The most beautiful story of the ATP Finals in Turin: the children from the Regina Margherita hospital who accompany the tennis players

Happiness is a smile and there is a child who showed it on live TV. The images of the child she accompanied made the rounds on social media Jannik Sinner upon entering the court in the match against Holger Rune at the Nitto ATP Finals. He shook his hand, looked at him enraptured and gave him his personal good luck, showing his fist with his hand. And he continued to smile after leaving the blue tennis player saying goodbye to the packed building in Turin.

This child and the others who accompany the champions on the field are patients «in and off therapy» at the Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital in Turin. The same goes for the little girl who spoke at length with Djokovic. Others like them are invited to attend the matches of the 8 best players in the world and receive the ATP Finals uniform, as well as meeting the tennis players.

Nitto, title sponsor of the event, has chosen how Charity Partner Ugi, Italian Parents Union, an organization created in 1980 by a group of parents of children suffering from cancer. These are some of the messages received from some parents: «Tommy told me this morning that he couldn’t sleep because he was so happy». «A moment of lightheartedness and hope after the long and very difficult illness». «Thank you very much to all those who made this great dream come true». «Thank you again for the wonderful experience my children are having».

The print reports the words of the president of Ugi, Professor Enrico Pira: «Their gesture of attention towards children in difficulty finds its maximum expression in what they offer them, giving absolute value to the positive message of sport and also helping them to overcome difficulties that illness poses to them on a daily basis. During the games, Nitto managers stated “for us the real winners were the boys and girls of Ugi”. “Also for us at Ugi. Thanks for everything Nitto”.