Reaction from Roger Federer and others on Saturday (5th September) from the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Roger Federer (beat Philipp Kohlschreiber)

"Today I got off with a good start and held my serve throughout the first set. Then, I don't know, I lost my rhythm a little bit on my serve. There was hardly any rallies anymore. I couldn't play as aggressive as I was hoping to, especially on the return games, because I thought he was doing a good job of doing the 1-2 punch. Then there's just not much rhythm, to be quite honest. I think because of my serve and no rhythm, I might have gotten broken as well a couple of times in sets two and three. It's exactly those kind of matches I need to win. Especially if I drop serve, I still find a way and, I don't want to say comfortably, but I get maybe a little bit lucky at times, but also push luck on my side. When I had the opportunities I was effective again so I think I won the big points better than he did today. He's a quality player, so at the end of the day it's a really, really good win for me."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Philipp Kohlschreiber (lost to Roger Federer)

"Well, I thought today the match wasn't that great. Obviously we had many quick points, also some great rallies, but in general, I didn't feel that he was unbelievable today. I felt more that I wasn't on my best and he was solid and using his knowledge to play the big points well."