The Duchess of Cambridge has
confirmed she will be teaming up with Roger Federer to raise money
for disadvantaged and vulnerable children.
In an announcement shared by
Kensington Palace on Wednesday, it was revealed the royal and tennis star, on
behalf of the Laver Cup, will team up to launch a charitable collaboration in
aid of two organizations of which the Duchess is Patron – Action for Children
and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), whose charitable arm is the LTA Tennis
Foundation.
All proceeds raised from
tickets to the Laver Cup Open Practice Day, which will take place on
22 September at The O2 in London, will be split between the two charities.
Tickets to the Open Practice
Day, which will give fans the chance to watch Roger and other superstars of
Team Europe and Team World take their final practice on-court, go on sale on 22
August.
The Laver Cup will also host a
day of tennis in East London, attended by Kate and Roger, for children
supported by Action for Children and young people from the local area who are
part of the LTA Serves programme.
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Duchess Kate is teaming up with Roger Federer
Kate, who is a regular
at Wimbledon every year, is an avid tennis fan. She took over the
role of patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club from the
Queen in 2016.
Eight-time Wimbledon champion
Roger is a long-time friend of the Middleton family and he and his wife Mirka
even attended Pippa’s wedding to James Matthews in 2017.
During her 2019 visit to
Wimbledon, Kate revealed George is into tennis and had been practicing his
swing with the sports star. Asked about George’s progress, Roger told reporters
the little Prince showed promise, adding: “At that stage, it’s all about
just touching the ball. It’s already good. Same with my boys.”
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Roger is part of Team Europe
Meanwhile, at this year’s
Laver Cup, which is taking place in London for the first time in September,
tennis fans will see the likes of Roger, 41, join forces with Novak
Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal.
The four tennis legends are
set to represent Team Europe at The O2 from 23 and 25 September and will be
joined on the team by Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud while Bjorn Borg will
act as team captain.
They will face off against a
Rest of the World team which so far consists of Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime,
USA’s Taylor Fritz and Jack Sock, as well as Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman.
