Roger Federer’s wife Miroslava ‘Mirka’ Federer can never escape the media?
Miroslava “Mirka” Federer is the wife of tennis superstar Roger Federer. She lives in the limelight of her husband and can be seen at every match being played by him. Mirka has managed to keep a very low profile in the media and has remained mysterious and inscrutable to the public. Roger Federer is currently ranked as the number two tennis player in the world and has been a Grand Slam singles champion on sixteen different occasions in his career, which is a male record in the history of tennis. The media is always flooded with Roger Federer’s name but hardly has there been anything on Mirka Federer.
Although Mirka has tried to avoid any kind of publicity, reporters and journalists have still managed to write a piece or two, which have managed to tick her off. The media just cannot get it through their heads that such a famous tennis star could have married someone as simple as Mirka. Unlike most other tennis wives and wives to be, Mirka does not have a blog or a twitter account nor has she been a part of some swimsuit magazine issue, which is not welcomed in the glamorous world of celebrities.
Despite all her efforts to avoid being exposed, Mirka faced her first media dispute in 2004. It was initiated by the retired Australian professional tennis player, Pat Cash, who wrote a piece in the January 2004 edition of Evening Standard in which he accused Mirka of having “a Svengali-like grip over the Wimbledon champion”. This was completely outrageous and Mirka, at many occasions, vented out at the press that Cash’s allegations were absolutely bizarre. She further claimed that Cash should just shut up and it was probably jealously that made him write such nonsense. Mirka explained that just because his own career has come to a halt, Cash is now picking on others.
Mirka has been extremely supportive of Roger’s tennis career. She used to be a Women’s Tennis Association player herself but had to retire in 2002 due a severe foot injury. Mirka and Roger met during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where they were both representing Switzerland. The couple came together for a few years and finally got married on 11th April 2009. Mirka gave birth to twin girls on the 24th of July that same year. After Mirka retired from her own career, she completely dedicated herself to Roger’s career. Roger admits that he developed a better game with her support and she enabled him to remain calm in tense situations; hence, making her a very important part of his life.
Fans owe a lot to Mirka for everything that she has helped Roger accomplish in his amazing career as a professional tennis player. He could not have accomplished all that he has in this mad and competitive sport if he did not have a loving and caring wife by his side. Roger claims not have spent an evening away from Mirka in years. Together, they make a lovely couple; they do not make any major decisions without consulting each other. Now that is what you call a match made in heaven!
Except for a few other minor hits made in the media against Mirka, she has not been involved in any major scandal or issue. She has been called fat which has just been a nasty comment and is something very immature, sad and rude on the behalf of people. Plus, just last year, she gave birth to twins and coming down to a size zero after such an accomplishment is not at all easy. People should try being more considerate. Fans also complain that a superstar like Roger Federer should be with someone more ‘hot’ and ‘good looking’.
In spite of the endless efforts made by Mirka Federer to keep the media out of her life, she has not been able to achieve this completely. Therefore, this celebrity wife needs to realise that under all circumstances, she can never entirely escape the media.
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