Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal attracted what organisers said was a world record crowd for a tennis match
Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a return to Spain's Rafael Nadalduring their tennis match at The Match in Africa.CAPE TOWN - when they played an exhibition event in the Cape Town Stadium on Friday.
They also announced that the 'Match in Africa' raised $3.5-million for the Roger Federer Foundation, which supports educational and athletic programmes for children in Africa. Federer, who was accompanied by his South African mother, Lynette, said his first appearance in South Africa was a special occasion.Federer won 6-4 3-6 6-3 in a match in which the players had to contend with cool, windy conditions in the stadium that was built for the 2010 football World Cup."It's an amazing crowd, an amazing stadium," said Nadal, who was making his first appearance in South Africa since playing in the country as a junior.
Earlier in the day, Federer and his doubles partner billionaire Bill Gates beat Nadal and South-African born comedian Trevor Noah in a match with more flexible rules.
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