Roger Federer's wife leaves tennis great laughing, crying with Hall of Fame speech

For much of his extraordinary career, Roger Federer was the man who left people searching for words. On Saturday night in Newport, it was his wife Mirka who had that effect on him. Federer had just been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame when Mirka, who had introduced him, stepped away from the microphone. He walked towards the stage, embraced and kissed her, wiped away tears and then tried to collect himself.“Oh man,” Federer began, followed by a confession.“She is a good public speaker. I didn’t know that.”The 45-year-old Swiss had not heard his wife speak publicly in a long time. “The last time I heard Mirka speak publicly was probably at our mixed doubles we played at the Hopman Cup, 24 years ago,” he said.He looked at her and smiled.“So this is very well done. I don’t know if you had been secretly practising.