not too many at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon where you've had the most success. Have your thoughts evolved on that at all since then? Mirka is such a big part of your team. She's going to be preoccupied. How do you think that might play out?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, well, I just think she'll drop all the stuff she's been doing so far and just become a mother, what she's always wanted to be. I don't think it's going to change a lot for what she has to do. She's been busy anyway before, so now she's busy in a different way.
She told me she still wants to travel as much as possible. We'll see how that turns out to be. We don't know yet. I'm sure we'll find good solutions. You know, we have, I mean, the financial background. You know, traveling, we can make it easy. Hotels, we can make it easy.
So that's great, you know. But at the same time, I think it's the mindset that's most important. I think we both are relaxed, we're both happy and excited, and I think that's why it's going to work out. I haven't actually had fears that I was not going to be able to play tennis after having a child, you know. That's never crossed my mind, to be honest.
Q. But tennis is a selfish endeavor. You have to focus on yourself. With a kid...
ROGER FEDERER: Well, on tennis, not on my -- I'll still take decisions that are best for my game, you know. I have had a team in the past, you know. There's just an added a member to the team. It's going to be all right.
Q. After this Miami tournament, you will be reaching the clay season. Will you be preparing a different way to perhaps have your first French Open?
ROGER FEDERER: This year? I don't know if I'm preparing any different. It's always pretty much the same schedule. I guess a different preparation were to be, you know, for instance, not to play Miami. You know, take more time off to get ready for the clay court season.
I was considering that this year. But then at the same time, I like this tournament. I've played well here in the past. I think, you know, by winning matches it's always most important. You know, confidence is a.
Big thing in our game. This year I'm planning to play, what is it, Madrid and Rome. I'll just practice, you know, a ton, because we haven't played on clay for, what is it, eight months maybe, nine months? So it's pretty tricky for everybody always.
Q. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. I have a question how a player goes from being dangerous in the draw to breaking through to the next level.
ROGER FEDERER: Consistency I think is most important. I think everybody who's young and up and coming is dangerous for the top players just because they're fearless, you know. That makes them really dangerous. Especially they usually like the big matches, you know, center court, you name it, you know. Night session against the top guys.
This is where it's most dangerous for us. That's why it's not always an advantage to be the top guy, you know, like I've been for so many years.
But he's, I think, a particularly good player when it matters most. I think with age you start to be able to motivate and to stay calm over a longer period of time, you know.
I remember when I was coming up I had great wins, you know. But reaching quarterfinals and semifinals stage I was already so exhausted from the pressure and from just being around pros

and playing them. With the emotions running through me, you know, I was done by the quarters or semifinals.
You learn how to, you know, save your energy and when to go crazy. You don't have to go crazy after every point. That's what I used to do. I either commentated every shot or I got happy after every shot. I lost a lot of energy like this when I was younger.
Q. When you go out to meet an opponent now, or prepare for one, you've won so much, for you, are you thinking, I really want to beat this guy. Is it the competition, or is it for you now about execution? I would like to do this with my game. Do you still feel that sort of hunger? I just want to beat this guy? Do you understand what I mean?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, I don't know. I mean, I just like to win, you know, so it doesn't matter who's in front of me. I just like the thrill of winning and playing good tennis.
I like to play great and win, no doubt. Like today, if, you know, I hit good shots and I end up winning the match, it's a great feeling. It's a better feeling than, you know, like pushing the ball into the court and hoping for the other guy to miss.
It's never really been my game, so I didn't have this problem. I like to go chase victory. You know, then if you win, you're happy; if you lose, it's something very normal in tennis. You know, you can't have them all. But you've got to give it your best shot, and that's what I try to do by preparing in the best possible way.
And, you know, playing in front of the fans, I think that's exhilarating, for me anyway, especially now that I have so many great fans around the world.
Q. You talked about your preparations for Paris. When you've won Australia, it seems like there has been a lot more conversation about that because of the Grand Slam and, you know, you've been so close the last few years. Is it fair to say that you've sort of compartmentalized Paris a little bit more this year? You've put it away more in the background than you have maybe in the last few years?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, you mean...
Q. Just in terms of not thinking about it before? You really need to think about it?
ROGER FEDERER: No, I've pushed it for after Miami, you know. I've always prepared since December, and February usually I always start preparing already for the big occasions, and that includes Paris, of course, as well.
So it's in the back of my mind, you know, but it's never there, really, like, I'm -- as long as I'm on a different surface, there's not much thought to it, you know.
This year was just easy because I haven't played from Australia until Indian Wells, and that was six weeks of not having to do press, not having to answer any questions about Paris.
Then when I got to Indian Wells and Miami, there was talk about the baby, talk about Darren Cahill, talk about me being back, and not talk about Paris. Maybe that's why you think, you know, I haven't been thinking about it.
But I always have the same mindset, you know, regardless of where I am in the season. The moment I hit clay, that is a different story.

 Posted: 30.03.09 20:18. Post subject: Sampras the armchair..

Sampras the armchair Federer critic

I've been thinking about Pete Sampras since the Australian Open. With all of the could-have-been talk about Federer tying the Grand Slam record, I suppose it was only natural. Sampras and his 14 Grand Slam titles have cut a wide legacy swath, but up until 2008 it was assumed that Federer would have no problem breaking the record – SHATTERING the record, I should say. This is no longer a foregone conclusion, but my entry this week is NOT about Federer's likelihood in collecting 2 more Slam trophies. Personally, I think he WILL eventually break the record, but that's neither here nor there. Frankly, Sampras' pearls of wisdom for The Federer are WAY more interesting than his titles – at least to me they are.

I really wanted to name this article "Federer should tell Sampras to put up or shut up", but I thought that might be a bit on the rude side, so I went with the more diplomatic approach. The following quotes might, at first glance, seem just uncomplimentary towards Nadal. Okay. They don't just "seem" uncomplimentary, they are downright insulting – but there is nothing new about that. However, it occurred to me a few days ago, when I heard what Petey had to say about the Australian Open this year, that he wasn't just insulting Nadal – he's insulting FEDERER too.

Consider this statement, which Sampras made in 2006 after Nadal made his first Wimbledon final. "I mean, great a player as Nadal is, you put a really good serve-and-volleyer against him and you have got to feel pretty good about it." He went on to say that he was sure he could have come out of retirement to beat Nadal. "With a lot of hard work", he added. Now at the time, the statement was clearly made to show disdain for the men's field at the time and for the fact that a lowly dirt-baller like Nadal would dare to sully final Sunday with his presence.

And again the FOLLOWING year at Wimbledon (are you sensing a pattern here yet?) – "I have a hard time watching how these guys play today. It's just amazing that everyone stays back and hits with so much spin. When you put spin on the ball on grass, it doesn't really do anything." He doesn't mention Nadal's name, but you get the picture. But what really made me sit up and take notice were his comments after the Australian Open.

Understand that Pete Sampras LIKES Roger Federer. He says all kinds of worshipful things about the Swiss maestro. In fact, he once stated that he thought Federer would win 19 Slam titles. NINETEEN! He has complimented Federer's game almost ad nauseum in practically every post-retirement interview he's given. Despite all of this, he apparently still thinks Roger is an idiot. "Come into net", advised Sampras the sage, when asked about Federer's loss to Nadal in Melbourne. Really Pete? I mean, REALLY? If only Roger had known that before he lost 13 matches to the dirt-baller! Oh wait. He's already tried that tactic. In Monte Carlo last year. And at Roland Garros last year. Remember what the outcomes of those matches were? Yep - straight set victories for Nadal.

To be fair, Sampras is not the only retired legend to offer advice to Federer about Nadal. Bjorn Borg advised him to be patient, stay back and pick his spots – a bit of advice offered prior to the French Open final last year. Mats Wilander, who commentates now, has suggested that it is a lack of…er…well, there's just no delicate way to put it. He says that Federer simply needs to grow a proper pair of testicles to beat the Spaniard.

The funny thing is that I can't remember Sampras ever playing a match against Nadal. Nor Wilander. Nor Borg. What I DO remember is Federer once inviting the host of people who thought they had "the answer" to pick up a racket and try it for themselves. PLEASE, Pete. Come out of retirement so you can show Roger how it's done. Surely Nadal wouldn't stand a chance. Surely.

Roger Federer is NOT AN IDIOT. I'd like to repeat that. ROGER FEDERER IS NOT AN IDIOT! I have personally watched him attempt a wide range of tactics against Nadal. He has already tried it all. And so I go back to my original suggestion. Put up or shut up, Pete. Grab your racket and put your tennis ball where your mouth is or else keep your advice to yourself. I think Federer has earned that much courtesy.
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 Posted: 01.04.09 09:19. Post subject: Жестко автор говорит..

Жестко автор говорит

 Posted: 01.04.09 21:14. Post subject: R. FEDERER/T. Dent 6..

R. FEDERER/T. Dent
6-3, 6-2
An interview with:
ROGER FEDERER
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. Was that fifth game one of the more interesting of your career?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I don't know how many times it happened that I had to save so many breakpoints over and over again after already saving it. So it was definitely a big game for me, you know, to stay ahead.
I was serving against the wind, so I was struggling with my first serve there a bit. He did well to keep coming at me and creating opportunities for himself. I thought he played really well, and he made it difficult for me today.

Q. Talk about the difference of playing his style. He has kind of a different style of play. What's that like to be across the court from him?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I like playing that kind of style. It reminds how -- me when I came on tour, this is how many guys were playing, even myself. You know, coming to the net, forcing the issue, keeping the points short.
I think that's been a big change because of the strings, the way we're able to cover the court now and hit through the ball and still keep the ball in play.
Before we were all playing with natural gut, and by having that it was just hard to control the ball. You didn't want to rally forever. We used to break a lot of strings.
It was so different today. It was really a lot of fun playing against Taylor today. I think he was playing well. Like I said, I had to come up with some good passing shots to be able to make a difference.
He might have got a bit tired towards the end, but I still think it was a great effort from his side to win that many matches here.

Q. When you see the pressure he puts on you and how he wins points at the net and also inducing errors, does that make you reconsider how often you want to come in, do you think?
ROGER FEDERER: You think it should make me want to come in more? Honestly, I'm so used to this kind of play that I don't feel pressure when a guy is coming into the net, even when I'm missing some shots.
It's maybe a touch uncomfortable, but I've played so many guys playing like that, Henman and Mirnyi and all these guys, and Pete. You name it. This is how I grew up. This is normally how points are being played.
Today it's different. You rally and you only come to the net when you have a forehand that's like right here and maybe an overhead. If you're lucky, you get it back.
I like the sense of having to hit a passing shot. That's why I don't think, even though how great he does it, he's not going to make me chip and charge and serve and volley a whole a lot more.

Q. Sort of like Back to Future or something like that?
ROGER FEDERER: I guess.

Q. Next match will be against Andy Roddick. You have played against him many times. What do you expect this time?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, rematch of last year, isn't it? Quarterfinal match. Look, I love playing against him. We've had some big matches over the years, US Open, Wimbledon.
So, yeah, I don't know. It's going to be for sure a fun match to play against him. I played him at the Australian Open and played well against him there. He's seems like he's changed a couple of thing in his game, so should be a good match, I'm sure.

Q. Have you got a chance to see any of Andy's games? Obviously you played him earlier this year. Do you think it's benefitting his playing style? Is he playing better because of how he's changed his game? More competitive?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, look, he's only changed a few things. I don't think we're seeing a different Andy Roddick. It's just a bit of shot placement that seems different. He's tried many things over the years: to play aggressive and to play really defensive. Remember when he was really far back on the returns?
In the beginning of the career, every forehand he had was just going outright winners. He's always been dangerous. It never really changed, you know, from this aspect just because he's got that massive serve.
I think you just don't break it that easily, no matter how he plays from the baseline. That's why Andy Roddick is one of those guys who can really try out a few things from the baseline.
But he seems like he's playing quite safe at the moment. It's paying off. He's played well at the beginning of the season. But I'm happy I already played him this season so I get a sense of how he's playing.

Q. On the subject him having changed his game over the years, do you think you'll have to change your game as the years advance and you get more challengers and more tough players?
ROGER FEDERER: I've adjusted too over the years. I had to. I used to chip and charge and serve and volley when I was not feeling well from the baseline. I used to serve and volley against Nalbandian, against Agassi, a against the greats, you know, of the returning passing shots.
You know, I almost came close. And Hewitt as well. Until I realized I had to get my baseline game into great shape. Once I got that going, the whole thing followed. My mental strength got so much better. My the footwork was incredible. That then allowed me to have so many more options.
It's just now a matter for me of when do I play aggressive and when do I let the other guy play and make mistakes, as well. Right now I feel I found again the right tactics against the right players, you know.
All I needed was a few matches, and I got those in Indian Wells. I feel like I'm playing well, and I'm excited about what's to come.

Q. Obviously for years you were the hunted, No. 1. Do you enjoy the hunting, being on the opposite side of that? Does it entail a change of mind or attitude in any way?
ROGER FEDERER: Umm, not a whole a lot. You know, I mean, I had more of an issue with myself, you know, getting myself back in shape for the last year. That's been my problem, not really Rafa or Andy or Djokovic, or you name it. Those comes naturally if I play well that I can beat these guys.
So for me, it was a matter of getting back in shape. I feel like I'm about to turn the corner. Mentally I'm really fresh again after taking a rest in December and February. So I feel like I'm getting better, whereas I couldn't concentrate that much on tennis. It was more about getting actually back in shape.

Q. When you've had so much success against one player like Andy Roddick, does it give you the confidence that when you're in a tight game that you have what it takes to beat that player? You have a mental edge?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, it helps having a great record. Then again, you saw last year. Doesn't really help you that much sometimes. I think on the big occasions I just have that extra gear that not many players have.
So I feel like that's an advantage, because of my talent, because of my experience. But in a match, best-of-three, you know, against a guy like Andy, it's all to play for really.
He's always been dangerous. I've always respected him a huge amount. You know, I like watching the guys and I also like playing the guy. It's going to be a fun match, I'm sure.
But I don't feel like now at deuce at 5-All in the second that I have an advantage over him just because I've beaten him. That's not the case. You always have to create it for yourself again, over and over again.

Q. At this stage in your career, what do you consider to be more important to you: being No. 1 in the world again or accumulating as many Grand Slams as possible?
ROGER FEDERER: Goes hand in hand, doesn't it? I guess it's slams right now, because I'm that close with Pete's record. I know if I win a Slam, a No. 1 ranking will follow.

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 Posted: 03.04.09 23:29. Post subject: Miami - Roger Federe..

Miami - Roger Federer is feeling the natural frustration of a tennis hero whose last title came just shy of six months ago. The usually solid Swiss smashed his racket at a moment of third-set tension as he went down to a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic at the Miami Masters. He last lifted a trophy at his home Swiss Open in Basel on October 20.

Federer, who lost his Australian Open trophy to Rafael Nadal this season, is feeling his former dominance slip.

"There's not a lot of pressure on me," said the 13-time Grand Slam champion who also stands one title away from levelling on the all-time best of Pete Sampras. "I haven't been winning twenty tournaments in a row, so nobody expects me to win really.
"It's been a tough last year or so, especially in the hardcourts. My game never really clicked except for the US Open where I thought I played great."
Federer has battled various setbacks including a case of 2008 glandular fever and a recurring back problem, which he tried to cure with rest after Melbourne.

"I think when I was finding my form again, the back problem hit me. It was unfortunate, you know, but thank God the hardcourt season is over," said the winner of 49 hardcourt matches in one of his glory years, 2006.

Federer, who has lost the last three French Open finals to Nadal, is scheduled to play on clay only in Rome and Madrid before Roland Garros, with his opening date on the surface nearly a full month away in last April in the Eternal City.

"I'm moving over to clay, a new chapter," said the Swiss.

But amid his despair of his game, Federer still was able to defend his unusual racket smash.

"I didn't lose it (his temper), I was just frustrated. Just because I smashed the racket doesn't mean I lost it. It didn't feel great but it's just a natural thing I did."

 Posted: 03.04.09 23:49. Post subject: N. DJOKOVIC/R. Feder..

N. DJOKOVIC/R. Federer
3-6, 6-2, 6-3
An interview with:
ROGER FEDERER
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. Obviously quite frustrated. It was 2-3 in the second seat set, about five breakpoints. You held at 4-2, and then after that it seemed like the wheels came off. Couldn't keep the forehand on the court? Any explanation? Wind? Focus?
ROGER FEDERER: No, I mean, I definitely struggled with my timing after that, so it was a tough finish for me, you know. I thought I was playing okay in the first set, but it was always going to be tough in the wind.
I already felt it in the warm up. It was coming across the court. Yeah, I struggled heavily today. It was tough.

Q. When fired your racquet into the court, did that feel good?
ROGER FEDERER: Not really. Not really.

Q. Do you remember the last time you broke a racquet, Roger?
ROGER FEDERER: Could have been here against Rafa.

Q. It was here?
ROGER FEDERER: Maybe. I don't know.

Q. It's obviously very tough for you to come in so soon after a defeat like that. The emotions are obviously very strained. Is it getting tough to just appreciate the matches like this sort of drifting away? We watch them and we can't believe sometimes. I suppose it's even more difficult for you.
ROGER FEDERER: You kind of try hard and then it's just not working. Today it is different just because there's so much wind, as well. Once you start feeling bad, it's kind of tough to regroup, you know.
On top of that, it made it more difficult as well from the one end because you had the sun in your eyes. It was really tough on the ball toss, you know. Between 1:30 and 2:30 it's really tough.
But, I mean, it's the same thing for both players. Once one guy gets the upper hand, the other guy is a bit uncertain. It's tough, but he struggled bigtime in the first set.
So, you know, I finished worse than him. He played so bad in the first set, I had a great effort by finishing even worse than him. It was good.

Q. Do you feel like he managed the win better than you did?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I guess so. The result shows it, yeah.

Q. Did you find yourself sort of pressing because of that and going for shots that you might have waited a little bit longer on?
ROGER FEDERER: Not really. Just trying to keep the ball in the court. So it's not like I was chasing the lines too much.

Q. How much pressure are you feeling out there?
ROGER FEDERER: Not a whole a lot. I haven't been winning twenty tournaments in a row, so nobody expects me to win really.
No, look, it's been a tough last year or so, especially in the hardcourts. My game never really clicked, you know, except for the Open where I thought I played great.
I think when I was finding my form again, you know, it hit me with the back problem. It was unfortunate, you know, but thank God the hardcourt season is over.

Q. How do you evaluate your play in the first part of the hardcourt season?
ROGER FEDERER: It's the end. It's the end of the hard court season. I don't care anymore. I'm moving over to clay, a new chapter.

Q. On the clay, you are only entered into two events prior to Roland Garros?
ROGER FEDERER: Yes, it's going to stay that way.

Q. Sorry?
ROGER FEDERER: What's the question?

Q. Is that set in stone, or might you change that?
ROGER FEDERER: Nothing is set in stone. You never know. I don't know.

Q. Did you feel like he almost let you back in at 4-Love where he double faulted twice? Did you feel there was a little opening there?
ROGER FEDERER: It was tough to hold serve, and, you know, the wind was swirling. From the one end when you didn't have the sun in your eye, you were playing against the wind, so you always actually had sort of a chance to break.
So I knew I wasn't out of it, but I should have held to go 3-1, I think. Maybe. In the third set, I had a game point there. I think I could have actually almost smashed it, but didn't read it quick enough and ended up losing the point there.
I think that was my biggest opportunity I had.

Q. You've had other matches where things aren't going as well and you don't get as upset about that particular moment. What was different about today that you just lost it there for that moment?
ROGER FEDERER: I didn't lose it. I was just frustrated. Just because I smashed the racquet doesn't mean I lose it. Didn't feel great. Didn't feel -- it's just a natural thing I did.

Q. Do you feel you can overcome the problems you have at the moment, or you feel that you may need some help from a coach or from somebody else?
ROGER FEDERER: I've had like five coaches in the last two years.

Q. Did you feel like the crowd got behind you after you smashed the racquet?
ROGER FEDERER: That was great. Great, they got behind me after smashing the racquet.