Federer Says He Has No Plans To Retire From Tennis

Roger Federer insists he has no plans to retire in 2016 as he targets a bumper medal-haul for Switzerland at next year's Olympics.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion will celebrate his 35th birthday during the Rio Games, where he has hinted he could bid for a hat trick of golds in the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles tournaments.

Despite maintaining his position as world No.3, Federer has not tasted Grand Slam glory since his last victory at Wimbledon in 2012, but the Swiss veteran claims he will be raring to go at next month's Australian Open.

"I've planned all of 2016, all the way through the Rio Olympics and beyond," Federer said. "I'm going to probably announce that schedule in the coming weeks. I'm looking forward to next year.

"Australia's obviously a big goal for me and after that it's going to be a long, tough year. I'm feeling fine physically and in good shape. Like I say so many times, I hope I'm still on tour for a while. There are no plans to retire yet, I don't have a definite date, even though that would make things easier to plan."

Federer will be looking to improve on the singles silver he won at London 2012 when the Olympics get underway next summer, while he has also confirmed he will partner with former world No.1 Martina Hingis in the mixed doubles.

He also hinted he could once again team up with Stan Wawrinka in the doubles, with the duo hoping to replicate the success that saw them take gold at Beijing 2008.