Elena Rybakina's WTA Finals withdrawal will cost her huge sum amid 35% decrease in prize money

The cost of Elena Rybakina’s withdrawal from the WTA Finals through viral illness has been revealed - and it’s a staggering amount, despite the prize fund’s 35 per cent decrease from 2025. Rybakina won two Grand Slam titles in 2026 - the Australian and US Opens - and secured her place as world No. 1 in October, ending Aryna Sabalenka’s 99-week grip on the position. On the WTA Finals’ eve, the 27-year-old tennis star withdrew from the end-of-year event; and the cost to her bank account, despite a

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