On Monday the action began at the Cathedral and Pole Hubert Hurkacz announced that he would make this contribution for every direct service he could achieve in the contest.
The Polish Hubert Hurkacza semi-finalist at Wimbledon last year, will donate 100 euros to Ukraine for every ace he hits in the Grand Slam London this year.
Hurkacz, who beat Roger Federer in the quarter-finals on these courts last year, came to Wimbledon as one of the favorites to go deeper in the draw and as the seventh seed.
“I would like to announce that I will donate 100 euros for every ‘ace’ I get at Wimbledon to help the people of Ukraine”Hurkacz said on his social networks. This season, Pole, in the 39 games he has played, has scored a total of 452 aces.
Hurkacz’s initiative, who is playing this Monday against Spanish Alejandro Davidovich, was applauded by his Ukrainian colleagues, as Marta Kostyukto join the initiative and will also donate 100 euros to the tennis club where he trained in Ukraine for each direct service.
Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian tennis players this year to avoid an apology by the Vladimir Putin regime, which drove him ATP and the WTA decided not to award points during the tournament.
Source: Tycsports
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