Roger Federer discusses why he went through a 14-month title drought on outdoor hard courts. Federer won the Dubai title on outdoor hard courts last week, his first crown on that specific surface since early 2011, in Doha.
"Part of it is where Novak [Djokovic] and [Andy] Murray have played really well on hard courts last season, and I was extremely close the last couple of U.S. Opens, with match points in the semis [against Djokovic], and that would have given me the opportunity to be in the finals, and I believe I would have won at least one of the two and I didn't, I lost twice in semis. I've lost tough matches, but it also has something to do with the strength of Murray, Djokovic and Nadal."