Aces for Australia

Could I be turning into a Nick Kyrgios fan?

Not of his tennis—I was always a fan of that. But of him as a person. The temperamental Aussie may be finally winning me over.

I imagine he’s won over quite a number of people recently. You’ve probably heard of his pledge to donate $200 for every ace he hits during the Australian tennis season to support victims of his country’s devastating wildfires. That’s a hefty pledge for someone who serves as many aces as Kyrgios does.

Under that brash exterior lies a heart of gold. Meanwhile, I sit behind my iPad snarking about everybody’s clothes. Kyrgios is putting me to shame.

It’s time to step up! I’m hereby matching Kyrgios’s pledge. I will donate $200–no, make that $250!—for every ace I hit during the month of January.

Oh lord, I just crack myself up. That would have been a pretty safe pledge for me even before my frozen shoulder.

Here’s the real pledge. A quarter for every ace Kyrgios hits. That works out to 1/800th, or .125%, of Kyrgios’s pledge. Sounds stingy, I know, but I don’t have his kind of money and he’s super-motivated to hit aces right now. A motivated Kyrgios is a dangerous thing. He hit twenty aces in his very first match!

In fact, just to be safe, I’ll cap my pledge at 1,000 aces.

Anybody want to join in with a pledge of their own? $10 for every ace you hit this month? $1 for every ace your team hits? Ten cents for each Federer ace? Let’s see if this blog can do some good for a change.

You can send donations to the Australian Red Cross.

Please share this post with any tennis fans who might want to participate.

Go, Kyrgios! ❤️ 🎾

6 thoughts on “Aces for Australia

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  1. Great post that has got me thinking… will get back to you. I also have complicated views of this mercurial tennis wonder that stops me from a full endorsement.

  2. Yes, he is complicated. That’s a very tactful way of putting it. I’m going to be a fan now, but I’m aware that he’s a work in progress. (As am I. Fortunately for me, no one writes blog posts about MY behavior!)

  3. Once again, you hit an Ace with your BLOG.. I sent some cash to World Wildlife Fund Australia for the animal burn victims. Thanks for your efforts!

  4. I will participate – I’ll do the 25c per ace. Great idea! Also, for people interested helping the injured koalas, you can donate to the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie (www.koalahospital.org.au). This hospital usually treats 200-250 koalas each year, but numbers are way up this year with all the fires. Just another option!

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