Roger Federer holds already many houses, most of them in Switzerland. When he is around the world to play ATP tournaments, he usually rents houses for his family and friends. But in Shanghai, when competing at the Rolex Masters, Federer goes there alone with his team and they all stay in a hotel.
That’s what he plans to do this October as well. Asked if he wants to build a house in Shanghai, the 36-year-old replied: ‘I have no plans yet (smiling). And I probably won’t. I’m not here enough. They have great hotels here, and I think hotels work perfectly for me at the moment.
(The price is) too much, probably, like in every big city around the world. These big cities have a way to have very high prices (smiling).’ Federer will try to win his third title at the Shanghai Masters, and this year he will go there as defending champion.
Asked how he spends his free time in the Chinese city, he replied: ‘I try to always go to some different restaurants or go back to some old classics I have enjoyed over the years in the city. Of course, I like The Bund. Never looks the same, in a way, you know, the water, the boats moving around.
I like it, the lights at night. During the day it’s different again. If it’s sunshine or cloudy, I always like to have the view to The Bund or go visit there. In the past, I went to the Art District or Xintiandi, and different places, so I have always tried every year to do something.’