Tennis WAGs you need to know

Maria Francisca Perello (Xisca for short)

Significant other: Rafael Nadal, dating since 2005.

Known for: Being in it for the long-haul (she and Nadal grew up together) and remaining more low key than other tennis WAGs. Nadal revealed to Jim Courier this week that Xisca never travels with him to the Australian Open because it’s “too far.”

 Jelena Ristic

Significant other: Novak Djokovic, dating since 2005, engaged in 2013.

Known for: Her fist-pumping enthusiasm that eclipses that of almost everyone else in the arena. She is also the director of the Novak Djokovic foundation.

Kim Sears

Significant other: Andy Murray, dating since 2005.

Known for: Travelling everywhere with her beau and having flawless hair. The couple are pretty serious and, while Murray is yet to propose, he has spoken openly about wanting kids with Sears. “She is very savvy about people,” Murray told Hello! Magazine about his girlfriend of eight years. “She can see which of them are trying to leech on to me or who might want to be near me for their benefit rather than mine.” Sears is an artist who specialises in animal portraiture.

 Ester Satorova

Significant other: Tomas Berdych, dating since 2012.

Known for: Being an incredibly beautiful, 20 year-old swimsuit model.

Mirka Federer

Significant other: Roger Federer, married in 2009

Known for: Being a former tennis player and the mother of Federer’s twin girls, Charlene and Myla. Mirka is decidedly less glamorous than the other tennis WAGs, and that’s why we love her.

Roger the babysitter

Australian player Casey Dellacqua managed to get a snap of Roger Federer holding her five month-old son, Blake. Federer, who is already father to twin girls and whose wife, Mirka, is expecting another this year, looks incredibly comfortable in the babysitter position. Is it wrong to be jealous of an infant?

King Rog with my King B. Luckiest baby ever. #besties #ausopen #FedExpress pic.twitter.com/zznSrfWePJ

— caseydellacqua (@caseydellacqua) January 16, 2014

Nuanced Nadal

The world number one is riveting to watch on the court, but it’s not just because of his power forehand. While much of the world was watching Nadal expertly win his two-set match against Thanasi Kokkinakis, we found it hard to look away from his quirky body language.

Last night, he made 17 year-old Kokkinakis wait while he neatly folded and tied his bandanna to perfection. He also touches his face an awful lot before serving, and bounces the ball an inordinate amount of times. While it is has been suggested before that the Spaniard most likely suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, whatever he’s doing does seem to be working for him.

Kitten off duty, tiger on the court

The unimposing David Ferrer is the shortest male player in the tournament, standing at a lowly 1.75m. He’s also softly spoken and has the face of a friendly Hollywood actor, like Aaron Eckhart or the guy who plays the Kingslayer in Game of Thrones. However, when Ferrer hits the court he becomes a lethal weapon. Today, he beat 29th seed Jeremy Chardy in straight sets. As Jim Courier said to him in the post match interview, “”For a man with such a small, quiet voice, you play like an animal on the court.”