Federer, Nadal Make History In South Africa
Spain’s Rafael Nadal plays a return to Switzerland’s Roger Federer during their tennis match at The Match in Africa at the Cape Town Stadium, in Cape Town on February 7, 2020.Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal attracted what organisers said was a world record crowd for a tennis match when they played an exhibition event in the Cape Town Stadium on Friday.
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.
The ceremonial coin toss was performed by World Cup-winning Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi, who presented Federer with a Springbok jersey. The coin used was a commemorative 20 Swiss Francs piece minted with Federer’s face. He gave it to Kolisi.
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