Statements by Roger Federer
“ It meant a lot to me because it was the last Grand Slam that I was still missing. For me, I had won all the others by 2004, so I had to wait a good five, six years… So, of course, when I won it…
Roger Federer,
The long wait that defined Kohli and RCB’s triumph
“ The pressure was immense [the year I won] because I knew, ‘Okay, maybe I don’t have to go through Rafa’. That’s how tennis works sometimes. But the relief was incredible, and I never got the chance…
Roger Federer,
Relieved I didn't face Nadal: Federer recalls French Open 2009 win