Tennis fever seems to have gripped South African tennis fans who bought 48,000 tickets in under 10 minutes on September 4 for a Cape Town exhibition match next February between tennis world giants and superstars Rafael Nal and Roger Federer who recently played US open. game garnered such a positive response that organizers will erect ditional stands so that people can buy more tickets.  game at Cape Town Stium, built for 2010 FIFA World Cup, is set to break attendance record of 35,681 for a tennis match set by Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams in 2010 in Brussels.

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Overwhelming sales

A spokeswoman for organizers of Cape Town match said tickets were snapped up online and at ticket outlets. “We are overwhelmed by enthusiastic reaction on our ticket sales and we sincerely thank you for overwhelming support,” said Janine Handel, chief executive of Roger Federer Foundation. “Lines were opened up by (online ticket sellers) Computicket at 0900 and within a record time of fewer than 10 minutes tickets were sold.”

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ditional stands to be rected

Handel said organizers would consider erecting ditional stands to cater for some of those who could t buy tickets on September 4 for Nal v Federer Match. Prices ranged from 150 to 1950 rand ($10 to 130/9 to 119 euros) and buyers were restricted to a maximum of six for February 7 exhibition. Spaniard Nal is ranked second in world and Swiss Federer third with Serbian vak Djokovic number one. 

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previous record was that of an attendance record of over 35,000 tickets for a tennis match set by Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams in 2010 in Belgian city of Brussels.

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(With inputs from PTI)