US fourth seed gifts US $81,000 from first-round victory‘It’s just insane what happened … I had family evacuate’
Taylor Fritz is donating his first-round prize money at the Australian Open to help people affected by the California wildfires. The American fourth seed raced through to round three with a 6-2 6-1 6-0 thumping of Chile’s Cristian Garin and then revealed that he will give 132,000 Australian dollars (roughly US $81,000 or £67,000) to relief efforts.
“I just want everyone to stay safe, it’s just insane what happened,” said Fritz, who used to live in Los Angeles and has family and friends affected.
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