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Four years ago in South Africa, the longtime rivals played a friendly exhibition match to raise more than $3 million for childhood education\u2014and set a new world record in the process.<\/p>\n

Four years ago in South Africa, longtime rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played a friendly exhibition match to raise more than $3 million for early childhood education\u2014and ended up setting a new world record in the process.<\/p>\n

The Match for Africa was a series of exhibition matches organized by Federer to raise money for his eponymous foundation, which works to fund schooling, transport and food for six southern African countries, including South Africa\u2014the birth country of Federer\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n

While the first edition of the match launched in Zurich with a hilariously viral promo video\u2014remember when Federer couldn\u2019t stop laughing as Nadal struggled with his lines in English?\u2014but when the Swiss finally took the match to Africa, it became a major event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an absolute pleasure to share the court with Rafa again, but the first time here in beautiful Cape Town in South Africa,\u201d Federer said afterward. \u201cIt means so much more, and it really is very, very special on so many levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried our best as always,\u201d Nadal said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lifetime experience playing in front of such an amazing crowd in an amazing stadium. It was a big pleasure for me to be part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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