Exotic vacations. They seem to be right up the Federer family’s alley. In fact, Roger Federer once revealed, “My favorite destination would have to be the Maldives. I love a beach vacation with my family.” So the last time the
legend and his family enjoyed a beach holiday, we got “Fast & Furious💨: Tuk-Tuk Edition🛺” in Thailand. This time, though, Federer traveled 800 miles east to a country with 2000 miles of coastline, where nothing’s too far away from pristine white-sand beaches. Vietnam.
Considering the Swiss Maestro’s love for beaches, how could the Federer clan not visit the coastal town of Hoi An? Known for its Ancient Town, the Vietnamese town is a one-time trading port. Per Vietnam Tourism, “Outside the Old Town, two-lane roads slice through waving rice fields and emerge at a frothy coastline. Stay a couple of days, and Hoi An’s easygoing beauty and lantern-lit nights may leave you hopelessly beguiled.” Well, that’s precisely what Federer is doing!
According to multiple Vietnamese sources, Nguyen Thanh Hong, director of the Quang Nam Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the 42-year-old, along with his wife, Mirka, and four kids, is on a private vacation at a resort in Dien Ban Town, about 3.7 miles from downtown Hoi An Ancient Town. Although Federer hasn’t posted anything about his first trip to Vietnam yet (maybe we’ll get a post-Thailand-like photo haul), many fans have. And from the looks of it, the 20-time Grand Slam champion couldn’t stay away from the inviting tennis courts at the hotel for long enough!
In a 2023 interview with the Wall Street Journal, Federer revealed, “I don’t play much tennis anymore, other than with the kids. As a former player, to book a court and get someone to hit with you is a process, so you end up not doing it.” But that wasn’t the case in Hoi An. Apart from meeting fans during breakfast at the resort – following which one of them described the Swiss as “exceptionally amicable” – many got to witness him live on the tennis courts. And, of course, shared them online.