The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)

Federer up for revenge

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Roger Federer has warned his quarter-final foe Milos Raonic he is a completely different player to the one that lost to the Canadian at Wimbledon 12 months ago.

Federer plays Raonic today for a place in the last four and in a re-run of last year’s semifinal, when Raonic overpowere­d the Swiss in five sets.

Federer said: “I feel like I’m rested enough. I can look at this in a totally relaxed fashion. Physically I’m not fighting anything like last year with my knee.” games in the first set that weren’t the best. Against him, you can’t really afford that.

“I’ll need to make sure I’m serving well and not letting him dictate too much.”

Murray and Querrey have played eight times before, with the Scot winning seven of them, including in the third round of the Australian Open in January.

Querrey, who has come through back-to-back five-setters against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Kevin Anderson, knows exactly what to expect and what he needs to do if he is to create another big Wimbledon shock.

“I’m just hoping I’m going to have a moment out there on Wednesday where I play great and play aggressive,” he said.

Asked if Murray was seen as more vulnerable in the locker room after his recent hip injury, Querrey said: “Maybe slightly. But a lot of times those shock losses seem to come early in events.

“He’s played four matches now. I’m going to assume he’s feeling good, feeling confident, ready to go.

“He’s the guy over here. If a bee stings him, everybody is going to know about it. I think his hip was probably bugging him early, but he seems to be fine now.”

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