Jurgen Melzer becomes first-time father; Jarmila Wolfe expecting baby

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Melzer is still scheduled to play Davis Cup for Austria next week

Published Mar 29, 2017

Jurgen Melzer has announced that he has become a father.

The Austrian and his wife, Fabienne Melzer-Nadarajah, had their first child, Noel, Melzer wrote on social media.

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"Nothing compares to becoming a father,” he wrote. “Thanks to my amazing wife.”

Melzer is still scheduled to play Davis Cup for Austria next week in a Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie in Belarus, alongside his brother, Gerald.

He joins Marcus Willis and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga among the players who have just become first-time fathers.

Former WTA player Jarmila Wolfe has also announced that she is expecting her first child.

Wolfe recently retired from the tour, having played intermittently due to a shoulder injury.

Jurgen Melzer becomes first-time father; Jarmila Wolfe expecting baby

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