Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem Trump Rafael Nadal in 2020 Earnings

The 2020 12 months noticed many issues change world wide. However the monetary bump that adopted the pandemic outbreak harm probably the most in comparison with different issues. Nevertheless, tennis gamers received their dues paid regardless of the season getting chopped off in half. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic lead the group of the highest-earning male tennis gamers in 2020.

The Serbian collected $6,511,233 from his winnings in 2020 together with his doubles participations. Djokovic began the 12 months with successful the ATP Cup and the Australian Open for a file 8^th time in his profession. Following that, he lifted the title in Dubai and two Masters 1000 titles in Cincinnati and Rome. His controversial exit from the 2020 US Open introduced him solely embarrassment.

Moreover, Djokovic ended runner-up on the Roland-Garros and reached the semi-finals of the ATP Finals in London. All mixed, the 33-year-old pocketed extra money than some other tennis participant in 2020. Final 12 months, he earned near double the quantity than this 12 months.

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Thiem, Nadal comply with Novak Djokovic in Incomes of 2020

Austria’s Dominic Thiem wowed the tennis world with claiming his maiden Grand Slam – 2020 US Open. Regardless that he gained just one title within the 12 months, the 27-year-old got here second in Australia and London. He’s the second highest-earning participant of the 12 months amassing $6,030,756 together with his doubles participations.

Subsequent to Thiem is the Spanish legend Rafael Nadal pocketing $3,881,202 (together with doubles). Notably, the 34-year-old solely earned 1/4^th of cash as in comparison with 2019. He gained at Acapulco and his file 13^th title at French Open. In his defence, the Spaniard performed fewer tournaments on the subject of a traditional tennis season.

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Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas stuffed the following 4 spots. They earned $3,622,891, $3,279,966, $2,223,865, and $2,106,450 respectively. Among the many Prime 10 gamers, solely Rublev noticed a hike in his earnings from the previous 12 months. The 23-year-old Russian gained Tour-leading 5 titles and most wins (41) equalled with Djokovic.

Aside from the money-makers, the tennis world witnessed some nice abilities who failed to return within the limelight. Right here is the checklist of most underrated tennis players of 2020. All prime gamers will compete as soon as once more subsequent season ranging from February.

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