Federer puts Wimbledon near-miss behind him ahead of US Open

Roger Federer feels as strong as he has "in years" entering the US Open, having put behind him an epic loss to Novak Djokovic in last month's Wimbledon final.

"This is probably the best I've felt in years coming into the US Open again, which is encouraging," Federer said.

"I'm ready for the US Open. It's going to be a tough tournament to win, no doubt about it. I feel like I'm part of that group who can do it."
"Sometimes you have flashbacks -- I could have done that, should have done that. Next day you're having a glass of wine with your wife thinking, 'The semis was pretty good. Even the finals was pretty good'." -
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"Played a great Wimbledon. Needed to get knocked down in Cincy, get my act together, train hard. That's what I did."
"I have no explanation why it didn't go as well as it did. I think a bit unlucky for sure also. That was part of it, yeah. More health unlucky."