Elina Svitolina reacts to stunning WTA Finals' record prize money
This year's WTA Finals winner in Shenzhen will take a $4.7 million cheque. In a press conference in San Jose, Elina Svitolina shared her thoughts. "It's great for women's tennis in general. Anywhere in sport anywhere, women are doing great. I think it's great that people and sponsors are investing in women's sports and it's great. It's going to get even better in a few years. So it's a great opportunity. It's the goal for everyone to make the Finals. My goal is to play in Shenzhen in the finals", Svitolina remarked. "Of course, there are a few other goals in tennis, you want to be No.1, you want to win a Slam, but since the beginning of the year my goal was to improve my game and each time I go out on court to give my best. To be better each day, to be more confident in yourself and, in general, try to enjoy the tough moments."
Svitolina hopes to have a good second half of the season after dealing with several physical issues. On how the transition after Wimbledon to hard courts has been like, she added: "It didn't take me so much time because I'm the type of person who likes to go to the gym and likes to work. I'm still managing [the injury], but it is much better. I feel more confident in my footwork and in general, I feel better. I didn't really expect at the beginning of the year it would be that tough with my injury. I understood it could be tough with your tennis and I went through this moment many times. But with the injury, it was one of the first moments where I felt that I couldn't really do anything. I had to rest, I had to really do nothing. It was really tough. But you experience this and you learn from it."
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