Stay At Home Slam: Taylor Fritz and Addison Rae win charity Mario Tennis tournament
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Pro-tennis player Taylor Fritz and TikTok star Addison Rae won the all-star Mario tennis tournament called the Stay At Home Slam.
The dynamic duo beat rivals Kei Nishikori and DJ Steve Aoki 6 - 4 in the finals of the charity tournament.
Taylor played as ghost Boo, and Addison picked Princess Peach.
They took home $1 million in prize money which they donated to the charity No Kid Hungry, which aims to end child hunger in the US.
What was the Stay At Home Slam?
Professional tennis players like Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka swapped their rackets for a Switch controllers to take part in this special Mario Tennis Aces tournament.
They were joined by celebrity doubles partners like Gigi Hadid, Hailey Bieber and Steve Aoki to help raise money for charity.
Each player earned $25,000 to donate to their charity of choice, with the winners getting an extra $1 million to donate.
Legendary retired tennis player John McEnroe and YouTuber iJustine (Justine Ezarik) provided commentary on the matches.
The event was live-streamed on social media on Sunday 3 May at 9pm.
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