Roger Federer graced some of the most legendary courts in the sport’s history, like Wimbledon’s Centre Court, Arthur Ashe Stadium, and Rod Laver Arena. But 689 feet in the sky? That is quite an interesting narrative. Twenty years ago, he found himself atop the Burj Al Arab’s helipad, rallying against American legend Andre Agassi and turning the impossible into an effortless elegance. For the Swiss legend, tennis wasn’t always about tradition but theatrics. And this sky-high battle was unlike anything the sport had seen before. Even years later, the tennis fraternity remembers the iconic match with the same sense of wonder.
Agassi and Federer participated in an extraordinary exhibition match ahead of the 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships. They played their match approx. 689 feet above the ground, on the Burj Al Arab’s helipad, which was covered in grass and transformed into a…
