Not many people have managed to embarrass Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer during his career . But a 12-year-old boy left the tennis ace stunned on Tuesday night by beating him with a flawless shot during an exhibition match at Madison Square Garden . The young pretender strolled on to the court in jeans and a hoodie and returned a few volleys from Federer before gracefully lobbing the ball over his head to win the game . The young pretender lobbed the ball over tennis ace Roger Federer 's at the BNP Paribas Showdown on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden . Federer quickly realises he was n't going to be able to return the shot and conceded the shot as the grow erupted into cheers for the young boy . Federer , who has the record for holding the tennis world number one spot , was stunned when the shot landed perfectly on the line . Federer 's opponent Grigor Dimitrov congratulated the young player before going on to beat the Swiss pro himself . Dimitrov high-fived the youngster in front of the adoring crowds as he prepared to go back to his seat . The boy , aged around 12-years-old , was invited on court to have a go at giving the 33-year-old legend a court runabout during the exhibition match . And the youngster did exactly that as he got Federer moving around the court before pulling off a sensational lob against the eight time title winner . The crowd loved it and so did Federer 's challenger Grigor Dimitrov who later went on to beat the Swiss himself 6-2 , 1-6 , 7-5 . Federer has been an ever present in the top 10 since October 2002 and holds the record for being at number one spot for a total of 302 weeks . Bulgarian Dimitrov went on to win the exhibition match at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday . Federer , 33 , joked with to the crowd during the exhibition match in New York before losing to Dimitrov . Bulgaria 's Dimitrov returns a shot to Roger Federer of Switzerland during the BNP Paribas Showdown .
A young boy was plucked from the crowd at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night to face Roger Federer . The boy expertly returned the 33-year-old champ 's serve and after a few volleys , lobbed the ball over Federer 's head to land on the line . Opposing player Grigor Dimitrov and the crowds applauded the boy as he left the court .