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Roger Federer can tell that playing conditions at the U.S. Open are slower than last year. He wonders whether -- for the good of the game -- it would be more interesting if they were quicker.
"The issue for me more is: Maybe did they make a mistake? Maybe they did paint the court a bit too rough. It's just unfortunate, I think, that maybe all the Slams are too equal," the 16-time major champion said. "I think they should feel very different to the Australian Open, and now I don't feel it really does."
The third-seeded Federer got his first chance to play a match on the 2011 version of Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night, beating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round at the U.S. Open. The victory allowed Federer to tie Andre Agassi for the second-most Grand Slam wins in the Open era, with 224.
Only Jimmy Connors, with 233, won more.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/usopen11/...ger-federer-ties-andre-agassi-first-round-win
"The issue for me more is: Maybe did they make a mistake? Maybe they did paint the court a bit too rough. It's just unfortunate, I think, that maybe all the Slams are too equal," the 16-time major champion said. "I think they should feel very different to the Australian Open, and now I don't feel it really does."
The third-seeded Federer got his first chance to play a match on the 2011 version of Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night, beating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round at the U.S. Open. The victory allowed Federer to tie Andre Agassi for the second-most Grand Slam wins in the Open era, with 224.
Only Jimmy Connors, with 233, won more.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/usopen11/...ger-federer-ties-andre-agassi-first-round-win
