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American former Alpine skier and four-time world champion Lindsay Vonn recently called Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer “Forever GOAT”. Vonn has been a friend of Federer and the duo was spotted rekindling their love for sports with skiing. Federer’s interest in this sport transitioned after he retired from tennis leaving a plethora of memories for his fans. Now it’s time for the world’s former number one ATP player to show his skills in skiing.

Roger Federer and his family have a soft spot for ski. They are often spotted skiing during their holidays. Now famous alpine skier Lindsey Vonn joined the famous family in their adventure. Not only that but she finally found the tennis legend acing another sport with similar brilliance.

American former Alpine skier called Roger Federer “the epitome of true sportsman”

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Lindsey Vonn recently took her official Threads platform and shared her incredible memory of skiing with Federer and his family. Sharing her feelings, Vonn wrote on Threads- “But here we are; retired, skiing and enjoying life! Thanks for this memory Rog. You and your family are truly one of a kind and no matter what the statistics say (or Leo lol) you’re the forever 🐐, because it takes a lot more than numbers to make the kind of impact you have, I’m just one of millions. Cheers my friend 🙏🏻🫶🏻”

Vonn’s message expressed that Federer has found his new love in skiing. After retirement, he has been engaging with this sport for long. Now that even former Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn is impressed with Federer’s skills in the sport, it is confirmed that the Swiss tennis star is truly a legend.

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Federer’s skill truly impressed Vonn, who has played the sport competitively. Vonn further said- “Have to take some time to really reflect on what it this means to me… I have admired Roger as an athlete, philanthropist, and incredible champion for so many years. Normally, people you look up to always let you down in one way or another, but not Roger. Rog is the epitome of a true sportsman and champion in every sense of the word. We’ve been talking about skiing together for such a long time I wasn’t sure if it would happen…. But here we are; retired, skiing, and enjoying life!”

Lindsey Vonn’s praise for Roger Federer didn’t go well with Djokovic fans

Novak Djokovic fans went upset over Vonn’s statement about calling Federer a GOAT. They started humiliating the world champion skier in a way that Vonn had to delete her tweets. One Djokovic fan openly thanked his gang for this achievement.

Some tennis fans shared their anguish seeing Vonn humiliated by Djokovic fans over her Federer comment.

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Vonn also received backing from her fans who totally disagreed with Vonn’s decision to delete the initial tweet and post a shorter one later.

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Roger Federer’s impressive skiing skills received praise from an actual Alpine Skier, Lindsey Vonn. Now that the four-time world champion has admired Federer’s skills, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Federer is a true sportsman by heart. What do you think about Lindsey Vonn’s compliment for Roger Federer?

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