Meet the woman behind Australian tennis star John Millman

‘She’s put up with a lot’: Meet the woman behind Australian tennis star John Millman – and how a chance meeting in German coffee shop sparked their blossoming relationship

  • Tennis star John Millman has revealed the cute way he met his German girlfriend
  • Millman, 29, shot to fame when he beat the great Roger Federer in the US Open
  • Fee Maeueler was in the crowd cheering him on when the unbelievable occured

A passion for tennis sparked a budding romance between Australian star John Millman and his stunning girlfriend. 

The 29-year-old Brisbane-born player was barely making enough to scrape by while playing club tennis in Germany when the pair crossed paths.

Fee Maeueler was behind the counter at the club making coffees when the young player struck up a conversation with the German beauty.

Fee Maeueler (left) met Australian star John Millman (right) while working at a tennis club in Germany

Fee Maeueler was behind the counter at the club making coffees when the young player struck up a conversation with the German beauty

Fee Maeueler was behind the counter at the club making coffees when the young player struck up a conversation with the German beauty

A passion for tennis sparked a budding romance between Australian tennis star John Millman and his stunning girlfriend

A passion for tennis sparked a budding romance between Australian tennis star John Millman and his stunning girlfriend

The club was owned by her grandparents and she worked there part-time while studying fashion marketing.

The couple have been together for more than two years, but it hasn’t been all smooth sailing.

Millman’s career requires a lot of travel and the pair have had to make the relationship work long-distance at times.

‘Fee has put up with a lot of the starts and stops in my tennis career,’ Mr Millman told the Courier Mail.

‘She’s been a rock solid support of mine through the times which haven’t been so good. That’s a great trait in someone.’

Ms Maeueler has been there through the ups and downs of his career. 

Millman shot to fame after causing one of the biggest tennis upsets of all time when he beat 20-time grand slam champion Roger Federer in the US Open. 

Mr Millman shot to fame after causing one of the biggest tennis upsets of all time when he beat 20-time grand slam champion Roger Federer in the US Open

Mr Millman shot to fame after causing one of the biggest tennis upsets of all time when he beat 20-time grand slam champion Roger Federer in the US Open

Ms Maeueler can be seen grinning from ear to ear and a friend hugged her from behind

Ms Maeueler can be seen grinning from ear to ear and a friend hugged her from behind

Cameras caught the moment Ms Maeueler and friends celebrated Mr Millman’s unbelievable win 

Cameras caught the moment Ms Maeueler and friends celebrated Mr Millman’s unbelievable win 

Ms Maeueler was in the crowd cheering on her man when he defeated the great Federer.

Cameras caught the moment Ms Maeueler and friends celebrated Millman’s unbelievable win.

Ms Maeueler could be seen grinning from ear to ear and a friend hugged her from behind. 

Her Instagram post from the night was captioned: ‘An unforgettable night’.

 



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