Melbourne (Australia), Jan 16 (LaPresse/AP) – Taylor Fritz has decided to donate the prize money – about $80,000 – he got for his victory in the first round of the Australian Open to relief workers who are helping those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. ‘I feel like it's really the least I can do. If you're able to help, then you should,' said the American tennis player, a finalist at the last Us Open. ‘I have friends who were affected, my family not so much,’ said the player born in Racho Santa Fe, California. ’Some relatives had to evacuate, the house my brothers grew up in burned down.
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