Federer reveals his secret to overcoming losses

Roger Federer has enjoyed another successful campaign. The Swiss player holds a 47-8 record, putting him in second this season in terms of winning percentage at 85.5 per cent. Federer will play his 1,500th tour-level match in his opener at the Swiss Indoors Basel, and he has lost 268 times. The 38-year-old has not captured his 102 tour-level titles by dwelling on his defeats. “I try to keep the highest possible level always. Sometimes it’s the opponent, sometimes it’s your own mind or game that goes off. And of course, you work at it with the right work ethic in practice, with the right concentration and everything,” Federer said. “But I would have to go back and look at all the matches I’ve played this season. Only a few stand out to me that maybe I could have won that I didn’t. But if I look back at my whole career I’ve had a lot of matches that I could have won that I lost. But also I won much more than I should have or could have.”

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