R. FEDERER/M.

Cilic
7-6, 6-7, 6-4
An interview with:
ROGER FEDERER
THE MODERATOR: Questins, !le"se.
Q. You seemed to be having a little bit
of trouble today in practice. I thin I heard you
say! It"s #uite sad actually.
RO#ER $EDERER: %h"t &i& ' s"()
Q. You said! It"s #uite sad actually.
$omebody said! %t least you"re having fun.
You said! It"s #uite sad actually.
RO#ER $EDERER: ' w"s *+in,, (e"h.
Q. Oay. $o you &ere having an oay
time in practice'
RO#ER $EDERER: ' w"s h"vin, " ,&
ti-e, (e"h. The ,u( w"s h"!!( ' w"s h"vin, "
,& ti-e. ' w"s *ust *+in,.
' w"s h"vin, " ,& ti-e. ' w"s ver(
h"!!( hittin, with .te/"n "n& the w"r-u! w"s
!er/ect. 0e"h, s (u -isun&erst& th"t
c-!letel(.
Q. (ere you having a good time
tonight'
RO#ER $EDERER: 1erve-wr"c+in,.
2+, ' -e"n, it3s nice winnin, thse +in& /
-"tches, 4ec"use ' "ls lst " 4unch in -( c"reer,
(u +nw. Es!eci"ll( this se"sn ' h"ve lst s-e
clser nes, es!eci"ll( in the stretch /r- 'n&i"n
%ells, Mi"-i, Mn"c, R-e, 5"ris.
't w"s " lt / the- srt / li+e th"t, s /r-
th"t st"n&!int '3- ver( h"!!( ' c"-e thru,h
tni,ht. ' thu,ht M"rin !l"(e& re"ll( well,
es!eci"ll( /r ln,er !eri&s, "s well.
'3- h"!!( ' w"s "4le t /in& " w"( tni,ht.
Q. )o& mad at yourself do you get
after that bachand volley'
RO#ER $EDERER: %ell, l+, ' ,t +in&
/ c"u,ht with -( /twr+. 't3s s-ethin, th"t
l+s s si-!le, ' +nw. 6ut then ' ,uess ' w"nte&
t hit it t shrt even thu,h ' &i&n3t nee& t.
Then it3s t l"te.
Th"t t -e w"sn3t the 4"& !"rt. ' thin+ the
/reh"n& ' h"& l"ter, the ther tw !ints ' w"s in
the r"ll(, ' even ' thin+ h"& the u!!er h"n&, thse
-"(4e hurt -e "ctu"ll( " 4it -re.
't3s *ust "n ver"ll thin,. 't3s *ust h"r& t
/r,et. 0u *ust c"n3t.
Th"t3s wh(, (u +nw, cle"rl( M"rin +nws
th"t. 0u /eel it, the crw& /eels it, "n& the( -"+e
(u un&erst"n& it. An& ne7t thin, (u +nw it3s li+e
(u3re /"cin, 4re"+ !int in the thir&.
'3- h"!!( ' c"-e u! with s-e ,re"t
tennis when ' h"& t tni,ht.
Q. )o& &as the frustration &ith the si*
match points' It should be very strange! no'
RO#ER $EDERER: %ell, ' -e"n, l+,
it3s li+e, ' &n3t +nw, 89 4re"+ !ints ","inst
Tsn," in Mn"c. Th"t3s wrse :s-ilin,;.
. /r- th"t st"n&!int, ' h"ve 4een there
4e/re. An& it w"sn3t -(, "ll si7 -"tch !ints n
-( wn serve, "n& it w"sn3t li+e ' &i&n3t h"ve the
ch"nce. . th"t w"s ,& in " w"( 4ut "ls
/rustr"tin, n the ther si&e.
6ut (u +ee! ,in,, (u +nw, (u +ee!
,ivin, (ursel/ !!rtunities. ' w"s h!in, t !l"(
" 4etter 4re"+er, 4ut M"rin ,t // " ,& st"rt.
Then it w"s tu,h "/ter th"t.
Q. )o& cold &as it'
RO#ER $EDERER: 1t t 4"&, "ctu"ll(.
' w"s w"tchin, -"(4e /ive ,"-es / Mils utsi&e,
"n& ' thu,ht, whew, it3s re"ll( cl&, es!eci"ll( u!
t!. 't w"s -re 4ree<(, ' thu,ht.
Then n the curt it w"sn3t s 4"&. ' -ust
s"( "ctu"ll( it w"s n !r4le-, (u +nw. ' thin+
when (u3re sittin, there re"ll( it3s " 4i,, 4i,
&i//erence.
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Q. (hat are you going to do differently
in the match tomorro&'
RO#ER $EDERER: %ell, ' -e"n, it3s
,in, t 4e " c-!letel( &i//erent t(!e / -"tch.
Q. ,oday. $orry.
RO#ER $EDERER: A,"inst $errer the
r"llies "re &i//erent. 't3s less n ne-tw !unch !l"(
which M"rin &es re"ll(, re"ll( well. T"+es "l-st
" ste! in "n& he3s insi&e the 4"seline "n& ,es the
ther w"(. C"n re"ll( t"+e " lt / ti-e "w"(.
D"vi& c"n & th"t t, 4ut his serve is nt
"s 4i,. His /irst sht -i,ht nt 4e "s 4i,, 4ut then
he is 4viusl( "n un4eliev"4le retriever, h"s s-e
/ the 4est secn&-serve returns in the ,"-e.
0u +nw, i/ ' &n3t !l"( well, it3s ne /
thse ,u(s th"t, (u +nw, (u3re nt ,in, t
c-e thru,h.
'3ve ,t t !l"( &i//erent "s well " little 4it.
There is " /ew "&*ust-ents ' nee& t -"+e in "
shrt 4it / ti-e here, 4ut ' h!e ' c"n /in& " w"(,
(u +nw.
Q. Is it true there"s some champagne
and a birthday cae outside the door and it"s
going to come in and you"re going to give it to
all of us'
RO#ER $EDERER: There is s-e
cu!c"+es r little thin,s. ' *ust ,t !resente& little
c"+es, s i/ (u ,u(s w"nt s-e, ' c"n3t /inish it "ll
:l"u,hter;. '3- h"!!( t sh"re with (u ,u(s, /
curse.
Q. I &as going to as the birthday
#uestion. Of all your records and
achievements over...
RO#ER $EDERER: 6ec-in, 99 h"s
4een -( 4i,,est ne :l"u,hter;.
Q. (hat"s the one you"re most proud
of'
RO#ER $EDERER: ' &n3t +nw. ' -e"n,
/r -e -"(4e 4ec-in, wrl& 1. =, (u +nw, r
winnin, %i-4le&n !r4"4l(, s-ethin, li+e th"t.
>ust -"+in, it n the tur ver"ll.
't w"s nt li+e " ,"l /r -e. 't w"s -re
li+e " &re"-, (u +nw. ., "n(w"(, s -uch
-re th"n ' ever thu,ht it wul& 4e. ' "lw"(s s"(
th"t. ' +nw it3s " 4rin, "nswer 4ut it re"ll( is the
c"se.
>ust w"nt (u !e!le t un&erst"n& th"t,
th"t ne turn"-ent -re r less "t this !int
&esn3t ch"n,e -uch, 4ut it3s in the e-tins "n&
in the ,rin& r in the en*(-ent r in the w"( th"t '
!l"( th"t ' re"ll( c"n "ctu"ll( en*( it ut there.
. /r -e !r4"4l( 4ec-in, wrl& 1. =
in 8??4 r winnin, %i-4le&n 8??9 w"s ne / -(
4i,,est --ents.
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