VIDEO: Line umpire hit down under during Federer-Berdych match
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As Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych squared off in an Australian Open quarterfinal matchup, a lowly line umpire was positioned in the absolute worst place imaginable as a runaway ball came speeding in his direction.
This couldn't have been pleasant:
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