A TENNIS star hilariously produced an incredible blunder – leaving commentators and fans alike utterly baffled.
Yannick Hanfmann was taking on Pedro Cachin in the Mallorca Open in his final warm-up tournament ahead of Wimbledon.
A tennis star will not want to watch his horror blunder back
He missed his simple shot from literally on top of the net
Yannick Hanfmann could see the funny side eventually
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And he somehow managed to make a shot so terrible that it will no doubt be included in blooper reels for years to come.
The German, 31, nailed a giant serve down the centre that Cachin could only sky up into the air on return.
The ball did bounce just over the net and into the court.
But with Cachin certain Hanfmann would put away an easy ball to take the point, the Argentine walked away at the back of the court.
However, what he witnessed on the other side was a truly bizarre moment.
Hanfmann waited for the ball to drop down after the bounce and – being careful not to touch the net which is prohibited – leaned over the net to swat the ball into the empty court.
However, instead of striking the ball and avoiding the net, he inexplicably did the exact opposite.
Big-serving Hanfmann – who has risen up the tennis rankings despite playing with his hearing impediment – took a proper air swipe at the ball.
Then to make matters worse, he touched the top of the net with his racket – in turn gifting Cachin surely the most bonkers shot of his career.
A disbelieving Hanfmann put his hands on his hips before wryfully smiling to himself as he trudged back to the baseline.
The commentator said: “Ooh hello. He’s touched the net there hasn’t he?
“Goodness me. I mean, what an absolute gift for Cachin.
“Look at this. This is the easiest putaway you’re ever going to see in professional tennis and look what happens.”
He can then be heard giggling into the microphone.
‘DUMBEST POINT’
Fans on Twitter also piled in with their responses.
One said: “Hanfmann managed to do the impossible.”
Another joked: “I can do that!”
A third added: “Hanfmann loses the dumbest point in history.”
And Hanfmann himself even replied with a ‘spiral eyes’ emoji.
However, the world No48 did have the last laugh as he prevailed 6-2 6-1 to set up a last-16clash with top-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The Greek ace is the defending champion at the grass-court event on the Spanish island.
Tsitsipas’ Wimbledon nemesis Nick Kyrgios was due to play at the Mallorca Open but pulled out as he struggles to recover from knee surgery and is now a major doubt for Wimbledon.
Hanfmann came in after his booming serve
He kept his eye on the ball the whole way
The German was desperate not to touch the net
He managed to miss the ball and strike the net to lose the point
The world No48 could barely believe what he had managed
