The moment that all the fans feared has come: Roger Federer in a few days he will say goodbye to high-level tennis and he will do it at the age of 42. For 24 years he has fought on fields all over the world, in 40 different countries to be exact, challenging and beating anyone he met at least once in his life. The communication of the end of his career arrived on Instagram, with a long letter addressed to fans, colleagues, coaches and above all his family: his four children and his wife Mirka.
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“I would especially like to thank my amazing wife Mirka, who lived every minute with me. It warmed me up before the finals, attended countless matches even during the eighth month of pregnancy, and endured my funny side traveling with my team for over 20 years, ”the Swiss champion wrote to her. It could be said that Roger and Mirka, aka Miroslava Vavrinec, shared a life together, first on the pitch, then off. After all, they met as tennis players at Sydney Olympics in 2000, both under the Swiss flag. Soon after, love was born.
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Since they met until today, Mirka and Roger have never left. In 2002 she retired from tennis with a bad foot injury, meanwhile he was getting stronger and moving from one part of the world to the other. So she started following him in hers sports adventures. For over 20 years she has accompanied and followed him from the corner dedicated to family members, supporting him with incredible enthusiasm and strength. In April 2009 the marriage arrived and within a few months the Federer spouses enlarged the family.
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In the summer of 2009 the twins Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, while in 2014 it was the turn of two gemelli, Leo and Lennart. A double couple, or rather a feat, which only a champion like him and a woman with a thousand resources like her could succeed. They too, from a very young age, were caught in Roger's corner, on the field, cheering for him, as evidenced by the many videos that are on the net and certainly the same will happen next weekend, during the last tournament. high level that will see Roger take the field. They will then return to their home in Basel, city of origin of the champion, where they have always had their base, together with the poodle Willow.
