How long does Federer manage in Paris without a family?

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Roger Federer is currently working in Paris.

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Although he misses his family badly, who have accompanied the maestro on the tour for years.

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Usually his loved ones are always cheering for their dad.

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Federer’s next opponent in Paris is Marin Cilic.

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After the birth of his twin daughters Myla and Charlene, i.e. for around twelve years, Roger Federer tours the world as a family man. Since 2014 even with two other children, the twin boys Leo and Lenny. In addition, nannies, later private teachers. And of course Mirka, the constant in his life that he could not be ignored since he was 20 years old.

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During their time together, he developed from a highly talented tennis crack to the most sought-after superstar on the scene. She gave up her own career to be there for him and is a big reason he went through that evolution. Mirka has her back free, plans and organizes the family, and has been whispering the best advice to him for over 20 years.

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Not so in the city of love. Roger Federer plays in Roland Garros his first Grand Slam during pandemic times, where even he, who benefits from special rules in many places, has to comply with the regulations in the so-called “bubble”, the tournament bubble. That means going only to training sessions and matches on the Bois de Boulogne, curfew in the hotel room with around one hour of freedom a day.

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But that’s not what bothers Federer so much. “I have enough to do in the room,” he says after his opening win over Denis Istomin. In addition, his team around Severin Lüthi and Ivan Ljubicic passed the time with dining and Jass visits. But his loved ones, he missed them very much. “It’s a shame they aren’t there,” regrets Roger. They called on the phone every day. “But that makes a big difference to my daily routine. I mustn’t think about her all the time. “

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After months of new life in Switzerland, when the 39-year-old took a break for two knee operations and, like in a “normal family”, hiked through the mountains, came for a swim and played the chauffeur, Federer got a taste for it. «It was new for us to be in one place. We were able to make plans: what do we do this Wednesday, what next? ”He said before his comeback. “The year went by as quickly as one on the tour.” There you are together, but the stress is gone. Traveling with up to 25 suitcases and that “don’t be too loud in the morning, Dad still has a match”.

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“Papi alone in Paris” has that again – he will play against the Croatian Marin Cilic (ATP 47) tomorrow / Thursday Roland Garros, round 2. He will be relaxed and well rested. But Mirka’s advice, the many children’s legs in bed and the noise in the morning will still be missed by Federer.

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