Rueda de prensa de Roger Federer tras su derrota en octavos de final del Masters 1000 de Roma (Italia).

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo la rueda de prensa de Roger Federer tras perder en octavos de final del Masters 1000 de Roma (Italia), ante Richard Gasquet por 6-4, 6-7 (2-7) y 6-7 (4-7).

El suizo se siente decepcionado por la derrota, ya que considera que es un partido que debería de haber ganado y al final se le complicó, pero insiste que esta derrota no le afectará su preparación y rendimiento de cara a Roland Garros.

(La rueda de prensa está evidentemente en inglés, pero ustedes pueden usar el traductor que tenemos disponible en el blog y que lo encuentran en la parte superior derecha del blog, por encima del reloj. Con ese traductor pueden elegir el idioma que deseen y se traducirá automaticamente al idioma seleccionado.)


Q: Roger was that match you should have won?
FEDERER: Yes -- I think so. I had multiple chances ……. In the second set 4,4 and so I really thought so. That is how it goes. Sometimes it is unfortunate cos I was playing well and then it didn’t happen at all any more so it was a disappointing end to the match.

Q: Roger is this something you can put your finger on why you could not play?
FEDERER: Well no. It was tough to play and the court was slippery and Richard started to play better as the match went on and in particular his serve and I was able to hang in with the match and perhaps that was worse. It was tough and I never thought I was going to win the break and it was not fun to play that way. I tried and he did well again.

Q: Gasquet is not really known for his grit and determination. Were you surprised by how it hung in there -- particularly in the second set?
At No -- clay is his surface and its never going to get too physical. I think in the best of three sets matches there is a huge think that plays a role and he broke me back. He is a good enough player and if you do not play very well then you give it to him and he plays well and then beats you. He is very talented and he cuts his errors to the minimum and he is a very good player.

Q: How does this result affect your preparation for the Roland Garros?
FEDERER: Not a whole lot. I think I am definitely happy to have a couple of days off, 2, 3 or 4 days off to feel physically and mentally fresh for the French Open. I am feeling great now and I’ll practice when I get to Paris and that is the plan so it is in the same the last few years and that at this time I will get a couple more days of which is not bad.

Q: Obviously you are very disappointed to love a match like this that you get a grip on but the level of tennis that you play seemed to be encouraging. Can you talk about that?
FEDERER: Yes if I was sitting here an hour ago I would have been very happy because I would have won the match in straight sets 64, 63 and everyone would have been more relaxed …… is nothing to panic. It was just that it is not a whole lot of fun to play that way but it will not affect my preparation and work for the French Open …….I will be fine. I definitely think I should not have lost this match and that is kind of annoying.

Q: Roger did Richard surprise you in a way because it was a long time that he did not play so well. It is surprising?
FEDERER: Not really because I think he played well in Doha – it is just that he has not beaten anyone recently. That does not mean to say he has been playing poorly – that is how tennis players are looked at. I think he played a good match and he knew how close he was and sure, he’ll tell you about it. I think as the match wore on he started to feel better because the game was going towards his favour and I could not make the difference because I just could not. That is how it went.

Q: Gasquet is now very well known for having a very good backhand but not so good a forehand. When you surprised about that and do you remember when we played in Monte Carlo and you lost a match with him -- do you see any similarities in the matches or not?
FEDERER: Listen, there is something that you have to understand. Richard is a very good player. So please do not be surprised if he plays good tennis. That is what you are supposed to do. I played him in the semis in Wimbledon, the finals in Hamburg and the finals of Toronto and I think he does not need to prove his point that he can play tennis. It makes it seem as if he has no forehand and this is the first time he has. I do not think that is how it was and I do not know if you have been living under a rock or not but I think he has been playing really well for many years and definitely – and at his level -- if you are not in the top 10 all the time and go up and down and obviously there are high expectations from France, well because he was so talented. I mean if you refer to the match in Monaco -- I do not care -- it has been five or six years and it was a completely different match and he was such a young player and it was amazing victory. I think he also celebrated that more than he will celebrate this one today because he expected more a victory today than back then.