Roger Federer Says One of His Four Children Is ‘Getting Serious’ About Playing Tennis

The retired pro (and dad to two sets of identical twins) says he never pushed his kids into the sport, but that one of them is starting to get more serious about it

Roger Federer may be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, but one thing he’s not? A pushy sports parent.

“No, I never pushed my kids into it,” he tells PEOPLE of getting his kids into the game. Of course, coming from such active parents — their mom is his wife and former Slovakian tennis pro Mirka Federer — they’re athletic kids nonetheless.

Federer says that while he’s not advocating for them to get into sports professionally, it’s fine if that’s what happens. “I’ll jump on the court with them whenever they want,” he says.