Lionel Messi praised Rafael Nadal, called him a great player and winner

Lionel Messi praised Rafael Nadal, called him a great player and winner

Argentine great footballer Lionel Messi has praised Rafael Nadal fiercely. Messi wrote a lot of nice things for Nadal on his Instagram story.

He wrote, 'The words spoken for me by a great athlete like you leave me speechless. Thank you Rafael Nadal. You deserve everything from the way you play and every time you step on the field. You are a winner.'

In fact, Nadal had recently praised Messi and called him entitled to win the Best Player of the Year award.

Laureus Along with Messi, Nadal has also been nominated for the award given by the foundation.

Nadal has won this award 2 times so far, whereas Messi has been able to achieve it only once. Roger Federer has won the award 5 times.