German Footballer Joshua Kimmich Praises Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal

FC Bayern Munich recently posted a video on YouTube where they interviewed one of their players – German footballer Joshua Kimmich. In the interview, Joshua had a lot to say about tennis and tennis players like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Check out what he said.

Joshua Kimmich On Roger Federer

In the interview, Joshua Kimmich talked about tennis and how, since 2016, he has played the sport quite often in his free time. He confessed that he didn’t really learn to play tennis at an early age, but now, he does play it occasionally. He has a lot of respect for the sport and believes that anyone who plays tennis is a mental monster.

Joshua then went on to talk about Roger Federer saying,

“Roger Federer impresses me a lot. He represents elegance, class, and is a role model. He is also a gentleman and a fair competitor. Those are just things I enjoy. The fact that someone so successful feels very little envy, it is almost as though everybody likes him. I like Rafael Nadal too.”

Joshua is not the only person to talk about Roger Federer in such a manner. Many people around the world look at Roger this way and that is exactly why he is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time and possibly the GOAT of tennis.

A record that will play a key role in deciding the GOAT of tennis is the Grand Slam tally. Roger Federer has held this record for quite a while but it does not look like he will hold it for much longer because of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

After a successful 2019, Nadal and Djokovic have come very close to equaling Roger’s record. Rafa is just one Slam away while Novak is short by three. This is not good news for Roger who does not have age on his side in this race.

I am sure Roger is thinking about this a lot and is probably training very hard right now. When the ATP Tour returns from its suspension, we can expect Roger to sweep some more Majors and extend his lead in the race to become the GOAT of tennis.