Roger Federer was not the least bit concerned after getting beat 7-6 (2), 6-4 by 15th-ranked Dominic Thiem in the third round of the Italian Open on Thursday.
After withdrawing from last week's Madrid Open with lower back pain, Federer was just glad that he was able to play two matches on the clay in Rome.
"It doesn't matter how I played. (What is) important is that I didn't have any setbacks and I was able to step on the tennis court and that I tried what I could with what I had," said Federer. "I knew I wasn't good enough for any result here, so that's why I hope you don't read into it so much and I don't," Federer said. "This is like, 'Who cares about the results hereIJ' It matters what comes now in the next couple of months."
With only 10 days before the French Open begins, however, Federer needs to figure out how to manage the pain.