Federer focused on Olympic gold

World number one Roger Federer [Images] launches his Olympic preparations and his North American hardcourt campaign this week at the Toronto Masters, targeting Beijing [Images] gold as his top priority for the remainder of the year. Federer, who lost in the French Open and Wimbledon finals to Rafael Nadal [Images], will travel immediately after the Beijing Games to defend his US Open title in New York. "If maybe I am a player who doesn't have any Grand Slams, maybe a Grand Slam would still do more for my own career," Federer told reporters on Monday. "But because I have 12 already, for me an Olympic gold ranks as high. "I was very proud to represent the Swiss in the 2000 Olympics [Images] and really just missed a medal. "Last time was quite disappointing losing the second round but nevertheless, going there was one of the... [read full story]