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‘Oh God, I Actually Will Die…’- New Footage Featuring Roger Federer’s Wife Mirka Hugging Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Others at Laver Cup Makes Fans Turn Emotional Once Again

Published 09/30/2022, 8:50 AM EDT

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Bidding farewell to Roger Federer in itself was an arduous task. Now, a new video on the internet has taken the hearts of tennis enthusiasts. The video consists of Mirka Federer, wife of Roger Federer, going around and hugging everyone from Team Europe during Federer’s farewell.

The fan reactions have been overwhelming and they can not keep their emotions to themselves. Mirka and Roger Federer shared a heartfelt moment along with their kids at the farewell of the Swiss Maestro at the Laver Cup.

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Fans go berserk over the heart-warming gesture of Mirka Federer, wife of Roger Federer

Mirka Federer has been through all the ups and downs of her husband Roger Federer’s career. Being a tennis player herself, she understood the overwhelming emotions of the farewell of her husband.

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So, she embraced the moment and hugged her husband and kids while all of them were crying.

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This video had already filled up the eyes of Federer’s fans. Now, a recent video that has taken the internet by storm has once again made his fans emotional. It stated, Here is Mirka Federer, making the rounds and hugging all the Team Europe boys at the Laver Cup! Yes, there’s the Rafa hug, Andy hug, etc. It was so touching.”

One fan tweeted, “not this when we were finally starting to recover emotionally.” The video shows Mirka Federer going up to each and every member of Team Europe and hugging them.

This moment at the Laver Cup has melted the hearts of Federer’s fans. Other fans showed their overwhelming reaction to the hugs. One fan got emotional over the overall vibe and tweeted, “This song. Those hugs. Make me crying. Again!”

One fan paid a heartfelt tribute to Roger Federer and tweeted, “Everyone cried during this moment. Hugging his family and kids, it broke me, it broke everyone who watched, especially the players there. I’ll probably cry again if I see a full video from the mp till the end.” 

Fans hail Mirka Federer over her gesture

The emotional fans praised Mirka Federer for hugging the players of Team Europe. They appreciated that she understood the intensity of the occasion and did her best to be there for her husband.

Roger Federer has won 20 grand slam titles during his career but in his retirement message, he had shared that he sees his life outside of tennis too. This includes his family and other off-court endeavors.

One fan noticed her hugging Andy Murray and shared their emotional reaction to it. It tweeted, “Mirka and Andy awww.”

Furthermore, one fan stated, “Mirka is the best wife in the world.”

Another fan complimented her and Rafael Nadal’s wife and stated, “Mirka is the Queen. She and Xisca are on another level.”

One fan compared the emotional moment to the precious gem, Kohinoor. He stated, “This was the Kohinoor of Laver Cup thanks for this moment which we all were waiting for.”

Fans get emotional over Mirka Federer’s extra long hug with Rafael Nadal

The fans could not hold themselves over the extra long hug between Mirka Federer and Rafael Nadal. A fan tweeted, “i love that mirka understood and also wanted to give rafa the longest hug i love it sm”.

Many other fans noticed the same thing and one tweeted, “That extra long Mirka-Rafa hug and how at first he just hugs her with one arm and then slowly his other arm comes around her before letting go.”

Another fan tweeted, “oh god i actually will die, the long hug between mirka and rafa, the reactions from team world when the kids came, rafa crying on his arm this is all too much.”

This all shows the immense influence of Roger Federer in the realm of tennis. One fan tweeted, “oh damn this is affecting me more than i thought it would.”

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He has not just been a legendary tennis player but has also changed the face of tennis.

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Shivali Sharma

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Shivali Sharma is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. She has pursued her Master's in history from Himachal University, but her love for the game has driven her to write about tennis. Shivali is a huge fan of Naomi Osaka and admires Osaka not only for her on-court performances, but also for her off-court actions.
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Tony Thomas