Last Updated: 2024.05.23
Roger Federer and UNIQLO Join Together to Celebrate Paris Area through Around the World with Roger Federer Series
Unique Celebration of Tennis, Art, and Culture Comes Alive in Paris' La Courneuve District.
UNIQLO Donates Stunning Court to Community, with Surface by Gifted Artist Caroline Derveaux.
UNIQLO CO., LTD.
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Global apparel retailer UNIQLO hosted the latest installment of its global event series, Around the World with Roger Federer. In a fun, block-party style community event for Paris' La Courneuve area, tennis great and fan favorite Roger Federer, led a special coaching session to personally develop promising tennis juniors from the area. The event took place against a stunning visual backdrop - a tennis court with surface artwork by Parisian artist Caroline Derveaux.
The Around the World with Roger Federer series is part of UNIQLO's ongoing Next Generation Development Program. This aims to connect UNIQLO and Federer with communities in great cities around the world, with an emphasis on supporting and developing young people.
For the latest version of Around the World with Roger Federer, there was a special focus on contributing to the community. The event took place at the grounds of a school in Paris' nearby La Courneuve district, a young, energetic, and diverse area just outside the city that is undergoing profound transformation. To celebrate and support the community, UNIQLO donated the event's tennis court, complete with its unique surface artwork, to La Courneuve. The court is a lasting gift from UNIQLO and Around the World with Roger Federer and is set to become an important fixture of the community, open and available to the people of La Courneuve.
In addition to the coaching session, juniors had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to engage directly with the tennis legend in conversation. A lively Q&A session saw Federer explain what it takes to be successful at tennis, and life, as a professional athlete and community leader. His thoughtful and insightful advice, and his openness to sharing all he has learned over two decades at the pinnacle of sports were deeply inspiring to young people from the community.
Federer said, "Paris and its surroundings are among the world's most inspiring places, and it was a pleasure to visit La Courneuve for UNIQLO's Around the World series. I enjoyed sharing my knowledge with the next generation and hope the event both improved and inspired them. It was a fantastic experience to celebrate tennis, art, culture - and of course, Paris and La Courneuve - with everyone here."
Séverine Thieffry, General Manager, Fête le Mur, said, "We were delighted to partner with UNIQLO to create this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the kids of our community to meet and learn from Roger Federer, right here in La Courneuve, nearby Paris. We are grateful to Roger and to UNIQLO for their contribution to La Courneuve."
John C Jay, President of Global Creative at UNIQLO parent company, Fast Retailing, wrapped up an outstanding event saying, "UNIQLO is Made for All, so we placed special emphasis on the community and legacy aspects of Around the World with Roger Federer for this visit. It's a special time for this city, and we felt so welcomed by the community. UNIQLO is so pleased to present this beautiful tennis court as a permanent gift, available to all in La Courneuve."
The event in the La Courneuve area near Paris marks the third installment of UNIQLO's Around the World with Roger Federer global event series, following its successful launch in New York in 2023. For further information on Around the World with Roger Federer, please visit:
www.uniqlo.com/eu/en/contents/feature/RogerFederer/AroundtheWorldwithRogerFederer/
