Federer: No plans of retiring anytime soon

World number six Roger Federer will begin his 17th season at the ATP World Tour at the Brisbane International in January 2014 and the Swiss tennis superstar stated that he doesn’t have plans to retire from the sport any time soon.

“[Tennis] is something that’s always there in your DNA,” he said.

“For me, it’s pretty simple: This is what I used to do as a little boy. It’s almost like I started walking at the same time I started playing tennis in some ways. It’s like one of those moments where you’re happy out on the court, you’re happy improving, happy trying to change things, adjusting now. As long as I have this choice, I’ll keep on playing,” he added.

Federer will participate at the Brisbane International for the first time. The Swiss Maestro has already stated in previous interviews that he intends to participate at the 2016 Rio Olympics.