Roger Federer memorabilia raises 4.7 million for charity

Roger Federer held an auction of his personal items for charity and the auction raised 4.7 million dollars which will go to the Roger Federer Foundation.

The 39-year-old donated a sizable collection of personal items for auction at Christie’s to raise money for his Roger Federer Foundation. A live auction in London on 23 June, with lots focusing on memorabilia from his 20 Grand Slam titles at the Australian, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, raised nearly $1.8 million (£1.3 million).

The combined proceeds from both phases of the action – which far exceeded the Swiss’ £1-million ($1.3 million) goal – will go to the Roger Federer Foundation, which supports educational projects in southern Africa and his native Switzerland.

In a statemenet Federer said:

“I am overwhelmed by the generosity and enthusiasm of the support from around the world." He further added:

“We started collecting items which accompanied me on court because we thought that perhaps one day we could do something meaningful with them. [We are] humbled to see that the decision we made will make a profound difference to so many children.”