Date: 13.05.2011
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Roger defeated in round three
"I should never have lost this match," said Roger. "He knows how close he came to losing. I had multiple chances but I couldn't make the difference. I thought I was playing well but he served better toward the end and hung in there. I didn't feel I could break and it's no fun to play like that".
Roger started into the match well and broke Gasquet in the seventh game of the first set before serving it out. In the second set he already had a 4-2 lead when Gasquet fought his way back into the match and even taking the tiebreak. The third set also had to be decided in a tiebreak where Roger just committed too many errors in the end.
Up next is the second Grand Slam tournament of the year: Roland Garros. "I'm looking forward to a few days to stay mentally and physically fresh and practice very hard" said Roger.
Date: 13.05.2011, Source: RF Official
Federer tops Tsonga in Rome opener
The World No. 3 broke Tsonga three times, while the Frenchman was unable to convert any of his seven break point opportunities. Federer’s win increases his head-to-head lead to 4-1 over Tsonga, and it was their first meeting on clay, after the two played their first four matches on hard courts.
The Swiss moves on to play 16th-seeded Richard Gasquet in a third-round clash. Gasquet has dropped just eight games in his first two matches and is looking to reach his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season (Indian Wells). "I am excited to play Richard because he’s a great player and we had a good match against each other in Dubai, so I am looking forward to playing [him] on clay," Federer said. "I need to be very focused is and smart with a good game plan and we’ll see how it goes."
Date: 12.05.2011, Source: ATP
Federer says he can still return to world number one
The Swiss world number three, who has a record 16 grand slam titles to his name, has been left in the shade by Rafa Nadal for much of the past 12 months and has now seen Djokovic supplant him as the Spaniard’s main rival.
However, Federer feels he can reclaim his throne and move ahead of American great Sampras who spent a total of 286 weeks as world number one to Federer’s current 285.
“It’s still important for me to get back to being world number one,” Federer told reporters in Italy ahead of his second round match against France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Rome Masters. “I mentioned after Wimbledon it was a goal of mine.
“It’s still very real and possible. I think I can do it if I win one of those grand slams.”
Serbia’s Djokovic could become the first player other than Federer or Nadal to hold the top ranking since 2004 if he wins the Rome Masters this week, but Federer remains confident he can still challenge the top two.
“They (Djokovic and Nadal) are playing better than me but I’m close to winning those tournaments,” said Federer, who lost to Nadal in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters last week.
“It’s not as if I’m losing in the first or second rounds.
“I feel I’m playing well myself. Apart from Novak not losing all year not much has changed in the game. Everybody can play well on all surfaces these days.
“It doesn’t feel more different apart from having three more questions to answer at a press conference, but they deserve their press and it’s all good stories.”
While the 29-year-old did not watch Djokovic’s straight sets defeat of Nadal in the Madrid final on Sunday, he felt the Serb would have it tougher in Rome and Paris.
“It was surprising to see Rafa lose on clay but it was just one tournament,” he said. “It was a quick clay court so he (Djokovic) had a better chance of beating Rafa.”
This year the Rome Masters, which for the first time in decades features men and women in one tournament, takes place after the Madrid Open.
“I think that’s a better schedule,” said Federer. “You don’t have to go (to the French Open) from altitude. Rome is more similar to Paris than Madrid so it’s easier to get off to a good start there.”
Date: 10.05.2011, Source: Reuters
Rome: The Draw
After a first round bye, he will start his quest against the winner of the match between Marcos Baghdatis (ATP 27) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (ATP 18).
In the next round, he could meet France's Richard Gasquet (ATP 16), before Thomas Berdych (ATP 7) might be up in a possible quarter-final.
Then, Roger could be in for another match against defending champion Rafael Nadal - the perfect moment for a revenge after the narrow defeat last week in Madrid.
Date: 09.05.2011, Source: RF Official