"Absolute legends" - Boris Becker and Naomi Osaka react to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's surprise reunion for the Louis Vuitton campaign

Boris Becker and Naomi Osaka have reacted to tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's reunion for the Louis Vuitton campaign. Becker reacted to the duo's video and showered praise on the pair by terming them "role models" while Osaka was left stunned.

This surprise reunion of two of the greatest players ever to grace the tennis court surprised fans. Federer and Nadal appeared together for Louis Vuitton's latest "Core Values" campaign. They had an extraordinary Q&A session on the Dolomites Mountain ranges in Italy in the snow. Both Nadal and Federer had some interesting questions for each other.

Former World No.1 Boris Becker on his social media, reacted to the video in which the Swiss maestro and the Spaniard were discussing how they would want to be remembered. The 56-year-old had some nice things to say for the duo. He wrote on X:

"2 absolute legends and more importantly, role models!"

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka also joined in to react to this surprising collaboration of two great tennis icons. The 26-year-old shared Federer and Nadal's picture on her Instagram story and expressed her excitement by writing:

"omg"

Instagram story of Naomi Osaka

Interestingly, Naomi Osaka is also a brand ambassador of the French luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton. She was roped in as a brand ambassador by the brand in January 2021.

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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal open up on how they want to be remembered

Roger Federer(L) and Rafael Nadal(R) during the Laver Cup 2022

In a fascinating conversation between two great rivals during Louis Vuitton's latest "Core Values" campaign, both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were asked about how they want to be remembered. To this, both gave thoughtful answers.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer wished that people would remember him more as a personality than as a tennis player. The Swiss even said that it would make him happy if kids consider him a good role model.

He was quoted as saying:

"I hope if I'm remembered not only as a tennis player, but as a person behind what I gave to the game and what I represented to the game, and it was less about all my Wimbledon victories or whatever it was, that would mean a lot to me. If I can be remembered more as the personality rather than just a player, that would be great. And if I was a good role model for kids, that would make me happy too… And it would be nice, like Rafa said, if the people are happy to see us again. Not like ‘oh no, that guy again.''

His great rival and friend Rafael Nadal also answered the question. The Spaniard said that his legacy as a human being would be the most important thing for him, more than his achievements. He said:

"At the end what will make me feel proud and happy is when I leave this world, if the tournament directors, the people who work at the tournaments, staff, ATP, say good things about who I was on the tour, or who I am as a person more than a tennis player. Because as a tennis player, at the end, we have the titles, we have the achievements and that's how it is. I achieved more than what I ever dreamed of. So for me at the end, the legacy in terms of a human being, after achieving all the things that we achieved, for me is the most important thing."

The 37-year-old Nadal, who is playing his final year on the tour, hopes to play in the upcoming French Open where he will aim to clinch the Roland Garros for a record 15th time.