ATP: Roger Federer full of praise for training partners
Of course, Roger Federer's appearance in Cape Town was dominated by the exhibition fight against Rafael Nadal. Another, not quite as prominent ATP professional also enjoyed the praise of the Maestro: Lloyd Harris.
by Jens Huiber
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Feb 10, 2020, 03:00 pm
Roger Federer's next competition appearance is planned for the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Dubai, where the Swiss will be the defending champion. Incidentally, with the greatest possible competition, Novak Djokovic has also agreed to come. The past few days, however, have been all about Match In Africa 6, which has brought its lead actors a new audience record for a tennis match: More than 52,000 people wanted to watch Federer and Rafael Nadal at work for a good cause, the result (the "host" prevailed in three sentences) remained a secondary aspect.
Incidentally, Roger Federer also used the days in Cape Town for training purposes. And got Lloyd Harris on the court, who now really runs as a local hero. "It was very nice that Lloyd came over, he's a local hero here in Cape Town," Federer said before the show fight with Nadal. “I love that he always comes back here and trains. He hasn't left Cape Town yet, even though it's so far from the other tournament venues. ”
Federer beats Harris at Wimbledon
Unlike compatriot Kevin Anderson, who found his way to the American college scene at a young age. At the beginning of the year Harris also competed with Anderson in the ATP Cup, where he beat Nicolas Jarry. In addition, the final came as a qualifier at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Adelaide. Andrey Rublev was too strong there. At the moment the left-hander is listed as number 91 in the world.
"There is a lot that South African fans at Lloyd can look forward to," Federer added. First of all, he's a great guy, that's always the most important thing. He has a strong character, a nice family. And, honestly, I like his game. I struggled with him last year at Wimbledon. ”There, Harris had surprisingly won the first set 6-3, but only played five games as the match progressed.