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Iga ¦wi ± tek fights to break through the financial barrier. He can join Radwanska Tenis

A Pole in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament played on the courts Roland Garros she beat Ukrainian Lesia Curenko 2: 0 (6: 2, 6: 0) and easily advanced to the next stage. On Thursday, May 26 Christmas will compete for the 30th consecutive win.

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Roland Garros. Polish girl will I break another barrier?

For this year’s finalists Roland Garros there is a large financial bonus. The winner of the tournament will be enriched by $ 2.3 million, while the second finalist’s account will be credited with an additional $ 1.1 million. The best tennis players so they fight in the French Open not only for ranking points, but also for a lot of money.

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If the Polish woman reaches the finals, she will achieve another record in her career. This time it will be a financial record. ¦wi±tek it has a chance to break the barrier of EUR 10 million earned on the world’s courts. So far, the tennis player from Raszyn has earned just over 9 million dollars in her career. Promotion to the final would break her $ 10 million barrier. If that happened, Świątek would be the second Polish woman to earn over 10 million in her career. It was the first to succeed Agnieszka Radwańskawhich in total grew by nearly $ 28 million.

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The richest tennis players in the world

She earned the most money in court Serena Williams. The American woman gained 94.5 million dollars in total. Second on the list is her sister Venus Williamswhich, however, earned more than half as much as Serena, or more precisely $ 42.3 million. The third place in the ranking is occupied by Maria Szarapowa. This year, the leader of the payroll is Iga Świątek, who in 2022 alone gained 4.1 million dollars.

Ranking of the highest-earning tennis players by WTA data from December 2021:

1. Serena Williams (United States) 94 518 971

2. Venus Williams (USA) 42 280 541

3. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 38 777 962

4. Simona Halep (Romania) 37 950 241

5. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 35 233 415

6. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 33 773 916

7. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 33 420 592

8. Angelique Kerber (Germany) 31,327,924

9. Agnieszka Radwańska (Poland) 27 683 807

10. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 25 816 890

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Iga Świątek will play against American Alison Rieske (43rd WTA) in the second round of the French Open. The match is scheduled for Thursday, May 26.

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