Murray wins 3 straight titles in Asia...

"I’m not taking anything away from what Andy did, but was Asia the strongest this year?" asked Federer. "I’m not sure. Novak (Djokovic) wasn’t there, I wasn’t there and (in Shanghai) Rafa lost early. But it has been a good effort by him after losing to Kevin Anderson in Montreal (in August). Don’t forget how things were looking then."

"I'm shocked every time that I've reached so many finals or won against so many players or whatever record it is," Federer said. "It strikes me and makes me obviously very happy and very proud that I've been able to do it for so many years at the highest of levels."

""I get standing ovations 99 percent of the time - doesn't matter if the performance was great or not so great."

Slam number 16

"There's no secret behind it," Federer told reporters. "I'm definitely a very talented player. I always knew I had something special, but I didn't know it was like, that crazy."

On playing Roddick in Cincinnati

"It was a great finals against Andy. I always enjoy, especially in America, playing against him. He's really a fair, fair player, and I really enjoy it every time, not just because I win."

"In a best of five set match, there's always the mental toughness and also the physical one, and I just feel that I'm superior in these two areas to Nikolai."

"It's incredible, looking back on how many years that is now, I'm able to deliver at Grand Slam play," Federer said. "For some reason I was just a bit worried I was not going to make it this time in the semis.

"Now obviously that it's safe again and I've been able to add one. Definitely one of the most incredible things I have in my résumé."