Federer Quotations

I love soccer, love tennis... Roger Federer has been a favourite for a long, long time. The kind of consistency he has shown, 16 Grand Slam titles... The way he handles himself in pressure situations is admirable... He is so calm... In soccer, I'm a huge fan of Barcelona... I like watching Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Villa.

Nine times out of 10, if you're going to win the tournament, you're going to have to come up against Federer at some stage, ... It's not something you focus on. ... I just want to get the (next) win on the board.

Nine times out of 10, I think, if you're going to win the tournament, you're going to have to come up against Federer at some stage at the moment. It's just a matter of getting through your matches.

Most people have weaknesses, ... Federer doesn't have weaknesses. So that equates to a problem. I mean, I could lie, I could say something else, but he's earned that respect.

I have been looking forward to this since I came off court against Federer in the last tie and nothing has changed,

He'll never beat Roger Federer unless he becomes a little more aggressive so I think it's time for him to maybe think about changing his game a little bit.

Somehow, Andy has to turn it around so that instead of chasing Federer, he's making Federer beat him. I would probably say don't counter him. Play your game. Strengthen your weaknesses. Make him change his game. If you're on him at the net, he has to find something else.

Tiger would probably be a lot like Roger if all the golf tournaments were match play. Tiger is phenomenal, but he can't stop somebody from doing something. Besides the guys hoping that Federer loses, he's always got the opportunity to stop the other guy.

Those guys probably have separated themselves (from the rest). Maybe I wouldn't put Federer in the same bracket as the other three, he's had such a superb season.

We knew it was going to be a tough match. I'm really satisfied to have beaten Ivan who is certainly with Roger Federer one of the best players in the world at the moment.

Roger Federer is stylish.

To me, Federer is the best player that ever hit a tennis ball on a tennis court. But he can get better. He has this whole thing about raising the bar. They're not just words. Just as the Williams sisters raised it for women's tennis, he has raised it for the men's game. But there will be a response and he knows that.

I wanted to continue being aggressive ... not to give Federer time to play his game. Maybe I was a bit scared of him. Maybe I didn't really believe it. Things were happening so fast.

Federer is a very complete player able to change his game plan at any time.

Federer is in a class of his own.

Federer is rightly one of the biggest sportsman in Switzerland and his win at the US Open will heighten the home interest in the tie, ... It's fantastic to be playing against him in his own country.

You still have to put Federer up there by himself,

I'm not sure where they're coming from with that choice of surface. I've heard all sorts of things, one of them, which may be a bit far-fetched, is that they've chosen it because they're not sure Federer is going to play.

If you put someone else in to play Federer what would that do to the individual if you had Alan playing or if you had Dave playing. The permutations are endless and, as of yet, I have not made up my mind.

Anyone who didn't know Roger Federer was a unique and creative athlete before the U.S. Open victory certainly knows it today,

At this stage we're planning on Federer being there, and if he doesn't then that will be a bonus for us. We're probably an underdog if he does go and if he doesn't go then it will be a 50-50 match.

Anybody that's playing Roger Federer right now is going to have a very hard time.

The draw certainly worked out well for Roddick and Agassi. Because, basically, you want to avoid Federer at all costs. And for Federer, any draw is a good one.

The challenge is real simple. Most people have weaknesses and most people only have one great shot. Federer doesn't have weaknesses and has a few great shots. So that equates to a problem. You hit it in that corner and that corner and that corner and that corner, over and over again, and you beat him. But you got to do it.

You can find flaws in Agassi and Sampras, but Federer has none.

If I can use a cliche, he just has to be Andre Agassi ? the guy who weathered so much for so long. The guy who knows so much about matches and be every bit of Andre Agassi he can be. Against Roger Federer you have to bring your best because he sets the standard. There's no way Roger is going to give anything to anybody.