3/12/09 11:08 PM | Johan Lindahl
Roger Federer has backed up his surprise parting of ways with Darren Cahill after a nine-day coaching trial in Dubai with the news that his long-time girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec is pregnant with the couple's first child.
"I have some really awesome news to share with all of you: Mirka and I are excited to let you know that we will be parents this summer," the Swiss said on his website.
"Mirka is pregnant and we are so happy to be starting a family together." The world No. 2 called the big event "a dream come true for us."
"We love children and we are looking forward to being parents for the first time. Mirka is feeling great and everything is going well."
The pair have been together for nearly a decade after meeting on the Swiss 2000 Sydney Olympic team team when Mirka was a fellow tennis professional.
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I somehow knew it. Really :)). And then, I saw it today on another tennis forum.
Anyhow, those are great news and despite me not rooting for Rog, I congratulate them from the bottom of my heart.
Kids are the best thing in life. Suddenly, those GSs won't look so important anymore.
Best wishes Rog and Mirka
from
mom of 2
danica , 3/12/09 11:44 PM
has roger married mirka?
memi , 3/13/09 12:12 AM
Feels a little unreal. Isn't Federer too young to be a father. He's only 27. Now is the time to work on tennis --not to start a family!
imjimmy , 3/13/09 12:28 AM
I don't think so. Does it matter?
danica , 3/13/09 12:28 AM
no they havent married. not that it matters.
um no 27 is a perfectly normal age... do u not think he has given 100% to tennis for long enough???
kaitepai , 3/13/09 12:37 AM
after eight or nine years with the same guy, marriage probably matters to mirka!
memi , 3/13/09 12:55 AM
Geez, with so much money, he can just ask 20 maids to look after the baby like a prince/princess. i hope it's a boy.
I don't know what religion Fed is but people get children before marriage all the time. David Beckham got Brooklyn b4 he married Posh. And athletes marry young and start a family early because they can afford to.
torres9 , 3/13/09 1:34 AM
Congrats to roger. Anyway, they're engaged to each other already. Only hope he'll still concentrate on his tennis career when baby is born. Wish him all the best!
linda , 3/13/09 1:43 AM
memi speak for urself. my parents were 2gether 20 yrs and never married. tehy had 2 kids. and for the record, it was my mum who turned my dad down. she has bin with her partner now for 9 yrs and again she wont marry him. some people just dont believe in it.
so there.
if they do get married thatd be great, roger would look gorgeous i bet. i dont think they are engaged tho, rog said that is a love u very much ring.
kaitepai , 3/13/09 1:48 AM
MARK MY WORDS.... if FED loose at any point in this tournament, HIS "worshipers" will use this pregnancy as reason>>> FED's concentration is on the baby that's why he can't put his full attention to his tennis--- this is one of the possible convenient EXCUSE!
agf25agf , 3/13/09 2:03 AM
kaitepai, my comments are not directed to you or toward you. i know nothing about your personal life, nor am i interested in knowing anything your life. i thought the subject was about, roger and mirka (public figures), i didn't know it was about you and your family! maybe, i should re-read the article!
memi , 3/13/09 2:21 AM
after eight or nine years with the same guy, marriage probably matters to mirka!
I didnt know u knew her personally, or are you bringing your own stereotypes and beliefs into your comments as well??
kaitepai , 3/13/09 3:34 AM
after eight or nine years with the same guy, marriage probably matters to mirka! - PROBABLY is what memi said. Everyone brings their opinions here but nobody is interested in your personal life or your parents' marital issues. You are not near the top of the tennis pyramid.
jean , 3/13/09 3:42 AM
good point, jean! apparently, kaitepai is dealing with some personal issues! it happens! it's not worth making a big deal out of it!
memi , 3/13/09 4:54 AM
u guys are great, probably the same person.... yeah ive got major issues about it. pretty much cry every single night.
memis opinion sucks, in my opinion.
kaitepai , 3/13/09 5:00 AM
Man agf25agf U r impossible .. Phew!
Max , 3/13/09 7:08 AM
torres9-Fed is a Catholic.(.Remember the meeting with the Pope ? ROFL.. )
haha..now the resumes for the job of a nanny are going to start filing in...
Quite frankly I'm still in disbelief.It was so unexpected.But I'm soo happy for them.
What a roller coaster ride this year and the last one has been!( I would never sit on a roller coaster in real life Lol) This whole journey as a fan right from when I saw Roger in Wimbledon 03 final till today, has been , as a tennis fan, the most fantastic journey for me.And I thank Roger for all these moments he's given us fans.
janhavi , 3/13/09 7:31 AM
It's been very surprising for me actually! Congrats to them but I've been wondering if that would affect Roger's tennis.Maybe they already knew it for a while as they expect it in the summer,so it must have been four or five months!!
sisterofnight12 , 3/13/09 7:35 AM
I wish for health and happiness to Fed and Mirka on the upcoming birth.
But give me a break! The way people are acting make you think that no one in tennis history has had a life-changing event happen during their career. As a professional athlete, Fed SHOULD know how to handle this alongside his career. He isn't paid millions just to have one event in his life like a new baby affect his career. First we had the back news, then the "coach or no coach news", now we have the baby news. What is next?
fan4tennis , 3/13/09 7:47 AM
Twins!
remi , 3/13/09 10:31 AM
OMG !!!!!!!! TJ is sooooooooooooooooooooo 1/2e !!!!!!!!!!!! congratulations Roger !!!!!!!!!! u r gonna get the best honour of the world "PAPA". congrats again !!!!Hope Price Roger or Princess Miraka bring joy to yours life!!!! BEST OF LUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!
But few people r here insted of wishing him taking this oppertunity to make fun of him !!!!!!! it shows how sick they r !!!!!!!!!!!!!
tomnjerry2 , 3/13/09 10:41 AM
Now I know why he sobbed uncontrolledly at AO ceremony.....
noleisthebest , 3/13/09 12:28 PM
thats great news, congrats to rog and mirka!!!
wonder if it will be a boy or a girl though...
redpanda , 3/13/09 12:47 PM
One of the nicest guys on the planet will make a terrific dad. All the best to Rog and Mirka! (I think to be 27 and fabulously wealthy is definitely not too young to be a dad. Also, do we assume they'll raise the baby in Dubai or would it be Switzerland? I saw a piece on Dubai, and it is so very safe there...)
Rafterfan , 3/13/09 1:48 PM
noleisthebest, very amusing! but it makes sense!
memi , 3/13/09 8:48 PM
well,so much news from fed this week,,,my goodness...a baby....wow!..i am really happy for them....i wonder was it planned?.....in a way i am kind of sad a little because i know that a baby takes a lot of attention and focus and how can he focus on both....i mean it take a lot to handle rafa...then to raise a child....but ,i do wish that they have a healthy baby........one thing for sure i know....if that was rafa's news today i would not be a happy camper.
i hope that fed and rafa will continue to be rivals for a long time....makes for good tennis........wow ....a baby....why now a wonder? still makes me kind of sad in a way.
alik , 3/13/09 9:18 PM
Congrats to Roger & Mirka - wonderful news! I hope they can enjoy it without all the needless speculation about whether they are married or not & how it will affect Federer?s career. The two of them are bringing a child into this world, and while almost anyone can do it, it?s still one of the most beautiful things in this life.
Best wishes to their new family.
tenisbebe , 3/13/09 11:41 PM
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ii6rtpYGL49Xx9Mf6Ofv g8x6P8owD96U7PCO0
Roger says becoming Dad won't affect his tennis !!!!!!!!! lol
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congrats 2 rog and mirka, this is so exciting
kaitepai , 3/12/09 11:34 PM