Federer er en mand med en mission til dette års Wimbledon. Siden 2003 har han været i syv finaler og vundet de seks, og dette års Wimbledon kommer til at føje endnu et trofæ til rækken. På trods af Nadals genkomst, Djokovic fantastiske sæson, og den evige nummer fire, Murrays, stærke formkurve, virker Federer som om han chancer aldrig har været større.
Til pressemødet i Wimbledon udtaler han:
"The first time I hit here on Monday, very easily, like right away after 10 minutes, it feels so natural for me to play on grass. I hope that feeling is going to pay off by going deep and then hopefully winning the tournament here," he said.
Om forholdet til Djokovic:
"I didn’t necessarily need to prove my point in Paris for my mind or for my confidence. I know I can beat Novak on any surface. I’ve done that in the past. Just because he’s on a great winning streak doesn’t mean he’s unbeatable,".
"That was my mindset going into the match in Paris. I played really well. I was able to play well in the key moments. Here at Wimbledon anyway I’m even more confident. I think I’m a better player than in Paris, so I expect myself to do really well here, even better maybe."
"I think Djokovic has always been great, but nothing extraordinary yet. But with the run he’s on, obviously there’s a lot of possibilities for him as well here,
Der har aldrig været varme følelser mellem serberen og Federer. Flere gange har Federer under kampe henvendt sig til serberens trænerboks og bedt Djokovic team og at klappe i. Ingen skal forstyrre mesterens spil.
Den største udfordrer er som altid Nadal, der er blevet bedre og bedre på græs.
"Maybe [a few years ago] Rafa was still looking a little bit for how good he was on grass. We all knew he was good on clay – excellent on clay really – very good on hard courts, and grass you just never really get a chance to really prove yourself. I think as time went by, he showed how good he was; won a couple times here in the meantime. And Murray’s game is very natural for this surface."