The secret of the king of reverses? Having a life beyond tennis. Married since 2009 to Miroslava Vavrinec and father of four children, two couples of twins.
To explain what it means to be born under the sign of royalty it would be enough to attend a single Federer match. Being Leo like “Roger the King” means playing the role of the strongest tennis player in the world, showing off a stunning naturalness, without a trace of bravado.
Enter the changing rooms and suddenly drop a religious silence, typical of when the "head" arrives, lit by that glow that only a few Lions are able to preserve.
The Virgo ascendant is the reference to reality, to method, in playing without tension, without jerks as often happens in other champions.
Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto in Libra in the house of earnings and self-perception are the perfect balance between the awareness of being great and the absence of amazement in managing an immense talent.
Mars in Cancer is grace, kindness of soul never tainted by the wave of success. To please everyone, without seductive winks. Just live.
And play from the bottom to the net with that fluidity that leaves you breathless. To then peacefully shake hands with his opponent and return to the life of a quiet, monogamous husband, father of four children, two pairs of twins.
"But the real difference between him and the others is that the others play tennis, he instead does something that has more to do with breathing or with the flight of migratory birds, or with strengthening the wind in the morning," Baricco writes.