

“It did not change a lot,” Federer noted to Tennis World. Roger described fatherhood as the “most incredible thing in the world” in an interview with Tennis World. With four children, the couple remains busy when Roger is not competing in a tournament.

Roger Federer wish all of you a Happy Easter weekend.” It wasn’t some stunt to get the Gillette deal. “It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion. When the final began, Woods was in the front row of Federer’s box with his wife, Elin Nordegren, on one side and Mirka on the other. “Earlier today, in my hometown of Basel, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family, Mirka and I got married,” Roger said, per People. Mirka competed in all four Grand Slams from the year 1999 to 2001. Who is Mirka Federer The Slovakian born Mirka Federer is a former Swiss tennis player she managed to get her best world ranking of 76 in 2001. The couple now has 4 children, a set of girl twins and a set of boy twins. The couple got married on Easter in 2009, and Roger released a statement after their wedding in Basel. Federer is married to his love of life, Mirka. GettyMirka Federer pictured with the couples four children at the 2018 Australian Open.Įarlier this year, the couple celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.

The tennis star attributed his longevity in the sport in part to Mirkas support. After nine years of dating, Roger and Mirka tied the knot in 2009 and have since welcomed two sets of identical twins. Both tennis players, the couple met while representing Switzerland at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. I tried to tell her I was almost 18-and-a-half. Roger Federer met his wife Mirka long before his first major singles win. “She told me I was so young when she kissed me. “So, anyway, I did,” continues Federer.Įven so Federer had to fall back on the teenage trick of beefing up your age with fractions. “He said, ‘Hey, kiss her now.'”įederer giggles: “And I’m like, ‘No, I don’t know, maybe, should I?'” It also turns out that wrestlers have big hearts - it was one of them who suggested Federer make the first move. The tennis star admitted to CNN that he lied about his age since Mirka was older than he was.

Roger noted that it was an Olympic wrestler that prompted their first kiss. “I guess over the two weeks, we built up some chemistry.” We were together with the wrestlers and all the other cool athletes,” Roger explained to CNN. “We were both playing for Switzerland in tennis, and then we spent two weeks together in those dorms. When Savannah suggested not all athletes would insist on taking their family on the road with them, Federer said it was a no-brainer.Get Coached Into the Best Shape of Your Life I actually really stayed hungry throughout.” And from being maybe the dominator I became the challenger. But then when the boys were born, I mean, that rocked the boat, obviously, because going on the road with four kids every single week was hard, to say the least. According to Diario de Mallorca, Perello gave birth to a baby boy in. I remember changing diapers, bathing the girls and just being a dad. Rafael Nadal and his wife Maria Francisca Perello became parents for the first time on Saturday, as per Spanish media reports. “The girls were born and from that moment on, 20, I didn’t win any slam. She was also an aspiring tennis player just like Rodger Federer. Mirka Federer, wife of Roger Federer, with their children, twins Charlene and Myla, 9, and Lenny and Leo, 5, watch the tennis great play Novak Djokovic during the men's final at Wimbledon on Jin London. Mirka Federer, the wife of Rodger Federer was born on April 1st, 1978 in Czechoslovakia. 1,” he told Savannah Guthrie in an exclusive interview on TODAY Sept. They were born in ‘09, just after I became, I think it was world No. “I have twin girls, as you know, Myla and Charlene. He says becoming a parent represented a shift in his approach, especially when his daughters arrived as he reached a cold spell when it came to winning major tournaments.
