I had a tough match in the first round and sometimes that puts you in good stead for the tournament.

It was an extremely tough match, ... I really had to earn it .

It's nice to be through to another semifinal, another tough match, ... Every match gets tougher.

David played incredible to make the final in his first ever grass-court tournament - that's even better than John McEnroe.

Nine times out of 10, if you're going to win the tournament, you're going to have to come up against Federer at some stage, ... It's not something you focus on. ... I just want to get the (next) win on the board.

Nine times out of 10, I think, if you're going to win the tournament, you're going to have to come up against Federer at some stage at the moment. It's just a matter of getting through your matches.