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Federer's Funny Photo Bomb


Turn your back on Roger Federer and risk hilarity.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion prepared for his return to the grass of Halle photo-bombing good buddy Sergiy Stakhovsky for this selfie.

More: Previewing Halle Draw

The top-seeded Federer plays for his record-extending ninth Halle title this week. He opens against German Jan-Lennard Struff tomorrow and looks pretty relaxed.


 

Rain washed away our practice with 👑of🌱 . Always a pleasure to practice with #Legend . #Federer #Halle #gerryweberopen #tennis #atp

A photo posted by Sergiy Stakhovsky/Стаховський (@stako_s) on



It was post-practice fun and perhaps there was a little payback as well.

Stakhovsky shocked Federer, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) in the second round of the 2013 Wimbledon.

Though it's been an injury-plagued season for Federer, who underwent knee surgery in February and was hampered by a lower-back injury during the spring, the Swiss has shown a happy face in tournament appearances, including this Rome run-in with Snoopy.

Watch Federer give the fame World War I flying ace a playful pat before his Rome match with Dominic Thiem.




Photo credit: Mercedes Cup

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