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ZURICH. — Roger Federer heads into Christmas week hoping to take his African charity’s aid to at least one million children after a blockbuster fundraising tennis exhibition on Sunday night with Stanislas Wawrinka, which raised US$1,3 million. The pair of 2014 Davis Cup champions — both fathers themselves, with Federer and wife Mirka the parents to two sets of identical twins — took to the court on behalf of the Roger Federer Foundation, which aids disadvantaged children in Africa and Switzerland.

The Hallenstadion was filled to capacity with 11 000 spectators eager to see their heroes in the flesh after what for both had been record-setting 2014 ATP seasons, with the entire exercise accompanied by the rhythms of African music. — AFP.