Nick Kyrgios held back the tears as he discussed the Australia bushfires that has devastated the nation.

Kyrgios’ hometown of Canberra is one of the biggest affected areas with the city having the worst air quality in the world due to the smoke.

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Around 5 million hectares of land has been ravaged by fires, which is larger than the size of the Netherlands.

At least 19 people have died and thousands have been forced to evacuate with over 1,500 homes falling victim to the blazes.

Kyrgios pledged to donate $200, which equates to roughly £106, for each ace he hits throughout the summer to aid those affected by the bushfires.

The world No.30, who earned just short of £1million in prize money last year, hit 597 aces in 2019.

And after his 6-4 7-6 win over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, in which he hit 20 aces, Kyrgios struggled to contain his emotions.

When asked by the reporter after the ATP Cup win regarding the praise he received, Kyrgios said: “I don’t really care about the praise too much.

“We’ve got the ability and the platform to do something.

“My home town is Canberra and we’ve got the most toxic air in the world at the moment, that’s pretty sad.”

“It’s tough. Sorry. It’s all going to all the families, firefighters, animals, everyone who is losing homes, losing families… it’s a real thing. It’s bigger than tennis.”

Another year over, a new one just begun and talkSPORT cannot wait to gorge on a feast of sporting highlights.

January begins with a barnstorming Merseyside derby and February ends with Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s mega fight.

In between then, we have Conor McGregor returning to the octagon, the Carabao Cup semi-final and a bumper few months of cricket.

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January

3-7: Cricket Second Test, Cape Town: South Africa vs England
4-6: FA Cup third round
5: Women’s FA Cup third round
7-8: Carabao Cup semi-final first legs – Man United vs Man City, Leicester City vs Aston Villa
16-20: Cricket Third Test, Port Elizabeth: South Africa vs England

19: UFC 246. Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone
20 – 2 February: Tennis. Australian Open
23-26: Golf Dubai Desert Classic
24-27: FA Cup fourth round
24-28: Cricket Fourth Test, Johannesburg: South Africa vs England

26: UFC Fight Night. Blaydes vs Dos Santos
26: Women’s FA Cup fourth round
26: WWE Royal Rumble
28-29: Carabao Cup, semi-final second legs
30: Rugby League Super League season begins

February

1-2: Six Nations begins. Wales vs Italy, Ireland vs Scotland, France vs England
2: Super Bowl
4: Cricket First ODI, Cape Town: South Africa vs England
7: Cricket Second ODI, Durban: South Africa vs England
8-9: Six Nations. Ireland vs Wales, Scotland vs England, France vs Italy
9: UFC 247. Jones vs Reyes
9: Cricket Third ODI, Johannesburg: South Africa vs England
12: Cricket First T20i, East London: South Africa vs England
14: Cricket Second T20i, Durban: South Africa vs England
16: Cricket Third T20i, Centurion: South Africa vs England
16: Women’s FA Cup fifth round
16: UFC Fight Night. Anderson vs Blachowicz
18-19: Champions League last 16: Borussia Dortmund vs PSG, Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool, Atalanta vs Valencia, Tottenham vs Leipzig
22-23: Italy vs Scotland, Wales vs France, England vs Ireland
22: Boxing. Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 for WBC heavyweight title
20: Europa League last 32: Copenhagen vs Celtic, Wolves vs Espanyol, Rangers vs Braga, Bruges vs Man United, Olympiakos vs Arsenal
23: UFC Fight Night. Felder vs Hooker
25-26: Champions League last 16: Chelsea vs Bayern, Napoli vs Barcelona, Real Madrid vs Man City, Lyon vs Juventus
27: Europa League last 32 second legs
28: Europa League last 16 draw

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March

1: Carabao Cup final
1: UFC Fight Night. Benavidez vs Figueiredo
3-6: FA Cup fifth round
7-8: Six Nations. Ireland vs Italy, England vs Wales, Scotland vs France
8: UFC 248
10-13: Cheltenham Festival
10-11: Football Champions League last 16 second legs: Valencia v Atalanta, Leipzig v Spurs, Liverpool v Atletico Madrid, PSG v Borussia Dortmund
12: Football Europa League last 16, first legs
14: Six Nations. Wales vs Scotland, France vs Ireland, Italy vs England
15: Formula One Australian GP

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15: Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals
17-18: Champions League, last 16 second legs. Man City v Real Madrid, Juventus v Lyons, Bayern Munich v Chelsea, Barcelona v Napoli
19: Football Europa League, round of 16 second legs
19-23: Cricket First Test, Galle: Sri Lanka v England
20: Football Champions League and Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draws
20-23: FA Cup quarter-finals
22: Formula One: Bahrain GP
24-25: Women’s Champions League quarter-final, first legs, Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona, Lyon vs Bayern Munich, Glasgow City vs Wolfsburg, Arsenal vs PSG
26: European Championship qualifying play-off semi-finals: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Northern Ireland; Scotland vs Israel; Slovakia vs Republic of Ireland
27: Football friendlies: England vs Italy, Wales vs Austria
27-31: Cricket second Test, Colombo: Sri Lanka vs England
31: European Championship qualifying play-off finals
31: Football friendly: England vs Denmark

April

1: Women’s Champions League quarter-final, second legs: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid, Wolfsburg vs Glasgow City, PSG vs Arsenal, Bayern Munich vs Lyon
4: The Grand National
5. WWE Wrestemania
5: Formula One. Vietnamese Grand Prix
7-8: Champions League, quarter-final first legs
9: Europa League, quarter-final first legs
9-12: Golf. The Masters
12-15: Cricket. County Championship first round fixtures
14-15: Champions League quarter-final second legs
16: Europa League quarter-final second legs
18: Snooker. World Championship
19: Formula One. Chinese Grand Prix
25-26: Women’s Champions League semi-final first legs
26: London Marathon
28-29: Champions League semi-final first legs
30: Europa League semi-final first legs

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May

2: Racing. 2000 Guineas
2-3: Women’s Champions League, semi-final second legs
3: Formula 1. Dutch Grand Prix
3: Racing. 1000 Guineas
5-6: Champions League semi-final second legs
7: Europa League semi-final second legs
9: Women’s FA Cup final
9: Giro d’Italia begins
10: Formula 1. Spanish Grand Prix
16: League Two play-off final
17: Final day of the Premier League season
23: FA Cup final
24: League One play-off final
24: Women’s Champions League final
24: Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix
24: Tennis. French Open begins
25: Championship play-off final
27: Europa League final
28: Cricket. T20 Blast begins
30: Champions League final

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2: Football friendly. Austria vs England
4-8: Cricket First Test, The Oval: England vs West Indies
6: The derby at Epsom
7: Football friendly. England vs Romania
7: Formula 1. Azerbaijan Grand Prix
12-16: Cricket Second Test, Edgbaston: England v West Indies
12: Euro 2020 begins in Rome
14: Formula 1. Canadian Grand Prix
15: Tennis. Queen’s Club begins
16: Royal Ascot begins
18: Golf. US Open begins
20: Rugby union. Premiership final. and Pro14 final
25-29: Cricket Third Test, Lord’s: England vs West Indies
27: Tour de France begins
28: Formula 1. French Grand Prix
29: Wimbledon begins

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3: Cricket First T20i. England vs Australia
5: Formula 1. Austrian Grand Prix
5: Cricket Second T20i. England vs Australia
7: Third T20i. England vs Australia
11: Cricket First ODI. England vs Australia
14: Cricket Second ODI. England vs Australia
16: Cricket Third ODI.  England vs Australia
16: The Open begins
17: Cricket. The Hundred begins
18: Rugby league Challenge Cup final
19: Silverstone. British Grand Prix
24 The Olympic Games begin
30-Aug 3: Cricket First Test. England v Pakistan

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August

2: Formula 1. Hungarian Grand Prix
7-11: Cricket Second Test. England vs Pakistan
14: Cricket The Hundred men’s final
14: Cycling Vuelta a España begins
20-24: Cricket Third Test. England vs Pakistan
23: WWE Summerslam
25: Paralympic Games begin
26: Athletics. European Championship begins
29: Cricket First T20i. England vs Pakistan
30: Formula 1. Belgian Grand Prix
31: Cricket Second T20i. England vs Pakistan
31: Tennis US Open begins

September

2: Cricket Third T20i. England vs Pakistan
3: Nations League begins
6: Formula 1. Italian Grand Prix
10: Cricket First ODI. England vs Ireland
12: Second ODI. England vs Ireland
15: Third ODI, The Oval: England v Ireland
20: Formula 1. Singapore Grand Prix
22-25: Cricket County Championship ends
25: The Ryder Cup begins
27: Formula 1. Russian Grand Prix

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25: Formula 1. United States Grand Prix
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1: Formula 1. Mexico Grand Prix
1: Cricket T20 World Cup
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11: Cricket T20 World Cup semi-final
12: T20 World Cup semi-final
15: Cricket T20 World Cup final in Melbourne
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23: Tennis. Davis Cup finals
29: Formula 1. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

December

13: PDC World Darts Championship

26: Racing. King George IV Stakes

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