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Swiss Indoors Basel: Roger Federer set to play 1500th match, starts bid for 10th title

Known to create milestones, Roger Federer will check off another landmark on Monday when he starts his bid at the Basel Open.

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Known to create milestones, Roger Federer will check off another landmark on Monday when he starts his bid at the Basel Open.

Not just will he be eyeing his 10th title but will also be playing the 1,500th match of his career. The 20-time Grand Slam champion begins his bid for his 103rd title against German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk. 

The 38-year-old has beaten the German twice. “My preparation had to be a little faster than usual since I have to start Monday,” said Federer ahead of the Swiss Indoors tournament.

“I’ve already practised Friday and Saturday in Basel. I hope to really start strong and have a great indoor season.” 

Federer - who has made the Basel final on all of his last 12 visits - owns ATP titles this season in Dubai, Miami and Halle.

Despite not winning majors for some time, he still stands at 47-8 for the year. Federer made the final at Wimbledon in July where he had two match points before losing to Novak Djokovic in a five-set epic.

Federer revealed that his philosophy to deal with losses is “forget them and move on,” however, “I try to keep the highest possible level always. Sometimes it’s the opponent, sometimes it’s your own mind or game that goes off the boil.

“And, of course, you work with the right work ethic in practice, with the right concentration and everything. “Only a few (matches this season) stand out to me that maybe I could have won that I didn’t.

“If I look back at my whole career I’ve had a lot of matches that I could have won that I lost. But also I won much more than I should have or could have,” he added.

Federer has already qualified for the ATP Finals in London which will begin from November 10. It will be his 17th appearance at the money-spinning season finale.

“It’s been a solid season. It started well for me. I hope to pick it up for the year-end,” he added. Meanwhile, Federer briefly paused his preparation for Basel to send best wishes to newly-married rival Nadal. Explaining that he was not part of the festivities, the father of four said: “I was not invited by Rafa, but I had not expected to be.

“I congratulated him and hope he had the best day of his life.” Nadal and longtime girlfriend Xisca Perello were married on Saturday on their home island of Mallorca

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