Sven Groeneveld - "Everyone advised Roger Federer against Mirka"
Roger and Mirka Federer have been a couple since the Sydney Olympics in 2000. If it had been up to Federer's companions at the time, this great love story would have developed differently.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: May 03, 2020, 08:39 am
From a sporting point of view, the 2000 Olympic Games were a disappointment for Roger Federer: Although the Swiss had only started number 36 in the world in Sydney, Federer was allowed to calculate chances in the semi-final against Tommy Haas (number 48 at the time). The German won 6: 3 and 6: 2, Federer, on the other hand, did not even take Australia with bronze - because the decisive match was lost in three sets against Arnaud di Pasquale.
But, it is now known that the relationship between Federer and his current wife Mirka began that year and in that place. If you think Sven Groeneveld, who as head coach of the Swiss tennis association at that time had a close connection to the 18-year-old Federer, Roger was not sure. "He asked everyone if he should go with her," Groeneveld said a few days ago on "Kasi Live" in our Instagram account "tennisnetnews". "Everyone advised him against. And that Federer did it was the best decision of his life. ”
Zoff between Mirka Federer and Stan Wawrinka
Federer and Mirka, née Vavrinec, married in 2009, when the former professional player with whom Maestro also competed at the Hopman Cup in Perth in 2002 had long since become Federer's most loyal companion on the tour. And also its loudest, as Stan Wawrinka had to determine in the semifinals of the ATP Finals 2014. Wawrinka was not amused by Mrs Federer's interjections - and that was just a few days before the start of the Davis Cup final in Lille against France, which Stan and Roger would eventually win.
Mirka had clearly described Stan as "Cry Baby", the Swiss house blessing was wrong for a short time. Severin Lüthi, Davis Cup captain of the Confederates then and now, was able to smooth the waves in time. "There were still a few problems internally," Lüthi also explained at "Kasi Live". "It's unbelievable how the two of them solved it, what size .. Stan was able to laugh about it again on the train to Lille on Sunday. Both have everything subordinated to the goal. "