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Bush fires in Australia: Kyrgios' initiative to raise funds

Australia's tennis association will launch calls for donations to victims of the devastating bushfires at upcoming tournaments on the fifth continent. Confirmed boss Craig Tiley, who took up an initiative by professional Nick Kyrgios .

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Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios in Brisbane
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Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios in Brisbane

The ATP Cup, in which 24 national teams take part, starts on Friday in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane. The Australian Open in Melbourne will be on the program from January 20th. Australia is starting in Brisbane in a group with Germany, Canada and Greece. Fortunately, this region is not affected by the bush fires.

Kyrgios is the Australian number two in the competition, will meet Jan-Lennard Struff in the encounter with Germany on Friday (from 8:30 a.m.CET live on TV and livestream on Sky, in Austria on ServusTV). The top singles contest Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev .

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