Godsick: 'One of the reasons why Roger Federer still continues to compete is...'

A few weeks before the suspension of the pandemic circuit, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal set the new crowd record for a tennis match thanks to a beneficial exhibition staged in Cape Town. During a long interview with Tennis.com, the agent of the Swiss Tony Godsick recalled that magnificent evening which allowed to collect 3.5 million dollars.

“Roger always wanted to play in South Africa, which is where his mother was born. We had matches of this kind in Madrid, Zurich, Seattle and San José, but where it made the most sense to play was in the place where the foundation does its most profound work. Federer always said who he wanted his opponent to be: Nadal. Federer said to me: "If I'm going to play in my mother's country for the first time, it has to be against my biggest rival" - he revealed.

Godsick also revealed the reason why Federer continues to compete at the highest level: “One of the reasons why Federer still continues to compete is the adrenaline he feels when playing at the biggest stadiums. South Africa does not have large indoor pavilions and, in that sense, I suggested the idea of ​​playing outdoors and trying to beat a record. From then on, the event started to come to life. We tried to reach 50,000 spectators (that number was broken) and create a tennis experience inside a stadium built for the soccer world."

The 20-time Grand Slam champion on Wednesday suggested a merger between men’s tennis body ATP and women’s governing body WTA. The World number one expressed his views on Twitter and was soon backed by another tennis great and his bitter rival Rafael Nadal.

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