Roger Federer may boast an Olympic gold medal, but his favourite competition memory came away from the court. The Swiss star competed in four Games during his illustrious 24-year-career, making his first appearance at Sydney 2000, before he eventually scooped gold in the doubles at Beijing 2008. But despite finally securing an Olympic title at the third time of asking alongside Stanislas Wawrinka , Federer appears to favour his maiden experience of the prestigious summer event.
And there is an incredibly special reason for this, with the tennis legend revealing that the Australia-hosted Games was in fact where he met his now-wife Mirka, who he shares four children with. In a 2010 interview with Reuters , the then 29-year-old was given the near-impossible task of choosing his favourite Olympic memory out of his first encounter with his other half, and winning his only gold medal. Federer laughed as he pointed out his many competition highlights, which also included being selected as Switzerland's flag-bearer for both the 2004 and 2008 Games' opening ceremonies.
He recalled: "I've had very emotional Olympics . "Meeting Mirka in Sydney, carrying the flag in Athens for the first time, then carrying the flag in Beijing on my birthday on the 8th of August and then winning the gold. "I've always had something special happening at all the Olympics.
" Ultimately however, the 20-time Grand Slam champion opted for the heart-warming choice, saying: "I couldn't choose (which one was more m.