"We had a crisis in the financial world and I also had a crisis -- I dropped to No. 2," Federer said, smiling.

"It doesn't matter to me," said Federer, the winner of a record 15 Grand Slams, including the last two at the French Open and Wimbledon. "I'm past that point. People try to hype it up, but I don't read anything into it. I know my game's on, and when my game's on, I know I can beat any player in the world."

"You wake up and you're like, 'Man, you did it again!'" he laughed during one of his sessions with reporters Monday. "Off you go, and then you talk about good things again. It's wonderful."

"It's great...being there 'til the end, seeing an empty locker room and a full stadium. "

"This is probably my most dominant grand slam victory and it's already my 10th in such a short period of time. I amazed myself."

"Now the question is: Am I the greatest of all time? We don't know, but I definitely have many things going for me because I've finally won all four Grand Slams, and I'm particularly happy reaching Pete's 14. "

on playing Soderling

"What stands out to me, is that I've beaten him so many times that it gives me an incredible amount of confidence, knowing that if I do play my game well, I should be fine."