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When I asked Roger for his shoes after he had
won the final at the Cincinnati Open, I was not
aware of the added significance of that win.
Turns out it was his 63rd tournament title, tying
him with Borg |
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for most titles won by any player in tennis history. It is typically Roger and what makes him the greatest that when I asked him for his shoes, he didn’t take more than a few seconds to say yes. I thought of donating them to The Foundation because given the event they were planning, it was a perfect fit!’ Mahesh Bhupathi
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This August, when Mahesh Bhupathi called us from Cincinnati and said
Roger Federer had just gifted him the shoes he wore to win the Open there,
we were thrilled for him. Imagine our disbelief when he said he’d like to
donate them to The Foundation! What a champion gesture! So there you
have it. Shoes scuffed by, played (and won) in by the greatest tennis player of
all time. One of the most precious jewels in the Equation crown this year. |
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