Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at the Australian Open, needed only 82 minutes to defeat Cristian Garin on Thursday and advance to the third round.

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 in the greater Los Angeles area.

The Frenchman is as hot as anyone, making this a tricky third-rounder the 2024 US Open runner-up.

American tennis player Jenson Brooksby has made his return to professional tennis after an eventful two years away.

I feel like it’s really the least I can do,” the American tennis player, who grew up in Southern California, shared.

Fritz eased past fellow American Jenson Brooksby in the first round of the Australian Open men’s singles tournament.

Monfils has won 127 grand slam matches – the most of any French player in the Open Era. He will face Taylor Fritz in the third-round at the Australian Open 2025