300,000 pounds = 1 hour with Federer?

sureshs · Jul 8, 2007

NBC commentator said some British guy paid 300000 pounds to hit with Federer for 1 hour.

Would you do the same?

War Safin! · Jul 8, 2007

sureshs said:
NBC commentator said some British guy paid 300000 pounds to hit with Federer for 1 hour.

Would you do the same?

I'd pay £50 an hour.
Tops.

AAAA · Jul 8, 2007

For the mega rich, £300,000 ($680,000) is peanuts so if i was mega rich and a tennis fan then yeah I would pay that sought of money.

sureshs · Jul 8, 2007

Maybe it went to Fed's charity, I don't know.

Agassi used to charge $1500 per hour.

BigServer1 · Jul 8, 2007

sureshs said:
Maybe it went to Fed's charity, I don't know.

Agassi used to charge $1500 per hour.

It was a charity auction. Federer gave an hour to the highest bidder, with all of the proceeds going to charity. The winning bid was 300,000 pounds.

AAAA · Jul 8, 2007

sureshs said:
Maybe it went to Fed's charity, I don't know.

Agassi used to charge $1500 per hour.

If Fed accepted that amount for his own pocket it would reflect badly on him from my point of view.

saram · Jul 8, 2007

AAAA said:
If Fed accepted that amount for his own pocket it would reflect badly on him from my point of view.

they did say it went to charity, but could not remember which charity that was when the mentioned it on the tube....it didn't go to his pocket...

35ft6 · Jul 8, 2007

To put it simply: no.

Mick · Jul 8, 2007

the rich guy probably would get a tax write off for that amount that since it's for charity so it's a win-win situation for him.

adlis · Jul 8, 2007

35ft6 said:
To put it simply: no.

breakpoint would be proud aixe.

Wait a minute there! There is a way to play fed for a few 100 £GDP. win the $45 USTA wild card tournament for the Miami masters. if you win that win the qualifiers and violia you are in the main draw to face the KING roger

themunkee · Jul 8, 2007

adlis said:
breakpoint would be proud aixe.

Wait a minute there! There is a way to play fed for a few 100 £GDP. win the $45 USTA wild card tournament for the Miami masters. if you win that win the qualifiers and violia you are in the main draw to face the KING roger

Provided you get to the masters, then actually face Fed in the 1st round, or manage to win enough to get to him

. Other than that, this would be a very good way to play Roger

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zapvor · Jul 8, 2007

i think its cool when they mentioned it. its for charity. the guy obviously have no problem with the cash, and the money is going to a great cause. win win for everyone. i wanna know who it is!

Polaris · Jul 8, 2007

sureshs said:
NBC commentator said some British guy paid 300000 pounds to hit with Federer for 1 hour.

Would you do the same?

No. Watching him play is reward enough.

Mad iX · Jul 8, 2007

Some guy paid over a million to have lunch with Warren Buffett.

Deleted member 3771 · Jul 8, 2007

For a 1 hour hit I'd gift him one of my personal rackets signed by me.

MEAC_ALLAMERICAN · Jul 9, 2007

Nope, I think I will hit against a wall or my coach.

Maco_Andrej · Jul 9, 2007

if i was rich as **** yes i would also prefer nadal

RedWeb · Jul 9, 2007

300,000 pds is nothing... some people on this board would hope for terminal cancer so they could have the make-a-wish foundation submit a request to play with Roger before they kick the bucket.

Supernatural_Serve · Jul 9, 2007

the winner of the auction is probably some arab sheikh who can't even hit a tennis ball

sureshs · Jul 9, 2007

Seems it included lunch with Roger.

quest01 · Jul 9, 2007

I think its a bargain. If some normal person wants to hit with the best tennis player in the world they should have to pay a steep price. I think 680,000 US dollars is reasonable for hitting with Federer. I wonder how much Sampras charged an hour?

gsquicksilver · Jul 9, 2007

lunch and he got to "play" with federer?

hehe, kinda makes federer sound like a male gigalo.

finky · Jul 9, 2007

I must admit I like that sort of thing..I've had the chance to hit with Sampras and it was very expensive, but for a tennis fanatic like me the memories are priceless.

keithchircop · Jul 9, 2007

gsquicksilver said:
lunch and he got to "play" with federer?
hehe, kinda makes federer sound like a male gigalo.

it's a match of tennis, then lunch and afterwards what happens is up to roger. he has the right to say no.

Deleted member 3771 · Jul 9, 2007

For the battle of the surfaces Nadal and fed split only 1 million euros. The organisers got a bargain.

quest01 said:
I think its a bargain. If some normal person wants to hit with the best tennis player in the world they should have to pay a steep price. I think 680,000 US dollars is reasonable for hitting with Federer. I wonder how much Sampras charged an hour?

fastdunn · Jul 9, 2007

If I'm super-rich, I would do it. It's a charity donation.

If I can hit with Federer for an hour and maybe have him fix my forehand...
That would be great...

gsquicksilver · Jul 9, 2007

keithchircop said:
it's a match of tennis, then lunch and afterwards what happens is up to roger. he has the right to say no.

maybe that's why he ended up wearing his pants backwards at wimbledon

slice bh compliment · Jul 9, 2007

gsquicksilver said:
..., kinda makes federer sound like a male gigalo.

As opposed to a female gigolo? A gigola, then?

Well that guy was probably planning to donate big bucks anyway, and got a nice little surprise. Has anyone found out the cause this is going to? Well, I'm sure it is legit, knowing RF.

gsquicksilver · Jul 9, 2007

slice bh compliment said:
As opposed to a female gigolo? A gigola, then?

Well that guy was probably planning to donate big bucks anyway, and got a nice little surprise. Has anyone found out the cause this is going to? Well, I'm sure it is legit, knowing RF.

i guess there are some people on this board who don't know a joke when they see one. can't you see i used the "winker"? it's cool tho, just a little humor, hehe.

but just general FYI, female gigalo = prostitute.

baseliner87 · Jul 9, 2007

if it was for charity i'd rather have a hit with vaidisova or some of the hot birds from the WTA, but i guess roger is not that bad

Purostaff · Jul 9, 2007

I'm sure there'll be some 'goodies' involved as well other than the 1 hour session and the lunch (ie. autographed stuffs)

slice bh compliment · Jul 9, 2007

gsquicksilver said:
i guess there are some people on this board who don't know a joke when they see one. can't you see i used the "winker"? it's cool tho, just a little humor, hehe.

but just general FYI, female gigalo = prostitute.

Yes. I am a humorless individual. But it's okay. Do not pity me. I have hired a humor gigolo. My first appointment is tomorrow night. Should I be nervous? Will he or she teach me all about 'NOT' jokes?

300,000 pounds = 1 hour with Federer?

Would you pay 300000 pounds for 1 hr hitting with Fed?

Yes, 300,000 pounds is a bargain.

No, I prefer to hit with fat Bob at the club for free.

Is Mirka included? Then, no, I am not interested.

This is a real stupid thread.

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