Overview
- Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 (0) to capture the WTA Finals title in Riyadh.
- The $5.23 million champion’s payday is the highest in the history of women’s tennis.
- The final followed a week in which Rybakina sustained an excellent level to seal the year-end crown.
- It was a rematch of September’s US Open final, and despite the loss Sabalenka remains atop the rankings as Rybakina returns to the Top 5.
- Separately in Athens, Novak Djokovic reached the ATP 250 final against Lorenzo Musetti, with Musetti needing the title to qualify for Turin and Djokovic chasing a 101st career trophy.