Roger Federer Makes An Interesting Revelation Involving His Children And Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer revealed that he wants to enroll his children in the Rafael Nadal Academy and he would also love to coach there once he bows out of professional tennis.

At 38, Federer has been receiving retirement-related questions more than ever but the Swiss legend has time and again indicated that he has no plans of stopping at the moment. Federer recently clinched his 10th title in Basel in front of his home fans with a terrific 6-2 6-2 victory over Alex de Minaur in the final.

Federer, who wrapped up the final in just an hour and eight minutes, bagged his fourth title of the season and overall, it was his 103rd ATP singles trophy.

Talking about his post-retirement plans, Federer said he has already thought of it and he would love to coach the younger players. "Of course there are ideas for the next period, I would like to teach younger players."

When asked if he would join Nadal's academy as a coach, the 20-time Grand Slam winner replied," Why not in the Rafa Nadal Academy? If one day my children will want to play tennis, I will definitely send them there."

"What Rafa does is unique and important. It would make sense to me. Or Building something by myself or helping Swiss tennis," Federer added.

The latest news from Federer's camp was not a great one for his fans as the former World No. 1 has withdrawn from the upcoming Paris Masters, while the likes of Nadal and Novak Djokovic are expected to compete.

Federer, who broke the news last minute, has cited he wants to "pace himself" with the ATP World Tour Finals coming next.

"I am extremely disappointed to have to pull out. I want to play as long as possible on the Tour. I'm sorry for my French fans who I'll see at Roland Garros in 2020," Federer said in a statement.

Last year, it was Federer's first appearance at the Paris Masters since 2015. He reached the semi-finals where he lost a three-set thriller to Djokovic.

World No. 1 Djokovic, Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas are the other five to have guaranteed their presence in the tournament as it is set to determine who clinches the final two spots at the end of the year.