I'm happy I can do that and be a tennis player at the same time.” "Overall, it's solid and good, and we are having a blast on the tour. We are just really enjoying our time together," Federer told the Herald Sun. Even with 4-year-old twin daughters and another baby on the way, the Federer clan travels as a unit, stopping off at Disney World last week between Indian Wells and Miami. Money may not buy happiness, but for the Federers, it buys togetherness. Based solely on anecdotal evidence, it seems the “absence makes the heart grow fonder” trope is less accurate when one party is traipsing the world with unlimited funds, and fans, at his disposal. “The only request she had is that we can spend as much as time as possible together, which is what I wanted anyway.” “I hear stories, you know, some guys aren’t allowed to travel maybe three, four weeks in a row sometimes,” he continued. It would have been easy for her to say, ‘Look, can we not change it up or do different?’”įederer seems to be well aware of how good he has it. I'm happy that she always thought in the best interest for me and my career and never pulled me away. “She's been very important in my life,” Federer said at Indian Wells this year, “not just as a tennis player but overall. Instead, the two seem stronger than ever. She even served as Federer’s agent during his early career, an arrangement almost guaranteed to end badly. He dated fellow player Mirka Vavrinec for several years before they tied the knot in 2009. The list goes on… Roger Federer, on the other hand, has avoided the same scrutiny, not to mention the issues of infidelity and domestic drama, that have befallen many of his sports star brethren. Grigor Dimitrov’s decision to trade his European home base for Los Angeles to be near his superstar paramour Maria Sharapova was equally analyzed. 1 is now ranked outside of the top 15) are due in part to her recent engagement to pro golfer Rory McIlroy. Admittedly, it’s easy to wonder if Caroline Wozniacki’s recent woes (the former No. Players who appear distracted by their private lives are easy targets for fans and media. An inherently selfish athlete can’t possibly put the necessary effort into both a relationship and a career, right? Recently Tennis Tuesday ran a story on the number of Grand Slams won by notable players after marriage. In professional tennis, a solitary endeavor, the notion is far stronger. Often in sport, serious romantic relationships are considered a hindrance to peak performance. Roger and Mirka Federer have set the standard for successful relationships in the pro sports world.
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