Someone made a hilarious meme of Roger Federer on Twitter - and it was so good the tennis star replied

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Roger Federer.

• Roger Federer was made into a meme on Twitter.
• The post was so bizarre it prompted a reply from the 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion himself.
• Federer is renowned for his sense of humour, and has left fans in stitches with self-deprecating Twitter posts in the past.

Roger Federer was made into a meme on Twitter - and the post was so bizarre, the 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion personally replied.

Twitter user "itscameliaaa" created a collage of four photographs and screenshotted them together on a mobile device. The collage is… interesting, to say the least.

It starts with a normal head-shot of Federer, but it gets weirder the further you scroll, as there's then a cartoon midriff, a tail, and Timberland-style boots.

See for yourself here:

The collage went viral very quickly and, at current count, has over 150 replies, 13,000 retweets and 60,000 likes. One of those to reply was Federer himself, who applauded the creativity.

Federer is renowned for his sense of humour

The 36-year-old is revered for his technical ability and his longevity at the very top of the game in tennis, but Federer is also renowned for his sense of humour.

After all, this is the man who believes Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates would make the perfect tennis partner, who had to field curveball questions from comedian Will Ferrell as to whether the secret of his success was eating wombat meat, and who explained why he would never dress like tennis rival Rafa Nadal (it comes down to Nadal's incredible muscles).

Federer is not a prolific social media user, but fans appreciate his posts whenever he tweets.

Two months ago, when Federer returned to the courts after skipping the clay season, Federer was asked by a fan how his wife, Mirka Federer, felt about his return to competition.

He tweeted the hilariously self-deprecating reply: "Finally he is out of the house."