K.ate Middleton And Roger Federer will be the protagonists of a special event on the tennis court to raise funds for disadvantaged and vulnerable children. The appointment is on September 22the day on which theOpen Practice Daytraining in view of the competitions of the Laver Cupat the O2 Arena in London.
Kate Middleton’s passion for tennis
That of next September 22 will not be the first time the Duchess of Cambridge will meet the Swiss tennis champion. Kate Middleton, in fact, never hid hers passion for this sport and, among other things, she is also the patron saint ofAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016.
The tennis player then participated at the wedding of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews in 2017 and had the pleasure of giving some tennis lessons to little George.
Roger Federer and Kate Middleton at Wimbledon on July 14, 2019. Credit: Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images
Now, however, the focus of their meeting will be a charitable initiative, dedicated to disadvantaged and vulnerable children. She communicated it Kensington Palace in a note.
Back there Laver Cup
In fact, from 23 to 25 September the O2 Arena in London will host the famous Laver Cupa team tennis tournament which – while not assigning points valid for the world ranking – represents a unique competition of its kind (takes its cue from Ryder Cup of golf). Indeed, sees a selection made up of European players and one made up of players from the rest of the world. It takes place every year since 2017 ed it was created by Roger Federer himself.
We will see the legendary Novak Đoković, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Federer himself on the clay court.
All for two charities
Kate Middleton will be the protagonist of the day before the official start of the matches. Indeed, on 22 September the O2 Arena will host the training sessions, the so-called Open Practice Day.
All proceeds from this day’s ticket sales will be donated to two charities: Action for Children And LTA Tennis Foundation. Apart from this the Duchess and the champion will participate in what has been described as a “memorable and engaging tennis experience” in East Londonorganized for children aged 8 to 15, supported by Action for Children or included in the program LTA Serves.
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