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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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Worthy Opponent: Robert Kaplan

Amy Eddings Posted on

Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 10:27PM

Updated on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 8:45AM by Amy Eddings

Help from above: This is the only way I'll be able to win a match against Robert Kaplan. Photoshop details, courtesy of my sis, Melissa Mancuso.

Haters, do you have someone in your tennis circle whom you just can't beat? Someone who makes you feel like he should be paying you for being his ball machine?

For me, it's my Worthy Opponent Robert Kaplan.

We play weekly. He gets to practice hitting stinging, short, cross-court winners and his signature inside-out forehand deep in the corner to my backhand. I get to practice anger management: It's not failure, it's a learning experience! Accept the outcome, but keep an optimistic focus!

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