ROGER FEDERER has praised his wife Mirka in a new interview, in which he shares that the latter has played a significant role in helping him become one of the best tennis players in the world.
During a recent chat with Sportsworld microphones, Roger Federer, 40, stressed that his career hasn’t always allowed him to spend as much time with his wife as he would have liked to.
Mirka, 43, has always prioritised making sure that she and their four kids travel with their dad whenever they can, though it hasn’t always been easy.
The pair are parents to twin daughters Myla and Charlene, 12, and seven-year-old twin boys Leo and Lenny.
Needless to say, though, Mirka, who was a professional tennis player herself before retiring in 2002, knows how demanding Roger’s career has gotten over the years, so being her husband’s support system has been vital.
But with Roger having ruled out any plans of a potential retirement anytime soon, Mirka and the children will continue to be by his side amid his work commitments.
“She has been mentioned a lot in my career and she has done a really great job,” Roger told the publication.
She has been coming to every training session and every match of mine for years, she still did this now but obviously with children the situation is different.”
Roger goes on to acknowledge that Mirka has always put his interests and needs at the forefront, adding that there has never been a time where he’s felt detached from the woman he married despite how hectic things may have gotten over time.
From showing up to his tennis matches to raising their four children, all while sustaining a healthy marriage, Roger gives his wife plenty of credit.
He believes that because they come from the same sport and a similar background, it’s made things easier for the couple to navigate between his professional career and personal life.
Now, however, the Basel native hopes he gets to spend more quality time with his wife who has always put his needs before her own.
