Stefanos Tsitsipas‘ mother, Julia Apostoli, recently revealed that she has been donating her son’s match outfits for a charitable cause at the Wimbledon Championships.
Tsitsipas, 25, competed in his seventh Wimbledon main draw this year but suffered a shock second-round defeat to Emil Ruusuvori in four sets. He also crashed out of the men’s doubles tournament with his younger brother Petros at the first hurdle.
But despite another unimpressive and short-lived showing at the All England Club, Tsitsipas’ parents ensured they would share some of the World No. 11’s personal tennis gear with a charity shop in Wimbledon Village.
Julia Apostoli spoke to Express Sport, where she opened up on her instant curiosity upon seeing a tennis racket memorabilia last year when she walked into the Wimbledon Village premises and located the shop.
She immediately became friends with the shop owner and began donating Tsitsipas’ items, including both worn and unworn kits, headbands, water bottles, and tennis shoes. Sales generated would go a long way in curbing homelessness.
“I found out about the charity last year when I was walking through Wimbledon Village and discovered the shop. A historical tennis racket on display piqued my interest.”
“I immediately got along really well with the people (Mirella) running the shop and after introducing the charity to Stefanos we already started to donate some of his items last year. And so we did in 2024 again. I recommend a visit! The shop is really great and every purchase helps to defend the right to a safe home!”
Tsitsipas will switch his attention to clay next week, where he will play the Gstaad Open. He is the top seed and will play either Marc-Andrea Huesler or Hamad Medjedovic in the second round.
The ATP 250 event serves as a warm-up tournament for the upcoming Olympic Games. He is the sole Greek player who will compete in the men’s singles tournament in Paris.
