Still taking it all in, Ashleigh Barty says she needs time to reflect on her phenomenal year after capturing the elite season-ending championship and the record $6.4 million winner's purse that goes with it.
"It's just been the most incredible season," Barty said after outclassing defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 in Sunday night's final.
"Give me a week at home with a few beers on the couch where I can kind of relive what has happened in 2019. It's just been a crazy year, it really has.
"It feels like it's been a year that just hasn't stopped ... at times it felt like a circus going around and around.
"To cap it off with a very, very special night tonight in Shenzhen is really cool."
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