TMS - THE ERICSSON OPEN

March 29, 2001

Roger Federer

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I just tried to hold my serve today. I don't know, it just didn't work, my game plan, what I had in mind because my serve just didn't work and he could do whatever he wanted on my serve. I think he played well today, but my performance was really bad. It is a big disappointment, I am a little bit sad losing straight sets like this, it is not easy.

ROGER FEDERER: It is a tough question right now. I don't know. It was a big match for me to play Pat here, probably the conditions favor him; the surface and everything. I tried my best today, but I never really found my game. I had some chances in the beginning, but he served well and after that I didn't have any chance at all on his serve, especially, and also in the rest of the game I just -- he made me play bad and he could -- really I would say I made him play well. I don't know. Got to work on my serve the next few weeks because it has been a disappointment all week long. No second serve, you cannot beat Pat Rafter.

ROGER FEDERER: I am fine with that, somebody attacking me. When I feel good I pass anybody and today was, I don't know, the serves were just too weak and you could attack really on almost unpassable shots so it was for him very easy at the net. I didn't have many passing shots today. I don't know, I didn't feel -- I felt okay from the baseline when the rallies were on. I just, in the end, I couldn't return the ball anymore. He was starting to serve better and I mean, I don't know if somebody hits with you a serve something must be going very well. So, today was just a bad day.

ROGER FEDERER: Davis Cup against France at home next week.

ROGER FEDERER: I am going to play all the Masters Series, Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg and Munich.