In press conference at the Australian Open assessed his fourth round match loss to on Sunday. The Swiss player did not look really worried, but he was definitely sad: I think it was okay.
I lost to a better player who was playing very well tonight. Hung in there, gave himself chances at some point, stayed calm. Its not always easy, especially for younger guys. Credit to him for taking care of that. Yeah, I mean, look, conditions also changed throughout the match like every year when you start at 7, go into the night.
It gets harder to go through the opponent. Yeah, I thought conditions were definitely a bit slower this year than last year. Didnt allow for as much variation, to be quite honest. But he did a nice job of taking care of his half volleys.
Thats maybe what won him the match tonight, Im not sure. Federer concluded: I have massive regrets, you know, tonight. I might not look the part, but I am. I felt like I have to win the second set. I dont care how I do it, but I have to do it.
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