Roger Federer is always very careful when talking about Kei Nishikori. The Swiss Maestro has often struggled against the Japanese to lead him “only” 3-2 in H2H matches and he knows he is a top contender in every tournament.
Federer: He is tough…
Roger commented “He had a fantastic season [2014]. All of last year he was consistent, from Australian Open where he played Rafa in a very tough the day session I remember in Melbourne until the World Tour Finals. So very solid, very consistent, very dangerous. He beat many of the top players on big occasions. Clearly his movement has always been very good. His backhand.
I think this last year he has also shown his toughness. I think he won a lot of best-of-three set matches and also best-of-five set matches. When it came down to the crunch he was there and physically he was there.”
… he did a big jump in the mind of top players
Then he added “The top guys got the message that [Kei is] not going to go away. I think that’s why—maybe that’s the biggest jump for him in my opinion, is also in the mind of the top players, knowing that he is the player he is now Doesn’t matter what the score is, doesn’t matter how long the match goes, you’re aware that Kei is not going to go away.”
Kei and Roger are currently playing the semifinals in Brisbane and they have the chance to crush for the title if they win the final 4.
| ROGER AND KEI AFTER PLAYING THE ATP FINALS |
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