Roger Federer must have learned from me” – ………… Says ambiguously

A recent confirmation has shed further light on Roger Federer’s early connection to John McEnroe’s brother Patrick McEnroe: Federer once served as Patrick’s ball boy. The American legend confirmed Federer’s own statements recently.

Federer announced his retirement in 2022, with the Laver Cup being his last tournament. He got sidelined because of a knee injury that he faced during his quarterfinal loss to Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon 2021. Unfortunately, the Swiss couldn’t have a fairytale ending as he lost to Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe while teamed up with Rafael Nadal.

Federer recently sat in an interview with Chris Russo for Mad Dog Sports Radio. The 42-year-old shared some interesting facts about his career in the interview. He also revealed during the conversation that he used to be the ball kid earlier in his career and once aided former French Open champion Patrick McEnroe as a ball boy. He was quoted as saying:

Home town tournament Basel holds a special meaning for me because I was a ball kid there. (For) Two years, you know I was a ball kid of Patrick McEnroe in his final when he played there. He knows that, I have told him many times, then he feels embarrassed that I was his ball kid.” (0:34)