Federer, Nadal, Djokovic & Co. collect $5 million

In the approximately two and a half hour event, Federer played a match against the Australian Nick Kyrgios. “Today wasn’t about winning or losing, it was about raising money and showing people that you can still travel to Australia,” said Federer.

Due to rain, the roof over the stadium was closed and the qualifying games on the outdoor courts for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year had to be postponed until Thursday.

The stars of the scene: Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Stefanos Tsitsipas © APA/afp / WILLIAM WEST

The events in Australia made him sad, said the 38-year-old Federer. “I'm happy if I can help with my time and money.” Together with Nadal, the Swiss donated 250 Australian dollars. There were also firefighters among the almost 000 spectators in the sold-out arena.

In addition to Federer, the world ranking leaders Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as well as Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki were on the court at the “Rally for Relief”. Postponement is out of the question A postponement of the tournament, which is scheduled to start on Monday, currently seems impossible. “According to the current information, the weather forecast is good,” said tournament director Craig Tiley and emphasized: “We do not expect any delays and we have taken additional measures to ensure that the Australian Open can go ahead as planned.” The day before, professionals had during the Qualification and complained of breathing problems, coughing and dizziness at an invitation tournament in Melbourne's Kooyong district.

On Wednesday, the air in the coastal city of Melbourne was so bad due to the smoke that more than 100 people reported to the emergency room in the morning because of breathing problems. There were delays at the airport. Severe bushfires have been raging for months, especially in southeastern Australia, and according to the government, 28 people have died.

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Federer, Nadal, Djokovic & Co. collect $5 million

The tennis stars around Roger Federer's charity games for those affected by the devastating bush fires in Australia raised almost $5 million. The organizers of the Australian Open announced this on Wednesday after the show matches in the Rod Laver Arena.

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