Tennis: Zverev renews pledge to donate US$2.8 million winner's cheque to bushfire relief

Alexander Zverev renewed a pledge to donate his winner's cheque to bushfire relief if he lifts the Australian Open title. MELBOURNE: Alexander Zverev renewed a pledge Wednesday to donate the A$4.12 million Australian Open winner's cheque to bushfire relief if he lifts the title, after sweeping into the semi-finals.

"Yes, it is still true. I hope I can make it happen," he told cheering fans on Rod Laver Arena after sweeping past veteran Swiss Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-finals."Four million Australian dollars would be nice. But there's people that need it... for rebuilding the lives they once knew."It is much more important that they get that money," he added in an on-court interview with John McEnroe.

It was feared that smoke from the blazes could impact the opening Grand Slam of the year after qualifying was hit by thick smog. For Zverev to make good on his pledge he will need to first get past either world number one Rafael Nadal or fifth seed Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals.

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