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For the French, Federer is not the best tennis player in history


LTennis has lost one of its kings. Roger Federer put his professional rackets aside on Friday 23 September, after a defeat in the Laver Cup. With Rafael Nadal, a rival for two decades, but also a friend of him, they failed to beat the American duo Tiafoe-Sock . However, this did not spoil the starting pot of the Swiss. Many players have cried, even those he tortured on the pitch. It is the sign of a great player. But for some tennis fans, Roger Federer isn’t the best player in history. The French prefer it … Rafael Nadal, according to an Odoxa poll for Winamax e RTL.

According to this survey, the French believe that Nadal is better than Federer, with 34% of the choices expressed, against 28%. Six points therefore separate the two friends, who are however much ahead of the other players who make up the top 5. Björn Borg got 10% of the votes, Novak Djokovic 8% and John McEnroe 6%.

The French find Federer “elegant” and “likeable”

Be careful though. If Rafael Nadal is the number in the heart of the French from a purely tennis point of view, Roger Federer was able to put everyone in agreement on his personality and his elegance: 93% of the interviewees consider the Swiss “friendly”, 90% of they find it “elegant” and, finally, 87% consider it close to the public.

The 1,005 representative people of the French population who responded to this poll also felt by a large majority (68%) that Roger Federer’s career would not have been as successful had he not had players like Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

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