World No. 1 Iga Świątek will host a charity tennis event in her home country of Poland next month to raise funds for the children and teenagers impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Świątek announced on social media Wednesday that the one-day event will take place in Krakow on July 23. Among the features of the event are a mixed doubles exhibition match and a set of singles between Swiatek and fellow Polish player Agniezka Radwańska.
Polish junior player Martyn Pawelski and Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky will join Świątek and Radwańska in the doubles match. Elina Svitolina, a Ukrainian player who has been outspoken about the war in her home country, will serve as the umpire for the event.