Match for Africa 6: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for little money
At the sixth Match for Africa, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal do not want to set any sales records. Rather, in February 2020, the aim in Cape Town is to give as many fans as possible access to the two legends.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Sep 17, 2019, 04:09 pm
There is good and even better news for the spontaneous. The good one: If you want to have the first session of the Laver Cup 2019 on Friday, you can still buy tickets. Even better: You don't even have to put all your savings in the balance - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Co. can be looked at in Geneva for only CHF 719.40, but fees are not included.
Good. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world, so the organizers can set the prices a bit sportier. The previous five editions of the "Match for Africa" were rather expensive for the fans, after all, it was about supporting the good cause. The Roger Federer Foundation.
Federer and Nadal in front of 48,000 fans
On February 7, 2020, however, the dynamic should change, as Janine Hänel, the managing director of the foundation, has now explained. "The main goal this time is not to collect money for the foundation," says Hänel. “The most important thing is that Roger will play tennis in his mother's home country for the first time, that he will bring top-class tennis to Africa. That is Roger's dream. ”Playmate and buddy Rafael Nadal is of course also a guarantee for this.
48,000 visitors are expected in Cape Town, the largest number of spectators in tennis history. “Of course, all proceeds from the Roger Federer Foundation and the educational programs in Africa will go to that. More than 10,000 tickets cost just eleven US dollars so that as many people as possible could watch the event. ”