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WATCH: Murray and Federer play tennis on "boat" in Zurich

The two were promoting the Match for Africa 3 exhibition.

Published Apr 11, 2017

Andy Murray returns to take on Roger Federer on a FLOATING tennis court https://t.co/Heq4dA6ctk pic.twitter.com/9nwhhLx8QO
— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) April 11, 2017

On Monday, ahead of the Match for Africa 3 in Zurich, Roger Federer and Andy Murray spent some time promoting the exhibition match... on a floating court in the middle of the Limmat River.

The pair played out some points while bobbing lazily on the relatively smooth waters.

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Roger #Federer wins the first point against Andy #Murray on a boat on the Limmat river in Zurich. pic.twitter.com/dbzPa7R48R
— Simon Häring (@_shaering) April 10, 2017

Fans did whatever they could to catch a glimpse of their homegrown hero and the world No. 1:

@HortopHortop that would have been something for you 😊 Federer and Murray played tennis 🎾 n river Limmat to gain awareness for #MFA3 pic.twitter.com/t77iwJkwOx
— Beatrice 🌸🌼🌺🏡🖥 (@Happy_1) April 10, 2017

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Federer kept it casual, opting to show up in jeans:

.@MarianneBevis is in Zurich and was by the river following all the action between Federer and Murray.

Photos here: https://t.co/hbIz70KIIs pic.twitter.com/6MzLeae7TJ
— José Morais (@ZezeAM) April 10, 2017

After the unusual water warm-up, Federer would end up winning the exhibition match, 6-3, 7-6 (6). He's going to be keeping it casual for a while longer though as he said he's not planning to play before the French Open.

The match was Murray's first since pulling out of Miami with an elbow injury. He's set for his real return at Monte Carlo, which starts next week.

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