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Roger Federer today said his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick was so tense he feared his pregnant wife Mirka would go into labour.
Mrs Federer was in the court-side box to see her Swiss husband collect a record 15th Grand Slam and reclaim the world No 1 spot.
The pair were more relaxed at the Champions' Dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hyde Park. Mrs Federer, due to give birth to their first child before the end of August, stayed for more than hour wearing a pink cardigan and dark blue maternity dress. Her husband ignored the black tie dress code and turned up in a dark suit and tie.
Federer, who beat No 6 seed Roddick 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 in the longest men's final set, said: “This is very special because of the situation with Mirka. In fact, she thought she was going to go into labour during the match and so did I! I will now regroup after this amazing win and people are asking what am I going to do now — and supporting Mirka is my answer.”
Women's champion Serena Williams was at the dinner and the two champions collected smaller versions of the trophies to keep.
Serena revealed that her father Richard had been unable to watch her win over elder sister Venus and had flown back to America: “He said he would be cutting the grass when the final was on and that's what he did.”
