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‘It’s a huge challenge for me’, admits Roger Federer on comeback


Roger Federer has said he “cannot accept” how he played in the third set of his defeat to Felix Auger-Aliassime in Halle.

The 10-time champion was beaten 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, by world No. 21 Auger-Aliassime in the Noventi Open second round.

The 20-year-old Canadian broke the Swiss twice as he raced to a 4-0 lead in the deciding set.

ā€œItā€™s a huge challenge for me. Everybody who has been in multiple surgeries or a tough surgery knows what Iā€™m talking about,ā€ Federer said in a post-match press conference.

ā€œThings donā€™t come simple, they donā€™t come easy. You second-guess yourself rather quickly unfortunately, and thatā€™s sometimes the biggest worry: the worry of pain or the worry of how youā€™re going to feel the next day or when you wake up, the first steps, how did they feel?

“All this stuff, it takes a little bit of a toll on you sometimes. Of course I know Felix is a great player and he was better today. I would have maybe lost anyhow.

“But itā€™s a tough court to play on, so it makes me really happy looking back at how grateful I can be about how well itā€™s gone here in Halle and how difficult it is to win here.

ā€œThis type of third set I cannot accept. The first two are totally okay, no problem there. But I guess it happens and itā€™s all good from my side.”


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