Tennis news - WATCH: Alexander Zverev stops point after ball boy drops ball in Federer match

ByLe Buzz

Published 17/11/2018 at 19:43 GMT

It was pretty unfortunate for the young ball boy.

Alexander Zverev of Germany indicates that a ball boy dropped a ball during a game during Day Seven of the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 Arena on November 17, 2018 in London, England.

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In one of the biggest matches of the year, he dropped a ball in the middle of a point.

It meant Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev, who had stopped playing after seeing the incident, had to replay a crucial tiebreak point in their semi-final at the ATP Finals in London.

Zverev went on to win a famous match in straight sets... and hopefully the ball boy was not too upset - these things happen!

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