“It’s pretty tragic what's going on" - Kyrgios ready to raise funds for people affected by fires

Kyrgios wants to raise funds with some exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open. Already 17 people have died and more than 1 000 homes have been destroyed. At the pre-tournament press conference in Brisbane, Kyrgios said:

“It’s pretty tragic what's going on, especially with my hometown, Canberra, being under a bit of smoke, the most hazardous smoke in the world at the moment. It's obviously sad for everything that's going on… There's no rain predicted there for the next four months. So it doesn't look like the fires are going to slow down anytime soon, which is pretty sad. To see Canberra be like that, it's pretty tough.”

Kyrgios also tweeted a post asking Tennis Australia to create an exhibition match to raise funds. He soon got an answer from Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia who said:

“We want to help these communities in a meaningful way and will announce a number of fundraising and support initiatives that will be rolled out across the ATP Cup, Australian Open and our other events over the coming weeks. Stay tuned for further announcements.”

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