By Chris Oddo | Saturday, November 8, 2014

In an exclusive with Simon Briggs of the Telegraph, Roger Federer talked about the profound effect that Stefan Edberg has had on his game in 2014.

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“Stefan wanted me more to play more matches and play tournaments more consistently,” the 17-time Grand Slam champion said. “I used to go in spells, but he doesn’t believe in taking too long of a break. He says it’s fine to do that when you’re younger, but when you’re older, maybe it’s easier for your body to keep on playing.”

Federer, who leads the tour with 68 wins in 2014, will make his record 13th appearance at the ATP World Tour Finals this week. The 33-year-old Swiss holds the record for the most ATP World Tour Finals’ titles with six.

The Swiss maestro will play his 17th tournament of 2014 in London, to go with four rounds of Davis Cup by the end of the season.

“We took a similar approach in training,” Federer added. “Stefan reminded me to keep on playing points, whereas before I would only do that when the next tournament was close. I think it actually helped me to remain in a good rhythm. When you take a direction like that, you’ve got to stick with it and see if it works out. For me it did, because I’ve had no recurring issues any more with my back.”

Federer, who owns the ATP’s all-time best indoor winning percentage at .802, has 21 titles, 247 wins and is 12-1 under a roof in 2014.

He will open his big for seventh title in London on Sunday when he faces Milos Raonic in the evening session.