Federer echoed that sentiment earlier that week in an interview with CNBC.
“I’ve been trying to keep in good shape,” said the Swiss, who won 103 ATP singles titles and spent 310 weeks atop the ATP rankings. “I know that Rafa is also totally open to maybe play some tennis. It sounds terrible, ‘seniors tennis,’ to us, but maybe we can create a tour, like a ‘Fedal Tour’ or something like that. It would be cool.
“I think that’s one of the reasons why I started the Laver Cup, to shine a light on the past greats of the game. Maybe with a seniors tour, we’ve had a little of that in tennis…but there’s a lot of appetite for seeing past champions in tennis, as well. I could maybe look into that with Rafa, for sure.”
Partnering Yen, Federer ultimately defeated Wu and Zheng, 5-7, 10-8, 7-1.
