Intro:

Top men's players spoke on Saturday (23 August) ahead of the 2014 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, Flushing Meadows, New York.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Roger Federer

"The confidence was, you know, going away quickly, too, just because I was just not moving so well. I was scared to have another setback, and so it was just not as clear-cut and simple as it is this year. This year I played a lot of good matches. Not just Toronto and Cincinnati, but really from the first week on I have always played really nice tennis. Then you come into this US Open just knowing - well, you remember how it feels to win tournaments. You remember and you get used to that. You almost forget how to lose to a point and confidence rises. You're back to winning ways again and everything seems so simple, you know. It's nice feeling that way. I'm looking forward to this tournament, because I really feel like I can play a great tournament. I hope I can show that on the court this year."