Roger Federer 'Excited' to Be a First Time Dad

© Big Pictures/Bauer-Griffin

Tennis superstar Roger Federer is over the moon as he will be a father this summer. On his website, the 27-year-old athlete announced that his girlfriend Miroslava Vavrinec is expecting their first child.

"Mirka and I are excited to let you know that we will be parents this summer!" Roger made the baby announcement on Thursday, March 12. "Mirka is pregnant and we are so happy to be starting a family together."

"This is a dream come true for us," the tennis player declared their happiness. "We love children and we are looking forward to being parents for the first time. Mirka is feeling great and everything is going well."

Roger reportedly will be hoping to get some parenting tips from best friends Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale. The musician couple, parents to Kingston and Zuma, cheered him on at last year's Wimbledon championship in England.

• Roger Federer Debuts Newborn Twin Babies in Picture
• Roger Federer Becomes Father of Twin Girls

MORE HEADLINES