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Federer - Mr. Magician?
by Barbora Misakova

Roger Federer is not only professional tennis player, but also a big cutie. There is no surprise that Gillette chose him as a face for their products. But his skills can be used not only in the sport and marketing field. He is also entertainer and magician. If you belong to frequent user of video page YouTube, then you have probably already seen video, in which Roger Federer performs his William Tell-kind of character. This online video, where he tries a trick of hitting a can off the head of a man with his serve, has immediately arisen questions about its veracity. While some doubt the video is real, the YouTube page is not worry about truthfulness of the video. More impor! tant is it has gone viral in the past 48 hours with more than a million hits to the official version of the clip. As it seems people are not only curious but also suspicious. When Reuters asked Federer if the clip showed a real serve this world known tennis player just answered: “Well, there is a lot of the debate at the moment. You know how it is with magicians. They do not tell how their tricks work, you know.” Even though the clip is looking pretty real, there always will be someone who will question it. “I do not do it that much, but, yeah, it was shot in one piece and it was…the guy took a chance. It worked out. I am happy.” added later Federer. If you haven’t seen the video yet, you can check it now!

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