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World of Sport

28th Jan 2016

WATCH: Roger Federer’s shot was so good a fan stood out of his wheelchair to applaud

Miracle worker

Ben Kiely

We may have been underestimating Roger Federer’s Christ-like powers over the years.

The Swiss Jesus pulled off another miracle in his Australian Open semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic.

Although he was unable to win the game, the Serbian took it in four (6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3), he pulled off a shot during the match that was so amazing it appeared to heal a fan in crowd.

Djokovic slightly overhit a drop shot and Federer was able to turn on the afterburners to dash from far behind the baseline to inside the service box and hit a magnificent cross-court passing shot winner. When the camera showed a reaction shot from the stands to the superb winner, you can clearly see a man getting up out of his wheelchair to give the maestro a standing ovation.

17 grand slams, six ATP Tour World Finals titles and now a miracle? Roger Federer is definitively bigger than Jesus.