"That's a lot of money..." exclaims Coco Gauff after netting historic $4,800,000 WTA Finals payday

Coco Gauff was in shock at the amount of money she is set to receive after winning the WTA Finals with her $4,800,000 bounty being the biggest in the history of women's tennis.

She bagged this amount but was unaware of specifics as she got the better of Zheng Qinwen in the final on Saturday evening. She got the better of both Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek as well as perhaps the most in-form player in women's tennis in Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2).

The focus though post match was the amount of money earned as well as it being the end of the season finally.

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"I didn't know, like I knew it was some money, but I didn't know that much," Coco Gauff said.

"Oh it means a lot to me... I have bought a house... I'm going to a music festival next week. So, I don't know, I'm not someone who likes to spend a lot of money to be honest. I don't know what I'll do with it. That's a lot of money...,"

"Oh gosh, I hope I'm like one of the highest paid female tennis players this year or athletes so that'll be exciting. Honestly, I wanted to win this for myself I didn't know that it was the biggest prize check on this tour, I didn't know anything about that. I knew there was money, but I try not to never play for this, but that's cool."

"At the end of the match, when I, like, fell on the floor, I didn't think I was going to do that. I kind of, like, made a promise to myself that I will only save that for Grand Slams. But honestly, to the way the match went, I was like, 'I'm just tired. I just want to lay on the ground."