Nadal announces A$250,000 donation for bushfire relief

ATP
Wednesday, 15 January 2020 at 13:04
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During the event Rally for Relief organized by Tennis Australia, donations for bushfire relief from tennis events reached almost A$5 million as Rafael Nadal announced another donation.

On Wednesday night, star names of men's and women's tennis were divided into two teams. Team of Serena Williams was joined by Dominic Thiem, Petra Kvitova, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal. And Team Caroline Wozniacki with Coco Gauff, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Naomi Osaka.

The night was full of tennis, fun, and help for those hurt by the fires in Australia. At the end of the night, Rafael Nadal announced another donation when he said: "Talking with Roger, we decided to give A$250,000 together."

Also, Nick Kyrgios was in Rod Laver Arena as he was happy for all of the donations.

“I’m just so happy we had some of the greats to get behind (tonight’s event),” Kyrgios said. “Everyone around the world at the moment, awareness has grown. I think we’re doing everything we possibly can to overcome this (terrible situation) together.”

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