Video: Roger Federer grants a cancer survivor's wish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbK6okKWBlE ESPN on Wednesday aired its piece on Roger Federer's heart-warming meet-up with Beatriz Tinoco, a 17-year-old cancer

Courtney Nguyen|

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ESPN on Wednesday aired its piece on Roger Federer's heart-warming meet-up with Beatriz Tinoco, a 17-year-old cancer survivor from Rockville, Md.

Federer flew Beatriz and her family to Wimbledon last month to help fulfill her wish of meeting him. ESPN's cameras followed the two around the All England Club as Federer gave her a tour of the grounds, taught her the secrets of returning his serve and even talked about his famous haircut.

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Published Aug 22, 2013 | Modified Aug 22, 2013

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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