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Federer, Borg team up for champions' clash

July 29, 2008

Roger Federer and Bjorn BorgBjorn Borg and Roger Federer [Images] will team up for the showdown of champions at the exhibition event on the BlackRock Tour of Champions in Macau, China, November 20, 2008.

The pair, who have both won five consecutive Wimbledon [Images] singles titles, will take on John McEnroe and either Rafael Nadal [Images] or James Blake in a doubles match at The Venetian Macau Tennis Showdown 2008.

The result of the Davis Cup Semi-Final match between Spain and the United States in September will determine whether it is Nadal or Blake who plays in the event. Whoever loses in the Davis Cup will play in Macau.

The event at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel will start with a one-set showdown between Borg and McEnroe, followed by a best-of-three-set clash between Federer and Nadal/Blake. It will climax with Federer and Borg against McEnroe and Nadal/Blake in a ten-point doubles Tie-Break.

Photograph: Getty Images | Text: ATPtennis.com




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