Seven-time Wimbledon Champion, Roger Federer will begin on Monday his campaign for a possible eighth title, against Damir Dzumhur, who’ll be making his Wimbledon debut.
In an interview with www.atpworldtour.com, Federer, the second seed believes that the extra week gap between Roland Garros and Wimbledon will help him at the tournament.
“It’s probably been the best preparation I’ve ever had for Wimbledon,” said Federer.
“Because we have a week more on the grass. Winning [the Gerry Weber Open in] Halle has given me the extra confidence I guess it’s going to take me to win this title here.
“Just the moving on grass takes some adjustment. Also, in my opinion, some physical adjustment, which I had all the time to do. That worked well. I could go early to Halle, train a lot, rest again.”
Federer has been training at the All England Club since Wednesday.
“I can totally pace myself, which is huge in an athlete’s career and life.”
He comes to Wimbledon with a 34-6 record on the season, including four ATP World Tour titles.
The Swiss isn’t looking back with too many regrets on last year’s five-set loss to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.
“If I do look at last year, I see more the positives than actually the heart-breaking loss in the final,” Federer told the media on Saturday.
“I wasn’t playing great, and I made the finals. Again, I did end up playing a great tournament. I played some really good tennis.
“This year, I feel my game is better. I’ve gotten used to the racquet. This is not the first time I’m at Wimbledon with Stefan Edberg. The work I’ve put in with Severin, my coach, I could really aim for Wimbledon this year.”