Roger Federer, despite not having played for half a year, remains the hot topic of conversation throughout the tennis community. This time, retired San Antonio Spurs player Tony Parker posted on Instagram about his own ‘little Roger’!

Tony Parker showed his love and respect for Roger by lovingly calling his own son by Federer’s name, as the father-son duo played tennis.

There’s a mini Roger Federer in Tony Parker’s house

Retired NBA player Tony Parker shared a Roger Federer reference this week. The former San Antonio Spurs player shared a video of his 7-year-old son Josh playing tennis on Instagram.

Parker called his son his ‘little Roger’. No doubt, with the right attitude, under the mentorship of his 4-time champion father, little Josh could certainly become a wonder at the sport.

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Federer vs Alize Lim: A Dream Matchup

Alize Lim, Tony Parker’s girlfriend, and French tennis player, surely has a vivid imagination. Lim took to Twitter to describe how she dreamt of the Swiss Maestro. Apparently, the two were supposed to go head-to-head at the French Open.

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According to her dream, Federer was her first-round opponent in Paris. However, even in the dream, the match never went through.

Owing to the pandemic, the match switched over to the telly. Yes, Alize Lim went head-to-head against Roger Federer, at Roland Garros, on the television! That sure is an unlikely chain of words.

Sadly, despite playing on her own turf, Lim couldn’t do well. Per her tweet, the French player kept missing against Federer, shanking the ball and playing air shots.

We can’t blame her- after all, even the best of players tend to lose their nerve against the Swiss Maestro!

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