Roger Federer shocks fans with embarrassing blunder
Even the great Roger Federer isn’t immune to an embarrassing slip-up every now and again.
And the Swiss legend showed exactly that at the ATP Finals on Wednesday.
Despite an easy 6-2, 6-3 victory over Dominic Thiem, Federer endured a moment he’d probably rather forget.
During the first set, Federer sent a first serve way off the mark.
The ball landed on the wrong side of the service line and nearly went over the baseline on the full, leaving his fans a bit stunned.
“What happened there?” one commentator asked.
Even Federer appeared to be shocked at the blunder,. raising his arm in bewilderment.
A clip of the serve immediately went viral on social media, with punters tagging their friends to point out how even Federer mucks up sometimes.
Federer avoids early exit
Federer found himself with his back to the wall after an error-strewn loss to Nishikori in his opening round-robin match – his first straight sets defeat in 46 group stage matches at the season-ending showpiece.
Another loss would have made it impossible for him to reach the semi-finals for the 15th time in 16 appearances at the tournament.
Yet 48 hours later, the 37-year-old Federer rebounded in style, to the delight of the crowd packed into The O2 arena.
Thiem saved a break point in the opening game but he sent a forehand long to give Federer an early break and was broken again for 5-2 as Federer cruised to the opening set.
Federer turned the screws to break again immediately in the second set and never looked in any danger.
“It feels good, I’m very happy I showed a reaction after the last match against Kei” Federer said.
“No match is easy here and it’s not something I’m used to, losing and then coming back and playing again, but it’s a great challenge and I’m happy with my attitude and how I played.”
with AAP
