Now, Roger and his wife, Mirka Federer, are raising a family of their own with Roger admits that his dad, Robert, exercised tough love as he developed his game. Learn more about Federer's parents, siblings and family.Question about Roger Federer’s past brings him to tearsRoger Federer looks ahead to the Australian Open and emotionally recalls the influence his former coach Peter Carter had on his early tennis career. Former US tennis star Andy Roddick has hit out at Novak Djokovic’s mother Dijana over her recent comments on Swiss maestro Roger Federer.

He was named Roger because it could also be pronounced easily in English.

His father is a Swiss-German from Berneck, Switzerland and his mother is an Afrikaner from South Africa. Federer famously blew …

The 2019 Wimbledon final saw Novak Djokovic edging out Roger Federer in an epic five-set thriller that finished just under the five-hour mark, making it the longest singles final in Wimbledon history. They met when Robert moved to … She revealed that Djokovic carries a cross that brings him peace and happiness.Novak Djokovic mother's latest swipe comes after the Serbian's father Srdan called Roger Federer 'jealous' in the past. I am a believer, I wear the amulet all the time, it has often saved me in difficult moments.“I said to myself: 'Nole, you can do it, you've done it twice, you can do it again.' Looking for where Roger’s unbelievable athletic … 2 seed to reach Lexington quartersAustralian Open 2021 promises no cut in prize money, same dates and crowds for eventFiona Ferro upsets Anett Kontaveit to win Palermo Ladies OpenSerena beats Venus in battle of Williams sisters at Lexington OpenITF drops doping violation charge against Tikhomirov He was born to Robert and Lynette Federer in the Swiss town of Basel.

And he did it.“He was saved by God. He carries a cross that brings him peace and happiness.”Throughout the gruelling contest, the crowd sat firmly behind the Swiss master – an all too familiar case that has unfolded throughout Djokovic’s career – a fact that accompanied with Federer’s “arrogance” irked Dijana.“In a stadium where everyone was cheering on Roger Federer, we were just a handful of fans for Novak,” she said.“It's not nice that I'm annoyed by Federer or others at such moments.“But it annoyed me because Federer is a bit arrogant.”Federer got under the skin of Mother Djokovic for being arrogant.Srdan Djokovic has repeatedly attacked Federer’s character after first accusing the Swiss ace of being very different off the court to the gentlemanly reputation he is famous for.Srdan in 2013 first attacked Federer by saying: “Federer is perhaps still the best tennis player in history, but as a man he’s the opposite”. Roger Federer holds several ATP records and is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Roger Federer’s family is more important to the tennis star than winning any tournament he plays. PM Modi's full 74th Independence Day speech: Mega announcements, updates on vaccine & J&KCBI examining Sushant's bank documents; will take up criminal angle in due courseIndependence Day 2020 LIVE Updates: India gets new Health Mission; COVID warriors speak upCoronavirus LIVE Updates: India's recovered cases at 18 lakhs; PM gives update on vaccine

Novak Djokovic mother's latest swipe comes after the Serbian's father Srdan called Roger Federer 'jealous' in the past.