Roger, Roger, where art thou?

Roger: I'm still here, Ardy.

Ardy: Oh, thought you left already. So you want to tell me more about the game today? You needed three sets to get through your first match. Then, you lost for the first time in your career when you didn’t drop a game on your serve.

Roger: It's disappointing, losing without getting broken, but it's not the first player it has happened to, especially to a guy like Ivo.

Ardy: A tough lost, nevertheless. You were really unlucky in the third set. The buzz now is about you being replaced as the World's number one by Rafael Nadal. What are your thoughts on that?

Roger: I don’t care.

Ardy: Really? But it will mean the end of your streak of being number one for a record of 235 consecutive weeks. That is four and a half year which is one long record! I'm sure it means something to you.

Roger: Look, he’s doing well and I have done well in the past. This year was hard, I guess, with the start of the year. But nevertheless, I still think it’s been a good year. I just hope I can show it now at the Olympics and the U.S. Open.

Ardy: So you're looking forward to the Olympics then? I heard you were planning of boycotting it?

Roger: No, that was before. It's a tough trip we've got up in front of us now, going back to China and coming back to the (US) Open.

Ardy: Indeed it is. So are you saying these two tournaments will be the only ones you're concentrating for?

Roger: I'm looking forward for the next two tournaments. Those are really the ones that can make this season from a good one to a great one again. I hope I can manage to pull off something in the next couple of weeks.

Ardy: So how are you holding on at the moment? Eversince that epic finals in Wimbledon where you lost to Nadal, your game has been on a downward spiral.

Roger: So far it's OK. I guess I'll analyse and assess my game after the US Open. For the moment it's just all a blur. So many tournaments in a row, big tournaments in a row, it's hard.

Ardy: Well, all the best to you then. Hopefully You'll strike gold in the Olympics, and win the US Open again.

Roger: Thank you.