I can't stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We'll see what happens. Roger Federer More Quotes by Roger Federer More Quotes From Roger Federer I know people read into it, they think, all that stuff. That is definitely not the reason why I lost tonight. I was ready to go, try my best. It wasn't enough. It's purely here tonight. Roger Federer top-news It showed both personalities from both players, in a way also tennis won on the night, not just Osaka. Also Coco, the way she handled herself anyway. Its incredible at 15. I cant even think being so well-behaved at 15. Roger Federer sports I dont know if Im actually going to do it or not because it all depends on family, on scheduling, on body, on future, i dont know. Well see. Roger Federer sports Naturally its always going to be a possibility for me to play Tokyo if there is an exemption. Roger Federer sports They are both really quality baseliners, i expect it to be tough, not like today anyway. Roger Federer sports I really enjoyed myself today. Beautiful sky and you guys out here also helped. Roger Federer sports At the end of the day what matters the most for me is that I am in the third round after those two sort of slow starts, i gave myself another opportunity to do better, and I did. You almost tend to forget what happened and you move forward. Roger Federer sports I don't think there is per se a secret to a good start other than warming up well, being well-prepared mentally. Not underestimating your opponent ... You know me, I will always do that, so when it happens like this back-to-back matches, you know, it's just a bit frustrating more than anything ... but, yeah, can only do better, which is a great thing moving forward. Roger Federer sports That's going to be what we're going to fight for ... I know tournaments don't find it very sexy giving (increases) to first round qualies or second-round qualies, i do believe the Challenger players and also qualifying and second-round loser should get more. If there should be increases it shouldn't be at the top anymore. I feel like we have reached a pretty good level there. Roger Federer sports Maybe its not a bad thing to go through a match like this, it was very similar at Wimbledon. Roger Federer sports Just try to forget it, play tough. Stay with him. It was a tough first set for me. ... Credit to him. Roger Federer sports People expect a different result, i expect something else. Roger Federer sports It was a tough first set for me because I had the lead so things were looking good for me, but( Sumit Nagal of India) came back and played very strong, credit to Sumit Nagal of India to really play a solid first set. I was missing a lot of balls and I was trying to cut back on the unforced errors and hopefully serve a bit better because that also let me down. It all came back just in time. At the end, I actually played good tennis, so I'm happy. Roger Federer top-news He was super clean, defence, offence, serving well. Didn't give me anything. He was everywhere. So it was tough for me, but excellent match by him. I was impressed. Roger Federer sports It was a great match, it was long, it had everything. Novak, congratulations, man, that was crazy. Roger Federer top-news For me, Im very happy how its going so far. Roger Federer sports I really enjoyed myself. The tank is full. I came here with a lot of confidence, the first few matches haven't been very taxing physically. You try to win your matches regardless of the score, if you win them in straights that's better. Roger Federer sports I dont know what went wrong, but something went wrong for this to happen, maybe they should have kept Serena still in the locker room, not waiting here in the press center. I dont know exactly what happened. I understand Dominics frustration. I dont think hes mad at Serena or anybody. Roger Federer sports We joked about it, thats why Im very much aware of what happened, and thats why we are laughing in the locker room about it now. Roger Federer sports As I come closer to the end of my playing career, it's wonderful to know that the Laver Cup will be part of the tour that I've dedicated more than 20 years of my life to. Roger Federer sports
