Taylor Harry Fritz and top social influencer Addison Rae beat a tough and star-studded competition during at Celebrity Nintendo tennis event (the Stay at Home Slam) to win $1million.
The Teams
The event featured 8 teams as follows:
Taylor Fritz and Addison Rae
Kei Nishikori and Steve Aoki
Kevin Anderson and Ryan Tannehill
Serena Williams and Gigi Hadid
Naomi Osaka and Hailey Bieber
Venus Williams and DeAndre Hopkins
Maria Sharapova and Karlie Kloss
Madison Keys and Seal
Taylor and Addison defeated Kei Nishikori and Steve Aoki in the final.
What a finals match 😂🙌
It was a close one, but @Taylor_Fritz97 and @whoisaddison beat @keinishikori and @steveaoki for a $1M donation to @nokidhungry! 🎥: @FacebookGaming pic.twitter.com/NgIBTrHxr9
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The charitable cause
The $1 million winner’s prize was pledged to No Kid Hungry. All participants received $25,000 each that were donated to charities of their choice.
Fritz commented: “I was more nervous there than in any of my real matches. This was so much fun. Addison absolutely carried the team.”
“I play a lot of video games and recently got back into it because there’s been a lot of virtual athlete tournaments. I’ve never played Mario Tennis, but I want to win this really bad.”
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Taylor Harry Fritz’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.24 (career-high), Taylor played his last match on the 6th of March when he defeated Sanjar Fayziev 6-1 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup.
Taylor Harry Fritz’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Acapulco.
Serena Williams’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked world no.9, Serena played her last match on the 8th of February when she was overcome by Anastasija Sevastova 7-65 3-6 7-64 in the Rubber 4 of the Fed Cup.
Presently, this year Serena has a 8-2 win-loss record. Serena Williams conquered 1 title in Auckland.
Naomi Osaka’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.10, the Japanese played her last match on the 7th of February when she was defeated by Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0 6-3 in the Rubber 1 of the Fed Cup.
Naomi Osaka’s most significant performance of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in Brisbane.
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka. The last time that they squared off, Serena Williams won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2019.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
