EXCLUSIVE: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to play in South Africa
Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will be heading to Cape Town in 2020 for a charity match!
The King Of Clay Rafael Nadal and The King Of Grass Roger Federer will be in South Africa in 2020 to play a charity match!
In an interview with Vogue, Federer confirmed that he and his greatest rival would be attempting to break the attendance record in Cape Town.
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Federer's charity foundation (Roger Federer Foundation) does charity work all around the world.
The Swiss star has a strong bond with South Africa, as his mother Lynette Federer was born in Johannesburg.
John Laffnie-de Jager, former South African tennis player and coach, shared the exciting news with Martin Bester.
"It's going to be early in February," Laffnie-de Jager said. "I've been working on this for the last four years. It's two icons in the tennis world. We're hoping to get thousands of people and hopefully break the attendance record of 35,000 fans."
The match will take place on the 7th of February 2020.