Roger Federer: 'I hope Stan Wawrinka doesn't play like he did in 2015'
Roger Federer looks forward to facing his compatriot Stan Wawrinka in the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday.
The world No. 3 had some good words for Wawrinka, who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets. "Against Stan, it's more straightforward", said Federer. "We know each other very well, we have played a ton of matches against each other. Also on clay, this is when it's been most tough for me against him. If I think back at Monaco finals, French Open here in '15 and then also he beat me in Monaco another time. So on clay, it's been definitely more dangerous than on any other surface for me against him. Look, it always starts by saying I'm just happy for the guy that he's back after his knee problems. They were severe, and that's why I think he's really happy he got sort of a second life on tour because I think for a while there he wasn't sure if he was ever going to come back again. It's nice to see him pain-free and playing well. I hope he's not at the level of '15, but we'll find out because there he was crushing the ball. It was unbelievable."
Federer has lost no sets so far over four matches played in Paris. Before this year he had last played on clay in 2016.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2XlGIaU
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