Federer ties knot with girlfriend

2009-4-13 | NEWSPAPER EDITION

ROGER Federer married longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec on Saturday in a small ceremony in his hometown of Basel in Switzerland.

The second-ranked tennis player announced the wedding on his Website, saying the couple got married "surrounded by a small group of close friends and family." "It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion," he said. Federer and Vavrinec met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The couple announced last month they are expecting their first child.

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