VIDEO: Line umpire hit down under during Federer-Berdych match

Chris Walder• ·
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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:

There's been a tragedy at the Australian Open.
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