The bad weather that plagued The Championships was, in the end, the
factor that made the crucial difference to Roger Federer's defence
of his men's singles title.
After defeating Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4, the Swiss explained
that when rain stopped the play in the third set when he was trailing
4-2, the half-hour break gave him the opportunity to re-evaluate his
tactics. He changed his game and took control to win Wimbledon for
the second time.
"Andy was playing good tennis," said Federer."He was putting me under
pressure and was a better player up till then. I couldn't really play
the way I wanted to. I thought maybe starting to serve and volley
would win me some free points and not make me play a long rally every
time, because that was actually the thing that was killing me. From
the baseline, he was taking a lot of risks on my serve.
"It makes me extremely happy and proud that I made the right choice
at such a moment."
Federer said he expected Roddick to attack him with every weapon at
his command from the start of the match, but that there was little he
could do about it in the first set.
"He was serving too big. He was serving 10 miles an hour quicker in
the beginning than in the rest of the match. That was the key to his
success in the first set, serving too big for me. He was even serving
second serves at 120 miles an hour."
This was Federer's third victory in three Grand Slam finals. "I have
a very good winning percentage in finals," he agreed. "It seems like
I can get my act together at the right time and even stay calm. After
winning the Australian Open this year I decided that for me winners s
tay and losers go. I don't want to be one of those who goes."
Federer admitted he was nervous when he served for the match at 5-4
in the fourth set. "But somehow, my reactions after the match were
very similar to last year.I fell to my knees and started to cry again
because I couldn't believe it. But somehow I feel even more joy this
year because I had so much pressure going into this tournament. Now
, to see my name on the champions' board twice in a row, I get more
joy out of this."
Federer said his next goal was to do well at the Athens Olympics. "It
has always been a dream for me to represent my country, to win a medal
. I came so close at the Olympics four years ago. I'm going there
hoping to maybe do one step better."
The Wimbledon champion also feels there remains room for improvement
in his game. "I feel I can serve and volley more. It has always been
my dream to play better at the net.I'm not bad, but I definitely feel
there is room for improvement. But it's just so hard for me to do so
because my opponents are so incredibly tough on returns and second
passing shots."
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