--- title: Roger Federer Loses to Kid in Exhibition Tennis Game: Video description: He can't believe it canonical: https://time.com/3741220/kid-wins-point-against-tennis-player-roger-federer/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-11T20:06:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:54.473Z og:title: Check Out Roger Federer's Face When a Little Kid Scores Against Him og:description: He can't believe it og:url: https://time.com/3741220/kid-wins-point-against-tennis-player-roger-federer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a8e16b1092a249c/69878339cd1bbad1bd6f5a53/465806670.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: SPO-TEN-BNP PARIBAS SNOWDOWN- og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Check Out Roger Federer's Face When a Little Kid Scores Against Him twitter:description: He can't believe it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a8e16b1092a249c/69878339cd1bbad1bd6f5a53/465806670.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Check Out Roger Federer's Face When a Little Kid Scores Against Him  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 11, 2015 8:06 PM UTC  Roger Federer of Switzerland pauses on court against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during the BNP Paribas Showdown on March 10, 2015 at Madison Square Garden AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) Roger Federer of Switzerland pauses on court against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during the BNP Paribas Showdown on March 10, 2015 at Madison Square Garden AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)Timothy A. Clary/AFP—Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 11, 2015 8:06 PM UTC In this viral clip, a young boy got a chance to play with Roger Federer—and win a point against him—during the BNP Paribas Showdown, an exhibition game between the Swiss player and Grigor Dmitrov of Bulgaria at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. The kid was able to keep up a rally with Federer, who has been ranked No. 1 in the world, and he won the point by lobbing the ball while the star was at the net—prompting loud cheers from the fans in the stands. 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