‘Serena Williams’ contribution was insane’, says ATP star
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Former World No.1 Simona Halep has become only the third WTA player in tennis history to exceed $40 million in career earnings, joining Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Following Halep’s win in Toronto, she now has $40,107,097 in career earnings of her own.
Additionally, Halep is the eighth tennis player to exceed $40 million in career earnings for her. The big three – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – have earned more than $100 million in their careers. Serena is fourth on the list with $94,606,355, while her sister Venus is seventh with $42,300,728.
Andy Murray and Pete Sampras are fifth and sixth, respectively. Halep may not break Serena’s record, but she has a real chance of surpassing Venus and someday becoming the second player on the WTA money list in her career.
On Sunday, Halep defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3 2-6 6-3 to win her third National Bank Open title. In clinching the Toronto title, Halep also cashed a check for $439,700. “It’s never easy to play against [Haddad Maia],” said Halep after beating Haddad Maia.
“She beat me a few weeks ago. She knew it was going to be a good challenge and a good fight. So today was a battle, and I’m very happy that I was able to be stronger in the important moments.” Halep is now a three-time National Bank Open champion.
Previously, Halep won the National Bank Open twice in Montreal. Now, Halep has also won the National Bank Open held in Toronto. After winning it all in Toronto, Halep admitted that she really wanted to win the National Bank Open in Toronto as well.
Serena is a living legend
Andy Murray was asked to give his thoughts on Serena Williams’ retirement. “Yeah, it’s obviously sad, but then, you know, it happens to all players at some stage,” Andy Murray said.
“You know, she’s (Serena Williams) not played that much the last few years. So it’s been coming. But when you hear the news, it’s always, yeah, sad when one of the great players — because I think, as well, like they…
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Source : tennisworldusa
