Fritz for fire brigade: ATP star donates prize money for fire fighting!

Fritz for fire brigade: ATP star donates prize money for fire fighting!

In the first round of the Australian Open 2025, the Austrian tennis star Fritz once again convinced by staying without loss of service and triumphant with a clear 6: 0.6: 3: 3. "It feels great to play such a match," commented Fritz, who also announced that he will donate his prize money of $ 132,000 (79,441 euros) for the fire fighting measures in Los Angeles. Fritz's next opponent is the experienced Frenchman Gael Monfils, who made the leap into the second round after an exciting match against German Daniel Altmaier. This 7: 5.6: 3.7: 6 (3) was already the seventh match victory in a row for the Auckland champion.

But not only Fritz moved into the next round: the Australian Alex de Minaur also performed strongly and defeated the US qualifier Tristan Boyer 6: 2.6: 4.6: 3. Now he meets the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo. In doubles, the Austrian player Miedler also experienced a change of feelings. After a catastrophic first set, which they lost 1: 6, Miedler and his partner Santiago Gonzalez fought back 6: 3.6: 4 and thus secured the move into the next round.

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