Talk is cheap.. would have been a bit nicer to see the players actually donate their prizemoney from the tournament to charity!

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Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki and Li Na will be taking part in a tennis charity event on September 25th at the Pan Pacific Open in Japan for vicitms of the earthquake.

The trio will meet children from the Fukushima Prefecture, where the nuclear power plant suffered a massive meltdown following the disaster.

We will let everyone know more details when we have them to hand.

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Charities are close to the hearts of most professional tennis players and Roger Federer is one of the biggest supports. Roger has just launched a $3.3 million project in which he aims to help over 54,000 children in Malawi by building schools and care centers.

“As the father of two little girls, I observe every day how incredibly fast children learn if their environment is a stimulating one,” Federer said in a statement. “It is a great privilege for me and my foundation to help give children in Malawi the chance to reach their full potential.”

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McEnroe has donated an hour-long private lesson to raise funds for Christie’s Green Auction: A Bid to Save the Earth, an auction for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day.  The highest bidder will have the opportunity to learn straight from the master, in NYC. Cool ehh?! The hour is valued at $20,000! Man that’s a pricey private; but it’s for the mother, mother earth and it’s almost mother’s day so do it if you’ve got the cash.

Bidding is open until May 6th 1:20 PM EDT on charitybuzz.

The auction item is part of “Christie’s Green Auction: A Bid to Save the Earth,”a collaboration of leaders from the worlds of art, business, politics, media, fashion and celebrity for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day.   Proceeds benefit 4 NGOs: Central Park Conservancy, Conservation International, NRDC and Oceana.

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During the no-holds-barred singles match, Wilander entertained the crowd with his skills that ranked him number one in the world, while Ferrell entertained the crowd with an oversized Prince racket and hilarious commentary. The match, umpired by comedian Andy Richter, raised more than $50,000 for The Swedish School of Los Angeles. Swedish School students even got involved in the match: at one point Ferrell played with a student on his back while Wilander had to hold hands with another student at all times during play.

Despite Ferrell’s attempts to distract Wilander, i.e. shouting IKEA while serving, Wilander walked away with the win:  final score 15 Wilander 14 Ferrell. Directly following the singles match, Ferrell and Wilander joined forces against actor/comedian Rainn Wilson and tennis star and UCLA alumni Justin Gimelstob for a fierce doubles match. Ferrell/Wilander again walked away with the win.  Post-match, The Dan Band performed while guests bid on auction items during a barbeque.

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OnTheBaseline has reported that the scholarship will enable 12 talented young people affected in Chernobyl to attend full studies at two leading universities in Belarus.

The programme is a joint initiative of the Maria Sharapova Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where she serves as Goodwill Ambassador.

It is good to see that Sharapova is giving back to a much affected part of the world that is quite close to home for her. Sharapova was born in 1987 in Nyagan, Siberia, after her family fled Gomel in the wake of the Chernobyl accident. However, see then did move to IMG’s Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy the following year, so I dont think it is really that close. Sharapova doesnt have the best name in the press at the moment, because what I have been hearing, on tour she is really not liked by her fellow players. However, good to see she is making some nice guestures, even though they might just be for the press.

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