Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are used to sharing the court all over the world, delighting the fans with their epic battles. However, on Friday, they will compete (or play together) in South Africa for the first time to help Roger’s foundation. Roger and Rafa will try to break the record of attendance for a tennis match as more than 50,000 people are expected to see their exhibition.
Rafa celebrated the event with a lovely post on Instagram saying: Super happy to be in Cape Town sharing this unique event with my friend @rogerfederer”
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently the world no.3, Roger played his last match on the 30th of January when he lost to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s best accomplishment of the present year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 29th of January when he surrendered to Dominic Thiem 7-63 7-64 4-6 7-66 in the quarter of the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal’s best accomplishment of this year was getting to the final in in ATP Cup.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played each other 40 times. The head to head is 24-16 for Nadal.
The last time that they locked horns, Roger Federer won 6-4 6-3 in the final in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) in October 2017.
