<p>In a statement released on his personal website he announced the girls had been named Charlene Riva and Myla Rose.<br /><br />"I have some exciting news to share with you," Federer said on his Facebook page.<br /><br />"Late last night, in Switzerland, Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls."<br /><br />"This is the greatest day of our lives. Mirka, Myla and Charlene are all healthy and doing very well."<br /><br />It was the first children for the couple who got married in April.<br /><br />The 27-year-old Federer, who clinched his 15th Grand Slam in Wimbledon to break Pete Sampras' record, met his wife in 2000 at the Sydney Olympic Games.<br /><br />Mirka, 31, emigrated with her family to Switzerland from Slovakia when she was two after playing on the WTA Tour. She retired prematurely due to injury and became one of Federer's managers.</p>
<p>In a statement released on his personal website he announced the girls had been named Charlene Riva and Myla Rose.<br /><br />"I have some exciting news to share with you," Federer said on his Facebook page.<br /><br />"Late last night, in Switzerland, Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls."<br /><br />"This is the greatest day of our lives. Mirka, Myla and Charlene are all healthy and doing very well."<br /><br />It was the first children for the couple who got married in April.<br /><br />The 27-year-old Federer, who clinched his 15th Grand Slam in Wimbledon to break Pete Sampras' record, met his wife in 2000 at the Sydney Olympic Games.<br /><br />Mirka, 31, emigrated with her family to Switzerland from Slovakia when she was two after playing on the WTA Tour. She retired prematurely due to injury and became one of Federer's managers.</p>
