Mixed feelings for Federer

Roger Federer was left with mixed feelings after Sunday's French Open final defeat by his nemesis Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros.

Roger rues missed opportunities in Paris final

Roger Federer was left with mixed feelings after coming up short in his bid for French Open glory against Rafael Nadal on Sunday. The Swiss star's bid to lift the Coupe des Mousquetaires produced some high-class tennis in a superb match, but he was eventually beaten 7-5 7-6 (7/3) 5-7 6-1 by the Spaniard who is now a six-time champion on the Paris clay. Despite making Nadal fight all the way and coming close to a first grand slam title since the 2010 Australian Open, Federer felt he could have done even better. He said: "I thought Rafa played well. I think he dug deep to come back in the first set and get himself into the match. And also the second set.

High level

"It was tough all the way through. I thought we played at a very high level and I was pretty happy with the way I played. "I don't have huge complaints but obviously there were some missed opportunities, because you'll always have plenty against him on clay. So if you lose, you always look at those. "Overall I'm very happy about the tournament. Obviously you should be disappointed after losing in a grand slam final. I feel that a little bit."