John Isner picks Roger Federer as the GOAT, says the Swiss is a fan of professional wrestling
John Isner has thrown his weight behind Roger Federer in the GOAT debate.
The American appeared on the Tennis Channel's Warm & Fuzzy and was asked which tennis player he would most want to be trapped in an elevator with. He responded by saying Federer's name and calling him the GOAT. Isner also mentioned that the Swiss maestro is a fan of professional wrestling.
"Logically, I think it's Federer, he's the GOAT, you know, take his brain a little bit. We actually have a lot in common to talk about, professional wrestling, he's a fan of that, not many people know that."
The GOAT debate in tennis has raged on for decades with no clear winner. While Federer had the title of GOAT for a long period of time, both Nadal and Djokovic have made substantial gains in their stakes of being GOAT, with many statistics favoring the pair.
"Roger Federer's done for me in the GOAT talks"- Nick Kyrgios
Isner's comments came in stark contrast to Kyrgios, who feels that the Swiss should no longer be considered in the GOAT debate if Nadal reaches 22 Slams. He also added that Federer has a negative record against Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
"If Nadal wins 22 I think he's got the crown," Nick Kyrgios said. "Nah, he's (Federer), I mean quote this, Roger's done for me in the GOAT talks boys, he's done. I thought about it, he's got a losing record against both of them, like really bad records."
Nick Kyrgios believes Roger Federer is no longer a nominee in GOAT talk due to his record against Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal 😮
He thinks Rafael Nadal will get the crown if he wins French Open this year. Do you agree?
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Federer last played at Wimbledon in 2021 and reached the quarterfinals before losing to Hubert Hurkacz. This remains the Swiss' last bit of action as he skipped the remainder of the season to undergo surgery on his knee and recover.
The Swiss said not long back that he is hoping to make a return during mid or late 2022.
"I still have to wait a little bit with running. I hope I can increase that more and more over the next few months and hopefully make a comeback in the middle or end of 2022. The surgery was the right thing. The knee was no longer good after Wimbledon. It couldn't go on like this. I'm fine. I walked on crutches for 2 months and had to start all over again."
Many fans will be hoping to see Federer back in action on the ATP tour and it will be interesting to see when that happens.
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