Keys? Check.
Wallet? Check.
Giant trophy and tennis gear? Check.
Massive prize cheque? NO CHECK.
Tennis superstar Caroline Wozniacki accidentally left a $1.4 million cheque off her check list when she left the tennis court after the US Open.
Whoops.
So this is what happened. Wozniacki came second to Serena Williams at the US Open final a few weeks ago.
She was all smiley and gracious and accepted her silver plate and massive cheque.
Then she packed up, got into her car, went back to her $7 million Manhattan apartment, and chillaxed. Probably watched Project Runway.
AND THEN REMEMBERED THE ONE-AND-A-HALF-MILL.
At that point, we speculate she probably looked like this (without the tennis racquet and hat):
And then she probably thought: “What should I do?”:
Top Comments
I don't think those big checks are legit anyway. Normally professional sports people will be just paid via bank transfer the week after the tournament, like a normal person being paid.
Whoa whoa. You mean they don't just carry those cheques into the bank and deposit them? How very odd...
It's more fun to picture the professional sports person carrying their massive oversized cardboard cheque into the bank :)
You read it here first.
I'm sure they used to, but increased bank security means the big cheques no longer fit through the window, so the teller can't accept them.