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Thanks so much to everyone for the donations made so far! One week to go and loads of money still to raise. I have just managed to get some tickets to the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 in a suite. These will be… Donate at www.justgiving.com/24hrtennis

Thanks so much to everyone for the donations made so far! One week to go and loads of money still to raise. I have just managed to get some tickets to the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 in a suite. These will be auctioned off at the event so if you want to win, you must come down to be in with a chance!!! Keep it up!

What?
I am going to be playing tennis for 24 hours non-stop at the end of October to raise money for charity. I have sorted about 30 people to come and play against me to fill the 24 hours.

When?
From 6pm on Friday 29th October through until 6pm on Saturday 30th October

Where?
On an Indoor Court at the Sutton Junior Tennis Academy (Rosehill Recreation Ground, Rose Hill, Sutton, Surrey SM1 3HH)

Why?
Raising money for St. Raphael's Hospice in Sutton and the Tennis for Free charity. Both are great charities in need of generous donations to keep on with the fantastic work they are doing.

How?
There are a few ways to support this event:

Click the JustGiving link below and donate whatever you can afford


Get in touch with me if you'd rather give cash and I will gladly collect it


If you can donate anything for the raffle or auction then please let me know

Andy Murray's former coach, Miles Maclagan is now my coach for the event. Andrew Castle (former British no.1, GMTV presenter and 71 Degrees North star) is playing me at 1pm on the Saturday. He is still mega competitive so it should be a spectacle!!
The rest of the 24 hours is filled with kids I coach at Wimbledon and some very loyal school and Uni friends who have agreed to help with the night shift. I have a plan to broadcast the event on a webcam with a view of the court incase anyone wants to watch it online - details of that will be released nearer the date.

Auction and Raffle Prizes
Current Auction Items:

60" Canvas photo taken during the Wimbledon Championships

Glider Flight from Lee-on-the-Solent airfield with views of Portsmouth, the Solent, Southdowns and the Isle of Wight

Tennis shirt signed by Maria Sharapova, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams
Executive Suite Tickets to the ATP Masters Finals at the O2 on Sunday 21st November

Additional items to be added in due course

Raffle prizes will include general tennis kit (rackets, bags, balls, shirts...) amongst other immensely exciting things.


Updated on Sep 23rd 2010 at 8:23 AM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Amazing stuff, we are off the mark and hopefully the money keeps rolling in! Cheers guys!!!

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

This page has been created to help raise money for St Raphael's Hospice which offers the best of palliative care to terminally ill patients from the boroughs of Merton and Sutton in south west London and Surrey. Medical, nursing and support staff do everything possible to relieve pain and sustain quality of life in an atmosphere of peace and comfort, for patients of all faith or none.

I am also raising money for the Tennis For Free charity which aims to make tennis more accessible for youngsters up and down the country. They encourage local authorities to allow people to play on their courts free of charge. More