Federer Marries Mirka Vavrinec

BASEL, Switzerland — Roger Federer married longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec on Saturday in a small ceremony in his hometown.

The second-ranked tennis player announced the wedding on his Web site, saying the couple got married "surrounded by a small group of close friends and family."

"It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion," he said.

The couple announced last month they are expecting their first child.

Federer is set to play in next week's Monte Carlo Masters after accepting a last-minute wild card invitation Thursday. Federer is a three-time finalist at the clay-court tournament but has never won.

After struggling with his form last year and losing his No. 1 ranking to Rafael Nadal, Federer is aiming for his sixth Wimbledon title this summer. He lost to Nadal in the Australian Open final, the year's first major.

Comments

[Shrinath]

Congratulations Roger and Mirka!!! Wishing you and your family only the best in the years to come!!! :-) Happy Easter everyone!

[Lucille]

I recently saw them on cable television, he was playing tennis of course and she was big and pregnant and they have been together forever and I thought, damn, why aren't they married? So I'm happy for both of them.

Yeah, yeah, I know these are modern times, women don't have to marry men just because their preggers...right. I'm sure the new Mrs. Federer is feeling much better now and her pregnancy will be a breaze; congrats.

[layman]

Guess, the aging process is just unavoidable. Forever young is just a fairy tale and just that.

[janpradder]

Congrats to Roger and Mirka! I am a big tennis fan and think he's fantastic. And it was always nice to see that she has been by his side forever!

[sleek]

Well, since he can't seem to win any tournaments lately he might as well start the baby making process.

[TallyLass]

So true. He cried like a baby his most recent loss to Nadal and broke his racquet his lost to Djokovic. Hope the baby has more class then he's displayed lately.

[lemekid]

Jesus, don't you have anything good to say? You comment is shameful.