Longevity the buzz word for rested Roger Federer
and returned him to world number one, Federer was blown away by Murray in the Olympic final on the same Wimbledon turf, prompting American great John McEnroe to say the Swiss "looked his age".
Perhaps listening to some of the comments that he fatigues quicker led Federer to curtail his 2013 season, dropping some events to give his body longer to recuperate.
"Longevity is the word here that I am looking for and that is what I am striving for this year in 2013 to hopefully keep on playing for many years," Federer told reporters in Singapore last week.
"I love the pressure of playing the new generation who are coming up and improving quickly and I have to work harder than to stay at the top, or with the best," added Federer, who has had only three grand slam final appearance in the last three years.
With old foe Rafa Nadal absent for the Jan. 14-27 Australian showpiece, Djokovic is the clear favourite to win a third consecutive title. Not that Federer has followed the Serbian's success too closely.
"I do believe that Novak goes in as the favourite for this year's Australian Open after, did he win the last couple of years or just last year? I'm not sure, but he has won two or three already plus he has won the World Tour Finals," he said.
"He is probably the best hard-court player in the last couple of years.
"If I'm second favourite, fourth favourite or eighth or whatever it might be it doesn't
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