The two greatest players of the open era - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will renew their long standing rivalry at an exhibtion match in South Africa in February. The tickets of which have been sold in just 10 minutes.?
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The game at the Cape Town Stadium, built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is also set to break the attendance record of 35,681 for a tennis match set by Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams in 2010 in Brussels.?
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A spokeswoman for the organisers of the Cape Town match said the tickets were snapped up online and at ticket outlets.
¡°We are overwhelmed by the enthusiastic reaction on our ticket sales and we sincerely thank you for the overwhelming support,¡± said Janine Handel, chief executive of the Roger Federer Foundation."?
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After the tickets were put on sale, it didn't take long for them to sell out. 10 minutes is all it took. To watch Nadal and Federer live in a stadium, you can't blame people for grabbing tickets at absolute knots.?
It promises to be a sensational game of tennis albeit an exhibition.