Mirka Federer, the wife of tennis legend Roger Federer, is a familiar face court side.
While she’s a constant presence at Roger’s matches, a new biography about the Swiss player has explained why we never hear her speak to the media.
Simon Graf, a long-time sports editor in Switzerland, released a book on the 2-time Grand Slam winner in October and explained more in a January interview with tennisnet.com.
Graf said that Mirka was advised by her husband more than a decade ago not to speak to media in order to protect her privacy.
"He advised her over ten years ago. Roger likes to keep control, he does not want everyone in the team talking," Graf said in the interview (Google translated from Swiss German).
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Once again we have a celebrity partner who likes her privacy and does not indulge in Instagram or Twitter.
Once again, we have an article disrespecting her wishes and exposing her private life - Rafaels girlfriend got the same treatment from MM just a week or so ago.
C'mon, it can't be that hard to give them some space and respect and just let them be?
It’s as if some people find it completely unfathomable that there are people in the world who *could* be famous, but choose not to be. All the attention given to “influencers” and Kardashian types has made us think that of course everyone wants to be a celeb.
How amazing are the double sets of twins!