Roger Federer disappointed after Geneva-Aus: "Expect more from me"
Roger Federer had actually turned his opening match against Pablo Andujar in his favor, then it slipped out of his hands. The maestro was correspondingly disappointed afterwards.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: May 18, 2021, 09:47 pm
A weak service game at the end of set 1 resulted in the loss of the set, but then Roger Federer struggled: he finally led 4: 6, 6: 4 and 4: 2, and everything looked like the Swiss are about to celebrate a comeback victory could. But only a few minutes later it was all over. Federer fended off two match balls, and on the third a forehand frame hit flew out of bounds.
It would be good to be back on the pitch , Federer assured in the subsequent press conference . "But then you lose a match like this and you're down." He was looking forward to playing in Geneva, was more disappointed for the tournament than anything else, and would have liked to be able to play a few more matches for the local people. Because the atmosphere was great despite the limited number of spectators. "You seemed pleased to see me here."
Of course, it was a reward to be back on the tennis court, explained Federer - after his two knee operations, he had not played a match for over a year and only included a brief location assessment in Doha in February. "But I expect more from myself," said Federer. Especially since it went better in training. "But it is well known that matches are something completely different."
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The 39-year-old particularly annoyed the given lead in round three. "At 4-2 you think, 'Oh, it's great that I was able to turn the match around.' You feel better, you let up for a moment and ten minutes later it's all over. " Sometimes tennis is brutal. "But in the end I didn't deserve it." Andujar played strong in the end, he left too many chances himself. "When it came down to it, my game wasn't there."
For Federer, it's now on to Paris, where he wants to play the French Open . Everything with regard to the "real" goals for him in summer : the grass season around Halle and Wimbledon. "Roland Garros is not the goal," he clarified again. "The goal is the lawn. So I still have some time."