‘I don’t care’: Roger Federer shuts down journo

Roger Federer was forced to eloquently shut down a reporter’s question on Friday AEST after he secured passage to the third round at Wimbledon.

After dealing with Richard Gasquet in straight sets, Federer was asked by a journalist if he was surprised to know that of the potential final match-ups with the bookies, he and Novak Djokovic were the second most likely decider behind Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev.

The second part of that question surrounded Matteo Berrettini, who was third favourite to face Djokovic in the All-England decider.

“Number one, I don’t care so much what they say,” Federer answered, referring to his “surprise” at his place among the favourites.

“Number two, where are the bookies from? Are they from England?”

“Yes, as far as I understood,” answered the reporter.

“So, that answers your question about Berrettini,” Federer said.

Roger Federer doesn’t care for the odds.Source:Supplied

“Whoever wins Queen’s is always very high with that. Plus, he won Stuttgart two years ago, and he had a decent Wimbledon two years ago. So, that’s why he’s up there.

“I feel like Zverev should also be higher maybe, because I’ve played him on grass before, and I know he can play very well on the grass especially if he’s clocking his serves.

“Medvedev is No. 2 in the world and it’s normal that he should be up there as well. And then me, with my results here, they always have to put me in somewhere.

“I don’t know how to explain it to you. I don’t care. It doesn’t matter. But they’re probably right about Djokovic making all those finals on the other side, that he’s the favourite on that side of the draw, and for the entire tournament.”

Originally published as‘I don’t care’: Fed shuts down journo

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