Roger Federer Love Story: 25 years ago Federer and Mirka were good friends, love story started with Sydney Olympics


The name of the wife of tennis great Roger Federer is Mirka. The first meeting of both happened 25 years ago today.

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Roger Federer of Switzerland has said goodbye to professional tennis.

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Federer has won a total of 20 Grand Slams in his career.

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He is the third most Grand Slam winner in the world.

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Along with this, he is also the person who has been at number-1 in the men's ATP singles rating for the longest time.

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As bright as Federer's career has been, his love story has been equally interesting.

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Federer's wife Mirka has also been a tennis player.

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The two met for the first time in 1997. Both have also played doubles matches together.

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