Roger Federer: I Think My Game Is Coming Back, I’m Already Looking Forward To 2014
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Roger Federer told the press in China that after a rough summer he feels his tennis game is on the rebound and adding that he’s “pumped up” to play Shanghai.
“It’s one of those things you just want to move on from,” said Federer of his disappointing run of late. “I think my game’s been coming back, which has been very important. Now it’s about staying positive and working hard every single day, that’s been the mindset.”
Now ranked in 7th in 2013 points, Federer knows he’ll like have some work to do to qualify for the London Finals next month.
“It was the goal at the beginning of the season to qualify for [London],” he said. “I consider it the absolute best of the best tournament out there, so I want to be part of that. It’s extra motivation for me to play well and be part of that great tournament.”
Federer has just one title on the season in Halle and at 32 is struggling to beat his main rivals. This year the Swiss has just a 1-6 record against Top 10 players and hasn’t made a tournament final since Halle in June.
He’s also had back issues and has experimented with different racquets.
“I always knew that this year, after a very tough year in 2012 [and] the Olympics, was going to be a bit of a more quiet year,” he said. “I expected myself probably not to be as successful and as busy playing matches and tournaments.
“My mindset now is [that] next year is going to be a great year again where I’m not going to have that many points to defend, especially at some very key moments where I consider myself a favorite. For that reason, I’m really looking forward to 2014 already.”
In his first match since losing to Tommy Robredo last month at the US Open, Federer begins his bid for a first Shanghai title against the Lleyton Hewitt-Andreas Seppi winner on Wednesday.
And earlier today after a doubles win, he was in a joking mood on twitter even revealing a nickname for his partnership with Zhang Ze.
#FeZerer on to the next round! Had a great time with Zhang Ze. That was fun.
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 7, 2013
I always need to watch my back during press interviews… pic.twitter.com/RKOPw4xxkt
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 7, 2013
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