Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have both called it a day on their illustrious careers in recent years.
Federer played his final match at the 2022 Laver Cup, representing Team Europe in doubles alongside Nadal against the American duo of Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock.
The Spaniard, on the other hand, had his last dance in a Davis Cup tie between Spain and the Netherlands in 2024.
Both legends have stayed around tennis since their professional farewells, and they could be about to take to the courts once again.
Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty ImagesRoger Federer discusses the potential of a ‘Senior’s Tour’
When asked in an interview with CNBC if he would consider starting a ‘Senior’s Tour’ with Nadal, Federer said: “Yeah, why not?
“I mean, I love Rafa, and I played four hours of tennis the other day here in San Francisco, sorry, and then in L.A. another hour and a half and then before that I’ve been playing a lot.
“I’m trying to keep in good shape, and I know that Rafa is also totally open to maybe playing some tennis.
“It sounds terrible, ‘senior’s tennis’ to us, you know, but maybe we can create a tour, like a ‘Fedal’ tour or something like that. I mean, it would be cool.
“And I think that’s also one of the reasons I started the Laver Cup is, you know, to shine a light on the past greats of the game.
“We’ve had it a little bit of this [a senior’s tour] in tennis, I think it was called the ‘Champions’ tour’ at the time. It did exist.
“I think there is a lot of appetite for seeing past champions in tennis, so I could maybe look into that as well as Rafa for sure.”
Roger Federer says the upcoming Laver Cup will be ‘different’
Ahead of the Laver Cup, which Federer co-founded, the former Swiss star said the event will feel slightly different this time around with new captains Andre Agassi and Yannick Noah.
“It’s going to feel quite different, actually, because I think they are both extremely thoughtful, Andre and Yannick,” he explained.
“I have really high respect for both guys, obviously, for what they accomplished on the court, but also off the court.
“Unfortunately, there is a change, you know, for Bjorn and John, but I think that Andre and Yannick are going to be incredible, and they have fantastic captains as well in Pat Rafter and Tim Henman, so I’m really excited to see how it’s going to go.”
The current Laver Cup champions are Team Europe, who clinched the victory in 2024 after Carlos Alcaraz secured the deciding singles tie against Taylor Fritz.