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

 Posted: 10.04.09 09:17. Post subject: From the New York ..

From the New York Times
Federer Struggles With His Altered World
By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY
Published: April 9, 2009

One of the best and cruelest aspects of tennis is that there is nowhere to hide. You might be an all-time great, even the all-time great, and yet you are only as effective as the forehands, backhands and decisions you are making on any given day.

Soccer and rugby stars in a funk or in decline can rely on teammates. Golfers, unless they are Tiger Woods, aren’t expected to win or even shine every week. Stars in judged sports can lean on the judges’ memories and inclinations.

A tennis star like Roger Federer stands exposed — in all his brilliance or all his disarray — in every match. And while it might take a while to know that a seminal athlete in another sport is vulnerable, tennis provides an abundance of evidence in a hurry.

It is piling high for Federer as he continues to devolve from a ruthless closer with a killer forehand into an edgy mortal with performance anxiety. He has won one tournament since the U.S. Open last year and has not won an event in four attempts so far this year, with the clay-court season — never part of his kingdom — now under way.

So far, the studied Swiss with the acquired cool has not left us guessing how much it hurts. There were the uncontrollable tears in defeat at the Australian Open, where he faded in the fifth set against nemesis-in-chief Rafael Nadal. There was the racket smashing in Miami last week early in the third set of his error-strewn semifinal loss to one of his nemeses-in-waiting, Novak Djokovic.

Federer hardly lost the plot altogether. He simply reached down slowly to pick up the crumpled frame and then flicked it in the direction of his courtside chair. But for an understated champion for whom appearances matter (greatly), it was as if he had begun yanking out his hair and shrieking “Why me!?” to the world.

It required great effort for Federer to cure himself of the on-court tantrums of his youth. To see him resume breaking rackets now, after all these years of self-control, was like watching the owner of a health food store start fumbling through his desk drawer for a long-lost pack of cigarettes.

But perhaps we exaggerate for effect, and perhaps we are all getting elegiac about Federer, the tennis genius, rather too soon.

With his 28th birthday looming in August, his days of Slam-in, tournament-out dominance are clearly over. His body is also beginning to betray him more regularly. But it would be both unwise and unfair to write him off just yet.

Yes, the game he once ruled with so few hints of rebellion from the serfs is now governed by Nadal, with Djokovic and, above all, Andy Murray quickly acquiring territory and treasure.

Yes, Federer’s level under the greatest pressure has dropped. He has lost five straight times to Nadal and four straight times to the counterpunching Murray. But he has beaten other quality players convincingly this year, including Fernando Verdasco and Andy Roddick. The range of Federer’s ball-striking ability and world view is such that some meaningful mid-career adjustments are possible.

His appetite for traveling and playing the game appears undiminished, which is due to his intelligent scheduling and also to the fact that his longtime companion Mirka Vavrinec was a globe-trotting tennis professional herself.

Pete Sampras, the modern champion whose career most closely parallels Federer’s, was already growing weary of the grind in his late 20s. But it is Sampras who should provide Federer with some inspiration at this vulnerable stage. After years of dominance on fast surfaces, Sampras also hit an extended rough patch, only to emerge with his 14th Grand Slam singles title.

Sampras did it at age 31 at the 2002 U.S. Open, well aware that big life changes were coming, with his wife Bridgette Wilson pregnant with their first child. Though slightly younger, Federer finds himself chasing No. 14 and a share of Sampras’s all-time record with Vavrinec also expecting their first.

“There are definitely some parallels,” said Paul Annacone, Sampras’s longtime coach, in an interview this week. “Just as it was for Pete, it’s a particularly interesting, challenging time in Roger’s career. But I would look at it with Roger in the same way as for Pete. For guys like that, it is daunting but not that daunting. They are so skilled they can adjust, but a lot of the adjustment is mental.”

Annacone thinks Roger grew accustomed to overwhelming opponents from the back court: to being the better athlete and hitting a more, consistent and heavier ball.

“We are all creatures of habits,” Annacone said. “Roger has won a lot a certain way, and when you’ve done that for four or five years and then in Year 6 or 7 that shot that used to be a winner isn’t a winner anymore, the tendency in human nature is to overplay a little bit. And that’s what’s happening. His couple of patterns that used to be very dominant are still successful against 95 percent of the guys — just not against that last five percent.”

Annacone understandably leans toward Federer’s hiring a full-time coach. “I always feel in an individual sports, it’s up to the guy on court, but as you watch the evolution of careers, it’s good to have someone you trust and who understands you and what you’re trying to do and also your game and the history of what’s gone on,” he said.

To say that Federer has been without a coach is not entirely accurate. He has had world-class voices in his ear, including Jose Higueras last year and Darren Cahill for nine days this year. Both men surely discussed tactical and technical solutions to the negative trends.

Applying those solutions is up to Federer. He has looked, if anything, too intent on getting results: hence the tears and the crumpled racket when the shots won’t obey the mind down the stretch. Perhaps there is more to the mental block: something personal, something private. Tennis is, after all, a mirror to its practitioners’ souls. But knowing what we know, it still seems premature to start summing up the Federer era.

“He may choose to keep doing what he’s been doing and not tweaking, and that’s his choice as a champion,” Annacone said. “But for me it would be a shame. If you have a lot of weapons in your arsenal and choose not to use them, what’s the point in having them? It’s a matter of managing them a bit differently than he did a few years ago.”

 Posted: 10.04.09 10:20. Post subject: там Бодо тоже высказ..

там Бодо тоже высказался, но выкладывать не хочется. надоел.

 Posted: 10.04.09 14:13. Post subject: irina как раз в гру..

irina
как раз в грунтовом превью Бодо в кои-то веки и о теннисе поговорил, а не только в головах копался.


галка
Хорошая статья, спасибо.

 Posted: 14.04.09 18:44. Post subject: Press conference T..

Press conference

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. Could you talk about your decision to play this event and what was the thinking? ROGER FEDERER: Well, it was always an option for me, you know, since a long time. Finally it's a tournament where, one of the Masters, you don't get entered automatically, so it gives me an opportunity. I always wanted to keep it open in case I got married or something, and see how I felt and stuff. I felt like it was the right thing to do, so I'm happy to be here.

Q. How is getting married and playing here connected? Forgive me. Is it sort of a honeymoon option?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, yeah, I mean, of course I spoke to Mirka. She was completely relaxed about whatever decision I took, you know. I feel like I've been on a honeymoon, you know, for the last years, so I don't feel necessarily I need to go somewhere, to a special place, to celebrate with her. We've had a lot of nice moments over all those years. We don't feel like we need it necessarily.
And I wouldn't miss, you know, being with you guys (smiling). It's nice to be here with you guys.

Q. Is this a new start, after what you said when you left Miami, a new beginning?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, well, it's the clay season, you know, starts here. I've had good results the last few years here. It's always exciting to change up your game a little bit and have a different mindset on how the points are being played.
I was the second best clay courter for a long time now. Of course, I hope I can win the big one, you know, the French Open, down the road. That's what the focus is here.
But here it's more about getting into the groove, you know, and hopefully winning some matches and playing well.

Q. Were the results in the U.S. Indian Wells and Miami any factor in you deciding to play here?ROGER FEDERER: Well, I could have played, what, two more matches. So it's not a big, big change. So, no, not really.
I mean, I think the year has been better than last year. You know, I played the finals in Australia, the semis in both the Masters Series. I've been playing okay. I've been playing good, good results. But definitely not playing my best, you know, in the semis of both Masters Series.
Actually, leaves me with hoping that, you know, if my game comes together, you know, the clay court season, I'll have a good chance of going much further than just playing semis.

Q. Can you describe your moment in tennis and as a human being? How can you describe this moment? Is it unique as a human being and not fantastic like a tennis player?
ROGER FEDERER: What do you mean?

Q. Like a human being, because you got married.
ROGER FEDERER: About me getting married?

Q. Yes.
ROGER FEDERER: Yes, it's a very special moment. I thought it to be a bit more relaxed, you know, because we've been together for so, so long. Once you get married, there's not a whole lot that changes. But it definitely does change your mindset, your life.
It was nice sharing the moment with my family, my closest friends. I got very emotional, you know, yet again. So it was very nice. It was just nice to know that, you know, she loves me so much, I love her so much. It was just a very nice day. We had perfect sky, perfect weather. It was just very, very nice.

Q. And like tennis?
ROGER FEDERER: As a tennis player at the moment, I feel good, too. I've played better in the past. I know that. But I've played much worse, as well.
Like I said, I'm excited that the clay court season starts. I really like being close to home for a change for the next few months. Just makes traveling easier. I like the rallies on clay. I feel fresh.
You know, I always said that, since I took six weeks off after Australia, let my back heal, I felt like I was able to get away from everything, and now I'm ready to attack. Actually, my mind is fresh, which I think is really key, you know, for my game.

Q. Are you considering taking on any extra coaching for the clay court season or doing anything differently from last year?
ROGER FEDERER: No, not for the moment.

Q. You tried with Darren. Things didn't work out. What is the situation, in general, for coaching?ROGER FEDERER: Nothing new at that front. I haven't spoken to anyone. I'm not planning to speak to anyone really. It's just me and the clay (smiling).

Q. You said the wedding changes your mindset. What particularly has it changed about your mindset?
ROGER FEDERER: I didn't mean it about tennis. Just, you know, it's nice to be calling Mirka my wife and not my girlfriend. That's just a big change for me. Takes maybe a bit of getting used to. So it's good. I'm here, introducing her, This is my wife. It just sounds so much better (smiling). I didn't think it was going to make that big of a change for me, but it does feel great.

Q. Were there any tears on your wedding day emotionally, or just on the tennis?
ROGER FEDERER: A few tears here and there. It was nice (smiling).

Q. Yours or somebody else's?
ROGER FEDERER: Both.

Q. Did you already decide the name of your son?
ROGER FEDERER: Not yet. You know, we'll see. There's quite a few books around that are that thick, so we'll see where it takes us.
But, no, we haven't decided anything yet. Yeah, I have no clue yet right now myself. Thank God we got time left, right, to decide.

Q. When did you and Mirka decide to get married? When did you decide on the date?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, we've been talking about it for many years now. But last year was kind of busy. All of a sudden it was the Olympics, you know, so it made it difficult to kind of get it organized. So we figured, Let's wait and do it next year. And we always knew that if we do it, we do it pretty quickly, you know, because I didn't want to have a huge wedding.
So thank God the places where we got married were ready, you know, to take us onboard, because it was still Easter Saturday, many things were closed. But they made exceptions for us, which is very nice. And, you know, basically 95% of the people we invited could come, so they changed their schedules around for us.
So everything really worked out really well for us, otherwise we would have waited and done it maybe one month down the road or maybe one year down the road. But everything worked out for this last weekend.

Q. But it was just a few weeks ago that you decided on that day?
ROGER FEDERER: Pretty much, yeah. Things move quickly (smiling).

Q. How difficult was it to keep it secret?
ROGER FEDERER: Not really, you know. I have good friends who keep things quiet, you know. Sure, you try to tell everyone, Please respect the privacy, and everything. But if you want to get married in private, you have to go to Switzerland. They don't actually care over there. They actually want to give you peace and privacy. That's why I love being a Swiss and living in Switzerland.

Q. Did you invite any tennis players?
ROGER FEDERER: No. They were playing. No, I didn't invite anybody. It was really just very close friends and family. So it was just really tight the way I was always hoping to have it.

Q. Was it in a church or like a town hall?
ROGER FEDERER: It was in Basel. That's all I'm going to tell you, yes (smiling).


и еще небольшое добавление (с рфкома)

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Roger did an interview for the french tv Canal + , they just show it now , he was wearing his blue cap , he was happy like insane , basically he said the same things like the french interview you read but he adds : " we know each other for 9 years , it was 9 years of happiness , we are still very much in love , i feel great , then he said that he did a very decent AO , not so good in America but still he was in semis now it's clay , he feels great and is happy to spend his " lune de miel in Monte-Carlo " ...

 Posted: 14.04.09 23:12. Post subject: http://www.timesonl..

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article6084160.ece
The Net Post: Paul Annacone would be perfect fit for Roger Federer

 Posted: 14.04.09 23:15. Post subject: happy to spend his &..

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happy to spend his " lune de miel in Monte-Carlo "

собирается просто расслабиться и получить удовольствие?

 Posted: 14.04.09 23:29. Post subject: собирается просто ра..

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собирается просто расслабиться и получить удовольствие?

Ага,вроде поехал поиграть,а на самом деле...

 Posted: 15.04.09 11:43. Post subject: And I wouldn't m..

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And I wouldn't miss, you know, being with you guys (smiling).

Хи-хи

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she loves me so much, I love her so much

Какие признания!

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I've played better in the past. I know that.

А еще говорят, что он не отдает себе отчет в своей игре

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you know, it's nice to be calling Mirka my wife and not my girlfriend.

А как комментаторам сейчас будет легче!

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Q. Were there any tears on your wedding day emotionally, or just on the tennis? ROGER FEDERER: A few tears here and there. It was nice (smiling). Q. Yours or somebody else's? ROGER FEDERER: Both.

Куда нам без слез-то, эмоциональный ты наш?

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Q. Did you already decide the name of your son? ROGER FEDERER: Not yet. You know, we'll see.

Так все же мальчик? Поймали его журнаоисты!

 Posted: 15.04.09 12:17. Post subject: Интересные параллели..

Интересные параллели с Сампрасом и его сложным периодом в карьере в timesonline. Но Пит всегда опирался на серьёзную тренерскую поддержку, ему было легче.

 Posted: 15.04.09 16:30. Post subject: Roger Federer rides ..

Roger Federer rides wave of emotion to Monte Carlo
Perhaps Kleenex should think about sponsoring Roger Federer. An emotional sort, Federer famously lost control of his bottom lip after losing to Rafael Nadal in the final of this year's Australian Open, and yesterday the Swiss disclosed that he also shed a few tears on Easter Saturday when he married his long-term girlfriend, Mirka Vavrinec, in front of close friends and family in Basle.

By Mark Hodgkinson in Monte Carlo
Last Updated: 7:42PM BST 14 Apr 2009

"I got very emotional, yet again," said the Swiss, who is honeymooning with the new Mrs Federer in the principality.

Federer cries, Federer smashes rackets, and there is nothing wrong with the 27-year-old doing either of those things.

There are too many grey automatons in tennis for anyone to start criticising Federer for showing that he cares, for bringing some colour and humanity to the sport. There is no need for the stiff upper lip on the tennis tour.

"It was a very special moment," Federer said of the ceremony in his home town, and he will today make his first competitive appearance as a married man when he plays Andreas Seppi, of Italy, in the second round of the clay-court event at the Monte Carlo Country Club.

"I thought it was going to be a bit more relaxed because we've been together for so, so long. Once you get married, there's not a whole lot that changes. But it definitely does change your mindset, your life," Federer said.

"It was nice sharing the moment with my family and my closest friends. I got very emotional. It was just nice to know that she loves me so much, and that I love her so much. It was just a very nice day. We had perfect sky, perfect weather. It was just very, very nice."

Before Federer decided to take a wild card, he ran the idea past pregnant Mirka, who will give birth to their first child in the summer. "Of course, I spoke to Mirka," Federer said.

"She was completely relaxed about whatever decision I took. I feel like I've been on a honeymoon for the last few years, so I don't feel necessarily that I need to go somewhere to celebrate with her. We've had a lot of nice moments over all those years. We don't feel like we need it."

Federer, the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at last year's tournaments at Monte Carlo and Roland Garros, is hoping that he can win "the big one", the French Open in Paris, this year.

Becoming the French Open champion would complete Federer's set of grand slam titles, as he has previously won three Australian Opens, five golden cups at Wimbledon and five trophies at the US Open, and would also put him level with Pete Sampras on a record 14 majors.

In fact, right now, any title on any surface would be welcome for Federer, who has not won a tournament since the indoor event in Basle last October.

Federer's remark in Miami that "thank God, the hard-court season is over" was almost as alarming as the sight of the Swiss, who had been known for looking calm during his matches, smashing a racket during his semi-final defeat there to Novak Djokovic.

Maybe being on the clay, and on honeymoon, will provide Federer's first tennis success of the season. Federer is adjusting to married life. "It's nice to be calling Mirka 'my wife' and not 'my girlfriend'.

That's just a big change for me. So it's good. I'm here, introducing her, 'this is my wife'. It just sounds so much better. I didn't think it was going to make that big of a change for me, but it does feel great."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/rogerfederer/5154846/Roger-Federer-rides-wave-of-emotion-to-Monte-Carlo.html

 Posted: 15.04.09 22:10. Post subject: Wednesday, 15 April ..

Wednesday, 15 April 2009

R. FEDERER/A. Seppi
6-4, 6-4

An interview with: ROGER FEDERER

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. Three match points. Was that a good kind of a workout; something you needed to get your confidence?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, not that. Just the match itself I thought was a good one to have as a first round. I knew there was going to be some long rallies with Seppi. He's very happy, you know, just rallying. He's very steady off both sides, you know. So on a good day he can be really dangerous. So I've already played him twice this year, which was kind of good going into this match, knowing what to expect.
I thought I played okay. I had a good stretch at the end of the first set, beginning of the second. Maybe could have made it easier for myself in the second. Had some opportunities. He hung in there and I didn't play my best. But still happy I came through so good.

Q. What is the most challenging thing for you about the adjustments to clay?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I guess things like getting used to the bad bounces. We've been playing on hard court now for nine months, is it, or eight? You know, you never see a bad bounce. So all of a sudden you're a little bit worried, sometimes hitting half volleys because you know they can bounce onto your frame and stuff like that. You've just got to look for confidence that you find by playing matches and practice a lot, you know. As we don't have much practice yet, you're maybe a bit tentative.
And I guess just the sliding, knowing when to slide, how much to slide. Sometimes you slide but you don't have to. Those kind of decision makings just happen naturally the more time you spend on the surface.

Q. When was your first contact with clay this year?
ROGER FEDERER: Maybe nine days ago.

Q. And do you know approximately how many hours you spent on clay this year before this match?
ROGER FEDERER: Sure. Maybe 10 or so.

Q. Is it something that you enjoy, playing on clay? Is there a challenge in it?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, it just feels natural to me because I played so much as a kid. I mean, I remember even wintertimes I used to play indoor clay, you know, under the balloon in Basel. So I played that until I was, you know, 14, basically I only played on clay. Then after that I went to the National Tennis Center, where indoors then was Supreme Court, hard court, which allowed me to improve my indoor skills and, you know, my fast court playing skills.
But the clay has always basically been my first surface, you know, I grew up on. So the sliding and all this comes to me within the first five minutes, then it's just the timing, you know, how much you have to slide. This stuff just comes with time.
But I like the challenge, you know, the way the rallies are sometimes played. Of course, in a match like today or in the beginning of the clay court season, I feel there's many errors from both ends, the rallies, the points finish in an error. That sometimes is disappointing, you know, because you play actually a good point and then in the end you miss by this much and it's not a winner, it's an error. On hard court and on grass courts, you've got to go and fetch the point a bit more, whereas here you can actually pretty much wait for an error from the opponent if you move him around enough.

Q. You mentioned bad bounces. Is that why you hold back the way you play your first few matches on clay?
ROGER FEDERER: Not really. You've got to be careful. I feel sometimes like you want to rally to find the rhythm, and then you realize, well, you're giving the other guy rhythm, too. So it's a fine line, you know, of how you want to play it.
Being offensive is good, too, you know, because you want to keep the points short sometimes and take away time from your opponent and rhythm. So it's always a close call how you want to play. You got to read the situation well.
I felt like I had a bit of both: I think I played well on the offensive at times and also just being steady. I had enough to work too much defensively today, so maybe the next match I'll get more of that.

Q. You played a few times versus Seppi. Did you find any change in his way of playing? Does he play always the same?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, like I said, he's pretty happy, you know, just rallying from the baseline, being aggressive. He can play more aggressive. But to me it seems like he decides not to.
I definitely think he didn't have a good serving day today. Because I've played him like in Australia and, I don't know, was it here last year? Yeah, two years ago. I thought he served better then which helped him a lot to stay in the set and be dangerous because he's a good return player.
I like his style. He stays very easy on his backhand and on his forehand. There's no big upper body movement, you know, and that allows him to pick up tough shots quite easily and make it look nice. So I like his style, yeah.

Q. Are you looking forward to playing Stan? Second time this year.
ROGER FEDERER: Well, yeah. I mean, the XO, whatever, doesn't count to me.
Of course, I like to play against him. I'm so happy he was able to take it to the next level last year, getting into the top 10, finally sort of making the break. Not really finally, because he's always been a work in progress. He was always a guy taking one step back, two steps forward. So it's nice to see him playing more consistently now on a regular basis.
It's our first match on clay against each other. I'm excited to see how it's going to turn out.

Q. Some players use sports psychologists seemingly more and more these days. Have you ever used one? What do you think of the idea of using one?
ROGER FEDERER: I had one back in '97/'98, I think, yeah, kind of during that time, for one and a half years. There it was more like anger management, you know (smiling). That was what it was about for me then.
I pretty quickly realized it was basically up to me and not someone else to tell me how to behave, because my parents were telling me anyway, friends as well. Other players were saying, What is wrong with you? That was just up to me to decide when I wanted to take that step and say, you know what, let's try the quiet version of the Roger Federer. So that was pretty funny.
But, no, other than that, I never really considered one, you know. Honestly, I don't know if many have used and that it's been beneficial.

Q. Do you think they offer something to people, something extra to the players?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't know. I think I feel like in different sports maybe I think they can be very beneficial. But I think tennis is quite a unique sport in the sense that we've got to take a decision so short term. I don't know. There's no time to waste. There's no real trick behind winning a tennis match. You cannot sleep all night and still play great; and you can prepare as good as you can, you know, and play the worst match of your life. So there's not a real preparation you can do really to make you play your best tennis.
Then decision making happens so quickly, and confidence is such a good factor that winning matches is what does it to you and losing matches does the opposite. So I think tennis is not the best example for that kind of stuff.

 Posted: 16.04.09 20:27. Post subject: S. WAWRINKA/R. Feder..

S. WAWRINKA/R. Federer
6‑4, 7‑5

An interview with:

ROGER FEDERER


THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. Was it kind of just bad timing all day today, with the weather and everything? Did that have any effect on how it went today?
ROGER FEDERER: Not really. I mean, I thought the conditions were fine to play, you know. They were pretty heavy, obviously, you know, because there was no sunshine, and wet courts, so that made it kind of tough to get a lot of free points on the serve.
But I thought I had decent timing on my backhand. You know, I was playing it okay, trying to mix it up as well. But, you know, my forehand was hurting me in the beginning. I was making a few too many errors. That kind of gave him the advantage.
It was unfortunate. But I thought Stan played well. It was okay.

Q. Do you feel when you don't have the timing on the forehand, do you know pretty quickly it's going to be a tough day?
ROGER FEDERER: Not really. It's normal for me to miss forehands. I don't just push them in. I usually try to go for it and be aggressive on it, you know.
But it got better towards the end. But still I just struggled. I guess it was Stan's game. He did a good job today. He kept the ball in play. He was just better, so it was okay.

Q. Does it hurt more or less to lose to Stan?
ROGER FEDERER: Less for me anyway (smiling).

Q. Do you think you had enough preparation on clay? Is that part of the problem coming in?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, it's the problem for everyone. Are you going to ask this of everyone who loses this week? You're going to get the same answer. Nobody had a preparation. So it's a difficult one, you know. Slim excuse, because it's the same for everyone.

Q. Do you think playing two matches here in Monte‑Carlo will help for the next tournaments?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, this I don't know. I hope it will. I think what it helps is knowing what I need to work on, you know, next week. That's always been one of the reasons why I came here to Monaco without preparation. I've tried it differently, not playing Monaco I think maybe for two years, and using that as a serious buildup. Now I've always sort of decided to come here, see what happens. Actually I've done really well.
That's why I came again this year, because it just gives you information going into your practice sessions, you know, what you need to work on. Today definitely my serve wasn't working. I haven't served my best throughout the season, so I have to make sure I get my serve back in, you know, going well for me because I just don't hit the spots when I really want to.
Not that I expect, you know, 10 aces a set here on this type of heavy clay, but I just think it's something I need to work on,you know, make sure my timing gets right, my footwork gets right, and my forehand, that I use it the right way.
It just showed me again this week what I need to work on for next week. That's why I think it was good to come here. Look, I didn't expect myself to dominate everybody this week. I knew it was going to be difficult. Playing Stan in the second round I thought was always going to be difficult for me because this is his place here.
I got close, you know, but not good enough to beat him today.

Q. Is there any way you will try to play next week or will you just practice?
ROGER FEDERER: I'll play for a week, but on the practice courts.

Q. Does it make any difference to lose to another Swiss?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I'm out of the tournament, you know, so it doesn't matter who you lose against.
I'm happy for him that he's, you know, progressed so much over the last couple years. He's finally making a push, you know, getting close to top players and beating top players like myself. I think it's great for him. The beginning of the clay court season, he's already playing really well. That's stuff he couldn't really do three seasons going because he got injured or he had tough draws or he played one horrible match which took away this is confidence.
And this year and last year I think it's all sort of coming together for him. I'm happy for him. Like I told him, the loss doesn't hurt as much just because I know it's against a good guy, so...

 Posted: 16.04.09 21:21. Post subject: §г §в§ж§Ь§а§Ю§С: Som..

с рфкома:

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Some comments from RenЁ¦ Stauffer in the Swiss press which I translated: Mr. Stauffer, why did Federer lost for the first time against his double partner? Federer was the least solid player, he made to many errors on the forehand and wasn't constant on the backhand. The conditions - wind and rain - had an impact on the match, which confirmed that Wawrinka is more progressed in his preparations for clay as Federer. The weather made it more difficult for Federer to find his rhythm. He often was wrong placed for the ball, which lead to many unforced errors. Wawrinka earned the victory with an untainted performance: He played solid, right, brave and with the selfconfidence of a guy, who has been on a par in the last two tournaments against Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, although he didn't played on his favourite surface clay in Indian Wells and Miami. Which psychologically consequences does this loss, the fifth one this year compared to 18 victories, have for Federer and his clay court season - and which one for his opponents? For Federer himself not that much, as he knows the reason which lead to the loss and therefore knows what he has to do to improve his game. He surely arrived in Monte Carlo without any high expectations and just wanted to get some practice on clay. The influence on the opponents is bigger: Many will see this result as a sign that Federer isn't unbeatable on clay. What is Federer lacking compared with the other topplayers, to which he lost recently regurlary? Mainly selfconfidence - and this can be deciding. How much it takes that he finds it back is difficult to say. It's comforting that there are a few weeks time until the French Open and that there will be two important tournaments in Rome and Madrid, where he can change things around. Did the announcement of Mirka's pregnancy and the secret wedding detracted the preparations a lot more as Federer avowed? That's difficult to judge from the outside, especially after a loss like this one. But it is obvious that he lost a few practicing days because of the wedding and this can have big impacts on clay.

 Posted: 16.04.09 21:53. Post subject: видео с сегодняшней ..

видео с сегодняшней пресс-конференции выглядит вроде нормально...
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а это для поднятия настроения
новая реклама "Gilette"
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 Posted: 17.04.09 08:17. Post subject: РЮРЮ пишет: а это д..

РЮРЮ пишет:

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а это для поднятия настроения новая реклама "Gilette"

спасибо!
Рождер на каблуках, действительно, настроение поднимает не по-детски!

 Posted: 17.04.09 09:41. Post subject: Реклама прикол!!! Ро..

Реклама прикол!!! Роджер зажигает)))

 Posted: 17.04.09 18:57. Post subject: Реклама просто супер..

Реклама просто супер!!!
Прикид у Роджа что надо

 Posted: 17.04.09 21:10. Post subject: РЮРЮ Прикольная рек..

РЮРЮ
Прикольная реклама ( наверняка опять аглицкая пресса раскритикует ) ,да еще под музыку трех братков Гиббов

 Posted: 18.04.09 22:22. Post subject: Ааааа, молодец какой..

Ааааа, молодец какой, отличная реклама. А имидж просто бесподобный.


миссис хадсон
пусть себе критикуют, это их проблемы. Обожаю, когда рекламу делают с юмором и выдумкой, заколебал уже однотипный гламур.

 Posted: 19.04.09 14:32. Post subject: Тэк-с, кто там хотел..

Тэк-с, кто там хотел увидеть фотки со свадьбы?
будут нам не только фотки, но и целый эксклюзивный фоторепортаж

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Exclusive! Everything about the wedding of the year! The Schweizer Illustrierte will give you the world's first magazine exclusive photos of the wedding of Roger Federer and Mirka Vavrinec. On the biggest day of his life, we see Roger Federer's private side, which the public has never seen before. Roger and Mirka celebrated their wedding on Easter Saturday in the closest family circle. Even longtime friends only learned about his marriage, in the evening, on Federer's website. We show you 12 pages full of moments of love, tenderness and intimacy. Exclusive photos in the Monday issue Schweizer Illustrierten.

в понедельник журнал будет продаваться в киосках Швейцарии, а к концу недели весь материал можно будет найти на сайте журнала
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