CAMELOT FANTASIES

That is one heck of a prediction General    They would be going nuts on your 100 titles thread if you added that to it. 
Hmm, maybe I'll create another thread for that.   "Bold Prediction: Federer could play into his 40's and be ranked in the top 20!"  but should I give you credit?  I'm sure that thread will be bashed. 

I wouldn't put it past him though.  He'll play as long as he wants and can. He enjoys playing, the family seems to enjoy it. 

Of course, if his back gets consistently worse, then he might have to call it quits, as so many players have done in the past,  but he has some of the best physios to help him avoid it.

I have to laugh at the people there who say he's definitely not playing till he's 40, or not past 2016-2017.  How do they know?  Sounds like wishful thinking.  He enjoys playing, enjoys the crowds that fill the stadiums to watch him, of course enjoys winning.

As far as Rafa goes it is stranger than anything I've seen yet from his camp. You've said it all.  I don't understand it. 
It's getting even more bizarre.

Uncle Toni just announced that Rafa would attempt to play in Basel, then see if he feels good enough to play Paris, but that he is almost definitely out of the World Tour Finals as he is scheduled for surgery at the latest early November, or earlier if he doesn't play Paris.  I guess he might be playing in Basel for the big appearance fee, but still seems risky.  Anyway, I'll believe all this when it happens...

And the he keeps making these videos about bluffing.  Latest one is playing golf and getting hurt:

golf course injury video

Sort of an odd thing to joke about. Those people were really concerned for him. 

Respectfully,
masterclass

It's a part of the Poker Stars Promotion. They do all of these segments to test Rafa's acting skills to see how well he can bluff others. I've seen a ton of them. Last month he was a pilot, and in an earlier video he was a clerk at a hotel and each time he has to pretend he isn't Nadal. All of his fans know he's doing these spots, so no harm, no foul.