World no. 4 tennis player Taylor Fritz announced on Thursday that he plans to donate his first-round prize money of $82,000 from the Australian Open to support those affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles.

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

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".