🔗 Share this article Rybakina Stuns Sabalenka to Claim Historic £4m Prize Rybakina sealed her forty-fifth hard-court victory of 2025 Rybakina claimed the biggest payday in women's tennis history by beating top-ranked Sabalenka in two sets at the championship. Rybakina delivered a impressive display to beat four-time Grand Slam winner her opponent in two sets in the host country. Because both players advanced through the competition undefeated, the reward on the table was a record-breaking almost £4 million – the largest prize offering in WTA history. This amount exceeds the £3.74 million Sabalenka received for claiming September's New York major, which was the highest-paying major tournament in 2025. "This has been an fantastic tournament," stated the Kazakh player. "Truly didn't expect this outcome so to go so far was just incredible." "Let me offer congratulations to Aryna for being number one for a second year in a row, it's an incredible achievement." The champion, who was the sixth-ranked player, delivered sixteen winning shots during a dominant first-set display. Rybakina fended off a couple of break points before taking all four points in the sixth game of the set to go a break up and served out to seal the first set. As the second set progressed, Sabalenka saved another two break points at four-all to shift the balance in her favor. However, having worked so hard to disrupt her opponent's flow, Sabalenka failed to capitalize by squandering a pair of chances in the following game to level the set at five-all. Sabalenka's failure to level the match impacted her tie-break play, with the Kazakh winning all seven points to win the championship. The victory, Rybakina's sixth over her rival, means she will rise one place in the rankings to fifth in the world rankings. An emotional Sabalenka appeared to be in tears as she met with her coaching team soon after the match. "That was not the finest display from me in this match but Rybakina you were certainly the superior competitor," the Belarusian told the crowd. "You literally overpowered me out of the court. I'm pleased to see you play your best tennis. Celebrate this beautiful title."