Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer said that he’s happy that Rafael Nadal is back at the top of world rankings and that his comeback was “unbelievable” at best.
“I think [it’s] an unbelievable comeback, no doubt about it. One year ago people were saying he might never play tennis again. One year later he’s world No. 1. That’s how quick things can go in tennis, which is great. On the other hand, you’ve got the other extreme sometimes, you write off a player a little bit too fast. I’m really happy that Rafa’s proven himself, for himself personally clearly, but also to the rest of the world that you never write off someone like him,” he said to the media ahead of the Shanghai Rolex Masters which takes place this week.
The Swiss Maestro was asked about his game at this point.
“I think my game’s been coming back, which has been very important. Now it’s about staying positive and working hard every single day, that’s been the mindset. I’m really just focused on my own game, my first?round opponent.”
“It was the goal at the beginning of the season to qualify for [London]. I consider it the absolute best of the best tournament out there, so I want to be part of that. I always knew that this year, after a very tough year in 2012 [and] the Olympics, was going to be a bit of a more quiet year. I expected myself probably not to be as successful and as busy playing matches and tournaments. My mindset now is [that] next year is going to be a great year again where I’m not going to have that many points to defend, especially at some very key moments where I consider myself a favourite. For that reason, I’m really looking forward to 2014 already.”
