Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev played in front of a record crowd for a tennis match at La Plaza Mexico.
While stadiums at the four Grand Slams are offer some of the most dramatic and impressive atmospheres, they will find it hard to trump what Federer and Zverev experienced in Mexico.
The duo have been touring North and South America, having played already in Chile and Argentina.
But it was the match in Mexico that was arguably going to be the most eye-catching due to the record ticket sales for a tennis match.
In total, 42,517 fans were in attendance to watch Federer take on Zverev with the 20-time Grand Slam champion coming out on top to the delight of the Mexican crowd.
That trumps the previous world attendance record for a tennis match from 2010 when 35,681 fans turned out to see Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams compete in an exhibition match.
Speaking after arriving in Mexico, Federer admitted he was going to be slightly nervous about the whole occasion.
“I like to tell [to the fans] that this will be a big moment I think for all of us, for all the tennis players.
“Maybe for the sport of tennis. Playing in a tennis match for Sascha [Zverev] and myself in a record-breaking match.
“To be part of something like this, it’s not an everyday situation.
“I will be nervous; I will be excited.
“I hope that the crowd is going to be absolutely crazy, loud, and excited to sort of see me for the first time as a professional as I was here long long time here as a junior.”
Federer and Zverev will end their exhibition tour today when they travel to Quito, Ecuador.
The record may not stand for long though with an exhibition match scheduled between Nadal and Federer set to smash it.
The duo have agreed to play an exhibition match in Cape Town on February 7 next year.
The match will be played at The Cape Town Stadium, which has a capacity of 55,000.
