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Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will take part in a livestreamed 'Mario Tennis' tournament with a $1 million charity prize

Tennis players including Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will take part in a charity doubles tournament on "Mario Tennis Aces" on May 3.Each participant will receive $25,000 to donate to the charity of their choice, and the winners will get an extra $1 million.Tennis superstars including the Williams sisters, Naomi Osaka, and Maria Sharapova will be plugging the sports-shaped hole left by the coronavirus with a "Mario Tennis" tournament.

They will be playing "Mario Tennis Aces" on the Nintendo Switch, and the doubles tournament will be livestreamed on Facebook's live video game streaming platform Facebook Gaming on May 3 at 4 p.m. ET. It will see professional tennis plays paired up with other celebrities including Seal and Gigi Hadid.

"Competitors will play the video game from their homes across the country, and each will receive $25,000 donated to the charity of their choice, with the winner of the tournament receiving an additional $1 million in donation," sports events agency IMG, the host of the tournament, announced in a statement.

 

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