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.

I feel like it’s really the least I can do,” the American tennis player, who grew up in Southern California, shared.

It’s been 22 years since Andy Roddick brought the last men’s grand slam title home to the US, but Taylor Fritz’s countrymen think the world No.4 has a golden opportunity to snap that drought at Melbourne Park.

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

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz continued to display his top form on Thursday at the Australian Open, routing Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 in second-round action.

Taylor Fritz showed just how dramatically life has changed for both he and Jenson Brooksby since their last Grand Slam meeting when Fritz took less than two hours to clinch their first-round match at the Australian Open on Tuesday.

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".

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