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<\/p>\nRoger Federer has gone down in tennis history not only for his ability, but also for his grace and elegance on the court.<\/p>\n
Smashing rackets was a rarity from the Swiss legend, who won 20 Grand Slam titles and reached world number one during his phenomenal career.<\/p>\n
Federer briefly returned to the court at this year\u2019s Australian Open, where he played in an exhibition alongside a handful of fellow legends.<\/p>\n
The friendly nature of that contest comes in stark contrast to the ongoing intense drama at the Grand Slam, which is now into its latter stages.<\/p>\n
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Roger Federer didn\u2019t feel good after smashing his racket at Miami 2009<\/p>\n
WTA star Coco Gauff highlighted the tension perfectly following her exit, smashing her racket en route to the locker room after losing her quarterfinal with Elina Svitolina.<\/p>\n
Gauff waited until she was off court in order to avoid attention to the matter, but Federer did no such thing in one of his encounters with Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n
Frustrated during their 2009 semifinal in Miami, the Swiss ace launched his racket into the court, rendering it completely unusable before throwing it to one side.<\/p>\n
He went on to lose the match, and when asked afterwards if his racket smash felt good, he said: \u201cNot really. Not really.\u201d<\/p>\n
Federer was then reminded that he rarely behaved that way on court, and was subsequently asked what was different about that particular match that he \u201clost it\u201d.<\/p>\n
He replied: \u201cI didn\u2019t lose it. I was just frustrated. Just because I smashed the racket doesn\u2019t mean I lose it. Didn\u2019t feel great. Didn\u2019t feel\u2026 it\u2019s just a natural thing I did.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Novak Djokovic noticed \u2018obvious frustration\u2019 with Roger Federer\u2019s racket smash<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, Djokovic was asked about the incident post-match, having also been told that Federer more often than not is able to control his emotions.<\/p>\n
The Serbian commented: \u201cLook, it\u2019s obvious frustration. I think he can answer better why he did it. I just tried to keep my focus.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on a roll in this period of the match, so I just tried to continue on playing patiently and win the match.\u201d<\/p>\n
Djokovic certainly didn\u2019t let the incident distract him, with the Serbian coming from behind to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.<\/p>\n
He did, however, go on to lose the final in Miami that year, losing 6-2, 7-5 to his future coach Andy Murray.<\/p>\n