There Is No Way Around The Hard

I Never Expected I, In The First Place, When I Started Playing Tennis, That I Would Ever Carry The Flag Into The Olympic Stadium For An Olympic Games... So For Me That Was A Surprise And A Huge Honor In My Life To Be Able To Represent Switzerland.

The Nicer The Point, The More -- The Better I Feel, The More Excited I Get. But I Never Play That My Opponent Looks Stupid. I Think That Is Wrong. I Have Too Much Respect For Every Opponent I Play.

Early In My Career, I Struggled With Consistency, But I Couldn't Get More Consistent Than This Year.

The Week Before The (us Open) I Gave A Few Interviews For Cnn, Usa Network, New York Times, Usa Today And Sports Illustrated Which Had Been Arranged Beforehand. The Reason For Giving These Interviews Is Not Only Because Working With The Media Is Just Part Of The Job, It Is Much More My Desire To Contribute To The Promotion Of Tennis In The U.s.

Hopefully I Can Just Have Another Terrible Year With Only The One Grand Slam And That Will Be Just Fine.