Qualified for the round of 16 against the German Dominik Koepfer on Saturday night after a fight of 3:40, Roger Federer confided after his victory that he did not rule out giving up the next shock against Matteo Berrettini in order to preserve his knee for the Wimbledon tournament which remains his priority objective this season: “In 2017, when I came back, nobody knew - even I - what was possible. There is a fun side to it. However, I would have preferred it to be different. I need matches like this. These are stages that we analyze in depth while watching the upcoming match. We are going to do the same thing tonight and then tomorrow too. I'll see if I keep playing or not, if it's not too risky for me, if I keep pushing like this, or if it ison the contrary, is the best time to stop. Because I don't have a week between now and the Halle tournament. I will see the best, I will also think of Wimbledon. A lot of things go through my mind, but a match like that… I know we could have played a fifth set, and I'm not sure how I would have woken up the next day. "
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