After his semifinal defeat at the 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Roger Federer said that he’s willing to give it all in order to end the season as the world number one. However, he already stressed that the goal has been achieved this year.
Federer went on a 17-match winning streak by by the end of the 2011 season – with wins in Basel, Paris Masters and ATP World Tour Finals in London. He’s now ready to defend the points he’s gained in order to end the season at a high note.
“I would love to finish No. 1 for the end of the year,” said Federer.
“For that, it’s going to take a great stretch again, winning Basel, Paris and London I assume to give myself a chance. We’ll see how it goes. I’m relaxed about it. I’ll give everything I can,” he said.
Federer said that even though the top ranking is one of the major goals, he said that he still wants to be in best shape and would also like to manage his schedule well.
“I want to get through this season well and finish strong. But it’s not the number one goal right now. Right now, it’s to manage my schedule, hopefully be in good shape for Basel, then kind of go from there. The goal was to become World No. 1 this year, which happened, not the end of the year. But if that happens, that’s a bonus,” he said.
Federer regained the top ranking after winning his 17th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in July and on Monday, he will start his 300th week as world number one. By reaching the semifinals, he’s assured to remain at the top of the rankings for the next few weeks.
