Published 23:31 IST, January 29th 2020

Nick Kyrgios turns vegan after witnessing devastating Australian bushfires

Nick Kyrgios' decision to turn vegan is because he cannot see the suffering of animals in the recent Australian bushfires that killed millions of animals.

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Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios' journey may have ended at quarter-final st by World .1 Rafael Nal, but his impressive display certainly won hearts of many tennis fans. Kwn as  'B Boy of Tennis', Kyrgios certainly brought tennis stars toger to raise funds for Australian bushfires victims in his home country and w he has even went one step furr and revealed that he has become vegan. According to reports in his latest blog, Nick Kyrgios has also talked about reason behind his decision.

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Australian Open: Nick Kyrgios turns vegan 

According to a report published by Essentially Sports, Nick Kyrgios decision to turn vegan is because he could t see suffering of animals after  recent Australian bushfires that killed millions of m. Nick Kyrgios in his recently released blog titled “Koala Photo That Broke My Heart”,  spoke about how bushfires me him feel good about his decision to stay vegan. He wrote that he has been passionate about animal welfare for some time w and doesn't eat meat or dairy anymore. He ded that a change in diet was t for his health, but he just doesn’t believe in eating animals. He said that his first encounter with a vegan diet came two years ago. However, he was unable to continue it due to rigours of travel.

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Nick Kyrgios raises funds for Australian bushfires through Rally for Relief event 

Ahe of Australian Open, Kyrgios kickstarted conversation regarding bushfire relief in tennis world, which led to tennis Australia to organising “Rally For Relief” tennis event. Big names like Roger Federer, Rafael Nal, Naomi Osaka Serena Williams and Kyrgios himself me contributions towards charity. Kyrgios has picked WIRES- Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service as his favoured charity.

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Australian bushfires: Blazes have impact on Australian Open 

Fires caused destruction to large parts of Australia, which left 33 people de and thousands of homes were destroyed. Sports stars around world came toger and pledged ir support towards victims of disaster. Earlier re was a fear that smoke from blazes could impact opening Grand Slam (Australian Open) of year after qualifying event was hit by thick smog. But unexpected rain helped douse some of fires and air quality in Melbourne.

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Nick Kyrgios net worth 

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Nick Kyrgios has a net worth that stands at an estimated $8 million. Express UK confirmed that his career earnings totalled $8,337,448, prior to Australian Open. Like many star players in sport, Kyrgios also makes a huge sum through endorsements and sponsorship deals. tennis ace currently has deals with brands like Nike, Yonex and Beats, however, his exact earnings from se deals have t been disclosed. Kyrgios recently splashed out a staggering $300,000 on a brand new Dodge Demon, a car which h been famously featured in  Fast and Furious movie franchise. He also reportedly owns a Nissan R35 GTR which is worth around $200,000 and a Mercedes sports car which is valued at $180,000.

23:31 IST, January 29th 2020