Roger Federer has been enjoying his time after he retired from professional tennis in 2022. Federer has been spending time with his family while constantly keeping his fans up-to-date with his latest whereabouts. Now, the former World No. 1 is back in the headlines after he launched his signature tennis racquet.
Federer has worked with manufacturing giants Wilson to create his own signature racquet. The Swiss maestro collaborated with the Chicago-based sporting manufacturers and created his personalized racquet from scratch. The racquet, inspired by his twin daughters Myla Rose and Charlena Riva and his twin sons Leo and Lenny, has been named RF 01.
Federer and Wilson have been together for a long time. Wilson has been Federer’s racquet partner since his younger days dating back to 1998. The former World No. 1 has even signed a lifetime contract with Wilson.
Federer and Wilson had announced that they are working on a new racquet to suit the Swiss’ style of play after his injury lay-off before his retirement. The 20-time Grand Slam champion wanted a faster racquet to compete upon his return from injury but that never materialized, and he announced his retirement in 2022.
Talking about his racquet, Federer said he was thinking about other players too while designing it.
“As we started building it, I was still thinking what do I need to come back? I started thinking for other players, what could they also use? I was doing quite extensive racquet testing and we landed here in a spot where I think the weight, the size, the shape of the frame, we landed on this very quickly,” Federer told Newcomb.