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Cape Town Stadium;
(below) Federer and Nadal

they would see later on in the day: world-class tennis.
Earlier,Lynette,whohailsfromKemptonPark,asmall
townintheEastRandofGautenginSouthAfrica,had
spokentoFORBESAFRICAaboutthelegacyshethinks
FedererandNadalareleavingforthenextgeneration,in
particularthoseinSouthAfrica.
“Ireallydohopethatitleavesacertainmessagebecause
SouthAfricansareknowntobepassionatesportsmen.I
dohopethattenniscanpickuponceagainasithasbeen–
SouthAfricawasonceuponatimeabigtennisnation–and
thatitmaybedoesinspiremorechildrentoplaythesport
andthatwouldbemarvelousbecausethat’sonepartofthe

messagewewouldliketoleave.Butthemainmessageisthat
we’realsoheretohelpthechildrenofsouthernAfrica.”
LynetteisontheboardoftheRogerFedererFoundation
thathasmanagedtoupliftthelivesofoveramillionchildren
insouthernAfrica.
InJune2019,tennisfansinSouthAfricacouldn’tcontain
theirexcitementwhenFedererhaddisclosedinVogue’s
highly-popularvideofeature,73Questions,thathisgreatest
rival,the19-timeGrandSlamchampionNadal,wasgoingto
helphimagainfortheRogerFedererFoundation.
“We’re going to try to break the record for most
attendance, in Cape Town, South Africa, for my
foundation… I’m so looking forward to it, so thank you

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