Top players from the men's and women's tour will be hosting a special fundraising exhibition tomorrow to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Announcing the plans on his facebook page Federer said: "Tomorrow at 2pm, with other top players, we are going to have a fun exo at Melbourne Park to help raise monies for relief efforts in Haiti from the devastating Earthquake."
"Entry fee is a minimum donation of $10. Should be fun and its for a great cause. Hope to see some of you there!" Federer added.
Federer will be joined by Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters in the 'Hit for Haiti' exhibition with other top names expected to be added to the line up.
The earthquake, which measured at 7.2 on the Richter scale, devastated large parts of Haiti last Tuesday and is believed to have caused up 200,000 casualties.
The town of Port-au-Prince situated 25km from the epicentre of the quake sustained heavy damage with the Cathedral, Presidential palace and National Assembly building all being severely damaged or destroyed.
To donate to the Red Cross Haiti appeal please click here.
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