Nadal, Alcaraz lead players taking part in US Open's Ukraine charity

| by Drew Tate

US Open and the USTA will organize a charity event for Ukraine hoping to raise as much as two million from it.

The event will be hosted by Patrick McEnroe and broadcasted on ESPN+ with many top players taking part. Rafael Nadal is one of the leading players that will take part as the Spaniard states his opposition to the ongoing in Ukraine when they happened. Carlos Alcaraz is another player that has signed up for the charity event although he didn't publicly take a stance on the War.

A couple of other players have also signed up for the event and including Felix Auger-Aliassime, Matteo Berrettini who was public in his disappointment with the points stripping of Wimbledon as well as Taylor Fritz who publicly stated that the stripping was a correct decision. Others include former pro John McEnroe, Leylah Fernandez, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and more.

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Iga Swiatek also signed up as she stagged her own charity event that raised close to half a million euros for Ukraine. Victoria Azarenka is the only player from Belarus or Russia who signed up for the charity as she publicly took a stance against the war from the beginning.

The event will take place on August 24th the Independence Day of Ukraine and will last for about two hours. There will be a series of singles and doubles matches played. USTA Chairman Mike McNulty released a statement saying:

"The US Open is a stage that attracts millions of passionate fans, and it is incumbent upon us to help guide this passion to help those who desperately need it. This is a vitally important cause, and I'm proud of the way in which our sport has rallied together to lend a much-needed hand to our friends in Ukraine. I'm likewise proud that we are able to use the global platform of the US Open to enhance the giving effort, and I urge everyone to do all they can to help us show the people of Ukraine that we stand with them in their time of need."

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