Federer wows fans with video of tennis trick shots

GENEVA: Tennis ace player Roger Federer delighted fans by posting a video on Twitter showing him executing some trademark trick shots against a wall in the snow.

The 20-times Grand Slam champion last played at the semi-finals of the Australian Open, where he lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, before undergoing surgery on his knee in February.

Federer is supposed to return to playing in time for the grasscourt season in June. “Making sure I still remember how to hit trick shots #TennisAtHome,” Federer tweeted along with the video, which showed him moving around seamlessly amid snowfall.

Making sure I still remember how to hit trick shots #TennisAtHome pic.twitter.com/DKDKQTaluY

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) March 30, 2020

The video has already garnered over 4.7 million views and shows Federer hitting between-the-legs “tweeners” and behind-the-back shots.

The tennis circuit is currently halted with the ATP Tour and the WTA suspending all tournaments until June 7 after countries started locking down borders to contain the coronavirus pandemic. There are concerns that grass-court tournament Wimbledon might also be cancelled for the first time since World War II.