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 | Federer: I'm healthy and very motivated13-08-2013 |
Record holder in Grand Slam titles Roger Federer said that his physical condition is now much better and expects to defend his trophy im the tennis tournament in Cincinnati, USA.
32-year-old Swiss participation starts on Tuesday and will miss the first round of the position of seeded No. 5 in the scheme.
Federer upset some fans with a few shocking losses on clay in Hamburg and Gstaad in July when he struggled with back pain.
"My passion at the moment is very high. If it already can not go beyond everything else, it means the end (of his career ) is very close, "he said. "I love what I do."
"I wanted to overcome" Wimbledon "as quickly as possible. I was ready to play in Hambug and tried to enjoy it. Back problems, however, proved too much and for Gstaad was not well enough prepared. I played well, it's not like I can not play at all, but it was annoying not to be present at the proper level. But I'm healthy and very motivated. "
"I do not want it to come to the refusal of Montreal, but I got more time to prepare with the new rocket. I am satisfied with the prototype and plan to play with it in Cincinnati "ended Federer.