Novak Djokovic collected a paycheck amounting to $3 million for winning the 2023 US Open, surpassing $10 million in prize money for the ninth year in his career.
To put this number into context: no player has tallied four $10 million seasons. Djokovic has now done it nine times. It is unprecedented levels for the Serbian who continues to raise the bar. First, he achieved that feat in that career-altering 2011 season and then replicated it in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and now 2023.
Djokovic continued to extend his unrivaled dominance in career prize money charts, having earned in excess of $175.2 million. The closest challengers in that list are Rafael Nadal ($134.6 million) - although the Spaniard is currently out of competition due to injury and is unlikely to play beyond the 2024 season - and retired Swiss Roger Federer ($130.5 million).
This year alone, Djokovic has made $10,581,665, becoming the first player to cross the eight-figure mark after winning his fourth US Open title last Sunday. Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to bag a 24th Grand Slam title - a men's record.
It was the third Grand Slam win of another record-breaking season. Djokovic played in all four Slam finals in 2023, a rare feat that he has accomplished on four occasions. What is even breathtaking is that he has played the fewest number of events of any top 10 players (10 tournaments) to make an eight-figure income.
Still, he boasts a better winning record on Tour, compiling an impressive 45-5 win-loss record, and at 36 years old, he became the oldest champion of the US Open in the Open Era (male or female).
Djokovic's priority at this stage of his career is to focus on the Grand Slams and the select Masters 1000 tournaments. Year-on-year the ATP Tour in collaboration with tournament stakeholders works to come up with lucrative prize money for all the players. Consequently, Djokovic has been handsomely rewarded for his record-breaking achievements on the court.
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