Yes, you’ve read correctly! Tennis icons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are going to square off in Cape Town next year, and we can’t wait to witness it. They will play in an exhibition match under The Match for Africa campaign organised by Federer to raise money for the Roger Federer Foundation.
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This will be the sixth Match for Africa in support of the Roger Federer Foundation, which aims to help children in the region. In the exhibition matches, Federer competes in a singles match against another of the world’s great tennis players – in this case Nadal. The Cape Town match is presented in partnership with Rolex and Credit Suisse.
Roger Federer will play in Cape Town, South Africa on February 7, 2020 with Rafael Nadal
for the benefit of children in the region #matchinafrica6capetown #philanthropy #RogerFederer #RafaelNadal #BillGates #TrevorNoah pic.twitter.com/3vu9dqZGHZ— Roger Federer Fdn (@rogerfedererfdn) July 4, 2019
The Cape Town Stadium, which has a capacity for more than 50 000 spectators, will also host a celebrity/pro doubles match between Federer and Bill Gates, best known as the founder of the Microsoft Corporation, against Nadal and South African comedian Trevor Noah.
*UPDATE: Registration for tickets to the match has opened. Tickets go on sale in September. You can register for tickets here.
**UPDATE: Official tickets sales open via Computicket at 9 am on 04 September 2019. Tickets start at R150.
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