the polish Iga Swiatekthe new champion of the United States Open, received a check of 2.6 million dollars this Saturday for his victory in New York and is the absolute leader this season with earnings of 9,217,225 dollars thanks to his extraordinary performance.
Swiatek, solid number one in the world ranking, defeated Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-2 and 7-6(5) and was crowned with his second ‘great’ of the season and the third of his career, after Roland Garros in 2020 and 2022 .
The Polish player, the first from his country to win the US Open, has seven titles this season, with Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, Roland-Garros added to the New York victory.
The second tennis player to win the most economic prizes this year is the Spanish Rafa Nadal, with 6.69 million dollars, although his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz (6.06 million) will officially surpass him this Sunday, when he disputes the United States Open final. .
Even with a loss in the final against Norwegian Casper Ruud, Alcaraz would have reached 7.36 million dollars, pocketing in that case a check of 1.3 million dollars.
In case of victory, the Murcian will receive 2.6 million dollars and exceed 8.6 million in prizes.
Source: La Verdad
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