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Watch: Federer gets lobbed by young boy at MSG exhibition

Roger Federer and Grigor Dimitrov took the court at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night for an exhibition event and a young kid stole the show with a fantastic lob. 
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Watch: Federer gets lobbed by young boy at MSG exhibition
Watch: Federer gets lobbed by young boy at MSG exhibition

What happened, Rog?

Roger Federer and Grigor Dimitrov took the court at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night for an exhibition event and as per the general "rules" of a proper tennis exhibition, things got a little nutty. Federer and Dimitrov entertained the crowd with a variety of trick shots and entertaining rallies, including this exchange of tweeners. We'll ignore that duffed forehand volley for now, Grigor.

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYfnYIKab6s]

But it was a kid from the stands that stole the show and hit the shot of the night. In the middle of the third set, Dimitrov ceded his racket to a courtside kid to play a point with Federer. After exchanging a few shots from the baseline, Federer chipped and charged into the net only to see a perfectly weighed lob go over his head and land just inside the baseline. That's one heck of a shot:

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KndoJnv9Rog]

The Madison Square Garden exhibition always finds a way of picking a ringer from the crowd. Remember the little girl who teamed up with Juan Martin del Potro and dominated Rafael Nadal and Ben Stiller?

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYAP0Jve_eU]

More highlights from Federer and Dimitrov's hit-and-giggle here:

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S1vkQ_rhQU]

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Courtney Nguyen
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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