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Aryna Sabalenka celebrating her first Indian Wells title. (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n
Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> and Jannik Sinner<\/a> have been hit with huge bills following their respective victories at Indian Wells. Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) in a rematch of their Australian Open<\/a> final, while Sinner overcame Daniil Medvedev<\/a> 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in the United States.<\/p>\n Their victories prompted joyous scenes in California as Sinner completed the set of hard-court trophies, while Sabalenka celebrated a week she will remember \u201cfor the rest of my life\u201d<\/a> after getting engaged days before her first Indian Wells title. They also each earned \u00a3865,000 for their efforts Stateside.<\/p>\n However, significant portions of those winnings are set to be taken away.<\/p>\n Analysis by AskGamblers reveals that both Sabalenka and Sinner face a \u00a3321k tax bill for their wins, as a result of US regulations.<\/p>\n The IRS mandates a 30 per cent stake of prize money for non-residents, and as the tournament also took place in California, an additional seven per cent state income tax is applied.<\/p>\n Those add up to 37 per cent of their prize money, with both players forfeiting over \u00a3300k.<\/p>\n While Sabalenka has a home in Miami, she is not a US citizen and is subject to the same 30 per cent withholding of gross income for foreign athletes.<\/p>\n Medvedev and Rybakina will also owe \u00a3169k from their runner-up finishes, while Jack Draper<\/a>, who reached the quarter-finals, is set to part ways with \u00a353k.<\/p>\n EXPRESS SPORT ON FB! Get all the best sports news and much more on our Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n Jannik Sinner has completed the set of hard court titles now. (Image: Getty) Stay up-to-date with the latest Tennis news Join us on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. Read our Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Sabalenka has already offered to give up some of her prize money<\/a> to Sky Sports<\/a> pundit Martina Navratilova.<\/p>\n She branded the 18-time Grand Slam champion her \u201clucky charm\u201d last week and asked her to sit courtside for her matches after beating Victoria Mboko in the quarter-final.<\/p>\n In conversation with Navratilova and Tim Henman<\/a>, the Brit joked: \u201cShe [Navratilova] was talking about a percentage of prize money for the luck.\u201d<\/p>\n But Sabalenka replied: \u201cYeah, we can negotiate it!\u201d<\/p>\n Navratilova later joked that she would be more than happy to take just one per cent of Sabalenka\u2019s takings, which worked out at \u00a38,650.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Sinner celebrated joining Novak Djokovic<\/a> and Roger Federer<\/a> as the only men to have lifted all six Masters 1000 titles on hard courts.<\/p>\n “I knew that this was a tournament I haven’t won, so I wanted to prepare in the best possible way, as professionally as possible,” said Sinner<\/p>\n “Having this achievement now means a lot to me. Now I have couple of days to relax – there is not so much time in between here and Miami.<\/p>\n “It’s again an important tournament in Miami, but we try to play the best tennis possible there too.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aryna Sabalenka celebrating her first Indian Wells title. 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