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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Howard Fendrich

Tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating Australian Open prize money to LA wildfire relief funds

Australian Open Tennis - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

American tennis player Taylor Fritz said Thursday he is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the Australian Open — about $82,000 — to relief funds to help people affected by the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area.

“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.

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