Australia bushfires: tennis bodies make a collective donation of US$400,000 to the Red Cross

"As a demonstration of support for the Australian Open and the Australian people impacted by the current bushfires, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the international governing body of the sport, and three of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments (Roland-Garros - FFT, Wimbledon - AELTC, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, and the US Open - USTA, United States Tennis Association) have today announced that they will collectively pledge an additional US$400,000 (AUD $579,500/€359,000, to the Australian Red Cross) donation to the Australian Bushfire relief efforts. This donation comes in addition to the funds raised by Tennis Australia's Aces for Bushfire Relief campaign as the worldwide tennis community unites to help devastated areas of the Grand Slam nation," said the ITF on 13/01/2020.

Tennis Australia (The Governing Body for Tennis in Australia), together with the Australian Red Cross, had launched the "Aces for Bushfire Relief" campaign in support of those affected by the violent fires that have devastated several regions of Australia (particularly in the…