The Business of Tennis
Coco Gauff recorded the third-highest earning season ever for a female athlete
Her estimated $34.4 million haul landed her just behind Naomi Osaka ($57.3 million) and Serena Williams ($45.9 million) on Forbes' all-time list.
She will also clinch the distinction should Iga Swiatek lose on Tuesday.
Sabalenka leads the purple group heading into the last leg of the group stage.
"I think I put so much pressure on her," Sabalenka, who saved the only break point she faced in the 6-3, 6-4 win, said.