Q & A with king Roger

Q: People have almost started to see you and Rafa as a double act in tennis because of the epic finals you have contested. Do you feel like you have lost your sidekick here this year?

FEDERER: "A little bit maybe, it just shows that it's not normal to play finals week in and week out for both of us. It's a statement to me that what I've accomplished, being so injury free and so lucky for all these years, you can't take it for granted. It just shows how hard it really is.

"It really is hard staying up there. It is so marginal. In Paris if I missed the forehand (at two sets and 3-4 down facing a break point) against Tommy Haas (in the fourth round) I would not be French Open champion right now. Things could be very different.