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Finding Roger Federer Meltdown footage on YouTube is like finding a seat on the Number 4 Lexington Avenue subway at 9:30 in the morning. [Non-New Yorkers, take note: it's rare.] The Greatest of All Time usually deals with blown shots by dragging his middle finger across his forehead and tucking his hair behind his ear. Not this time. This was a semi-final match with Novak Djokovic at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida. Djokovic just broke Fed in the third and deciding set and was up 15-0 when the Greatest of All Time took his eyes off a routine approach shot that could have evened the score. Federer went through lots of racquets when he was playing the junior circuit; wonder if he felt a little wave of nostalgia upon banging this one hard into the court.

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Meltdown Down Under: Serena Williams vs. Sloane Stephens

Amy Eddings Posted on

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:00PM

Serena Williams is the best server of the women's game, even when she's taking aim at Plexicushion instead of the ball. Watch as she rotates her body weight into this racquet smash. There's no evidence of her second set back spasm in her Australian Open quarterfinal loss yesterday to rising queen-ager Sloane Stephens.

The number 3 seed said she had a "wry smile" on her lips afterwards. "It made me happy, unfortunately." Thatta girl, Serena! The Beatles had it all wrong. Happiness isn't a warm gun. It's a busted racquet.

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