The perfect sportsman. Conducted himself like a legend on and off the court, the perfect example to any person young or old, and did it at the ultimate level for an very long time. Pure class.

@Tchafsir

Жыл бұрын

You're spot on

@MK_Twenty9

Жыл бұрын

An artist, the zidane of the tennis world

As Simon says, the blueprint for any individual in how to conduct themselves on and off the court. One of the most elegant, graceful players to play the sport and one of the greatest athletes of all time, without a doubt. He's not the statistical GOAT, but what he brought to the game can't be quantified.

Most naturally gifted player, a pure joy to watch his genius on court over the years.

What a classy retirement speech. What a player.

Federer IS THE greatest Tennis Player of all time, when a player of any sport makes it look easy, simple, makes everyone else look as if they are busting a gut yet HE is far above the rest …. Without doubt the greatest player of all time 👍

@lee97ynwa74

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@maxfrasier

Жыл бұрын

Most loved for sure, in the top 3 as a player

@vinaye20

Жыл бұрын

Such a joy to watch him playing. One of the most fluid game styles ever! Im a rafa fan myself but i just love watching roger play. And getting to meet him in person (twice) are moments i will never forget. And to illustrate the humility and greatness of the guy, my 2 meetings with him were over 5 years apart and he somehow still remembered me! That is just incredible considering how many fans he meets!

@bibek6713

Жыл бұрын

Without doubt? Comeon atleast give credit to the other two for Christ sake

@conner.9262

Жыл бұрын

@@bibek6713 The other two has NOT retired ?

There wont be another Roger Federer.Simply the best tennis layer I have ever watched.

All time favorite player and the best player I've seen.

I watched Roger vs Novak live at the O2 and he made tennis look so easy, like Messi with a football, like Ronnie with a cue. He oozed class on and off the court

So humble in his retirement, acknowledging the blessing he was given ito talent, much different to the entitled football professionals these days!

One of the greatest sportsman of all time. Just amazing that he played at the same time as the two other greatest players in his sport. Natural talent, work ethic, consistency and humility.

Roger Federer is pure class. A truly great sportsman.

Federer brings beauty to the game, Nadal brings raw animal & Djokovic brings unbearable competitiveness. All fantastic and loved in the game

@prabesh8277

Жыл бұрын

I think Nadal brings competitiveness more so than Djokovic.. Djokovic is a very calculating with steel resolve...

Goes into my GOAT category with Messi, M Jordan, Mohamed Ali, Wayne Gretzky, Usain Bolt, and Eddie the Eagle Edwards 😂

Finally Simon didn't say anything sarcastic at some one. Legend Roger will be missed .

Federer is the best tennis player I've seen. His rivalry with Nadal is one of the greatest rivalries in sport never mind tennis, also he's super classy

@prabesh8277

Жыл бұрын

His rivalry nadal is quite one sided.. they have had few memorable matches here and there but Nadal absolutely owned Federer for majority of their earlier years.. only during Federer tail end Federer was able to put a respectable h2h tally.. this rivalry is the most over exaggerated rivalry

@weSnooker

Жыл бұрын

@@prabesh8277 that’s just not true - Nadal is just dominant on clay

@prabesh8277

Жыл бұрын

@@weSnooker Nadal has beaten him 3 out of 4 on hard court, 6 out of six in clay and lost 3 out of 4 in grass in grand slams.. Nadal owned Federer outside of grass..

@weSnooker

Жыл бұрын

@@prabesh8277 3/4 on hard court? Wtf you on about - Nadal also would pull out of tourney or lose early when out of form - fed out of form would still go deep

@prabesh8277

Жыл бұрын

@@weSnooker Yeah.. they have met 4 times in slams in hard court and Fed lost 3 of them..

Forget stat’s just wish he’d have converted those match points against Djokovic, Roger could have and should have won more, but just the way he played, makes him the GOAT

@Saskobest

Жыл бұрын

many times he wasted match points or break points, unfortunately he wasnt as good mentality as Novak or Rafa and there always will be the "what if" question with him but he was the most loved and showed most class and he will always be remembered

At his peak in the mid 2000s he was the greatest sportsman I'd ever seen. Grace and talent. Genius.

@RedDevil_Joe

Жыл бұрын

2000s is the key point there, he was lucky in that era that he was those few years older than Rafa and Novak. He won his first slam at 21yo, and 12 of his 20 before those two both turned 21…

@BG-ww8rt

Жыл бұрын

I would say Tiger Woods But yes as good

@adammohamed..

Жыл бұрын

@@RedDevil_Joe You can also say that in the past 10 years Novak & Rafa have benefited from NO ONE coming behind them as they came behind Federer & Federer was older as they were in their prime.

@RedDevil_Joe

Жыл бұрын

@@adammohamed.. but there’s two of them, that’s the point lol they had eachother to contest with. And federer, even Murray at times, Wawrinka at times..

@bigwengz914

Жыл бұрын

You would put federer above mayweather? That is ridiculous. Federer in the 00's benefitted from only having to worry about Nadal on clay until 2007 ish, when Nadal started getting his act together on the other surfaces and djokovic emerging as the next great hard court player. There were two players who could have very well stopped federer winning as much as he did from 04-07, where the bulk of his slams came from, in marat safin, and David nalbandian. Both of them hated tennis, both of them supremely talented, both of them injury prone, and both of them pretty much non existent for large chunks of the tour. Federer is top 5 player of all time, behind Djok, Nadal, Sampras. I have him at 4. Could never take down Nadal at the French open. That for me is an asterisk when debating the best player ever.

It speaks volumes that when Roger was at his peak, his three main rivals - Nadal, Murray, and Djokovic - had to wreck their bodies with extreme fitness rituals just to be able to remain on the court with him for more than three sets, whereas Federer would appear in numerous finals as if his pre-match prep was a trip to a luxury spa.

Although he lost it the 08 Wimbledon Final is still one of the greatest sporting events I have ever seen. Federer always conducted himself well and played with an assured elegance. A big miss for tennis but it was a joy to watch him over the years.

@rizvaldo7209

Жыл бұрын

I love Nadal but had it not been for the low light and Nadal deliberately taking time between serves to use his towel I think Roger would have taken the win.

Hes my sporting hero for sure...Tennis is by no means my favourite sport but he made it beautiful! So entertaining So effortless! I can only compare to when i watch ronnie o sullivan when hes on top form in free flow like poetry in motion....... i wrote this before jordan came out with poetry in motion haha

Utter utter class. If you want your role model then Roger is it. Magnificent on and off the court, magnanimous in victory as well as defeat. Huge respect 🎾 🐐

“You're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist… or you're Roger Federer.”

Everyone that has seen him play in his prime, knows he's the GOAT.

@mouradmaimoune7432

Жыл бұрын

At his prime he regulary beaten up by Nadal. Can't call him the goat while having bad records against the two also ahead of him in grandslam title race.

@captainsmoke1612

Жыл бұрын

@@mouradmaimoune7432 Only reason Nadal didn't get beaten more by Federer is that he barely made it to the semis. While Federe rhad how many semis in a row? Yeah not Federer's fault when Nadal doesn't even make the final.

@captainsmoke1612

Жыл бұрын

@@mouradmaimoune7432 Federer is not the GOAT because of titles, he's the GOAT because he played attacking Tennis in the most defensive era of all time. While everyone and Nadal turned Tennis into a snooze fest, it was Federer who brought the excitement.

@scottstorchfan

7 ай бұрын

@@mouradmaimoune74324,5 years straight at #1 has a different opinion. Please don’t force your ignorance on other people.

The best ambassador tennis will ever have. Greatness and humility don’t always come together. Do you judge greatness on most wins. Not me, I judge on what I see, the excitement it gives me, the feeling you are seeing something unique and beautiful. It’s not what you do it’s how you do it. This man is a once in a lifetime. It’s been a privilege and one i’ll never forget. Thanks RF. ❤️

@edkiely2712

Жыл бұрын

The best ambassador any sport has had! The amount of comments I've read over the years where people indicated that the only reason they watched tennis was because of Roger! This adjustment will be hard for many people!

@simonmcpartlin6547

Жыл бұрын

@@edkiely2712 Agreed 👍

Roger made tennis beautiful that elegant one handed backhand how he glided over the court, he was exceptional. Novak and rafa may win more slams but Federer was the best.

Well said Simon 👏🏾 Federer was the "Van Gogh Of Tennis 🎾 " simply the "GOAT"!!!

My uncle's friend bumped into Roger Federer and his wife in a hotel tennis court.. My uncles friend went into their court to fetch some rogue tennis balls. The Federers and my uncles friend and wife ended up having a 30-40 minute chat about everything, and was the most charming man.

Such a elegant player. One of the best ever certainly the best I've ever seen

Most elegant graceful & attacking tennis player of all time. Always my favourite to watch of the big 3 (or 4)

The Messi of tennis, how easy he makes the game looks and how natural everything comes to him, there's an undeniable beauty in how he played the sport.

@jamesgreen8573

Жыл бұрын

He’s above that

What I think makes him the greatest is that he didn't need to exert too much energy to win points, he just has great timing, the technique, movement and efficient shot making. Nadal and Djok turned into athletes and wore people down in matches, and bulked up in strength, still admirable but Federer's game is more pure tennis if you ask me.

Such top professional sportsman on & off field and sport in general will miss him. Great role model for any young inspiring person wanting to be Tennis player. Bravo Roger enjoy your retirement

@weSnooker

Жыл бұрын

The goat!

Watched him a few years back he was such a star spoke with fans after such a nice man

Federer...the player who made tennis an art form. There will never be another like him.

He is and always will be the GOAT,, SPORT IS a legacy, I think more folk picked up a racket because of this man than any other, it’s not just titles, federer ,Navratilova, titles might go but greatness will never be gone 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

He danced on that court and struck with devastation on that backhander, class!

I would go a step further and and say the rivalry between himself and Nadal was one of the greatest sport has ever had. Both did it over an extraordinary amount of time, both elevated their own games, both had different styles and most importantly both respected each other for what they brought on and off the court

@bigwengz914

Жыл бұрын

Lol. The greatest rivalry in tennis is djokovic v Nadal. Not even close.

@palatialgolf

Жыл бұрын

@@bigwengz914 I’d disagree, the final of Wimbledon in 2008 (and I appreciate the rivalry is over time than just one event) is arguably one of the greatest ever played. Was also the first time Rafa won over Roger at Wimbledon on his turf. Novak & Rafas has been incredibly good. But the three originally started with the two of Roger & Rafa

@dogsbollocksgenius9480

Жыл бұрын

@@bigwengz914 Djokovic is the best of the three

@bigwengz914

Жыл бұрын

@@dogsbollocksgenius9480 djokovic is the best of the past 20 years. There is not enough information to tell who the best ever is. Surfaces have been homogenised for the past 20 years. Djokovic is the best hardcourter, sampras the best grass courter, and Nadal the best on clay. Djokovic is the only player out of the bunch who is top 2 or 3 on all surfaces. This is why I give Djokovic the nod. As well as being able to challenge Nadal on clay.

@kevoconnor145

Жыл бұрын

@@bigwengz914 If you looked at all 3 & took away the 1 GS they won most at, Nadal only has 8 & Federer/Novak are tied, BUT Federer has won far more ATP titles, more Tour finals, spent more consecutive weeks at Number 1 & was a more much complete player over all surfaces.

Simon said it all.. he is the blueprint for any individual on how he conduct him/herself.. soo Elegant and classy

Unbelievable player. Got me into tennis, be a completely different sport now he has gone.

Love him my favourite player along with McEnroe such a player to watch like an artist so much flair and skill and no one has a bad word to say about Rodger A LEGEND

One of the best athletes of all time for sure. Alongside Messi, Jordan, Ali etc etc

Great sportsman. Will miss him every July/August.

Federer is up there with Mayweather, Messi, LeBron and Brady as a generational sportsman.

@shazanali692

Жыл бұрын

Brady lol, please don't add NFL to this,

@lfcspectre4335

Жыл бұрын

How can you leave out Senna in F1 goat ?

@TruRedCRIME

Жыл бұрын

@@lfcspectre4335 he wasn't part of their generation

@TruRedCRIME

Жыл бұрын

@@shazanali692 shut up Ali. You watch football on buffered streams. You're not qualified.

I started watching tennis in the era henman was getting to the semi finals of wimbledon and federer came along and was utterly dominant for to 3 or 4 years before nadal came along. And still was number 1 playing against younger nadal, djokovic and murray. And the. He came back in the back end of his career and still won grand slams. And did it with class, never moaned barely ever sweated. The stoic profession, 100% the best ive seen.

It's not even a debate. The guys natural talent is on another level. The shot making vs the other two hackers.

Very true. There is greatness in his racquet. Yes Nova and Nadal will and have won more slams, but the way Fed played was magical indeed. Nova and Nadal almost beat the ball to death and Roger kisses the ball, with seemingly little effort and the others blood and guts, literally. His last final at Wimbledon, yes Nova won the Trophy, but for me Roger easily beat him with his skillset. Nova is just good at getting pretty much every ball with little skill as he is a great athlete, I'm sure Roger gets bored just like fans.

If you were to sit down at a computer and design the perfect tennis player it would pretty much be Federer... no one in the sport has ever moved better than him... even down to how he walks on the court.. there's an ease and fluidity of movement throughout.

I’m not a massive fan of tennis but watching federer was a pleasure he was brilliant and played with a smile on his face Class act

May not have the most slams but he had the most style. The slickest tennis player ever

A true legend

Most complete player. It’s not how many Grand Slams he won it how he played.

Martin talking about class as he jumped in the face of van nistelrooy 😂😂😂🙄🙄🙄⚽️⚽️⚽️unbelievable

Roger reminds me of and exemplifies the saying I encountered years ago that went, "It's nice to be important, but it's much more important to be nice!"

The reality is that both Nadal and Djokovic have had it easier than Federer because they’ve rarely had any young players coming through snapping at their heels on a consistent basis like they did to RF. Had the solid challengers come through, RN and ND wouldn’t have won anywhere near as many Grand Slams as they have. And if you were to make RF the same age as them he’d have far more GS because he played in a far more competitive era before there was even the big 3 then the big 4. Plus domestically he’s had two sets of twins to deal with at home. Based on all of these factors (and I haven’t included injuries because RN has had persistent knee issues himself), for me as good as RN and ND are, RF is the GOAT.

Absolute Legend. I can't imagine how someone must feel knowing they will be remembered as a legend.A Great.The Greatest Of All Time. Absolutely Incredible.

Great player , just overall great strokes and game .

The only male player I can think of who compares to Federer in terms of the elegance of his play, his ability to make it look almost effortless and the classy way in which he conducted himself on and off court is Bjorg.

Fed will always be number 1, the way he played tennis was beautiful.

For me he's the best there has ever been. It got to a point that you couldn't even call him " world class " because he made other world class players look like amateurs. He was the master

@recruitmentch

Жыл бұрын

Absolute nonsense. Miles behind Nadal, Djokovic and Sampras.

@kevoconnor145

Жыл бұрын

@@recruitmentch He played the game far better than those 3 could even dream of.

@thorntonovski

Жыл бұрын

Lol! The other 2 you can debate but agassi you must be joking. We all know lawn tennis is superior form of the game and he is the master. GOAT

@recruitmentch

Жыл бұрын

@@thorntonovski lawn isn't superior in any way as the lawn tennis season makes up only a small percentage of the ATP season! Most of the season is played on clay and hard court! Agassi was well past his best when he played him in the final! I'm getting responses from part time tennis fans 🤣

@dtower1825

Жыл бұрын

@@recruitmentch Haha I’ve watched tennis for years and I’d still definitely disagree with you. Federer could play in any era and thrive, whereas Nadal and Djokovic couldn’t. Their counterpunching style wouldn’t be able to work as well and they wouldn’t be able to stand 4-6 feet behind the baseline, especially on return. In terms of Sampras being better, he never won the French and didn’t do as well on the clay generally. Think he won Rome once. So Federer has him beat there.

Did Martin say "mother time" ? It's quite well known that it's "father time" and "mother nature".

Novak Djokovic is probably the best tennis player in the sport's history but, and this is no slant on him because he's an incredible athlete, Roger Federer will always be my favourite player to watch play the game of tennis. A notable omission of the glowing tributes that have come in was the fact that Federer managed to reinvent himself again, and again, and again to match his body and the demands of the game. His movement was stifled in his latter years ever so slightly so he worked harder on his serve and it became a more potent weapon, he served&volleyed on a greater percentage of points to keep the rallies lower. He was the absolute King of knowing just what to do and when to do it.

Well said Simon !!

One of the greatest if not the greatest sportsman EVER!!

In 2018 Rod Laver was asked by the Tennis Federation which player he regarded as the greatest of all . Without hesitation he said Roger Federer , adding that he ( Laver ) had a great career, but he could not compare with Roger Federer. Laver said , " He ( Federer ) is the best player in the World. "

RF is humble which is always a plus. My GOAT!

They'll never be another Roger Federer. He's the Best. Thanks for all the memories Roger

An amazing player .Enjoy your retirement Roger u deserve it.

Best player of all time without a doubt ..

Why is it so funny hearing Simon says "The GOAT" haha

the greatest player ever to play on the green grass of Wimbledon.

if anyone can be held up as a role model, roger federer is that man. always conducted himself brilliantly with the media, kept his personal life away from the press and spoke highly of nadal who he had many battles with to win trophes and be world number 1. i dont like tennis. but today i feel tennis is very much poorer for his retirement.

What a class act!

There will never by another Roger Federer, his talent, the way he exploits the court... I could go on and on, and I wish, I so wish he would continue to play competitive tennis in doubles

His style made him the only player i'd watch as someone who finds the sport a bit overly drawn out.

Here purely to listen to Simon Jordan unequivocally lavish praise on someone for more than 5 seconds.

Class act.

Federer will be in the greatest ever conversation for as long as we're here on Earth.

He is and always will be a legend have a good retirement Roger

Keown playing sudoku 😄

He is the GOAT. Period. Nothing more to say after that to defend that statement. That man is the greatest tennis player of all time, and one of the greatest athletes and celebrities of all time!

There's not many sports where the very large majority of people can agree on who the GOAT is.

@RedDevil_Joe

Жыл бұрын

Well they don’t, you are just making a random assumption lol they have just decided he’s more likeable than Nadal and Djokovic

@kevoconnor145

Жыл бұрын

@@RedDevil_Joe No, many are appreciating the artistry & the style of the game. He was far more talented naturally, played the game as it should be & was the complete package

@RedDevil_Joe

Жыл бұрын

@@kevoconnor145 his game was probably the smoothest to watch, especially with that one handed backhand, still not the point when we are talking about the spots greatest though is it

@kevoconnor145

Жыл бұрын

@@RedDevil_Joe Is it not? Why should GS be the only criteria? I think Woods is the greatest golfer of all time despite not having beaten Nicklaus' record. I think Graf is the greatest female Tennis player. I thought (as did most) that O'Sullivan was the greatest snooker player even before he equalled the modern World Championship record. I think Daley Thompson is the greatest Decathlete despite other having surpassed his record. I think (& many agree) Alistair Brownlee is the greatest Triathlete ever despite Gomez having more world titles, etc, etc.

@prabesh8277

Жыл бұрын

@@kevoconnor145 GS should not be the only criteria but it is the most significant one which he ranks 3rd behind the other two.. not to mention his negative h2h record against the other two.. He cannot be the greatest by being the 3rd best of his era

No one has ever played tennis at a higher level than Roger Federer

Wow what a statement from Roger Federer a class act if ever there was one .

What a player. Goat for me.

the true measure IMO of Federer and the Big 3 is just how much they achieved while having to compete against each other

Imo the finest grass court player of all time

True legend

maybe the best tennis player of all time... definitely the most elegant

Man you have to play tennis to really get how good he is.

mother time ???? wake up keown father time

Even McEnroe bowed to Federer's genius. Legend.

Greatest Athlete Ever

If Federer changed his serve style he could still be playing. As I recommended to him: try the Step-back Platform Stance to take the pressure off his ailing right knee.

I love how that even though Keown has stopped responding emotionally to the insults, they still keep making them. Don't stop guys

The 🐐

The greatest ever without a shadow of a doubt.

@prabesh8277

Жыл бұрын

You cannot be greatest when you are the 3rd best player in your generation.. You cannot be great when you have a losing record against both of your rivals

@kevoconnor145

Жыл бұрын

@@prabesh8277 How is he "3rd best"?? He's won far more tournaments, held number 1 for more consecutive weeks & only started losing to them when his body started breaking down.

@prabesh8277

Жыл бұрын

@@kevoconnor145 once again his body did not break until he hit 35.. he only did better when Novak was young and even young Rafa had better of him.. he only did better against Rafa when 36 37.. so no that argument is flawed

@kevoconnor145

Жыл бұрын

@@prabesh8277 Roger started suffering serious back injuries in 2013, nearly 10 years ago when he was 32. Not to forget the serious illness in 2008

One of the most greatest, dignified and humble sportsman to grace the sport. Jack Grealish...are you listening?

@lfcspectre4335

Жыл бұрын

Don't you compare Roger Federer to that Muppet

@garywallace5602

Жыл бұрын

@@lfcspectre4335 At least we agree on one thing!

And he looks like Jimmy Carr

Magical tennis player. Corporate robot.

The king