Del Potro Donates '13 Wimbledon Sneakers To Support Battle Against COVID-19

Juan Martin del Potro is doing his part to support those battling against COVID-19.

Del Potro has donated the shoes he wore during the 2013 Wimbledon semi-finals against Novak Djokovic to a charity auction in support of the Ramon Santamarina Hospital in Tandil, Argentina. A minimum €5 donation is required to obtain a chance of winning the sneakers.

“Hi everyone, I want to join this big charity campaign after being invited by my friend Papu,” Del Potro said on his team’s Instagram channel. “It occurred to me that I can participate with these sneakers from Wimbledon when I made the semi-finals.”

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Delpo regaló las zapatillas que utilizó en aquel memorable partido con Novak Djokovic en la semifinal de Wimbledon para ayudar en la lucha contra el #coronavirus. ¡Las zapas pueden ser tuyas! Donando 5 euros o más en www.shirtum.com (link en bio), estás participando y juntos ayudamos al Hospital Ramón Santamarina de #Tandil. Queda una semana! . . Delpo donated the shoes he wore during his memorable Wimbledon semi-final match against Nole. They can be yours! You can donate 5 euros or more: go to www.shirtum.com (link in bio) and together we can help the Ramon Santamarina Hospital of #Tandil in the fight against the #Covid19. Only one week left! . . . #Delpo #DelPotro #TheBiggestGame @shirtum.app

A post shared by Team Delpo (@teamdelpo) on May 7, 2020 at 1:38pm PDT

The auction is scheduled to end on Friday, 15 May.

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