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 Los Angeles area.

Taylor Fritz will donate his $82,000 prize money from the 2025 Australian Open to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires after he defeated Cristian Garin 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday.

The blazes that began Jan. 7 have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 25 people, with nearly 30 missing.

Fritz made the announcement after defeating Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

Monfils has won 127 grand slam matches – the most of any French player in the Open Era. He will face Taylor Fritz in the third-round at the Australian Open 2025

America's fourth seed Taylor Fritz has progressed to the third round of the 2025 Australian Open. He registered a comprehensive win over Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin on Margaret Court Arena. The match lasted a mere 82 minutes as Fritz ruled the court and won by a huge margin of 6-2, 6-1, 6-0.

American star Taylor Fritz has promised to donate his Australian Open prize money to help the LA wildfire relief fund after storming into the third round in Melbourne