Eugenie Bouchard also promised dinner and a signed racket for the AllInChallenge winner
Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard became the latest celebrity to participate in special AllInChallenge by announcing it on Twitter.
The former World No.5 joins the list of many famous sports personalities, and celebrities, including Lebron James, Kevin Durant, actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and many others.
Meanwhile, the AllInChallenge is a new digital fundraising campaign started by Philadelphia 76ers partner and Fanatics founder Michael Rubin. The campaign aims at raising tens of millions of dollars to help feed those suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bouchard, who joined the list of celebrity stars making their donations in the time of coronavirus crisis, expressed her happiness in joining the campaign and also promised exciting gifts for the winners.
I’m so excited to be a part of the @allinchallenge! You & a friend can pick ANY tournament to come to, sit in my player box with my team, come to dinner with me 😏 & get a signed racket! All expenses paid!
Go to https://t.co/vQtAeuwQDG to donate for a chance to win ♥️ @My15SOF pic.twitter.com/CeD2LWX0j9
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) April 29, 2020
Bouchard posted a video of herself with the caption:
“I’m so excited to be a part of the @allinchallenge. You & a friend can pick ANY tournament to come to, sit in my player box with my team, come to dinner with me & get a signed racket! All expenses paid!”
Meanwhile, Bouchard like many of her fellow tennis stars is currently undergoing self-isolation at home
Bouchard crashes out of Madrid Open Virtual Pro
Bouchard who had earlier announced her entry into this year’s Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro tournament suffered early losses.
The 26-year-old crashed out of the virtual tournament after losing 4-3 to World No.21 Angelique Kerber 4-3 and World No.24 Donna Vekic 3-1 in the women’s draw.
Meanwhile, World No.4 Belinda Bencic and French tennis star Fiona Ferro have reached the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro by scoring victories on Tuesday.
Bencic secured a quarterfinal spot after toppling Karolina Pliskova in a thrilling tiebreak to claim a 4-3(1) victory and securing a top-two finish in Group 1.
Fiona Ferro, on the other hand, progressed, after securing her second win from as many matches. She overcame Carla Suárez Navarro 3-0 in the final outing. Ferro had earlier overcome Pliskova 3-0 on Monday.
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