DAVIS CUP MVP AND CHAMPION ANDY MURRAY WILL BE PLAYING TENNIS FOR CHARITY AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Written by: Staff on 1st December 2015

DAVIS CUP MVP AND CHAMPION ANDY MURRAY WILL BE PLAYING TENNIS FOR CHARITY AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL

epa05044765 Britain's Andy Murray in action against Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans during the second match of the Davis Cup World Group Final between Belgium and Britain in Gent, Belgium, 27 November 2015. EPA/LAURENT DUBRULE |

Tie Break Tens To Back Andy’s Aces At The Royal Albert Hall

Tie Break Tens has joined forces with Andy’s Aces, the campaign set up by Andy Murray to raise money for Unicef, the world’s leading children’s organisation.

Murray is donating £50 for every ace he hits between mid-September and the end of the year, and Tie Break Tens has pledged to donate £50 for every ace hit by any player during its launch night at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 5th December as part of Champions Tennis.

Murray will take on Tim Henman, World No.7 David Ferrer and Davis Cup team-mate Kyle Edmund in Tie Break Tens, a new, quick-fire, super-competitive tie-break tournament.

Matthew Pryke, Tie Break Tens Tournament Director, said: “We are delighted to be contributing to Andy’s Aces in our first Tie Break Tens event. The campaign Andy has created has worked wonderfully well, and we are confident he will be in supreme serving form, both to try to win the event and to raise as much money as possible for Unicef.”

A text-to-donate appeal to support Unicef’s work to protect children in danger will be made during Tie Break Tens at the Royal Albert Hall, and #AndysAces will feature as on-court branding.

Murray has hit 108 aces since the campaign began. To date, thanks to the support of his fans and partners, including Standard Life and Under Armour who have both matched his donations, he has raised over £43,000 for Unicef. This sum can provide 8,600 children with blankets to keep them safe and warm.

Britain’s Andy Murray in action against Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans during the second match of the Davis Cup World Group Final between Belgium and Britain in Gent, Belgium, 27 November 2015. EPA/LAURENT DUBRULE

Sky Sports will broadcast live coverage of Tie Break Tens and the Saturday afternoon session of Champions Tennis.

Tie Break Tens website – www.tiebreaktens.com

Follow @tiebreaktens on Twitter and Instagram to keep up to date with all the latest announcements and information.

For tickets visit www.royalalberthall.com/tennis or call 020 7070 4404.

Tennis fans across the world can join Andy in supporting Unicef’s work by donating online at www.justgiving.com/AndysAces or those in the UK can donate £5 by texting ACE to 70800.

Tidbits Of 10s

Tie Break Tens will take place in the evening session between 6:00 – 9:15 on Saturday 5 December. Doors will open at 5:15pm

There will be ten Tie Break Tens matches played back-to-back during the evening. Each player will play twice during the round-robin stages, with semifinals, 3/4 play-off and final to follow.

Champions Tennis runs from 2 to 6 December at the Royal Albert Hall.

During the week of Champions Tennis, Henman, debutant James Blake, defending Champion Fernando Gonzalez, Xavier Malisse, Younes El Aynaoui and Sebastien Grosjean will contest an ATP Champions Tour event. John McEnroe, Mats Wilander and Henri Leconte will play legends singles matches against each other, and also joining the field to play amongst the doubles action are Mansour Bahrami, Pat Cash, Magnus Larsson and Jamie Murray.

About Unicef

Unicef is the world’s leading organisation for children, promoting the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

Unicef UK raises funds to protect children in danger, transform their lives and build a safer world for tomorrow’s children. As a registered charity we raise funds through donations from individuals, organisations and companies and we lobby and campaign to keep children safe. Unicef UK also runs programmes in schools, hospitals and with local authorities in the UK. For more information please visit unicef.org.uk

Topics: Andy Murray, Andy's Aces, Davis Cup, Royal Albert Hall, Sports, Tennis News, Tie Break Tens, Unicef

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