Roger Federer - Tennis Legend | The Daily Show 

I cried, because there went the last gentleman out of the game. Never once seen him throw a tantrum like others. He was by far my favorite player for 2 decades +

Hands down the BEST TENNIS PLAYER. There never was anyone who played the game like Roger did and never will be. Every player aspires to be like him. Grace, beauty and athleticism personified.

❤❤❤love this comment and let me add Trevor Noah invented comedy and The Daily Show 😊

@@Stormbrise Never threw a tantrum what a joke

40-15

Indeed!!

If Novak and Nadal were not there he would have won around 40 grand slam today

​@saurabht09 no man, all of the big 3 needed each other for motivation.

Rafa is also.a.legend and him and Tony are vey kind and humbles.guys. Even if i was a Roger fan, we habe the same age, for me Rafa deserves also to be one of the Goat

As im from Switzerland, and as a Roger Fan. The matches between him and Rafa were always so great. I really like that Tennis had such great Player as Player and Humans.

I like Rafa too!

@@silasgrossmann5678 i think rafa and roger pushed each other into another dimension. I dont really like tennis, but i loved those games between them.

He was rejected from entering the Wimbledon during off season and he didn't make a big deal and that's roger ❤

I like both Federer and Nadal. When they play against each other, I root for the both of them. LOL. 😄

Roger’s parents clearly raised him very well, instilling in him Humility.

So very well said! 👋👋

@@philc1884 Thank you very much for the compliment. Very nice of you to let me know. Just honoring a true professional. Be well and safe. Mel

Well put, Mel Hunter. Federer has stayed true to himself and did not try to impress or broadcast his actions or deeds. He has a natural presence and way of reacting and is not always striving to impress.

Something Djokovic and his fans never understood, as they angrily demand to be loved and wonder why people don't like their behavior.

@@philc1884 Thank you very much for your compliment. Be well, Mel

Couldn’t agree more

Yeap , Americans should take notes!

Nadal did it

Hey what about Afghanistan, Vietnam, Syria? Huh?

I love Roger. Don’t get me wrong. But, he wasn’t always this charming and gracious. I remember a time when he used to yell, curse and smash rackets the way that Novak does. The only one of the top 3 who has always remained a decent, courteous, charming and gracious is Rafa.

@@roxy0608 I love Rafa! Racket smashing is not ok by my standard but the few times Roger has done that or yelled in his career connect me more with Federer as an athlete. He’s not Tsitsitpas, Medvedev, or Kyrgios. Serena smashed her rackets too but I think most spectators love to know athletes emotions to fully convict themselves rather than being overtly reserved

Federer is chill, but McEnroe set the standard for sportsmanship

Exactly

He played more than 3 times! And who is Noah?!

This is why I like Prince Harry. The rest of the British Monarchy is a joke. Harry and Federer forever

I just keep imagining if this was on Jimmy Fallon, he would be laughing non-stop, yelling, banging his hand on the desk. Such a different atmosphere lol

Trevor really needed to tone it down - a lot! Normally, an excellent interviewer, he allowed his enthusiasm to get away from him to the point of undermining Roger by asking over-long questions, interruptions and needlessly aggrandizing Roger, not just Roger's career, but his character. I found the interview annoying; too much Trevor, not enough Roger.

@@Gwen3344 m

Try "fanBOY" next time. I KNOW all of the AI man-made, serving-women like Alexa, Siri, Cortana and Sophia etc, etc., etc. have ALL been PURSPOSE-CRAFTED to be "female." But...MEN actually do SOME of the "simp-stuff" in real life, TOO.

Also for the fact that he is half Swiss and fed is probably the greatest Swiss person of all time or most well know, it can happen.

@@pareshmathew1596 they both have a Swiss German father and a South African Mother

A guard at Wimbledon should know Federer...Or she was being a jobsworth who isn't a Federer fan!

She was fired! 😂

He told her he won the tournament eight times, she knew who he was

Real swiss guys always smiles like that

Tennis will never be the same without him :(

Both their moms are South African and Dads are Swiss!

@@markprinsloo4258 Awesome!

@mark prinsloo Same here. And I love SA more than anything ❤️🇿🇦 Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

Planet of 🎾 👏👏👏👏👏

They never pushed him he was completely self driven and in his youth when he behaved badly they would not have thought twice about taking him out of the game - they always valued decency over winning - yep he had great parents

What Roger accomplished and how he did it mark him forever as a best ever tennis player, and there is no shortage of great players in tennis history. Watching Federer play brings the realization that his attacking style, always forward moving, his shot-making, all the ball-handling skills and the footspeed, coupled with a preternatural sense of the court's geometry depicts him as a champion like no other. He is a marker for what the best in tennis can be.

Right

Although I wholeheartedly agree...the same can be said about Rafa

probably not the GOAT. No need to harp on that.

@@TheRafaelBond you’re a ray of sunshine aren’t you?

TOAT. Third of All Time. That's what Federer is.

@@keithwatson7434 nope, Federer is indeed the GOAT. He has a higher peak than Djokovic and Nadal. And I say this as a Serbian!

Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec vous. Quelle classe!!

@@omi_god memories, emotions, inspiration, entertainment, joy, pain, anger, smiles, tears... And much more.

Smiling?? I had tears all through it

Exactly! It was so moving and light hearted, had a smile on my face all the time!

@@omi_god things that your mom and dad apparently haven't given much of to you.

@@miroslavjanecek9993 Definitely all those things! Agreed. Thank you, Mr. Federer.

Exactly... he is very humble n fun human being. Amazing

He's like Messi in that way.

100%

Watching that match was one of the best things I’ve seen in my life, can’t imagine being there!! ❤️

Best moment of my life to be there

Watching on TV was emotional watching them fall short

Lucky lucky you.

That’s so cool you got to be there!

and he lost three finals vs the GOAT...

@@votdfak you are funny 🤣

the same happened to nadal in rolland garros💀 it is even on video

And an entrepreneur!

Very well written 😀

Very well said! I think one of the reasons his fans love Federer so much is his lack of ego. A lot of his detractors see his surface-level elegance and manners and label him as stuck up; but he's so much more than the impression people first see. I think Federer, for all his class and style, is a genuine person who cares less about how he looks and more about who he is, the difference he can make, what he can achieve and how his actions effect others. He actually has a great sense of humour and isn't afraid to look a little silly at times; he expresses what he feels as he feels it, is diplomatic and polite because he wants to be no because it suits his image, makes an effort to give back to charity and express his gratitude to his fans when no one would blame him for skipping those things so he can spend all his time soaking up his success. All the things we admire about him - the grace, humility, generosity - are not a carefully created persona, but just the biproducts of him being intrinsically who he is - or at least the best version of himself he can be, which is what he always gives to his fans, everyone on the tennis tour, and even his rivals.

Federer has zero records left to his name.

@@sleepyjoe9267 well, he still has the record of being voted the ATP Fan Favourite for 19 successive years since 2003; and has won a record number (13) of Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Awards, voted for by the players and given to one who has conducted himself at the highest level of professionalism and integrity throughout the year. I have the feeling those two records will mean more to Federer than any others in his career! Still, he also apparently holds records for most Grand Slam semi-finals (46) and quarter-finals (58). Not bad for a player whose only accolade for the first 5 years of his pro career was 'most talented player to not have a GS' and was already thrilled with his career achievements after winning just one Wimbledon ;P

*Loses* *Says opponent gave up and hit a lucky shot which allowed him to win*

@@kakashihatake1029Huh?

@@moonshine8255 just explaining what Federer said

Yes we know

Still Nadal and djokovic made him cry like a spoil child,it was so satisfying.

@@mafiooato7233 what you say is so foolish.

@@mafiooato7233 You're the only spoilt child here for making a comment like that.

@@evakovacs5340 the truth hurt?

agreed

Copaceanu Ionut Bobi He chose not to play

If he really wanted to play, he would have played. He chose not to for personal reasons and that's that.

@Copaceanu Ionut Bobi idk seems to me he chose to keep his principles of not wanting the vaccine and was willing to let go of his ability to play. Fair or not, australia as a country decided and gave him a choice. If he wanted to come in, he knew what he had to do and he did not do what was needed to come in. You can argue whether it was fair or not but ultimately he was given two choices and he made his choice.

That's true. Met him in Stuttgart 2018 at the mercedes cup, so much patience for the fans, always polite and very down to earth

His peak tennis is beaten by Djokovic and Nadal like no one else. That's for sure.

@@keithwatson7434 Nope. That’s all.

@@amitkar5316 Exactly. A loser to Djokovic and Nadal. That's all. Thank you for agreeing.

He reminds of that song "Smooth Operator" by Sade. Does anyone remember that song?

Because his mother give birth to him alone.

@@jacquelineotto4148 what do you mean by this? Born on his own but he has a sister.

i know i am also the victim during my first swing in 2010...