This referee steals the show from the tennis stars

Roger Federer worked up a sweat on Tuesday. Against the outsider Tennys Sandgren, he was 1:2 behind after sets and had to fend off a total of 7 match points before he could win the game was still able to turn things around and move into the semi-finals . Because he was struggling, the Swiss's collar burst in the third set. He swore loudly to himself - a no go in the eyes of chair umpire Marijana Veljovic, who then warned Federer.

“Does she know Swiss German?” asked the maestro ironically on the pitch. He later explained at the press conference: “I found the sentence a bit harsh. It's normal to get frustrated after so many hours. After all, I’m not the type of person who constantly throws bad words around.”

It's dinosaur rare that when Roger Federer is on the court, someone else can be in the limelight.Veljovic's stunning looks caught everyone's attention, including some female tennis stars'. #AusOpen #MarijanaVeljovic . gifs: @ doublefault28 pic.twitter.com/Ml09I918dg

— Manoj K Jha aka Manu 😷 (@manojgjha) January 28, 2020

With the warning, the beautiful Serbian woman in the referee's chair became the focus of many fans. Soon a lot of things on social media revolved around who this dashing referee was. Tennis star Genie Bouchard tweeted: “The referee in this Roger/Tennys match is super beautiful.” Another user commented: “It's as rare as a dinosaur when Roger Federer plays but someone else gets the attention .” Another Twitter user even said: “Oh my God! I'm in love."

the umpire in this roger/tennys match is super pretty 😍

- Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) January 28, 2020

Somehow the Serbian suddenly became the secret star of the match. She is no stranger in tennis circles: the Serbian has been leading games on the ATP tour for a long time and has been involved in Grand Slams since 2016. “I dream of being a referee in the men’s Grand Slam final,” she recently said. In any case, she has the tough character for it: In addition to Federer, she also gave the German Alexander Zverev a run for his money a few days ago.

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This referee steals the show from the tennis stars

Roger Federer made it into the semi-finals at the Australian Open on Tuesday after a five-set thriller. But the show didn't belong to the top Swiss star alone, as a smart referee unintentionally took center stage.

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