Rafael Nadal could break Roger Federer's record in final exhibition game announcement
Rafael Nadal looks set to break a record set by Roger Federer after announcing the next leg of his South American tour with Casper Ruud. The Swiss star embarked on a string of similar matches with Alexander Zverev in 2019 and set the record for the most attended tennis match in Mexico, and Nadal will now play in the same venue.
Nadal recently announced a series of exhibition matches in South America for November, bringing world number 3 Ruud with him. It comes after the Spaniard admitted he didn't know when he would compete following recent injuries as well as health concerns for his pregnant wife.
The 22-time Major champion and the 23-year-old announced the news on Nadal's Instagram, confirming their first game in Buenos Aires on November 23. And it has now been announced that the duo will perform at 'La Mexico' arenas in Mexico City on December 1.
The stadium was the site of another exhibition match involving Federer and Zverev in 2019, with their exhibition breaking the record for the biggest attendance in tennis history as 42,517 fans came to see the Swiss star now retired defeat the 25-year-old 3-6 6-4 6-2. And Nadal's game is expected to break the record, with an attendance that would be the same or higher than the 2019 game.
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“The best in the world will make history at #TennisFest! Don't miss @RafaelNadal (#2) and @CasperRuud98 (#3) in an epic match,” Tennis Fest Mexico tweeted on Tuesday. In addition to Mexico and Argentina, this year's French Open finalists are also expected to play exhibitions in Colombia. , Ecuador and Brazil.
Ruud will want revenge on the 36-year-old after reaching his first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros this year, where he was beaten by Nadal 6-3 6-3 6-0 as the Spaniard lifted a 14th French Open title and 22nd overall, a record.
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The Norwegian went on to make another major final at the US Open where he lost to another Spaniard in Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3. Alcaraz became the first teenager to win a Grand Slam title since none other than Nadal himself in 2005, and thus became the youngest world number 1 in ATP history.
Rafael Nadal looks set to break a record set by Roger Federer after announcing the next leg of his South American tour with Casper Ruud. The Swiss star embarked on a string of similar matches with Alexander Zverev in 2019 and set the record for the most attended tennis match in Mexico, and Nadal will now play in the same venue.
Nadal recently announced a series of exhibition matches in South America for November, bringing world number 3 Ruud with him. It comes after the Spaniard admitted he didn't know when he would compete following recent injuries as well as health concerns for his pregnant wife.
The 22-time Major champion and the 23-year-old announced the news on Nadal's Instagram, confirming their first game in Buenos Aires on November 23. And it has now been announced that the duo will perform at 'La Mexico' arenas in Mexico City on December 1.
The stadium was the site of another exhibition match involving Federer and Zverev in 2019, with their exhibition breaking the record for the biggest attendance in tennis history as 42,517 fans came to see the Swiss star now retired defeat the 25-year-old 3-6 6-4 6-2. And Nadal's game is expected to break the record, with an attendance that would be the same or higher than the 2019 game.
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“The best in the world will make history at #TennisFest! Don't miss @RafaelNadal (#2) and @CasperRuud98 (#3) in an epic match,” Tennis Fest Mexico tweeted on Tuesday. In addition to Mexico and Argentina, this year's French Open finalists are also expected to play exhibitions in Colombia. , Ecuador and Brazil.
Ruud will want revenge on the 36-year-old after reaching his first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros this year, where he was beaten by Nadal 6-3 6-3 6-0 as the Spaniard lifted a 14th French Open title and 22nd overall, a record.
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The Norwegian went on to make another major final at the US Open where he lost to another Spaniard in Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3. Alcaraz became the first teenager to win a Grand Slam title since none other than Nadal himself in 2005, and thus became the youngest world number 1 in ATP history.
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