Horia Tecau has been honoured with the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in the 2017 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon for his efforts in championing children’s rights and education in his home country of Romania. The World No. 8 doubles player accepted the award at the Nitto ATP Finals Official Launch, presented by Moët & Chandon, on Thursday evening at the Tower of London. The 32-year-old, who says all children should have access to kindergarten and school, was earlier honoured in April when he became a national ambassador for UNICEF in Romania. Visit ATP World Tour Awards Section “Horia Tecau is more than a world tennis champion, he is also a champion for the children. He has been campaigning...
High-quality tennis was on display throughout the week at the Copa San Cristobal in Buenos Aires, with six of the eight seeds reaching the quarter-finals. While the $50,000 ATP Challenger Tour event is set to culminate on Sunday with an all-Argentine affair - top seed Horacio Zeballos battling third seed Nicolas Kicker - the action off the court was just as entertaining. Challenger stars traded their racquets for paintbrushes during the player party, joining renowned artist Milo Lockett to support Foundation Red en Juego. Zeballos, Kicker, Federico Delbonis, Federico Coria, Maximo Gonzalez and Carlos Berlocq attended the fundraising event. "We did something new in tennis during the inaugural tournament party," said Zeballos. "There was an important artist Milo Lockett and we...
At the China Open this week in Beijing, the ATP ACES for Charity Programme awarded a grant of $15,000 to the Beijing Golden Wings Art Rehabilitation Center For Disabled Children, a unique charitable service that offers rehabilitation through art education to families of disabled youth. Children at Golden Wings have been given the opportunity to engage with the sport of tennis in an entirely new way: The organisation established the first tennis team of autistic children in China, an outlet for the kids to burn off some energy and have fun along the way. In addition, since 2015, the China Open has worked in tandem with Golden Wings’ Little Painter programme to provide their students with the opportunity to have...
The more aces Nick Kyrgios hits, the more help Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria, will receive. The 22-year-old Aussie upped his planned giving to the U.S. territory on Wednesday, saying he would give $50 for every ace he hits through the remainder of the season. Kyrgios had said he would give $10 for every ace, joining WTA player Monica Puig, who is from Puerto Rico, in helping rebuild the island, which is home to 3.4 million people. Kyrgios won again on Wednesday, hitting 11 aces to beat German Mischa Zverev 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 at the China Open in Beijing. The Aussie will meet Belgian Steve Darcis in the quarter-finals. You know what? I'm upping my offer for...
Past and present ATP World Tour stars including Andy Roddick and Tommy Haas united Friday and Saturday in Dallas at the second annual Dirk Nowitzki Pro Celebrity Tennis Classic to raise funds for the Hurricane Harvey Relief. “Thanks to all you guys for coming out and supporting this event,” Nowitzki said. “This is obviously a tennis event, but the big deal was last night. We are raising money for Hurricane Harvey victims, and we had a great night last night, raised a lot of money so it was a complete success.” ATP players, NBA superstars, NHL standouts and acting legends came together at the Southern Methodist University’s campus to give back to the Texas communities who were struck with chaos...