Federer doesn't want daughters to follow in tennis footsteps

Roger Federer is arguably the greatest tennis player of all-time, but that doesn’t mean he wants his children to follow in his footsteps.

Speaking after his second-round win over Alexandr Dolgopolov at the Australian Open, the 34-year-old told reporters that he would like to see his daughters—six-year-old twins Myla and Charlene—eventually take up another sport.

“I'm happy if they won't end up being on this court, actually,” Federer said, according to the Associated Press.

The two girls have already begun taking tennis lessons, the 17-time Grand Slam champion revealed, but don’t read too much into that.

“I'd rather support them in another sport,” Federer said, according to the AP. “Go see them be a super skier. That would be exciting.”

The tour veteran, who turned pro back in 1998, clearly wants a life after tennis.

“I think it's 40 years on the tennis tour that doesn't excite me, you know,” he told the Associated Press with a laugh. ''I will support them all the way whatever they want to do, but I don't see myself doing that right now.”

With the win over Dolgopolov, Federer—who has four Australian Open titles to his name—reached the third round in Melbourne for the 17th consecutive time.

Next up for Federer is No. 27 seed Grigor Dimitrov, who beat Marco Trungelliti in four sets.