Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
ROGER FEDERERYou can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
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But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.
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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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I’ve done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There’s always another interview to do. It’s quite something, I have to say.
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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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What I think I’ve been able to do well over the years is play with pain, play with problems, play in all sorts of conditions.
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The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that’s the beauty of it.
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I think it’s very hard for coaches to work with me. They’ll no doubt have a good CV afterwards, but at the same time they’re under a lot of pressure.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.
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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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Early in my career, I had no consistency. Now I’m the most consistent player on the tour. It feels pretty good.
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I’m not the kind of guy who wakes up angry.
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I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.
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I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.
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Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.
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