Roger Federer’s South American Exhibition Schedule
Roger Federer will be back on the court this upcoming week for a special exhibition series in South America. Federer, who hasn’t played on the continent since joining the pro ranks, will begin a six-event stretch through three countries starting Thursday, December 6 in Brazil.
Federer reportedly will receive $2 million dollars per event! And Federer is already making plans (he’ll need some extra baggage to carry all that money!).
“Starting to pack for the Gillette Federer tour through South America and I was excited to receive these new Nike RF hats in the colors of Brazil, Argentina and Colombia….very cool!” Federer posted on Facebook accompanied by a picture of three of his signature “RF” hats.
Last month, Federer spoke in depth about his December trip.
“It’s true, if you haven’t been to a place, you just don’t know as much as you should,” Federer said of the three countries. “You have to look it up, spend a lot of time with people who are from there. I’ve had obviously some experiences, but I guess not enough. That’s why it was also one of my big dreams as such, was to hopefully play there one day. I knew through the normal schedule, it was going to be extremely hard to do. My only way to get to South America in some ways was to play an exhibition tour. I’m happy we’ve been able to accomplish that.
“It’s big for me to go to see new places, playing in front of a crowd that I’ve never experienced before. That’s going to be really, really nice. I definitely have some homework still to do more about the cities I’m going to, the countries, even though I know quite a few things. But I’d like to know as much as I can getting there beforehand.”
Federer Gillette Tour Exhibition Schedule:
December 6
Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Roger Federer vs. Thomaz Bellucci
Bob & Mike Bryan vs. Bruno Soares & Marcelo Melo
December 7 (No Federer)
Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Maria Sharapova vs. Caroline Wozniacki
Thomaz Bellucci vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
December 8
Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka
Roger Federer vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
December 9
Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Thomaz Belluci vs. Tommy Robredo
Roger Federer vs. David Ferrer
December 12-13
Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Roger Federer vs. Juan Martin Del Potro
December 15
El Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Bogota
Roger Federer vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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