World number four Roger Federer will be reunited with his family earlier than expected following his suprise second round loss at the Rome Masters this week. The Rome Masters was his first tournament after becoming a father to a second set of twins last week. The Swiss tennis star pulled out of Madrid Masters to spend time with his wife.
“It’s an unbelievable time, so much more interesting than just winning a tournament or anything. That is so, like, secondary. It’s really exciting times now and you just want to be in touch and know everything that’s going on. I’m calling her all the time and she’s calling me and it’s really, really beautiful,” he said in an interview with Daily Telegraph.
Federer admitted that he was surprised to find out that he will have another set of twins.
“Wow, I can’t believe it, it’s really happening again,” he said. “But I always felt that there was a chance. My sister Diana has twins, a boy and a girl. And my grandmother on my mum’s side was a twin apparently. So I guess that we jumped a generation.
“It is pretty extraordinary. But I don’t feel special because of it. In fact I believe that it’s more to do with Mirka, but the doctors might tell you otherwise.”
“I got so many messages and congratulations. It’s nice to see that people are happy for me, and especially for Mirka, because she did the hard work,” he said. “At the same time, people who know us, they try to give new parents some space because it is so intimate. We have had a lot of friends coming to visit the boys and Myla and Charlene, and also Mirka in particular. It has been very nice. I have loved it.”
Federer will now have more than a week to prepare for the Roland Garros 2014 tournament. He’s hoping that the whole family will be able to join him in Paris for the second Grand Slam event of the season.
“I’m aware it’s going to be a lot of work,” said Federer. “My plan is that they can also come on tour, and this time around at least we kind of know how to handle kids on the road.”
