Watch: Federer Back To Work
Break time is over for Roger Federer.The 18-time Grand Slam champion launches his grass season in Stuttgart this week in his first appearance since defeating rival Rafael Nadal in the Miami Open final on April 2nd.Watch: 20 French Open TakewaysFederer joked he's eager to lose his title as "practice world champion" and get back to the business of winning ATP World Tour titles.The 35-year-old Swiss, who has won three of the four tournaments he's contested this year, plans to play a full schedule the rest of the season."There are no more breaks now," Federer told ATPWorldTour.com. “I’ve had enough breaks. I'm a practice world champion now and that's not who I want to be. I want to be a champ on the match courts."So I'm going to be playing a regular schedule for the second part of the season… And this is the beginning here at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart."
The top-seeded Federer signed autographs and took selfies with fans ahead of his Stuttgart opener where he will face good buddy Tommy Haas. The German wild card edged Wimbledon doubles champion Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.Photo credit: Mercedes Cup ]]>
