Roger Federer has put the heat on tennis powerbrokers to provide clarity about what the future holds after a tumultuous week that saw ATP President Chris Kermode ousted.

The war that has been playing out in the backroom of men’s tennis — and was brought into the spotlight at the Australian Open in January — came to a messy ending on Friday when it was announced Kermode would not be extending his six-year term at the helm.

The Players Council — led by Novak Djokovic — voted Kermode out and while Djokovic has refused to confirm publicly whether he spearheaded the charge to get rid of the ATP leader, reports have widely claimed the Serb was the driving force behind the change.

Some stars like Players Council member Vasek Pospisil wanted Kermode gone but others such as Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal were firmly against the change in leadership because they believe men’s tennis has been booming in recent years.

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In public, Federer has largely stayed out of the debate and distanced himself from any talk about pushing for Kermode’s removal. However, some media reports claimed he was on Nadal’s side and opted not to attend the Players Council meeting to decide Kermode’s fate last week.

But the Swiss maestro went a little deeper into the messy affair after his 6-1 7-5 win over Peter Gojowczyk at Indian Wells today, demanding answers from decision-makers about what the future of tennis looks like.

Federer praised Kermode’s leadership in January but stayed away from mentioning specifics on Monday, although he said he was impressed with what men’s tennis looked like now, before adding the political upheaval was creating complications.

Federer also said he’s worried those leading the sport don’t have a clear idea of where they want to go or how they plan to get there.

“I’m not quite sure to be honest,” Federer told journalists Leif Shiras and Jon Wertheim on The Tennis Channel when asked what the future of tennis looks like.

“We’re in a very interesting time where we need to have a clear plan and I’m not sure what the plan is. That’s the big thing I worry about.

“I do believe we have unbelievable players, great matches, new guys coming through, stadiums are full, prizemoney has gone up. Everything’s great, it seems like.

“From that standpoint everything’s actually great and then you talk about politics and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, what’s going on here?’

“We need to really figure it out and I’d like to feel the pulse a little bit about where we’re about to go, because clearly we’re going to need to decide who the new CEO (of the ATP) is going to be, or the political side of the game has got to do that.”

Federer has previously downplayed his political influence, particularly when it came to Kermode’s future, but said after defeating Gojowczyk he would look at taking a more active role in shaping the future of tennis because he cares deeply about the sport.

“I would like to take an active role a little bit to some extent — as much time as I have and am willing to give — just to be part of the process because like you said I do care, and if I do care I should put in a little work as well,” Federer said.

Nadal has been a vocal critic of those demanding a leadership change at the ATP, saying just last week Kermode had done a “good job” and deserved to stay on. He also warned any drastic changes could derail the path tennis is on and risk future prosperity and growth.

Nadal raised those concerns after earlier complaining at the Australian Open nobody from the Players Council had even bothered to reach out to him and ask for his thoughts on Kermode or the state of the sport.

The Spaniard’s pleas clearly fell on deaf ears but he’s found a willing ally in Federer, who said the pair shared coffee at his house soon after Kermode was dumped to digest the political upheaval and discuss what lay ahead.

Federer said he and Nadal were on the same page when it came to wanting more clarity.

“What I am happy about is we’re aligned and we agree that we should be talking and coming up with a proper plan,” Federer said of their meeting.

“I’d like to hear that from the council and some more players and people just to get an idea what’s really going on, to be quite honest.”