Ukraine war: Roger Federer makes $500,000 pledge
Roger Federer says he will be donating $500,000 (£379,223) to help children affected by the war in Ukraine.
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Federer donates $500K to Ukraine children via foundation
LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer is offering financial help to Ukrainians during Russia's invasion.
"Heartbroken" Roger Federer's Noble Initiative For Ukrainian Children
A "heartbroken" and "horrified" Roger Federer vowed to donate $500000 through his foundation "to establish access to continued schooling for Ukrainian children," who have been facing the hardships of the Russian invasion. "My family and I are horrified seeing pictures from Ukraine and heartbroken for the innocent people who have been so terribly affected. We stand for peace," the former world number 1 tweeted.
Rafael Nadal 'not in favour or not against', but is tie-break change at Grand Slams good for tennis?
Some records are meant to be broken. Some are not. The record for the longest tennis match in history now looks likelier than ever to stand the test of time after all four Grand Slams moved to hold first-to-10 tie-breaks at 6-6 in the fifth set.
Ex-Ukraine tennis star Dolgopolov swaps racquet for gun to defend Kyiv
Retired Ukraine tennis player Alexandr Dolgopolov has returned home to take up arms and defend his native city Kyiv from the Russian invasion.
Roger Federer's Ukrainian Conqueror Sergiy Stakhovsky Swaps Racquet For Kalashnikov
In 2013 he achieved one of the great shocks in tennis history, knocking defending champion Roger Federer out of Wimbledon. Today, the Ukranian player Sergiy Stakhovsky is a volunteer fighter on a military patrol in Kyiv, which he vows to defend "to the end" against Russian forces. Now 36, he looks much the same as the journeyman player ranked 116 in the world who lay stretched out in his tennis whites on the hallowed London turf after toppling Federer in the second round nine years ago. But his outfit now could not be more different as he patrols Maidan Square, symbol of Ukraine's "fight for democracy", armed with a Kalashnikov, a pistol in his belt and his 1.93 metre (6 ft 4 in) frame dressed in khaki camouflage.
Ex-Ukraine tennis star Alexandr Dolgopolov swaps racquet for gun to defend Kyiv
tennis player Alexandr Dolgopolov has returned home to take up arms and defend his native city Kyiv from the Russian invasion. "Used to be racquets and strings, now this," he wrote in a post on social media alongside a photo of a rifle, helmet and flak jacket.
Nadal sigue haciendo historia en los Masters 1.000
Rafa Nadal sigue haciendo historia en el mundo del tenis en el Masters 1.000 de Indian Wells., igualando los inicios históricos de leyendas como Pete Sampras o Roger Federer, el balear se ha convertido en el primer tenista de la historia en alcanzar las 400 victorias en torneos de Masters 1.000.