Serena Williams of the US reacts after a point against China's Wang Qiang during their women's singles match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 24, 2020. (WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

Tennis stars Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Naomi Osaka plus NFL players DeAndre Hopkins and Ryan Tannehill are among the celebrities who will participate in a virtual charity tennis tournament.

Each team will be allotted US$25,000 to donate of a charity of its choosing, with the championship duo getting another US$1 million for charity

The “Stay at Home Slam” will be streamed Sunday at 4 pm ET on Facebook Gaming and on the tennis Facebook page of the company coordinating the tournament, IMG.

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Two-person teams will compete using the Mario Tennis Aces game on Nintendo Switch.

Each team will be allotted US$25,000 to donate of a charity of its choosing, with the championship duo getting another US$1 million for charity.

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Leo Olebe, the global director of games partnerships for Facebook Gaming, said, according to Deadline.com, “Gaming’s superpower has always been bringing people together and right now that’s the case more than ever. Blending that superpower with pro athletes and epic entertainment to raise money for COVID-19 relief and research efforts is a natural fit that we’re proud to be a part of.”