Roger Federer is a pioneer in tennis. The Swiss Maestro has come up with many moves and strategies that many players use today to win points. One of his most prominent moves was the SABR, ‘Sneak Attack by Roger’, where he would move up to receive the second serve earlier. Ben Shelton aimed to recreate the move recently but failed horribly.
While Shelton failed to pull off the attack this time, he managed to achieve success to a certain level in a tournament earlier this year. However, at the moment, nothing seems to go right for the young ATP star.
The 20-time grand slam champion created the SABR in 2015. He developed it when he was struggling to go deep in tournaments. Federer employed the maneuver at the end of practice sessions to get points. His coach suggested he do it in a game, and he had great success, which led to the maneuver becoming quite popular. Shelton, a big fan of Federer, aimed to pull the move off recently.
Playing doubles in the Eisenhower Cup, an event before the Indian Wells Masters, Shelton aimed to return the ball rather close to the serve box. However, the ball would hit the corner of his racket and launch it into the stands, where it landed in the hands of a fan, who would go on to stand up and cheer in joy.
