When they [court announcers] say, 'This is the world No. 2,' it just doesn't sound right to me … - Roger Federer

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Roger Federer

When they [court announcers] say, 'This is the world No. 2,' it just doesn't sound right to me because either I'm No. 1 or I'm a grand slam champion. I'm not world No. 2. I just don't like the ring of it when I'm introduced on court because I've been up there for so, so long.

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Every match I go into, I'm the huge favorite. I lose a set and it's, like, crazy.

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One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly. You wouldn't have to tell me the things 10 times or 50 times until I would understand them. You would only have to tell me two or three times.

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