Federer reveals career debt to wife

PARIS: Roger Federer, who is closing in on a career Grand Slam, believes his staggering success may have eluded him if it were not for his wife Mirka.

The couple, who met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, married in April and are expecting their first child in the summer.

Before that, Federer could win a maiden French Open title and pull level with Pete Sampras's record of winning 14 Grand Slam crowns.