Roger Federer is hardly dismayed by his Australian Open showing. Indeed, he scoffs at those who talk about his loss there as if it came in an early round rather than the semifinals.
He does have "small regrets'' such as wishing he'd managed to successfully serve out the first set.
Federer, though, is really focusing on the future -- particularly on his next chances to add to a career total of 12 Grand Slam singles championships, two shy of Pete Sampras' record.
"It's important to look forward. The bigger picture for me is now looking forward to a very, very tough schedule ahead, with the French Open, Wimbledon, Olympics, US Open.''
Will that preparation -- including for Roland Garros, the only major he's never won -- include working with a coach? Federer hasn't really had one since parting ways with Tony Roche last spring.
He'll sit down in February and try to arrive at a decision. One possibility would be to continue to have
"I don't think I can change my game drastically, and I don't think I should, you know? I have the possibility to vary my game, and that's my big strength.”
He pronounced himself healthy, fully recovered from the stomach bug that prevented him from playing any tune-up matches before the Australian Open.
"Eventually somebody will catch up, but I try to make it as difficult as possible, and that's why I'm happy I actually did play the semis. People, I think, are talking like I lost in the second round or something,'' Federer said. "But under the circumstances -- having not played a tournament before and maybe being also a bit sick -- I was actually quite happy with the result in the end.''
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