They went on to play doubles together and started dating as their careers begun to take off.
But after picking up an injury that forced her off the circuit for a period in 2002, Mirka opted to stay away and instead support her man to a record 20 Grand Slams.
Speaking last year, Federer said: “She has been wonderful in terms of support.
“It was amazing how easily she walked away from tennis and retired, never really tried to come back.
With me winning Wimbledon eventually and becoming the player I became, she was, like, ‘You know what, I’d rather have helped you have an amazing career [than] me having some kind of a career.
“‘And we won’t see each other and we’ll grow unhappy, and maybe we’ll break up because we won’t see each other enough.’
“We just love our time together and that’s still the case.”
Roger and Mirka became Mr and Mrs Federer when they tied the knot at Wenkenhof Villa near Basel in April 2009.
