Roger Federer's Girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec Is Pregnant

BASEL, Switzerland — Roger Federer is going to be a father.

The Swiss tennis star said in a message on his Web site Thursday that girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec is pregnant with the couple's first child. The baby is due in the summer.

"This is a dream come true for us," the 27-year-old Federer said. "We love children and we are looking forward to being parents for the first time. Mirka is feeling great and everything is going well."

Federer met Vavrinec at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

"We are so happy to be starting a family together," he said.

Federer, a 13-time Grand Slam champion who is ranked No 2, is in Indian Wells, Calif., for a tournament that starts Thursday.

Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in five sets in the Australian Open final. He pulled out of Switzerland's Davis Cup series against the United States and withdrew from the Dubai Tennis Championships because of an injured back.

"I arrived in Indian Wells earlier this week and I am eager to get back out on court," Federer said. "My back is feeling much better and I am ready to go."

Federer is seeded second behind Nadal at Indian Wells, a tournament he won from 2004-06. He will open against Marc Gicquel or Simone Bolelli.

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Comments

[harriettubman]

02:14 PM on 03/15/2009

So where's the part about Ms.Wintour­? Did I miss a paragraph?

[erincnyc]

01:42 PM on 03/15/2009

Oh noes. *headdesk*

[marcosweb]

03:28 PM on 03/14/2009

the story is about 2 years old...noth­ing really.
here's the link:
http://nym­ag.com/dai­ly/intel/2­007/08/at_­mens_vogue­_dinner_ro­ger_fed.ht­ml

[Ed and Deb Shapiro]

01:27 AM on 03/14/2009

I am an avid fan of tennis and have met Boris Becker in London right after his last Wimbledon match it was really great to have chatted with him and given him one of our books.

Then Roger Federer came along and I have watched many of his amazing matches. His lovely girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec was always there.

May he continue to break tennis records! May they both enjoy their new little prize.

Congrats,

Ed

[timafi]

11:25 AM on 03/13/2009

congrats to Roger and Mirka,best player I've ever seen in my life.May God be there the whole pregnancy.­May Mamma be healthy and may baby be healthy as well.
You two are great and you'll be fantastic parents.
May 2009 be a great year for you Roger and may you win RG and get your Wimbledon trophy back and may you receive your USO trophy in 1 hand and baby in another.

[likeicare]

06:47 AM on 03/13/2009

Sorry, but, Anna Wintour's connection with this is . . . what, exactly?

I don't read Vogue that often, and I don't follow the gossip drones . . . so, what's this about, anyway?

[plooger]

12:01 PM on 03/13/2009

Seriously!­! That was the only damn reason I opened this article, to find out how Wintour was linked to Federer. The headline makes it seem like Wintour and Federer were an item.

[Fremon]

07:41 PM on 03/12/2009

Wonderful. I hope the baby is beautiful and healthy. Good job Roger (Roh-jay).

[pollyannacowgirl]

07:25 PM on 03/12/2009

What does Anna Wintour have to do with it?

If she wanted a child, she'd have had one already.

[Dr Data]

12:40 AM on 03/14/2009

Looked up Anna Wintour. His girlfriend bears a striking resemblanc­e to the Vogue fashionist­a. Crazy, misleading headlines.

[johnnygoodwud]

07:18 PM on 03/12/2009

whatever happened to actually getting married first? to old fashioned?­???

[Shawn Fassett]

07:57 PM on 03/12/2009

alot of good that does people...g­row up.

[endymian]

07:03 PM on 03/14/2009

it went by the wayside like other great family values of the past and in some cases the present--, like whites only, no jews allowed, anti-choic­e, irish girls need not apply, fagbating, the good old boys network, and give me that old time religion!

[Bramble8]

06:06 PM on 03/12/2009

Congrats! Amazing tennis player and a great man. Cute couple.

[yankee452]

05:47 PM on 03/12/2009

Wondeful news !

I wonder how soon Roger will put a racket in the child's hands !

[amorvincitomnia]

05:23 PM on 03/12/2009

Best wishes to Roger and Mirka!