• ‘I’ve been playing well recently. I’m happy with my game’
Roger Federer concedes it took a family holiday to help him recover from losing to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, when he blew two match points and lost all three tie-breaks. Yet the Swiss insists he is mentally and physically fit to challenge for a sixth US Open title, confidence that will be tested long before the final on 8 September.
Federer, who turned 38 two weeks ago, always gives the impression the clock is ready to stop for him one more time. It did not happen over five gruelling sets on Centre Court six weeks ago against Djokovic, and the odds are the world No 1 will outlast everyone again in New York. Nevertheless Federer, who won the last of his five US Open titles in 2008 against Andy Murray, says he is prepared to dream of glory for a while yet.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Flushing Meadows
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