Federer does not want his kids to play pro tennis
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Roger Federer says he鈥檚 not keen on his own children following in his footsteps. The Swiss great and wife Mirka had twins Myla Rose and Charlene Riva in 2009 and another set came along five years later, Leo and Lenny.
They are occasionally seen watching their dad ply his trade, but after years travelling the world on the tennis tour, the 36-year-old would prefer not to have to do it all over again.
鈥淚 mean, I hope they don鈥檛 just because we don鈥檛 need another 25 years on tour,鈥 he said at the Australian Open when asked if he would encourage them to be professional players.
But he added: 鈥淣o, I鈥檓 just a supportive parent. I can鈥檛 tell which direction they鈥檙e going to go.
鈥淚f there鈥檚 going to be anything in sports or somewhere in finance or business, I have no idea where they鈥檙e going to go. All I know is I鈥檒l be incredibly supportive of them.鈥
He did reveal they already play tennis, not because he has been encouraging them, but because their friends all do and he doesn鈥檛 want them to feel left out.
鈥淚鈥檓 happy they all do play tennis a little bit because basically literally all our friends who have kids as well, they all play tennis,鈥 he said.
鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 want my kids to be the only ones who don鈥檛 play tennis, so with my wife we have sort of a little requirement on things they have to do in their life, and tennis is unfortunately one of them.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not because we want them to. It鈥檚 because I think it would be a pity if they played no tennis at all.鈥
Despite his reluctance about his children following in his footsteps, Federer is a great believer in kids playing sport, believing it can teach them a lot.
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