For me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?
ROGER FEDERERI had a nice dinner. I let the evening unfold, flow. I like to sit in a chair with a wine glass. When I woke up, I thought, ‘Why didn’t I go to bed at 11?’ I came back at 3 and went to bed at 5.
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Simple version for me is, umm, started bad and finished bad basically.
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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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My wife doesn’t like Football but she watches it just for Messi.
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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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Being a husband is for me as big a priority as being a father.
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn’t stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
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Maybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I’m maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often.
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With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, ‘If you don’t win Roland Garros we take you to the orphanage.
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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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The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.
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