The American tennis player Coco Gauff won her first WTA Finals, the Women’s Masters of the best of eight seasons, beating the Chinese in the final Qinwen Zheng by 3-6, 6-4 and 7-6 (2) in 3h.04′.
Champion of the US Open 2023, he lost only one final in the ten contested, Roland Garros 2022. At 20 years old, world No. 3, he gives another example of his meteoric progression.
In her third participation, Gauff won four of her five matches, losing only one, against Barbora Krejcikova, as she qualified for the semifinals. On the road to success he reached number 1 (Aryna Sabalenka) and number 2 (Iga Swiatek).
It’s worth the effort. Not only for achieving a powerful title, the most after the Grand Slams at an individual level, but for the financial reward he accumulated in the first edition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A venue that increased revenue distributed to tennis players. Between ‘singles’ and doubles, $15,250,000.
Coco Gauff broke a record when she received the best financial check in the official history of professional tennis. So lucky that he couldn’t do the math himself. He knew his reward was good, but he was shocked at the true cost.
This was announced at a press conference by journalist Reem Abulleil, from the Emirati media outlet The National. AND Coco Gauff He wondered, so he let out a soft laugh, one of surprise. He put his hands on his face.
“I don’t know what to do with it, it’s a lot of money. What do you say? 4.8?” Coco Gauff asked. Yes, 4,805,000 dollars, which would have been 5,155,000 if they hadn’t lost a match.
“I expect to be one of the highest paid tennis players or athletes this year,” said Gauff, whose total season accumulated $21,581,989.
“A lot of money, a big prize, but I don’t play with that,” certified Coco Gauff.
Source: La Verdad
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