Roger Federer’s service motionRoger Federer has produced plenty of magic on court over the years. He is arguably the greatest tennis player ever. And he has a host of weapons in his arsenal with which he regularly bamboozles his opponents.Perhaps the most remarkable of those weapons is the Federer serve. He might not have the fastest serve in the game, but his disguise and accuracy with the shot has helped him win many a tight match in his career.Federer has even managed to serve four aces in a row on several occasions. There have been times when he was 0-40 or 0-30 down, and he served four aces in a row to turn the game on its head.Here are the eight times Roger Federer has served four aces in a row in his career.
#1 Pete Sampras (Macao 2007)
Federer took on Pete Sampras in an exhibition match in Macao in 2007. Even though Sampras had retired a few years ago, the American played some brilliant tennis and gave Federer a run for his money.
Watch Federer serve four aces in a row and Sampras’s funny reaction to the same.
#2 David Nalbandian - Australian Open, 2003
David Nalbandian and Federer faced each other in the round of 16 at the 2003 Australian Open. Federer, who was just 21 back then, ended up losing the match in five sets to the Argentine.
However, Nalbandian had no answers when Federer served beautifully in this game:
#3 Rafael Nadal - Tennis Masters Cup, 2007
Federer got everything right in this match against Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the Tennis Masters Cup held in Shanghai in 2007. He beat the Spaniard in straight sets.
He also served four aces in a row when he was 0-30 down.
#4 Sergiy Stakhovsky - Dubai Open, 2012
Federer was trailing 0-40 in the third game of the first set against Stakhovsky in the quarterinals of the 2011 Dubai Open. But the Swiss genius came up with four brilliant aces to take it to deuce and subsequently win the game.
He eventually won the match in straight sets.
#5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - Montreal, 2011
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was on song against Federer in the Round of 16 of the Montreal Masters in 2007. He got the better of Fedex in three sets.
But Federer did have his moment on court when he fired four aces in a row from 0-30 down.
#6 Juan Monaco - US Open, 2011
Federer thrashed Juan Monaco in the Round of 16 at the 2011 US Open. He won a game in 57 seconds, thanks to four aces on the trot.
Federer went on to win the match 6-1, 6-2, 6-0.
#7 Novak Djokovic - Wimbledon, 2014
Federer made a brilliant comeback in 2014 after a disappointing season in 2013. He came painfully close to winning the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic, but the Djoker ended up winning his second title at SW19 in five sets.
Federer served four aces in a row while serving at 4-4 in the 3rd set. He served an ace in the sixth game as well, technically making it five in a row.
#8 Novak Djokovic - Shanghai Masters, 2014
Federer avenged his 2014 Wimbledon loss by defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters that year.
He served four aces in a row while leading 4-3 in the first set against the Serb. He eventually won the match 6-4, 6-3.
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