Federer stunt more credible than his acting

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Here's a new Gillette video that's been making the rounds, purportedly showing Roger Federer knocking a bottle off a guy's head from a distance with his serve. It would be more believable if Federer weren't obviously trying so hard not to seem like he's acting—a bit of a recurring problem in much of the tennis legend's commercial work. We'll stick with Andy Murray when it comes to this kind of stuff.

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