Tennis player expressed support for Ukraine
Polish Tennisit Hubert Gurkacz announced support for Ukraine and undertook to transfer to the citizens of our country 100 euros for each ace at the upcoming Wimbledon 2022.
“Each of my ace at Wimbledon is 100 euros, which I will donate to help the people of Ukraine. I hope there will be many of them, ”Gurkach wrote on Twitter.
In June, the Pole won the ATP 500 tournament, which took place in Halle, Germany. In the final, Gurkach defeated the first rocket of the world, Daniil Medvedev, in two sets.
Wimbledon 2022 starts on Monday 27 June. 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.
In addition, the organizers of the grass major will donate 250 thousand pounds (over 290 thousand euros) to Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Sportarena
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