World number one Roger Federer doesn't want to consider himself
a favourite to lift Coupe des Mousquetaires on 6 June. The Swiss
has been knocked out in the French Open first round for the last
two years and doesn't want to think ahead to potential quarter
or semi-final matches.
Having ended the 31-match clay-court winning streak of Guillermo
Coria of Argentine at the Hamburg Masters last week, Federer
insists he'll take one step at a time.
"I'll concentrate on my first round because that's what didn't
work in the last two years," the 22-year-old said.
With Wimbledon and Australian Open titles to his name, Federer
is widely regarded as a player capable of winning all four Grand
Slams in a calendar season.
In the last 17 months he has won 11 titles on three different
surfaces and prepared well for last year's tournament in Paris,
with the title in Munich.
"The last two years I entered the French Open with high hopes
and losing in the first round was very tough mentally," he said.
"I'm more relaxed now. I know whoever wants to beat me will have
to play extremely well."
Federer's run in Hamburg included wins over 1998 French Open
champion Carlos Moya, former world number one Lleyton Hewitt and
bookies favourite Coria.
But his second round loss at the Rome Masters, following a short
absence from the game, suggested he hasn't fully adapted.
"I was a bit worried in Rome but I tried to block that away
because I knew it was just a matter of finding the right rhythm,"
he said.
"Now I'm serving better, returning better and I've got the groove
, the balance and everything."
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嗯..還是先不要想太多
一步一腳印吧!
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