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Tim Henman urges Wimbledon players to ‘hit fastest serve’ for good cause

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Tim Henman urges Wimbledon players to ‘hit fastest serve’ for good cause

Tim Henman is one of Britain’s greatest tennis players after reaching four Wimbledon semifinals, the 2004 French Open semifinal, and the 2004 U.S. Open semifinal

‌Vodafone ambassador and British tennis star Tim Hemnan(COVER Images)

British tennis ace Tim Henman is calling on this year’s Wimbledon stars to smash speed records and help serve up digital connectivity to people, communities and businesses on the wrong side of the digital divide.

‌It’s part of a drive to support Vodafone’s new Connect Better challenge, which will provide up to 75,000 connections to those in need by tracking the fastest serves in miles per hour every day across the gentlemen’s, women’s and wheelchair singles games and matching the total in donated SIM packages, technology and other resources.




‌Indeed, it will not only match the total but multiply it by 14, the number of days the tournament runs. With the men’s fastest speed reaching 141 mph last year, the women’s 121mph and Tokito Oda’s wheelchair fastest of 101 mph, this would equate to 71,148 free connections and Vodafone hopes to go even higher.

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‌The challenge will contribute to its everyone.connected initiative which aims to help four million people and businesses cross the digital divide by the end of next year.

‌Vodafone ambassador and British tennis star, Tim Henman OBE, said: “I’m calling on all the tennis players at this year’s Championships to hit their fastest serves, not just for the glory of the game, but to support Vodafone’s Connect Better challenge. Each powerful serve will directly contribute to donating essential digital resources to those who need them most.”

‌The challenge to cross the digital divide – which refers to the gap between people with internet access and people without it – comes as research reveals that 43% of adults said they’d find it difficult to identify opportunities to get involved in sports without digital connectivity, while a third (33%) would struggle to do so for their children.‌

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