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Roger Federer Makes the Shot of the Year, Around the Post

Jun 24, 2009 – 9:05 AM
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Michael David Smith

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We don't yet know whether Roger Federer will win his 15th Grand Slam at Wimbledon, but he has already made what I consider the shot of the year, above.
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As expected, Federer beat Yen-Hsun Lu in straight sets on Centre Court. But no one could have expected the way he finished a long rally, racing past the sideline and hitting a backhand not over the net but instead around the post. Lu couldn't return it.

Federer won the match 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. He plays Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round Wednesday.
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