Federer after a flawless victory over Albot: "I should take advantage of playing at home”

It was the March of this year when these 2 players met for the first time. In Miami, Albot won the first set 6-4 and had break points in the second, but Federer managed to turn the match. Now the Swiss new he had to be aware.

“I’m extremely happy because I really struggled against him in Miami and he definitely got my attention there. I was basically a point away from losing,” Federer said. “It was important for me to show a reaction to that match and come out with a proper game plan. I think I learned a lot from that match.

“I really respect Radu. He tries everything to win in a really tough and great and fair way. I’m very happy with the way I played. I had an answer for everything he threw at me today and that’s great.”

And now it was really completely different match than the first time when Federer won 6-0 and 6-3. He is fighting for this 10th trophy in Basel and spoke about how is it to play at home.

“Maybe I was feeling some pressure [in my first appearances] and it was, in some ways, the hardest to play in front of friends and family in Basel, but not in the past 17 years,” Federer said. “I’ve really enjoyed every moment and always tried to understand how I should take advantage of playing at home.”

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