Record Payday! Rybakina Claims £ 3.98 M at WTA Finals 🎾

• Elena Rybakina upset world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets (6-3, 7-6 (7-0)) to win the WTA Finals. • Rybakina claimed a record-breaking £ 3.98 million prize money, the largest payout in women’s tennis history. • This amount topped the previous record of £ 3.74 million earned by Sabalenka at the 2025 US Open. • Due to both players being undefeated through the tournament, the record sum was achieved. • The victory, Rybakina’s sixth over Sabalenka, moves the 26-year-old up one spot to fifth in the world rankings.