Miami, Fla. – under the Tennis races to zeroInitiative led by Nicolás LapenttiThe global community of tennis joins the fight against climate change with the creation of the Miami Earth Cup, an event that brings together five legends of sport: Andy Agassi, Andy Roddick, Carlos Moyá and the brothers Mike and Bob Bryan.
The first edition of this exhibition tournament will take place on April 22nd in the Neil Schiff Tennis Center of the University of Miami to commemorate the Earth Day. As of today, fans can buy their tickets to enjoy this exclusive event organized by the tennis race to the Zero Foundation to raise awareness of the global temperatures of the record temperatures and for the importance of climate action in the tennis world.
In an unprecedented exhibition, several former World Number -Number -Eins will support the start of the tennis race for Zero Foundation, an organization that has committed to working with various institutions to develop young tennis talents and strategies that complement existing obligations to accelerate decarbonization by 2040.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year with an average temperature of 1.55 ° C over pre -industrial level. Some alarming facts include:
- The last ten years (2015-2024) have been the warmest.
- 2024 was the first year with a global average temperature of over 5 ° C above the average of 1850-1900.
- Six international data records support this global number consolidated by WMO.
- In 2024, exceptional temperatures recorded both on land and in the oceans.
- Although the Paris Agreement’s long -term temperature goal remains, it is in a serious danger.
Nicolás Lapentti, President of Tennis Race to Zero Foundation, said: “We welcome the Neil Schiff tennis center at the Miami University of Miami and Miami Earth Cup, which bring together earlier world number -as part of a campaign to promote environmental education in tennis. We thank our friends, institutions and sponsors for their support in achieving this urgent goals and invite everyone to enjoy this unique experience.”
The tennis race for the Zero Foundation is supported by organizations such as Green Cross UK and carbon impulse to promote discussions about strategies to achieve net zero emissions.
Former ATP World number one and tennis race to Zero Foundation Ambassador, Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten, pressed out: “I am proud that tennis commits a long -term commitment to protect our planet Tennis players to get involved in every way on the street to Cop30 in Brazil. “
Paige Yaroshuk-Tews, director of the men’s and women’s tennis at the University of Miami, noticed“We are an honor to organize this tennis race for the Zero Foundation at the University of Miami until the end of the decade. The connection of the great talents of tennis history in order to raise awareness in the new generations is a task that we support with enormous commitment.”
Tickets are available at: https://miamihurricanes.evue.net/promotions/tennis
About the Neil Schiff Tennis Center of the University of Miami
The Neil shipping tennis center, in which the tennis teams of the University of Miami are native to the local and women -tennis teams, was built to organize collegiate, amateur and professional competitions. This facility was financed with over one million dollars of donations from friends and the von Neil Schiff family.
More information at: www.miamihurricanes.com/facilies/neil-schiff-ternis-center/
About the tennis race to the Zero Foundation
The tennis race for the Zero Foundation promotes environmental education between institutions and players, provides technical support and develops decarbonization strategies in cooperation with the globally associated national evenings with the aim of reaching net zero emissions by 2040 by 2040. You can find more information on. Visit. https://www.racetozero.tennis/
