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Federer on quest for 8th Wimbledon title
London, (IANS)
Swiss icon Roger Federer starts his Wimbledon campaign on
a quest to win his eighth title at the All England Club and his 18th major tennis
championship.
The 34-year- old is taking to the grass
courts at Wimbledon in a season that has
been marred by illness, knee and back in-
juries, and surgery, reports Efe. He missed
the French Open due to back injury.
Play starts at Wimbledon on Monday, with
the men’s singles title clash on July 10.
“I felt like I got unlucky throughout the pro-
cess with hurting my back again before Ma-
drid, getting sick in Miami, so forth. I think
I got into a tough spell there. I just felt I had to stop everything by not playing
Paris, reset basically, essentially,” the Swiss great said.
“I don’t want to say ‘start from zero’, but just reset from there and make another
push for Wimbledon, which was great.” The seven-time Wimbledon champion
has made the final at the All England Club the past two editions, losing to Serbian
world No.1 Novak Djokovic both times.
“Clearly I’m not thinking of the title right away. It’s too far ahead. It’s too far.
Regardless if even Novak (Djokovic) or Andy (Murray) would be in the draw, and
they are in the draw, they are the big favorites in my opinion. They’ve had such
a great last six months, last few years. To me they are the ones to beat,” Federer,
who turns 35 on Aug. 8, said.
Federer, who has won a record 17 Grand Slam titles, won the championship at
Wimbledon in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012.
The world No.3 also discussed his decision to play in the Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, despite fears about the Zika virus.
“I have never reconsidered my decision. I know I will play. I will try everything
I possibly can to be there. For me, it’s always been a big deal, the Olympics. Re-
gardless of points or not, regardless of where it was in the world, it was always
going to be a priority for me in the calendar,” Federer said.
“So, yeah, I mean, I’ll put mosquito spray on my body, I’ll do that. I’ll take the
precautions I have to. That’s it really.”
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