Roger Federer left red-faced after boy plucked from the crowd LOBBED the ball for winning shot against him during exhibition match

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. 

Young fan humiliates Roger Federer with an exquisite lob

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 wasn'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