Aussie Darcy
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OUTRAGEOUS WINNER FROM BARTY!
30-30.
30-30.
If there's one woman I want to hit a smash at the net, it's Barty. Even Djokovic misses but Ash is so damn clutch. No Djokosmash from her!
Ash Barty wins the largest tennis prize cheque in female tennis history and women's sport history:
$4.6 million.
Guess I edited my post after you quoted me! But yep, largest prize money for either gender!In tennis history, male or female.
There are few things on this sports planet more painful than watching the runner-up sit there waiting for the trophy ceremony.
I don't believe so, not sure when it's announced but I don't think it's happened yet.@Aussie Darcy Do you know if WTA announced this season's awards (player of the year, most improved player, newcomer, comeback...) yet?
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check the ridiculous 20+ tournaments Bencic and Bertens played this season, I guess they are taking notes from Wozniacki and Radawanska WTA play book, how they were able to move on court in Shenzhen is beyond me!
Pretty sure from sponsorships, the big Chinese and Japanese companies are footing the bill, I think Osaka is the reason Shiseido is on board.Congrats Ash. Pity this wasn't on free to air tv in Australia.
The prizemoney is extraordinary. Did they sell enough tickets or tv subscriptions to pay for that?
Well done Ashley, wonderful player and such a genuinely nice person. To think I was playing at the Richland Tennis Centre in Brisbane's west when she was a young'un learning the game and I didn't give her a second glance just goes to show how much I recognise tennis talent!!!!
Will be media feeding frenzy when she returns to Australia this week!
Congrats Ash. Pity this wasn't on free to air tv in Australia.
The prizemoney is extraordinary. Did they sell enough tickets or tv subscriptions to pay for that?
You mean there were no Australian TV channels showing an Aussie tennis player in the most important tennis final after the Slams??![]()
Only on pay tv. French Open not on free to air either.
Pretty sure from sponsorships, the big Chinese and Japanese companies are footing the bill, I think Osaka is the reason Shiseido is on board.
I imagine the prize money is not cancelled too though? Seems a risky move as you say but perhaps it's seen as a gamble, could have also paid off big time for Bertens. Imagine a player one year wins Elite Trophy and then Finals too?Wow this is insane. Turns out nobody knew the rules regarding points for players who play both WTA elite Trophy and the finals (Bertens and Kenin).
It was said that whichever tournament gave the player the higher points would count. Turns out if you play the WTA Finals then it cancels your Elite Trophy points. Huge blow to Bertens and Kenin who now lose
Kenin would've gotten 160 points from Zhuhai but only gets 125 from one match in Shenzhen.
Bertens would've gotten 440 points but only gets 375 now.
I've never understood how this could possibly make commercial sense. Hisense sponsored a court at the Aussie Open for years. Don't know if it ever sold any tvs because of it.
Only on pay tv. French Open not on free to air either.
Sure they do, Hisense is selling very well in US now, it has nothing to do with AO though, maybe a little. Tennis fans shopping for tv would tell themselves I heard this name before, they had a stadium called Hisense...I think I just explained the power of advertisment.I've never understood how this could possibly make commercial sense. Hisense sponsored a court at the Aussie Open for years. Don't know if it ever sold any tvs because of it.
Well there is no more match for her anyways. anyways.
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