Federer the unstoppable

14 April 2012

It has been three years and 29 matches since Roger Federer last tasted defeat on grass. And the Swiss star - rated by some as the greatest player ever -is now just seven wins from a third successive Wimbledon crown.

No-one, it seems, can lay a racket on him and nobody is more astonished than the four-time Grand Slam winner, who admitted: 'I spend my whole time being amazed. It's always a surprise to me. Sometimes I watch a replay of my matches and think "Jeez, how did I pull that shot out", or "How lucky did I get with that rally" but that's how tennis is.

'It's played on instinct, it's natural and all about reaction and making the right decision when you have only a fraction of a second to think about it.'

Federer clearly uses those fractions better than anyone else but also insists it is not getting any easier.

'I find it hard to stay professional all the time and would love to have more time for my friends and family but I know my career won't last 50 years so I might as well do it properly for ten,' he added.

'I try to enjoy it because I always dreamed of winning Wimbledon, being No.1 in the world and leading the rankings and I have to enjoy it.'

But although he now has Pete Sampras' four in a row and Bjorn Borg's five in a row in his sights, 23-year-old Federer does not want to be compared to the greats.

'It's wrong for people to think I have the chance to break this record or that record. I want to be remembered as Roger Federer, for what I've done,' he said.

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