Elina Svitolina is to auction the dress she wore in winning a medal at last year's Tokyo Olympics at the inaugural Eve of Wimbledon tennis event.
Svitolina, who is very outspoken in support of her native Ukraine as well as friends and family, wants to ensure the charity auction will help raise much-needed funds for those affected by Russia's invasion of her home country and feels her coveted medal-winning dress will go some way to doing so
In advance of the event, Svitolina said:
"We're doing our best to raise funds for Ukrainian kids. I want to keep their dream alive, even though they went through horrible times."
The Eve of Wimbledon event will host a number of top players giving tennis clinics to die-hard fans, share stories from the tour and Wimbledon itself at a Champagne lunch.
