Two of four American men still playing in Melbourne, Irvine native Tien, 19, and Aliso Viejo native Michelsen, 20, became friends on the youth tennis circuit

The world has watched in horror as fires continue to raze parts of Los Angeles, California. For those of us living in Australia, one of the world's

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".

Learner Tien, a 19-year-old from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open's third round since 1990, upsetting No. 5 Daniil Medvedev in five sets.

American tennis player dedicates his first-ever Grand Slam victory to his home of Altadena, currently ravaged by the Los Angeles wildfires.

There are three American men aged 23 and under in the second week of a Grand Slam. That hasn't happened since 2003

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

Southern California. Just know I’ll be there to support, donate and help rebuild.” “It’s insane to see everything going on, especially while I’m away,” says Fritz from Melbourne.

Experts say it is only a matter of time until major Australian cities experience “house-to-house ignition” on a similar scale to Los Angeles.

The climate of Melbourne and Sydney has historically ... La Niña usually brings drought to Southern California. On this occasion, that part of the state was already very dry.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his first set since October but recovered to beat Tristan Schoolkate and reach the third round of the Australian Open.

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