Andy Murray’s speech inspires the tournament director of Citi Open who pledges to match the Brit’s prize money and donate it to Ukraine
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Andy Murray playing a charity match for UNICEF
Andy Murray is a professional Scottish tennis player who was one of the best players during the 2010s, he has won three Grand Slam titles and two men’s singles Olympic gold medals are also his career highlights. Murray was ranked no.1 ATP player which he achieved on 7th November 2016 and is now ranked at no. 50. He has 46 career titles to his name with a 710-225 win-loss record in all competitions.
Andy’s greatness is not limited to the tennis courts as the Scot has been able to amass a good amount of money through tournament earnings and sponsorships, and with this, he has been able to help those who need it most. Andy Murray’s philanthropy is based mainly on his partnership with UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador, with which he has taken on many missions; the main ones being related to helping Syrian refugees and enhancing ways to combat diseases like malaria and cancer.
Mark Ein: We will match the prize money Andy Murray will receive here and donate it
On 8th March, through his Twitter account, Andy announced that he will donate the rest of the earnings from the season to the kids affected by the war in Ukraine. The father of four wrote on Twitter, “Over 7.5m children are at risk with the escalating conflict in Ukraine, so I’m working with @UNICEF–uk to help provide urgent medical supplies and early childhood development kits.”
When the former world no. 1 was asked about the Ukraine issue should be taken in a more renewed effort. He said, “Yeah I hope so. That’s one of the things that I think, yeah, UNICEF has been talking to my team about. It’s very difficult, yeah. It’s not the main story on the news every day like it was back then. You can’t just forget about this. It’s still going on.
“People are still getting killed, children are still having to flee their homes, and are in really, really tragic situations. Yeah, I think it’s important that the media continues to shine a light on it, and keep talking about it. Yeah, hopefully, like what the tournament is doing here can help a little bit with that,” added the Brit.
After getting inspired by Murray’s speech on the Ukraine issue, the director of Citi Open announced that the tournament will donate the amount which would be equal to Scot’s prize money. “All of us in the sport were inspired when Andy Murray said he would donate everything he earns from tournaments to UNICEF to help children in Ukraine. It got me thinking. We will match the prize money Andy will receive here and donate it. We will create a platform for fans to participate in called “Match Ukraine” where they can accompany Andy throughout the year,” said Mark Ein.
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