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Federer donates Sh100 million to vulnerable Swiss in coronavirus crisis

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Tennis great Roger Federer in action in a past tournament [COURTESY]

Tennis great Roger Federer on Wednesday donated more than a million dollars to help support his "most vulnerable" Swiss compatriots through the coronavirus crisis.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion and his wife donated one million Swiss francs ($1.02 million, 943,000 euros), saying nobody should be left behind as Switzerland battles against the global pandemic.

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