Roger Federer, reflecting on his loss to Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open semifinls, has admitted the scheduling pressures of playing the second semifinal played on his mind during the match and believes Djokovic may also have been affected.
The winner of the five-set semifinal faced the prospect of playing the final the very next day against Rafael Nadal, who had played the earlier semifinal and won in three sets.
Djokovic saved two match points to defeat Federer and lost to Nadal in a four-set final that was delayed till Monday because of rain.
The winner of the five-set semifinal faced the prospect of playing the final the very next day against Rafael Nadal, who had played the earlier semifinal and won in three sets.
Djokovic saved two match points to defeat Federer and lost to Nadal in a four-set final that was delayed till Monday because of rain.
"I think the biggest problem for me back in New York was obviously missing match points, but that goes without saying," Federer told reporters in Shanghai after winning his semifinal rematch against Djokovic. "I think I had too much of my mind focusing maybe already on the upcoming match I had to play the next day if I were to win.
"It wasn’t just Rafa, who won that match before us, I just think the short recovery time made it hard on both of us to focus on what we really had to do.
"I think I maybe let a game here or there go a bit too quick and next thing you know, it’s the second or fourth set went by in a hurry. That at the end came back to haunt me. I think that was the biggest problem for me."
Federer appears to hold out hope that the Super Saturday format can be changed. The U.S. Open holds both men's semifinals and the women's semifinals on the second Saturday to accomodate long-time broadcaster CBS.
"Overall I still think it was a good match," said Federer. "I could have won, should have won -- obviously, that was the disappointing part.
"Who knows, maybe we’ll get to change the Saturday/Sunday format at the US Open. We’ll see."
The USTA and CBS are currently in talks to renew their contract, which expires next year.
"It wasn’t just Rafa, who won that match before us, I just think the short recovery time made it hard on both of us to focus on what we really had to do.
"I think I maybe let a game here or there go a bit too quick and next thing you know, it’s the second or fourth set went by in a hurry. That at the end came back to haunt me. I think that was the biggest problem for me."
Federer appears to hold out hope that the Super Saturday format can be changed. The U.S. Open holds both men's semifinals and the women's semifinals on the second Saturday to accomodate long-time broadcaster CBS.
"Overall I still think it was a good match," said Federer. "I could have won, should have won -- obviously, that was the disappointing part.
"Who knows, maybe we’ll get to change the Saturday/Sunday format at the US Open. We’ll see."
The USTA and CBS are currently in talks to renew their contract, which expires next year.
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