Ashleigh Barty reacts to earning $10 million prize money this year
Ashleigh Barty earned more than $10 million prize money tournaments this year so far. The Australian player achieved her biggest successes winning the WTA Finals in Shenzhen and the French Open. Barty said: "Look, it's been an incredible season. Money aside, it kind of means nothing to me. I know I have the love and the support of my family. I try and work hard every single day to chase my dreams. Regardless of how many zeros is sitting in my bank account, it doesn't change the way I live my life, who I am and how I live as a person. I think even though it's incredible, we're breaking records this week in particular, putting tennis on the map, putting WTA tennis on the map. I feel like we've earned that right to be recognized more as a global sport. For me, it doesn't change a thing regardless of what is sitting in the bank account."
On the break she had from tennis to play cricket, Barty added: "I felt like for me, that kind of period of my life that I had away from tennis, away from professional tennis, was really important for my development as a person more than anything, regardless of the tennis player. When I started hitting balls again probably in February 2016, it feels like a long, long time ago now, but it was also when I started the journey with Tyz. For us, we wanted to try and see what we were capable of as a team. Our team has grown and developed from there. I think for us, it's just been a really special year to know that kind of the sky is the limit. We've played some exceptional tennis this year. We've had some heartbreaking moments and we've had every emotion in between. We're just trying to get better every single day. That's the reason why we're working so hard every single day, is to enjoy the journey, enjoy the story of my life I suppose. I'm very grateful that I get to share that with him."
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