Online tennis: Fritz raises a million dollars for starving children
Success in the fight against hunger: US tennis professional Taylor Fritz raised a million dollars for the No Kid Hungry organization, which works for starving children in the United States, by winning a prominent online tennis tournament.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: May 04, 2020, 10:22 pm
In addition to other celebrities, tennis greats such as Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Maria Sharapova also took part in the "Stay at Home Slam" on the Nintendo console. The games were commented by John McEnroe.
"I was more nervous than all my games on the right tennis court," said Fritz, number 24 in the world rankings, "it was so much fun." Fritz played together with social media star Addison Rae against Japanese Kei Nishikori and DJ Steve Aoki. Fritz ended the duel with five aces in a row.
In the previous week, the Madrid Open started a video game edition instead of its "real" tournament. The winner here was Andy Murray, who also donated his prize money.