Roger Federer and wife Mirka are looking out for new nannies during the tennis shutdown. According to the Swiss daily, BLICK, Federer’s two nannies, who help look after Myla, Charlene (both 10 years old) and Lenny and Leo (both 5 years old), have reportedly quit.
The two nannies are sisters and have accompanied the Federers on many trips over the years on the tennis circuit while Roger played tournaments. They were also seen in the stands at times as the children watched their father play.
With the tennis tour being shutdown and Federer recuperating from his knee surgery earlier this year, Roger and Mirka have been at home for the past few weeks and will continue to be at home in Switzerland until the current health crisis subsidies.
That should give them enough time to look out for new nannies. Federer has said that he and his family are now spending time at home in Lenzerheide, He urged all people in Switzerland to follow the guidelines and stay indoors and also said that Mirka and he were personally donating one million Swiss francs to the most vulnerable families in Switzerland.
Federer said in his message, “Our contribution is just a start. We hope that others will join in order to support even more families in need. Together we can overcome this crisis! Stay healthy!” 38 year old Federer is currently ranked No. 4 in the world. He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles in his career – the most by any male tennis player in history.
ATP coach: ‘Roger Federer is not the biggest loser of Wimbledon being cancelled’
All ATP and WTA tournaments were canceled until mid-July, an inevitable decision after the All England Club formalized the cancellation of Wimbledon for the first time since World War II. Roland Garros has made the controversial decision to move the second Slam of the year from September 20 to October 4, only a week after the end of the US Open and in conjunction with the Laver Cup (scheduled in Boston from September 25th to 27th).
The decision to cancel this year’s edition of the Championships because of the coronavirus immediately found the reaction of Roger Federer, who commented on Twitter with a simple: “devastated” But the Swiss champion seems to be already thinking about the revenge against Novak Djokovic, with whom he lost the historic final of last year, to 2021.
Thierry Ascione, who coaches Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, is unsure if Roger Federer would have won another Grand Slam this season. “I think Djokovic was ready to win two Grand Slams this year,” Ascione told Express Sport.
“Nadal I think again the French Open but this is not really good for them in terms of history. In terms of the biggest player of the GOAT, of course this year is changing a little bit and this is one more year for Roger, Rafa and Novak without tournaments.
I think for them it is important to play the Grand Slam, especially for Rafa and Djokovic, the US Open and French Open.” Ascione points out there are more serious issues at hand than those who rake in millions from the sport.
He added: “There are consequences for everyone, the players who are making history and for the players who just need this to eat something. For tennis it’s terrible to have the tour completely stopped. Of course there are things much more important than tennis but for tennis that’s tough. Maybe we won’t play until December – maybe.”
