记者：澳网即将开赛，你现在的备战情况如何？

费德勒：很好。我现在感觉不错，在库扬精英赛打到一半以及在那之后的一段时间里，我感觉有些疲惫。这几天我比较放松，恢复得不错，这两天我每天也就练习1个小时左右的球。

每年开头的这一段时间比赛都很密集，从悉尼到多哈，再回到墨尔本的库扬，比赛确实很多，所以我还是老办法，采用在大满贯赛事之前放松的方法进行备战。

经过这一段时间的放松，我感觉现在的球感不错。刚来库扬打比赛的时候，虽然我感觉打得还可以，但我的信心当时并不是很强。经过这一段时间的练习，我对这里的场地已经很适应了，感觉很好。

记者：在库扬精英赛上失利，是不是感觉很突然？

费德勒：打得不好就会输球，这没有什么新鲜的。真正让我感到吃惊的是，在这么多的比赛中，我一直在赢球，不过要想保持连胜而不输球，确实很难。

记者：这么多年来你一直都是作为夺冠大热门来参加大满贯赛事的，对此你是不是已经习以为常？有没有把夺冠当作想当然的事情？

费德勒：我当然喜欢成为热门人选，不仅是热门，而且还是大热门。相比那些向强手发起挑战的选手，我更喜欢成为夺冠大热门的感觉。作为挑战者，他们必须在赛前精心准备；而作为夺冠热门，你尽可以站在高处，一览其他选手的一举一动，做到心中有数。

记者：你对抽签结果感到满意吗？

费德勒：是的，我的意思是说，这次的抽签结果和往常比没什么两样，抽签结果可能好，也可能差一些。让我真正关心的是比赛前几轮的对手。对于这次第一轮的对手，我感到很满意。

记者：如果你和东道主选手休伊特都顺利过关的话，你们将在半决赛相遇。对于这样的抽签结果你也感到满意吗？

费德勒：我们来这里都是为了赢球的。如果我们彼此都想最终获得冠军，那么我们迟早要击败对方，因此我们是在半决赛还是决赛中相遇，这并不重要。

记者：你说你在过去的几天过得不错，有时间适应场地。是不是在库扬精英赛半决赛输给托米·哈斯反而让你有了更多的时间呢？

费德勒：为什么这就会给我更多时间呢？

记者：因为这样一来你就不用打决赛了。

费德勒：不，不是这样的。在同托米的比赛中无论我是输还是赢了，这都没改变什么，因为我照样打了3场比赛。当然我更希望我获胜了，但输了也没什么，我根本不在乎。我关心的只是如何才能打好球、避免受伤，以及从多哈回来后怎么样尽快适应时差。正像我所说的那样，我喜欢库扬精英赛，那里的观众很热情。面对澳网，我现在已经完全准备好了。

记者：很多参加大满贯比赛的选手从来也没有拿过冠军，你能想象出这些选手在未来几周的比赛中会遇到哪些心理障碍吗？

费德勒：是的，这的确很难，因为你从来也没在大满贯赛事上拿过冠军，因此你必须独自杀出一条路来。要想夺冠，你必须在很长一段赛期里都保持高水平。有谁想听听我的建议吗？我很乐意帮忙。（笑）其实他们当中多选手都是很危险的，不过在打了几场比赛以后就不行了，他们很难自始至终都保持良好的状态。很多因素都会左右比赛的胜负，比如身体状态、日场还是晚场比赛等等，这些都是很难适应的。作为一名选手，他必须具有非常顽强的毅力。

记者：那些以前在大满贯赛事中曾经夺冠的选手，是不是你本次夺冠的最有力竞争者？

费德勒：绝对是，我是这么认为的。

记者：几个星期前，在萨芬和纳达尔宣布退出澳网之前，你有没有将他们看作是本次夺冠的最大障碍？

费德勒：当时我们都不清楚他们是不是能够来这里参赛，当时有很多猜测。那时我认为他们两个最终都会来的。但现在我们都明白了他们在上海参赛时的伤有多严重。很遗憾。当时阿加西在上海也有同样的情况。他虽然在上海现身了，但最终因脚伤没能参赛。我希望他已经痊愈了。我认为萨芬和纳达尔两人的退出对澳网是一个巨大的打击，不过抽签对阵形势还是很残酷的。在世界排名前20位的选手中，有17位将参加澳网的比赛，其中还包括休伊特和我。我觉得我们两人的分量应该可以弥补他们两人不参赛造成的损失，毕竟我是赛会1号种子，而休伊特则是地地道道的澳大利亚人。

记者：考虑到天时地利人和，你认为休伊特在比赛中有什么优势？

费德勒：休伊特的优势我们在去年的澳网比赛中已经见识过了。在很多艰苦的比赛中，他都令人难以置信地挺了过来。这当然要归功于他良好的身体状态以及顽强的拼搏精神，还有观众给他的大力支持。我想他对观众的支持一定心存感激。澳大利亚观众一直待他不薄。有一次我代表瑞士队在戴维斯杯比赛中和休伊特相遇，那场比赛我本来有机会赢的，然而在观众的大力助威下，休伊特居然奇迹般地击败了我。正如我所说的，休伊特在澳网是很难被打败的。在他身后永远都有观众的支持。很显然，没有经验的选手，在这里你是很难战胜休伊特的。

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Q. Your preparation, how has it been?

ROGER FEDERER: Good. I'm feeling good now. I was a little tired halfway through Kooyong and right after, too. Now the last couple days have been good for me. I could relax a little bit. Had only one?hour hits, you know, today, and yesterday, sort of intense.

Going to also try to relax before a Slam again, because it's been an intense beginning of the year for me. Sydney with Tony, going back to Doha, then coming back for Kooyong. I'm feeling like I'm hitting the ball well now. I was not quite convinced in the beginning in Kooyong, even though I thought I played all right. Now the practice has been really going better. Gotten used to Rod Laver Arena, which is good, too. I feel good.

Q. The loss at Kooyong, is that a bit of an aberration?

ROGER FEDERER: Which means?

Q. The loss at Kooyong.

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, it happens if you don't play your best, right? It's nothing new. I'm very surprised, you know, I keep on winning all those matches, but it's hard to keep it up, you know, especially an exhibition for me.

For me, it doesn't mean anything, you know. I'm looking ahead, not back, so it doesn't really matter.

Q. Are you getting used to coming into Grand Slams being the favorite and being such a clear favorite? Is that something you're getting used to or do you still have to make sure you're right on your game, to not just take it for granted?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I enjoy being the big favorite, you know, not just the favorite but the big one. I always said, you know, I prefer the situation to be the favorite than the contender, you know, because I always feel the contender needs to do their work and all this, where, yeah, the favorite, he can sort of see what the other guys do.

I obviously have to make sure that I win my matches, but mentally I'm that tough that I don't have a problem with that.

Q. Are you happy with your side of the draw?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, it's as usual. It could always be better, it could be worse. I always really care about the first couple of rounds, you know. With my first round, I'm pretty happy, yeah.

Q. And meeting Lleyton Hewitt if you do go through and Lleyton does?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, we're both here to win the tournament. If we want to win, we got to beat each other. It doesn't really matter if it's semis or finals.

No, I think it's okay, you know. Last year he was in the other draw. This time he's in my half. Keeps on changing, which is good.

Q. You say you've enjoyed the last couple days, having time to acclimatize to the court. Has the loss to Tommy Haas actually been a blessing in disguise to give you that time?

ROGER FEDERER: Why should it give me more time?

Q. Not having to play in the final at Kooyong.

ROGER FEDERER: No, I mean, I played also three matches, so it didn't change anything win or lose against Tommy. I would have played three also by winning against Tommy. That didn't matter at all. Like I said, that loss for me, I don't really care about. It was more about how I hit the ball, not getting injured, coming back from Doha, getting over the jetlag, but still at the same time getting ?? instead of practicing, getting some matches, you know, in the beginning of the season.

Like I said, you know, I enjoyed playing Kooyong. The crowds are good. Now I'm really ready for the Aussie Open.

Q. You said you didn't know anything about your opponent on Friday. Have you found anything out in the last couple of days?

ROGER FEDERER: I know he's a righty by now. He's got a double?handed backhand apparently.

Yeah, I know more than a couple days ago. I have still two more days left. I'll find out if he plays ?? I think he plays from the baseline, too, maybe aggressive.

Yeah, but I just read into some results of his. He played well in the futures and stuff. He obviously started to play on the big stages as his ranking was going up. Yeah, definitely nobody to underestimate because we all know also guys ranked outside of the top 150, 200, they are dangerous opponents. I beat Moya when I was 300 and he was No. 4 in the world. Everything is possible.

Q. Can you think back to what it was like coming to a Grand Slam without having won one, the kind of psychological barriers those players in that position will face in the next couple weeks?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I think it's hard because you don't know how to win a Slam, so you sort of got to create a way to do it. You got to keep a great intensity level up for a long time.

I'm the guy who is going to give advice (smiling). They're all tough enough to play against. Many of them are dangerous on the day, you know. But over five sets, seven matches, it's just hard to keep it up. Sometimes like the fitness really comes into play, night session, day session, it's really hard to adapt. You got to be mentally, it seems, very tough.

Q. When you think of your main challengers, do you think the guys who have won Slams in the past, they're a step ahead?

ROGER FEDERER: Absolutely, I really do think, yeah.

Q. A few weeks ago, would you have thought that Safin and Nadal would have been your biggest obstacles to winning here?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, we all knew it wasn't sure if they were going to show up. Sort of expect them to maybe be here or not, so you're open about it.

But I thought actually both will make it in the end. But now it really shows how serious their injury was back in Shanghai. You know, it's a pity. Obviously, Andre, too. He showed up in Shanghai but couldn't play with his foot, you know. I hope he's getting over that soon.

I think it's obviously a big blow. But still, you know, the draw is tough. What, we have 17 of the top 20 anyhow. We have Lleyton playing, myself. I think that's more than having Rafa and Marat, you know, because of me No. 1 and him being the Aussie. I think that would be an even bigger blow for the tournament.

Q. What does the home?court advantage mean to Lleyton Hewitt in terms of crowd support?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, we saw it last year. He came through some incredibly tough matches, definitely because of his fitness and his fighting spirit, but also for sure because of the crowd. He can be very thankful, I think. They've been very nice to him. I played him in a match where I should have beaten him here in Davis Cup, and he got an incredible crowd support, and that carried him through till he beat me in five.

I think, like I said, he's tough to beat here. As he always plays on the big courts, he always gets the big crowds behind him. Obviously, if players are not so experienced, that is a tough thing to upset Lleyton Hewitt.