Roger Federer has been named the second most popular modern athlete in the UK. The survey was conducted by YouGov through a special rating system that searches public opinion of UK celebrities.
The Swiss received 62% approval, while 90% of respondents said they had heard his name. Before Federer, the only four-time Olympic champion in the track and field athletics, Mo Farah, is the overall leader.
The former number one tennis player, however, is the most popular in two of the age group -;after the people born in 1965-1981, and among the so-called Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964). Federer, however, is only third in the millenniums (1982-1999).
The top five in the overall ranking is complemented by two more tennis players -;Andy Murray is in third place with 58% approval, and Rafael Nadal is fifth with 54%. Despite his successes in the second half of the 2018 season, Novak Djokovic is not even in the top ten, and only 41% of millenn ia have a positive opinion of the Serb.
As for the WTA, only the Williams sisters find their place among the top 20 Serena ranks the 15th, and Venus the 17th. It is curious, however, that Venus is the third most popular athlete among the millennia, with only Mo Farah and Andy Murray in front of her.
Despite his fifth Formula One title and British origin, Lewis Hamilton is also out of the box, taking the sixth place just behind Rafael Nadal.
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