American tennis player Taylor Fritz announced he is donating his prize money from his first-round victory at the Australian Open to aid victims of the devastating wildfires in Southern California. Fritz, who hails from Rancho Santa Fe, California, said he felt compelled to help those impacted by the fires, which destroyed homes and claimed lives. He shared that his brothers' childhood home was burned down and some friends and family were displaced.
American tennis player Taylor Fritz said Thursday he is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the“I mean, I feel like it’s really the least I can do,” said U.S. Open finalist Fritz, who was born in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and still is based in the state.
Authorities have not determined a cause for the major blazes in what is on track to become the nation’s costliest fire disaster, with at least 25 people dead and thousands of homes destroyed.
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