Roger Federer “very happy” with silver medal finish at Olympics

For avid fans of Roger Federer, his loss at the gold medal match of the 2012 London Olympics men’s singles event was a devastating one but for the Swiss star, he’s very happy with his silver medal finish at the All England Club considering the close matches that he had to overcome this week.

“I think this is as good as I could do during these championships,” Federer said.

“Andy was much better than I was today in many aspects of the game. For me, it’s been a great month. I won Wimbledon, became World No. 1 again, and I got silver. Don’t feel too bad for me. I am very, very proud honestly to have won a silver.

Federer lost the gold medal match against Britain’s Andy Murray which was seen as a fitting revenge for the latter considering that he lost the Wimbledon 2012 final to Federer.

I had a very emotional tournament from start to finish. I could have lost in the first round against (Alejandro) Falla. Same thing obviously with (Juan Martin) del Potro. I felt like I won my silver, I didn’t lose it. So I feel very, very happy,” Federer said.

In the semifinals, Federer endured a tough challenge from Del Potro, having edged the Argentine in the third and deciding set and in the process, both players have set an Olympic record with the longest match played.

Federer has opted to skip the Rogers Cup 2012 tournament in Toronto this week to give him enough time to rest for the next ATP 1000 Masters level tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio and the US Open 2012 later this month.