Coco Gauff secured a huge payday despite her WTA Finals defeat to Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday night. Sabalenka defeated Gauff in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-2, in Saudi Arabia. The round-robin concluded with a battle of heavyweights as Gauff and the 27-year-old faced off. It was the first time the two had faced met since the French Open final. But after her straight-sets victory, Sabalenka will now face Amanda Anisimova on Friday in a repeat of September's US Open final . Speaking after the game,