Andy Murray won the prestigious Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award 2022 for his contribution to helping children in Ukraine during the Russian invasion. Andy devolved more than $630,000 to the cause by pledging all prize money after Indian Wells for the rest of the season. Andy released the following statement:
“Shortly after, I decided that from Indian Wells onwards, I would donate my prize money for the rest of the season to UNICEF’s humanitarian response – the final total was just over $630,000. It seemed like something that would give me some extra motivation this year. I thought I could also raise some awareness and hopefully get others involved in helping, too.
There are 7.5 million children in Ukraine and after more than nine months of increased conflict, 5.2 million of them are in need of assistance. UNICEF is working around the clock to keep children safe by ensuring child health and protection services are sustained, critical supplies are delivered to families and that children have clean water and nutritious food.”
Well done!
Andy Murray in 2022
LWLLLLWLWW Ranked no.49, the Brit played his last match on the 31st of October when he was overcome by world no.143 Gilles Simon 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
During this season Andy has managed to achieve a compiled 29-20 record. Andy Murray’s most significant result of this year was reaching the final in Sydney and Stuttgart.
