Roger Federer Commends No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Prepares for Davis Cup

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: July 7, 2011

commentComment        

Tennis Now

 

Roger Federer, the only man to have defeated Novak Djokovic in 2011, congratulated the new World No. 1 on his recent success. 

"He deserves to become No. 1 after an immense start to the year," former No. 1 Federer told the Associated Press on Tuesday. "When you lose so rarely, your confidence carries you a long way."

The Swiss beat Djokovic at the French Open semifinals and ended his famous winning streak at 41. The Serbian is now 48-1 after his Wimbledon win.

Federer went home to Switzerland to prepare for the Davis Cup after losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

The World No. 3 did not watch the final between the top two players, despite it being the first time in seven years that someone other than he or Rafael Nadal held the top ranking and eight years since either player held the Wimbledon title.

"Unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch the final, but for sure it was being played at a very high level," he continued. "And he's proved before at Wimbledon that he can play on grass. It's good for tennis that it happened."

Federer is moving on from his loss and is participating in this weekend's Davis Cup quarterfinal between Switzerland and Portugal.

Switzerland is now in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I after falling out of the World Group in 2010.

Federer has a 37-11 record in Davis Cup match play, and this marks the first time he has played since the September 2009 victory against Italy.

The top Swiss player said, “I'm really looking forward to helping Switzerland begin the process of getting back into the World Group.”

The playoff will be played on an indoor hard court in Bern, Switzerland from July 8-10.  The winning nation will progress to the World Group playoffs in September.

 

Tennis Now

Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com

...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!