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Federer: Best Of Five Sets Should Return To Finals

By: Lauren Lynch

Photo Credit: Andy Kentla

(November 27, 2011) Roger Federer was able to accomplish a huge feat by collecting a record number of six titles at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals to add to his own mark on history, which he had already done with 16 Grand Slam crowns. He was overjoyed at his success.

“I've been trying to sort of block it out for the entire tournament, the entire time I've been here in London. I just tried to recuperate from Basel and Paris and hopefully get through the round robin stages. So now it's finally sort of reality that I've been able to win six World Tour Finals. It's an amazing feeling. I know it's one of my greatest accomplishments,” said the Swiss. “For me, it was the strongest finish I've ever had in my career, which I'm very proud of. I'm looking forward to next year. So I'm really excited.”

Despite going into a tough three-set match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Federer expressed that he would like to return to a best-of-five sets style at the ATP Finals to give the audience more. He said, “I think it makes for a great year end”

“We had the whole scenario today in today's match. But if I would have served it out, it would have been over in a hurry. I think I almost felt the spectators weren't quite ready for it to end quite yet, although many would have been happy for me, they would have loved to see more tennis,” recalled the former World No. 1, “I remember sitting in a room in Shanghai where players were asked, Would you like it to be five sets or three sets, the year end final? Kind of went in a circle. Everyone said best of three sets. I was the only guy that said, I think we should have best of five sets. “

When asked about when he plans on slowing down, the World No. 4 said he still loves the game and looks forwa.rd to continue playing in the future

“I love this game more than anybody, so I'm not all of a sudden going to wake up in the morning and say I don't like it anymore. It's a lot of sacrifice. It's a lot of effort I have to put in every day. I know that. But I do enjoy that because what I get in return is moments like I got today, with my team, with my family. It's priceless really. So for this reason I'm very excited for next year. I am happy that the season is over because it has been long, it has been grueling. But, yeah, I'm very happy and upbeat about what's to come. “

What’s next asked the media, referring to the upcoming Olympics.

He answered, “Be unfair to the other tournaments to pick London Olympic Games as my number one priority because I have priorities first before that. But I clearly don't want to miss it and I hope to be healthy when the Olympics do come around. “

Federer looks forward to his month long break in December and wants to refresh his mental toughness.

“I think I'm mentally good right now. That was also one of the reasons why I did take some time off, to actually think it through, you know, get into the right mental mindset because we do I don't want to say underestimate or overestimate the mental part of the game.”

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