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‘Great To Be Back’ – Roger Federer Puts On Philanthropist’s Hat To Visit Malawi

Published 04/27/2022, 2:18 AM EDT

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Roger Federer is one of the most famous personalities across the globe. While his tennis career remains one of the best in history, he is also a philanthropist, working mainly in his mother’s home continent of Africa. Ahead of his comeback to the ATP, Roger Federer seems to be on his feet again.

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The Swiss Maestro was recently in Venice and was spotted looking ever so stylish on a boat ride. Recently though, he posted a picture of himself in Malawi, a country in Southeast Asia. His foundation has a huge network in the country and works there for the welfare of the children.

Roger Federer, who is quite active on social media, posted a picture that details his foundation’s footprint in other African countries as it looks into the health and education of children. Over the years, it has contributed a lot to the infrastructure there.

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BREAKING: Roger Federer Announces Massive Comeback Update for Fans as He Aims to Hit the Bullseye Once Again

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It is possible that amongst the Big Three, Federer has the most number of fans. He made all of them super happy recently by announcing his return to the tour.

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The former World No. 1 has been out of circuit for quite some time now, owing to multiple knee surgeries. While he has been teasing his fans about a comeback for a good few months now, he just announced that he will be play at the Basel Open. This tournament, which is very close to Federer’s heart, will be held in October this year.

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Federer’s last match was at Wimbledon, where he lost to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals. While some fans were rooting for him to make a return for the grass season, he said some time back that he wont be ready to play at SW19.

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While many had doubts as to whether he will be able to come back to professional tennis, if all goes well, the Swiss Maestro will be able to show a glimpse of his best during his return to Basel courts this season.

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Rishma Banerjee is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. Having done her masters in Political Science with International Relations from Jadavpur University, Rishma's outlet from the hustle-bustle of academics has always been sports, especially Tennis. A die-hard fan of Rafael Nadal, she admires his grit, determination and dedication towards always being better. When not writing content for firms dealing with fintech to social media marketing to sports, she finds herself in journals and books dealing with geopolitics and strategic studies or scrolling endlessly through Tumblr!
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