Wimbledon to provide free tickets to Ukrainian refugees for Middle Sunday

And will donate £250,000 to the victims of the Russian invasion

Organizers Wimbledon will provide free tickets to Ukrainian refugees for Middle Sunday.

Middle Sunday is the seventh day of the competition, which is traditionally a day off. On this day, the matches of the tournament, as a rule, are not played.

Also, the organizers of the grass major will donate 250 thousand pounds (over 290 thousand euros) to Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Wimbledon 2022 starts on Monday 27 June. Four Ukrainian tennis players will perform at the tournament – Angelina Kalinina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremska and Lesya Tsurenko.

Due to the Russian military aggression against Ukraine, carried out with the support of Belarus, Russian and Belarusian tennis players were not allowed to participate in Wimbledon. In this regard, the ATP, WTA and ITF will not award ranking points for performances in the tournament.

Source: Sportarena

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