HALLE (WEST), GERMANY. Roger Federer arrived in Halle on Monday, and after a light training, met with the journalists and addressed his new status as world number one, and what goals for the future.

Although he has only been officialized this Monday as the first in the world ranking, Federer already knows that if he wants to maintain that status next week, he will have to do well in Halle. Does it give you a special taste? "Yes why not? I always get excited about a challenge. I am also the champion in title, and so the goal to come to Halle is to defend him, of that I have no doubt. I think this will take my mind off number one, and I hope to start well tomorrow. I feel like I'm already out of the box because I had a good week in Stuttgart and I also want to take advantage of this week's number one because I do not know how much longer I will be, or if I will ever be in the future again or if I can but I think defending here is a good step forward, "said the Swiss.

And if this year has been number one a couple of times, it seems that Roger Federer is not yet very used to that feeling: "I had to look twice this morning when I went to see the rankings and I was number one. It's always a good time. "