Kyrgios pledges $200 for every ace he hits this season to victims of bushfires

Nick Kyrgios has pledged $200 for every ace he hits this season to victims of the ongoing Australia bushfires. Nick Kyrgios has pledged to donate $200 for every ace he hits this season to victims of fires The disaster has stretched across the region of New South Wales as lives and homes are lost Tourists and residents have been told to evacuate a 250km stretch of New South Wales The bushfires have blazed across Australia's south east coast, including the state of Victoria, whose capital Melbourne will host the Australian Open later this month. People's homes and belongings have been destroyed as the government warn more damage Firefighters have been nearly helpless against the flames as people flee for their lives The crisis has been week-long and the horror conditions are not showing signs of slowing Melbourne Park is set to host the Australian Open later this month Kyrgios is well known for his powerful and sometimes inventive serving technique. Kyrgios managed 597 aces on the ATP Tour last year and has a whopping 3,375 aces in total If Kyrgios matched his ace count from last season, the donation would be a huge $120,000 The tennis star took to Twitter to call upon Tennis Australia to raise funds for the victims Kyrgios also called upon Tennis Australia to raise funds as he tweeted: C'mon @TennisAustralia surely we can do a pre @AustralianOpen exho to raise funds for those affected by the fires?" The new tennis season will begin in Australia on Friday as the inaugural ATP Cup gets under way in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane, with the Australian Open starting on January 20.