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Tennis Star Says Her Trophies Were Stolen After L.A. Fires

STOLEN VALOR

Many of the awards were in her vehicle until they could “safely move back home.”

Donna Vekic's coach Pam Shriver on day eleven of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Picture date: Thursday July 11, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver had many of her trophies stolen after evacuating from the L.A. wildfires. Shriver and her family were staying at the Marina Del Rey DoubleTree to escape the Palisades fire when their car, a Dodge Durango Hellcat, was stolen. Many of the awards were in the vehicle until they could “safely move back home.” According to ESPN, the car held five U.S. Open trophies, five French Open plates and one Australian Open trophy. “My son & I are at a police station reporting our car was stolen from the hotel parking lot we evacuated to when fires started,” Shriver posted to X on Thursday. “It’s really sad on so many levels that, when people are at their lowest and in their most difficult times, people are doing things like this,” Shriver said to ESPN. “Now, my family’s a victim of a crime, too.” Her Brentwood home survived the devastating fires, which ravaged the area.

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