Magda Linette has done the almost impossible again. The Polish woman, who played for the first time in the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, defeated the fourth racket of the world, Carolina Garcia 7:6(3), 6:4. . She will play Karolina Pliskova (31st WTA) for the semi-final. The Czech has not lost a set in Melbourne yet.
How much did Linette earn from advancing to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open?
According to ESPN, the Polish woman has already earned a lot of money for her achievements on the Australian courts. Especially since the awards this year are the highest ever. For defeating Carolina Garcia in the 1/8 finals, Linette secured a prize of over 555,000 Australian dollars (AUD), or about PLN 1.66 million.
Of course, that’s not all. So far, i.e. for passing the first four rounds, she has secured a total of about: 339,000. dollars, which translates to PLN 1.02 million. This means that with the quarter-final bonus, the amount increases to over PLN 1.5 million, and this is not the end of the struggle for the Polish woman. If she manages to beat Karolina Pliskova, she will secure a prize of approximately PLN 2.8 million (AUD 925,000). Below is a table with earnings for each round of the Australian Open (PLN 3.02):
- 1st round – 320,000 PLN (106,250 AUD)
- 2nd round – 479,000 ($158,850)
- 3rd round – 687 thousand (AU$227,925)
- 4th round – 1.02 million ($338,250)
- Quarter Final – $1.67M ($555,250)
- Semi Final – $2.80 million ($925,000)
- Finalist – $4.90 million ($1,625,000)
- AO Winner – $8.97 million ($2,975,000)
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The Poznań woman started her fight in the Australian Open with a win over Mayar Sherif (54th WTA) 7:5, 6:1, and in the second round, after almost two hours of play, she won with Anett Kontaveit (19th WTA) 3:6, 6:3 , 6:4. She had fewer problems in the clash with Yekaterina Aleksandrova (18th WTA), whom she defeated after almost 80 minutes 6:3, 6:4. Magda Linette remains the only Polish representative at the Australian Open, after Iga ¦wiątek and Hubert Hurkacz lost their matches.
– I would like to win more than one WTA tournament, I think my health has stabilized enough that I will fight for it from the beginning of the year, especially since the end of the year showed that I am on the right track. And that makes me optimistic. Of course, I would also like to go as far as possible in a Grand Slam.
Magda Linette, who (the highest in her career), will play with Karolina Pliskova on January 24.
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