Former champion Andy Murray promises to donate Wimbledon winnings to victims of the war in Ukraine

Andy Murray reveals he will donate any prize money earned at Wimbledon to victims of the Ukraine war and says the gesture gives him ‘extra motivation to win matches’ – with £2m on offer for the winner of this year’s tournament

  • Andy Murray will donate his Wimbledon winnings to victims of the war in Ukraine
  • The father of four has reportedly been moved by the plight of Ukrainian families
  • He will face Australian James Duckworth in the first round, starting on Monday 

Andy Murray has promised to donate any prize money he receives at Wimbledon to victims of the war in Ukraine this year. 

There will be a maximum of £2million on offer for this year’s winner at SW19, although Murray is in now way considered to be in with a shout of lifting the trophy for a third time. 

However, with prize money made available for reaching every round of the tournament, the three-time Grand Slam champion revealed there is extra motivation to win matches as he vows to hand over his winnings to UNICEF.  

The former British No 1 said: ‘There are families and children trying to leave the country. There are also families whose homes are getting destroyed.

‘For me, education was quite an important thing to try and help kids who are in tough situations.

‘What the money is going towards is changing on a weekly basis almost. I felt it was a good thing to do.

Andy Murray has won two Wimbledon titles but finds himself ranked No 51 in the ATP rankings

Andy Murray has won two Wimbledon titles but finds himself ranked No 51 in the ATP rankings

The three-time Grand Slam winner starts his campaign against Australian James Duckworth

The three-time Grand Slam winner starts his campaign against Australian James Duckworth

‘It gives me a little bit of extra motivation to try and perform well and win matches. That’s why I decided to do it.’

He starts his campaign for an unlikely fourth Grand Slam title against World No 77 Australian right-hander James Duckworth on Monday. 

If he should pass through that first test he may meet sterner stuff in the form of John Isner in Round two.  

And ahead of the Scot’s opener, he added: ‘I know at times the media get a rough ride from the public.

‘But in this instance, the reporting and everything that I’d seen, it was incredible the job that they were doing.

‘It makes you feel like you want to do something or do something to help.

‘And that felt like the best thing that I could do. So that was why I did it.’

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