"I'm extremely excited for next season” - Federer following semifinal loss at ATP Finals

Roger Federer lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal match at the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals in London and after the match, he spoke about his 2019 season.

11 unused breakpoints out of 12 are the main thing that Federer should think about when reflecting on his match against Tsitsipas. In the interview after the match he said:

“No doubt I had my chances,” Federer said. “[I] had some good spells, but the spells where things were not working well, they were pretty bad. At this level, you just can't have it happen, so that was pretty disappointing today.”

Federer added another 51 victories in 59 matches during his 2019 season and won 4 titles. Ending the year as number 3 in the ATP Ranking, in his 38 years, Federer can be again satisfied with his season.

“I've got to keep on playing at the level like I have this year, and then I will create some chances. I thought I played some consistent, solid tennis. Got to take care of my body, listen to the signs, work well with the team, get the balance right with everything that's happening in my life,” Federer said about his hopes for 2020.

“But I'm happy how I played this season, and I'm extremely excited for next season.”

“When the matches come, it's not maybe as easy as it was maybe 10, 15 years ago, where you're just going to play very good day in, day out. Maybe you need to do extra effort sometimes for that to happen. Maybe that's what it felt like today, just things were complicated. But I've got to maybe do even a better job at figuring these moments out, because the opportunities were there today, for instance. They were there in other moments as well this season, maybe Indian Wells or Wimbledon,” said Federer.

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