Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton Joins Roger Federer to Initiate a Massive Collaboration at Laver Cup 2022

The only event in which the big three- Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal, compete as a team is this year’s Laver Cup  The highly anticipated tournament will commence on 23rd September. However, ahead of that, here’s a piece of news that will brighten your day.

The tournament that pits Team World and Team Europe against each other will be a little more special this year as a collaboration between the Duchess of Cambridge and Federer for a fundraiser has been announced.

Roger Federer and Middleton’s plans

Kate Middleton has joined hands with the 20-time Grand Slam champion to aid two organizations on the behalf of Laver Cup. The organizations are Action for Children and the LTA(Lawn Tennis Association). All proceeds raised from the tickets to the practice day will go under the name of these charities.

The Laver Cup will hold its practice day on 22nd September. And the ticket counters will open for the same on 22nd August. Further, ahead of the practice match, the collaboration will host a day of tennis in East London for children who are under Action for Children’s umbrella. The young locals from LTA SERVES programme will also be included.

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In the case of Action for children, the donation received from the fundraise will help vulnerable kids, young people and their families across the nation. While LTA Tennis foundation’s share will strengthen the SERVES programme.

Sharing the amazing collaboration on Twitter, Swiss Maestro Roger Federer tweeted in excitement and thanked the Duchess for stepping up to fulfill this initiative.

The Royal family at Wimbledon

The Royals have always been fond of the sport. Be it the queen inviting players for lunch or Prince Charles marching to the Centre Court to attend the finals. The royals have always graced the Wimbledon Championships with their presence. In fact, the queen herself once cheered for the Brit Andy Murray from the box.

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Therefore, this year as well, they were present in the spectator section of the biggest event of grass. The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by his wife and first-born Prince George, paid a visit to the final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios. The couple enjoyed the four set long encounter as they took turns to explain the rules of the sport to George.