Gear Q&A: Friend or Foe

It is Good Friday, so in honor of Easter and all that is cute and fluffy, here’s TennisAustralia’s latest (and arguably greatest) creation. Can Roger Federer outdo his cutest opponent ever, the Easter Bunny?

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The clip includes cameos from Mirka Federer, Rod Laver and even Boris Becker.Even diehard Federer fans will have a tough time cheering against such a precious adversary.

Federer’s non-fluffy opponent in Miami today is Juan Martin del Potro. It’s the worldNo. 3’s first match since undergoing knee surgery after the Australian Open.

Speaking of that injury, the Swiss finally coughed up an explanation for it in press on Thursday. He said—wait for it—that he was drawing a bath for his children and turned in a way that caused a click in his knee.

“It was a very simple movement, probably a movement I've done a million times in my life,'' Federer said Thursday. ''I didn't think much of it when it did happen.''

That simple move ended with him going under the knife for the first time with a torn meniscus. He spent 12 days on crutches.

Maybe he should lay off the daddy duties for while.

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