Tennis phenomenon Naomi Osaka has announced that she is donating her prize money from next week’s Western & Southern Open to help victims of Haiti’s massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake.
Osaka, whose father is Haitian, said, it “Really hurts to see all the devastation that’s going on in Haiti, and I feel like we really can’t catch a break,” before adding, “I’m about to play a tournament this week, and I’ll give all the prize money to relief efforts for Haiti. I know our ancestor’s blood is strong we’ll keep rising.”
The possible prize money from the tournament ranges from $255,220 for the winner, $188,945 for the runner up and $100,250 for semifinalists.
