Roger Federer hits stunning tweener shot in archive footage against Richard Gasquet
ROGER FEDERER beat Richard Gasquet in straight sets in the Shanghai Masters today - and here’s a moment from the past that will never forgotten.
Federer and Gasquet battle in Rolex Masters
Archive footage shows the time Federer played a stunning tweener shot against the Frenchman in a clay court event.
The pair are locked together at one set apiece and are level at 4-4 in the third.
Gasquet unleashes one of his trademark one-handed forehands into the body of Federer during a long drawn out rally.
Federer slightly misjudges the direction and finds himself in a spot of bother.
Not that he’s flustered. The 19-time Grand Slam champion simply lets the ball go between his legs before he hits a tweener back.
Gasquet followed it up with a forehand reply before Federer unleashed with a mighty response of his own.
His heavy top-spinning forehand zips off the court and Gasquet can only put his return into the net.
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