Top Viral Moments of '20: Federer issues challenge

Knee surgery would derail the rest of Federer's season, but his impact, clearly, goes beyond his own performance. He's been a key character off the court throughout the pandemic, and he was recently voted the ATP Fans' Favorite for the 18th consecutive year.

The 2020 season was not what anybody had anticipated, but players figured out how to have all kinds of fun nonetheless. Baseline is counting down the Top 10 viral moments of 2020.

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By the time April rolled around, people were already running out of stay-at-home activities to ward of boredom. However, Roger Federer saved the day by issuing a challenge: Hit as many consecutive volleys off the wall as you can—while wearing a creative hat, for some reason.

The trend instantly took off, and many of tennis' biggest names joined in, including Serena Williams:

Sofia Kenin:

Coco Gauff:

And Iga Swiatek:

Knee surgery would derail the rest of Federer's season, but his impact, clearly, goes beyond his own performance. He's been a key character off the court throughout the pandemic, and he was recently voted the ATP Fans' Favorite for the 18th consecutive year.