Andy Murray says watching photos of children struggling in Ukraine prompted him to donate his prize money for the remainder of the 12 months to these in want.
The British former world primary is working with Unicef to present medical provides and improvement kits.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has up to now seen more than two million people flee the nation.
“The tales, the footage, the pictures that everybody world wide has seen have been brutal,” stated Murray, 34.
“I can not think about what it should be like having to stay by way of that. I clearly have children myself, and once I see children struggling, I discover that particularly troublesome to watch.”
Murray, who’s an envoy for Unicef UK, advised BBC Sport: “You really feel type of helpless, however that is one of the simplest ways that I can help – to draw consideration to it, and to attempt to increase as a lot money as I can. Hopefully that may help children with their training and getting clear water and psychological assist.”
On whether or not Russians ought to compete
Tennis has responded to the invasion by banning Russia and Belarus from worldwide crew competitions such because the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup.
Players from the 2 international locations are not ready to play below their very own flags, however are nonetheless free to compete as people.
Murray stated it was a “actually troublesome query” whether or not gamers from the 2 international locations ought to be allowed to compete in any respect.
“I’ve really had just a few discussions about that with varied folks the final couple of days, and I’d say the overall feeling simply now’s that the person athletes have not accomplished something fallacious,” he continued.
“But banning them from the crew competitions, to me, that is sensible.
“I do not understand how I’d really feel about tennis making that call to cease people from competing. I do not know if the excursions can be sued if that was the case, or tournaments can be sued by these gamers, so I believe that is extra a choice for governments to make.”
‘Happy to be again with Lendl’
Murray was talking earlier than the BNP Paribas Open, which begins in Indian Wells, California, on Wednesday.
The world quantity 88, who will face a qualifier in the primary spherical, is competing and not using a coach however that may change when Ivan Lendl returns to his crew subsequent month.
They will spend a number of weeks coaching collectively in the United States after this month’s Miami Masters, as Murray has determined to skip the clay court docket season which runs from April to early June.
“We all the time maintained relationship and I’m more than pleased going again to working with folks I’ve used in the previous,” Murray stated of the person with whom he gained two Wimbledon titles, the 2012 US Open and two Olympic gold medals.
“I had my most success with Ivan – it is incredible that he has agreed to work with me.
“I do know lots of people had most likely misplaced perception in me and what I can do, so for him to nonetheless consider that I can obtain nice outcomes helps me quite a bit with my confidence.”
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