Federer on Olympics: I Didn't Need to Go in a Dark Room and Cry

By Chris Oddo

(August 13, 2012) -- During a conference call to promote the Emirates Airline US Open series Monday afternoon, Roger Federer spoke about the effect that his loss in the Olympic final to Andy Murray has had on him.

Federer didn't deny that he might have been emotionally drained and slightly fatigued from his epic semifinal with Juan Martin del Potro, but in the end, Federer seemed more than willing to credit Andy Murray for a job well done and move on.

"Honestly it took me five minutes to analyze, really," said Federer. "I didn't need to kind of sit down and go in a dark room and kind of cry over it. I think I understand rather quickly what happened. I thought Andy played a good match. The beginning of the match was very close, I had some chances there, I had some chances in the second set, and I think I missed nine break points and didn't make one. That obviously doesn't work in a big match like this against a great player like Andy.

"It was out of character for me to lose nine games in a row in the final, and that's something obviously that can't happen. I guess I have myself to blame and obviously Andy's great level of play. Really, I moved on really quickly. I was happy for him and disappointed for me, but I was still very happy to get the silver medal for Switzerland."

Federer is in Cincinnati this week, where he's the No. 1 seed at the Western and Southern Open. The four-time Cincinnati champion lost to Tomas Berdych in last year's quarterfinals.

Federer currently leads Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings by 75 points. He can guarantee the No. 1 ranking with a final appearance.

(Photo Credit: Getty)