Roger Federer’s Documentary Reveals Wife Mirka’s Control Over His Vulnerable Emotions – ‘It Definitely Hit Me’

When Roger Federer announced his retirement news to his family, his wife was in tears. “It was obviously very emotional. It’s only afterwards where I started to realize how much Mirka had been suffering,” the Swiss maestro later admitted. There wasn’t a single dry eye in London at the Laver Cup 2022, including Federer’s. But it was when he saw his other half holding back tears that he broke down completely and hugged her tightly. It was the end of an era, and Mirka Federer had been by her husband’s side throughout.

In his latest documentary venture, ‘FEDERER: Twelve Final Days’, the retired pro ups the emotional factor as he relives his last tournament in the sport that was once synonymous with Roger Federer. The King was retiring. His peers had turned on the waterworks, the audience was howling, and Federer was thanking his wife for all the support in a barely held together voice. “She could have stopped me a long, long time ago but she didn’t. She kept me going and allowed me to play, it’s amazing, thank you,” the former World No. 1 uttered through tears.

Revisiting that emotionally charged day in his documentary, which is set to release on Amazon Prime Video on June 20th, a clip shows just how much Mirka Federer influenced Roger Federer. “I think there are really two only I realized that would trigger me and that was Mirka and then the Rafa angle.“

He saw his tennis life with Mirka flash before his eyes as she hugged him and spoke about the pivotal role she played in his career. Roger Federer also got sentimental about the emotions he went through at that moment, “Even though I did feel I was solid, you know through the interviews and everything, even through the game, I was super relaxed. And then I don’t know at the end it was just you know it’s like okay I mean this is it and you know what happens next.“

The film, originally meant as a memento for his family, was never meant to be made public. But the finished product was too good to keep away from fans hungry for a glimpse of their favorite. In addition to the import players in Federer’s life, Mirka, usually prefering to stay outside the limelight, speaks on her husband’s long due retirement.

 The couple, who first met each other at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and shared their first kiss before departing, tied the knot in 2009 and parents to two sets of identical twins. For everything she has done for Federer, the 42-year-old star revealed the “only request” his wife had asked of him during his playing days.

Roger Federer reveals ‘the only request‘ Mirka shared from the Swiss star

During an interview, Roger Federer expressed his gratitude to his wife for always prioritizing what was in the best interest of his career and not discouraging him from traveling extensively. He said Mirka played a “very important” role not just in his life but in his career as well. Federer added, “It would have been easy for her to say, Look, can we not change it up or do different?”

But she never discouraged him from traveling around the world. “I hear stories, you know, some guys don’t get allowed to travel maybe three, four weeks on the stretch in a row somewhere. The only request she had is we can spend as much as time as possible together, which is what I wanted anyway,” Roger Federer added.

Mirka Federer is known for usually keeping a low profile, and she very rarely steps into the limelight. Hearing about her vital role in Roger Federer’s team makes the fans admire her both as a person and the wife of a legendary player. When June 20 comes around, we’re surely going to be blubbering our way through it.