Airdate: Rally for Relief
Federer, Nadal, Clijsters, Stosur, Hewitt, Djokovic and Rafter will all play at a flood fundraiser.
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Ahead of the Australian Open on Monday, Seven will air the flood fundraiser Rally for Relief at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday at 4pm AEDT.
The lineup includes Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters, Sam Stosur, Lleyton Hewitt, Novak Djokovic and Pat Rafter. It will be hosted by Johanna Griggs while Jim Courier and Todd Woodbridge will also feature.
The players will also be miked up, which should make it doubly entertaining.
Channel Seven CEO David Leckie said: “This tragedy has touched all Australians. It comes as no surprise the tennis community has come together in this way. We are delighted to join them in this effort.”
Seven will also match the donations raised by the ticket price entry to the flood relief fund, which is good to see.
Tickets are $20 and are available through www.ticketek.com.au, Melbourne Park and Fed Square Box Offices.
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Olga – Seven are replaying the Rally For Relief tonight after the Djokovic match.
It was hit for haiti last year. There wasnt one for the vic bushfires because the fires didnt happen until feb well after the aussie open finishes. Lets hope there isnt another diaster next year.
It was a funny 2hrs of tennis. The nadal/federer/clijsters/stosur was a bit more serious but the first lot were really funny. It was nice to see Roddick crack some jokes and have a laugh rather than see him getting angry. It was a great effort by the top players to do that the day before a grand slam.
Was not able to watch the Rally for Relief this afternoon. Is there any way it can be screened again so those who missed it (such as the volunteers in Brisbane) might be able to view it?
Just finished watching the Rally for Relief. It was so much fun. Pro tennis players are humans afterall.
Wasn’t it Hit for Haiti last year. Vic bushfires were 2009.
Shame I’m in Sydney but will definitely be watching.
Roger organised the Victorian bushfire fundraiser last year as well from memory, and it featured Nadal, Djokovic, Lleyton, Clijsters also (and Serera, who is absent this year). Great champions all of them, giving up their valuable time a day out from the start of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.