Even as a former world No. 1 and a six-time Grand Slam champion at just 24 years of age, Iga Swiatek’s hunger continues to grow. On Monday, she lifted her 24th WTA title, her first in Cincinnati, by besting Italy’s Jasmine Paolini with a commanding 7-5, 6-4 scoreline. Of course, what made the victory even sweeter was the massive prize money of $752,275. That’s one more reason to be thankful to her team for forcing her to work on her game on faster courts. But then again, while she will get to take home all the glory her efforts yielded, only a part of her hard-earned prize money will make its way to her.

Remember how the Pole saw a massive tax slashing down her near $4.05 million Wimbledon prize money to around $2.5 million last month? She had to pay 20 percent in direct taxes alongside a

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