American tennis player Taylor Fritz 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.

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.

Fourth seed Taylor Fritz says he is going to donate his first-round prize money from the Australian Open to support victims from the Los Angeles wildfires.

American world number four Taylor Fritz said Thursday he will donate his $82,000 first-round prize money from the Australian Open to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, calling the devastation "insane".