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David Beckham has skills no doubt, catches ball at Wimbledon with no effort

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 08: David Beckham and son Romeo Beckham attend day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 08: David Beckham and son Romeo Beckham attend day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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July 10, 2015

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David Beckham has impressive skills on the field as one of the best known former soccer players of all time.

Those skills came in handy at Wimbledon this week.

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He snagged a ball that went off of the court and tossed it back like it was no big deal.

The ball deflected off of a line judge's chair during the doubles match between Jamie Murray and John Peers and Jonathan Erlich and Philipp Petzschner, Mashable reported.

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