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It’s really the least I can do: US tennis star Taylor Fritz to donate AUS Open 1st round prize money to LA wildfire relief funds | Tennis News

It’s really the least I can do: US tennis star Taylor Fritz to donate AUS Open 1st round prize money to LA wildfire relief funds | Tennis News

US tennis player Taylor Fritz said he will be donating the prize money he earned after his win in the first round of the Australian Open to LA wildfire relief funds. “I mean, I feel like it’s really the least I can do. Obviously SoCal’ has been my home forever. I still spend a lot of time in LA, but I lived in LA for quite a while. I have friends impacted; family not so much. I had some family have to evacuate. The house that my brothers grew up in burnt down. Obviously, they’re not living there anymore,” Fritz said after reaching the third round at Melbourne Park with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 victory over qualifier Cristian Garín of Chile. “A lot of people are affected by it. I feel like if you’re in a place to help, then you should,” he added. Fritz will next play French veteran Gael Monfils in the 4th round on Saturday. More than a week into what could be the costliest wildfires in U.S. history, weary and anxious …