TENNIS WIMBLEDON 2014 – Djokovic vs Federer. Wimbledon is one of the most prestigious Tour events and many players dream of winning it. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are both former Wimbledon champions and looking forward to today’s finals. From Wimbledon, Lucia Hoffman
“You know, I’m sure that he wants to win this title as much as I do.” says Djokovic.
Wimbledon is one of the most prestigious Tour events and many players dream of winning it. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are both former Wimbledon champions and looking forward to today’s finals. Novak won once and Roger won 7 times here. It will be Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer’ 12th Grand Slam encounter which equals the record for most meetings at the majors. He says he is looking forward to playing Federer in the finals and bidding to win his 2nd Wimbledon title and he’s bidding to become the 8th No. 1 seed to win the title. Last year Djokovic reached his 2nd Wimbledon final, as No 1, losing to Andy Murray. This is his 10th straight Wimbledon appearance and 39th overall.
“We only played once” says Djokovic. “It was a four-set win for him in semis of Wimbledon, so it’s a good chance for me to, you know, try to win against him on his favourite surface, on his favourite court.”
“This is where he has the most success in his career, winning many titles. He’s been looking very good throughout the whole tournament, very dominant with his matches. You know, I’m sure that he wants to win this title as much as I do.”
It has been a long journey for Roger Federer since winning the Wimbledon junior boy’s in 1998. He is the most successful active player on grass. This is Federer’s 16th consecutive appearance at Wimbledon and his 59th Grand Slam event. At 32 years of age, Federer is bidding to become the oldest man to win Wimbledon in the Open Era.
Roger is also happy to bid for his 8th Wimbledon title. “Don’t get me wrong,” He says, “I’m unbelievably thrilled to be in another final… The fun for me is being able to do it, at this age, with a family, with the team I have. We have a great relationship. I know so many people over time now on the tour, so it’s really something I really, really enjoy.”
Very often, behind a great player, there is a good team, and Roger recognizes that. “It’s clearly also a team effort to a degree” he says. “Stefan is clearly a piece of the puzzle, so is my fitness coach, Severin, and everybody around me. They make it possible for me to wake up every morning motivated, healthy, fit, and eager to play.It’s clearly also a team effort to a degree.”
Roger is optimistic about his game ,“It’s going really well. My game’s back where I hoped it would be, you know, from one year ago. Things were difficult all of last year, most of the year, so I’m happy I worked hard off the court, you know, to get myself back into shape and back into contention for tournaments.”
“This year’s been very solid. I’ve reached a lot of semis and finals. I also got two titles already. So I think that really gave me confidence to believe that I could go a step further.”
Today, at Wimbledon, Novak and Roger are aiming to achieve greatness by defying expectations and never giving up, in ways that only champions know how to do.
