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Bill Gates and Roger Federer teamed up to play tennis for charity

May 2, 2017

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Add tennis star to Bill Gates’ resume.

Gates paired up with Roger Federer for a one-set doubles exhibition match against tennis pro John Isner and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam in Seattle on Sunday.

Fun night on court with these guys helping out the RF Foundation. Thanks @rogerfederer for having me, I won’t soon forget it. #IsThatBillGates #YesItIs #mikemccready #microsoft #PearlJam #Match4Africa

Fun night on court with these guys helping out the RF Foundation. Thanks @rogerfederer for having me, I won’t soon forget it. #IsThatBillGates #YesItIs #mikemccready #microsoft #PearlJam #Match4Africa

A post shared by John Isner (@johnrisner) on Apr 30, 2017 at 12:27am PDT

Gates and Feder won 6 – 4, mostly on the strength of the tennis pro’s prowess. However, Gates wasn’t a silent partner and managed to get some shots in.

The head-scratching match-up was in the name of Match for Africa 4, a fundraiser for the Roger Federer Foundation. The event, which main draw was a friendly match between Federer and Isner sans their celebrity partners, raised $2 million (S$2.8 million) towards educating children in Africa according to Tennis.com.