More than 50! The Los Angeles wildfire resulted in the detention of a number of individuals charged with a range of offenses. Among them was looting as well. Devastating scenarios unfolded. And, the sadness continues as tennis greats like Pam Shriver are also not unaffected. Shriver recently shared a horrific looting incident she faced days after the wildfire that broke out on January 7th.

The Hall of Famer was on her vacation with her children, when the wildfire broke out in LA. However, as the blaze threatened her house at Brentwood, the housekeeper somehow evacuated her four pets. And, just as Shriver came back from the vacation, one of the nearby families helped her get to a safe hotel in Marina del Rey where she and her beloved once set up a camp!

However, on Thursday, as she made an attempt to get back to her daily routine by going to the gym, she faced the actual disaster. Her car was stolen. And what else with that? Her long list of tennis trophies she had gathered over her illustrious career that was in the car had gone! Just after the incident, the 21-time doubles Slam winner took to her X to convey her loss.

One of the LA media and news companies, KTLA Entertainment recently posted a video of Pam Shriver. In the clip, she could be heard saying, “There was a black Durango, that was a used car and when we bought it. It’s a hell cat, It’s a beautiful car and my 20 year old son like the love of his life. But anyways, trophies were in the back. I don’t think they meant to take the trophies. I doubt that they are big tennis fans. They just happened to be on the back. But, I think the trophies will be found.”

Continuing further, Shriver added, “I am concerned about both that um both, obviously for the car. But um the people who are doing this like common man we gotta come together, we gotta doing things like the way you see people donating in the way you see, the way the first responders are pushing through this so let’s all feel a sense of community and help the people in Altadena, Pacific, Palisades and common, let’s do the right thing. This is not the time to give people even more stress and more worry and more lack of confidence that we feel safe,”.

Following the incident, the tennis great also took the matter to the West Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Station where she got the word that a Good Samaritan in the South of LA found two of the tennis legends’ artwork photos, which were supposed to be inside the car. 

“They called the photographer artist on the back of the photo art of me with the twins, from like six years ago, and he called me and asked ‘What’s happened? Your artwork was found in South L.A. So I told (the police) and from there we knew the car had at least been in South L.A,” she exclaimed. Following that loss, she later took to her X handle to express her anger.

“My son & I are at a police station reporting our car was stolen from the hotel parking lot we evacuated to when fires started. This was the car that had most of my major trophies being stored until we could safely move back home,😡” she posted on X!

Presently, the police is still investigating the theft of Pam’s vehicle and trophies, which remain unrecovered. However, the tennis world is not silent as it is playing a pivotal role in reducing LA’s losses, offering a glimmer of hope and cushioning the impact.

Major contribution came from the tennis world to minimize the devastating loss of the LA wildfire

7,555 destroyed structures, including 4356 single-family homes, 27 deaths, and at least 13 individuals remaining missing! Certainly an aftermath that every individual would try to forget as soon as possible. The setback, however, prompted an outpouring of support from tennis players, who actively contributed to the recovery. 

As the wildfire broke out on January 7th, players, certainly from America, made their contribution to the extreme cause. For instance, one of the California-native tennis ace, Taylor Fritz, gave a healthy amount of his first-round prize (nearly $82,000) to the wildlife relief efforts.

“Southern California is my home, and I spent a long time in LA. I’m doing whatever I can to assist,” he said in his post-match interview. And his generosity certainly inspired his fellow Americans. For instance, world No. 19 Madison Keys, who just advanced for her fourth round yesterday, donated $20,000 to the LA Fire Department. 

Another American star Coco Gauff shared her gratitude towards the loss by writing on the camera after her first-round win against fellow countrywoman Sofia Kenin. “Stay strong LA, Thank you firefighters!” she added. Iga Swiatek also made a similar gesture following her first-round match against Katerina Siniakova. “Sending my love to Malibu and LA,” she wrote in front of the camera after the match. 

As the wildfires have slowed now, the tennis world is still in pain for the losses caused. However, as they say, time heals everything! That’s what one can hope for after this devastation. What are your thoughts?