Roger Federer is feeling pretty good and that could be pretty bad news for his Wimbledon competition.
Reuters is reporting that the 33-year-old Federer, the 2014 Wimbledon finalist who won his eighth Gerry Weber Open, a Wimbledon grass tuneup in Halle, Germany, says he is as prepared for the Grand Slam grass event as he's ever been. This coming from a man that has won seven Wimbledon titles.
"It's probably been the best preparation I've ever had for Wimbledon because we have a week more on the grass," Federer told reporters about the extended three-week grass-court swing ahead of Wimbledon.
"Winning Halle has given me the extra confidence I guess it's going to take me to win this title here."
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Federer said he felt he was still recovering from a back injury that plagued him in 2013.
"This year, I feel my game is better," the second-seed Federer said, according to The Guardian. "I've gotten used to the racket.
"This is not the first time I'm at Wimbledon with Stefan Edberg. The work I've put in with Severin [Lüthi, his assistant coach and Davis Cup captain], I could really aim for Wimbledon this year, whereas last year, it was all about getting back.
"I feel like more I see a big picture, not so much what happened [when he lost to Djokovic in the five-set 2014 final]. If I do look at last year, I see more the positives than actually the heartbreaking loss. If it does something, it goes to show that I was playing well, I wasn't playing great - and I made the final. I did end up playing a great tournament. I played some really good tennis. I didn't expect to make the final. To be honest, I was still somewhat on the way back. But things went faster than I thought they would."
Federer could have to get past Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray on the way to the finals, and waiting in the finals could be No. 1 Djokovic or Swiss compatriot and defending champion Stan Wawrinka.
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