Australian Open 2025: Donna Vekic lends support for LA amid wildfire surge

Tennis star player Donna Vekic has now sent a message of support to her coach Pam Shriver and others in the greater Los Angeles area dealing with wildfires ravaging the city, drawing the heart and writing "LA" in blue ink on a courtside TV camera after a thrilling win in the first round of the Australian Open 2025 on January 12.

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Donna Vekic sends message of love to LA from Melbourne

Vekic, who made it to the semifinal thriller in 2024 Wimbledon and also won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics in the same year for Croatia, thwarted Diane Parry in the opening round of the first Grand Slam of the year, taking place at the Melbourne Park. Players on the bigger court at various tennis tournaments often are handed a pen and encouraged to write something on the lens of the television camera.

Donna Vekic spoke about the L.A. wildfires & sends love to her coach Pam Shriver, who lives in L.A.

“You obviously wrote "Another Day" on the
camera. Tell us a bit about being in touch with Pam.”

Donna: “Yeah, it's a very difficult situation for her. She's home in L.A. Her… pic.twitter.com/r0dtV6zLbi

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 12, 2025

In the same vein, Donna Vekic has used the opportunity at the 2025 Australian Open to offer good vibes to California, where she trained with her coach Pam during her sport's just-concluded preseason. The 28-year-old tennis player stated that she is in touch with her coach, who has won 21 Grand Slam titles in doubles and made it to number three in singles as a tennis player.

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"Yeah, it's a very difficult situation for her. She's home in L.A. Her house is okay for now, but so many have lost everything, and it's a horrible situation. We were doing our pre-season in L.A. this year, so we were just there two weeks ago. So I really cannot believe what's happening. We are very sad that she's not here with us. We really miss her here. We are in touch daily, and I hope everything will be okay," said Donna Vekic.

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