Following the conclusion of the ATP Finals in London most players are either heading to the newly revamped Davis Cup finals or beginning their off-season. However, Roger Federer is doing neither of these.
Instead the 20-time grand slam champion is set for a week-long exhibition tour in South America with him potentially visiting up to five countries in the region. The tour has been long speculated in the media, but it wasn’t confirmed until recently. Those supporting his exhibitions include former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Alexander Zverev.
Federer’s series of exhibition matches will commence on November 20th. Just two days after the conclusion of the season-ending ATP Finals. He will take on Del Potro at the The Parque Roca Stadium in Buenos Aires. A Venue that has a capacity of 15,500 people.
“I just wanted to tell you I’m so excited to come back to Argentina to play my good friend Juan Martin del Potro at Parque Roca,” Federer said in a video promoting the event on Twitter.
Two days after Buenos Aires, Federer will travel to the Colombian capital of Bogota to play his first exhibition match against Zverev. It will be the second time he has played in the country after 2012 when he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Moviestar Arena. The same place when he will play his match this year.
“Getting Roger Federer returning to Colombia is something difficult to achieve. Colombia goes through a great moment in sports and that’s why we decided to call this event.” Organisers IMLA said in a statement.
On the 23rd, Federer and Zverev will head to Mexico to play what officials are marketing as ‘The Greatest Match.’ Some 40,000 tickets are estimated to be sold for the clash in Mexico City. Also making an appearance will be doubles legends The Bryan Brothers. The American duo will take on home players Santiago González and Miguel Ángel Reyes Varela.
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Ecuador will then be the next stop. Details of that event are set to be published during a press conference on October 3rd. Although is has been reported by one national newspaper that Federer will host some kind of ‘talk’ whilst there. It is unclear is this will be with the media or a public engagement.
Finally, there is another country potentially on the tour. Chile had previously been mentioned as part of the tour, but it hasn’t been officially confirmed. On September 24th, Diario AS reported that organisers still require more sponsors to cover the estimated cost of the event, which is $2 million. That report came a day after one of the organisers said it would take place on November 19th.
Looks like it is going to be a busy end to the year for Federer.
