A number of the world's top tennis stars, including Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, have agreed to play in an exhibition match to raise funds for Australia's bushfire relief.
The trio, who have 62 grand slam titles between them, will be joined by Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas, it was confirmed on Wednesday. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresScheduled to take place on January 15 at Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena, the Australian Open Rally for Relief will donate proceeds from ticket sales -- priced at $37 for adults and $24 for concessions -- to the bushfire relief efforts.
I've signed ten pairs of my tennis shoes, left them at the @BrisbaneTennis desk at the Westin Hotel, alongside a donation envelope for fire rescue efforts.They're yours to keep,we just ask you to donate $300 a pair. All money going directly to 🇦🇺 Red Cross. 🇦🇺❤️ pic.twitter.com/H1IPU8pYig — Maria Sharapova January 8, 2020 "The players are keen to be involved -- we've had a tremendous response from them and they are keen to help."Kyrgios kick-started tennis' fundraising efforts last week when he pledged $140 for every ace he hits at upcoming tournaments with a number of other players since joining him.
— Shane Warne January 8, 2020 Several one-day batsmen, including Glenn Maxwell, Chris Lynn and D'Arcy Short, are donating $250 for every six they hit at this year's Big Bash League, the country's professional Twenty20 competition.READ: Stefanos Tsitsipas receives talking to from mum after on-court outburstAlongside support from the league, nine Australian NBA players have agreed to contribute $750,000 towards recovery efforts.
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