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Novak Djokovic to play Gustavo Kuerten in exhibition in Brazil

Associated Press | Posted on Sep 25, 2012 at 11:52pm IST

Rio de Janerio: Novak Djokovic will play an exhibition match against retired champion Gustavo Kuerten in Brazil in November.

Djokovic will play the three-time French Open champ to help inaugurate a tennis court in Rocinha shantytown, one of Latin America's largest slums.

Djokovic will also play a football friendly before a Brazilian league match. He will join Serbian countryman Dejan Petkovic, who starred for several Brazilian clubs in the last decade.

Djokovic to play Kuerten in exhibition in Brazil

Djokovic will play the three-time French Open champ to help inaugurate a tennis court in Rocinha shantytown.

Kuerten was No. 1 in the world in 2000 and '01. He won the French Open in 1997, 2000 and '01. The 36-year-old Brazilian was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in July.

Kuerten is also expected to play Roger Federer in an exhibition in December.

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