Roger Federer is weighing all the future options over raising a quad-set of future tennis players, with the man considered perhaps the best to ever play the game admitting that he’s not overly keen on pushing his children into his sport.
“I think it’s 40 years on the tennis tour that doesn’t excite me,” said Federer, contemplating any future life as a tennis father for his duel sets of twins aged six and nearly two years old. “I think that’s what it would be. And they (the offspring) don’t necessarily love it the way I did.”
While ruling nothing out as he advances at the Australian Open, the 17-time grand slam winner said that signs are not solid for his older girls to make a run for the racquet in coming years.”
“Who knows? They are going to tennis lessons because daddy says so, because I think it’s a good thing for them. Yeah, I think it’s a wonderful place, the tennis tour, otherwise I wouldn’t be on it.
“It’s a great sport to learn how to lose, to win, to figure it out, for friendship, discipline, you name it. For hand/eye coordination.
“I only think good things about it. I didn’t say it in a negative way. I just don’t think they will ever be a tennis player who is ever going to play on Rod Laver Arena. Maybe they will surprise me and one day they will be here and I will be home in the cold and they will be here. Who knows?”
During Federer’s most recent win, daughters Myla Rose and Charlene Riva seemed more engrossed in their books than in their father’s progress into the third round.
“I’d rather support them in another sport,” Federer said. “Going to see them be super skiers, now that would be exciting. To go and watch tennis matches, I don’t know.”

Djokovic doesn’t deal in speculation as ATP match-fix hysteria continues

Novak Djokovic has tried as politely as possible to draw a line under speculation in the world tabloid press suggesting that he somehow didn’t try during a loss at Paris Bercy in 2007 against Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.
The world number one and Australian Open top seed wisely did not rise to the bait, explaining: “This (match-fixing) is now the main story in tennis and there’s going to be a lot of allegations. I have nothing more to say.
“Until somebody comes out with the real proof and evidence, it’s only a speculation for me.”
The Serb took basically the same line as tennis statesman Roger Federer, who also said that endless and unsubstantiated guessing was not helping in the explosive situation.
“Anybody can create a (false) story about any match, that’s my point.  There haven’t been too many matches where top players lost in last decade or so in early rounds. You can pick any match that you like that the top player lost and just create a story out of it,” Djokovic said.
“I think it’s not supported by any kind of proof, any evidence, any facts. It’s just speculation.”  

Hewitt slams match-fixing slur as ‘absolute farce’

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt slammed match-fixing allegations as an “absolute farce” on Thursday as his emotional retirement at the Australian Open was tainted by the corruption claims which have rocked tennis.
Hewitt, after going down fighting to David Ferrer at his farewell tournament, rounded on an anonymous online blog linking his name to the explosive report which has overshadowed the year’s first Grand Slam.
The 34-year-old Australian called it a “joke” and an “absolute farce” that he should be linked with the match-fixing allegations outlined by the original BBC and BuzzFeed report, which did not reveal any names.
“I think it’s a joke to deal with it. You know, obviously, yeah, there’s no possible way,” said Hewitt, after exiting in the second round.
“I know my name’s now been thrown into it. I don’t think anyone here would think that I’ve done anything (like) corruption or match-fixing. It’s just absurd.  
“For anyone that tries to go any further with it, then good luck. Take me on with it. Yeah, it’s disappointing. I think throwing my name out there with it makes the whole thing an absolute farce.”