Everything is ready in Turin, where the ATP Finals begin this Sundaythe tournament that brings together the eight best tennis players of the season.
Among them is Carlos Alcarazwho is looking for his best version on Italian soil to close a big 2023 where he established himself among the elite of world tennis.
After surprising everyone in 2022, the Murcian managed to stay among the best, as shown by successes such as the titles achieved in Wimbledon, Indian Wells, Madrid, Conde de Godó, Queen’s and Buenos Aires.
These results allowed him to pocket 9.6 million dollarsa figure to which must be added the earnings earned at the ATP Finals which will deliver a record prize pool of 15 million dollars this year.
If the tournament champion lifts the trophy after winning all of his matches, he will pocket $4,801,500. This is an increase over the previous record, which was set in 2022 when Novak Djokovic won $4,740,300.
Just for participating and playing three rounds of group matches, tennis players will win $325,5000a figure that increases by $390,000 for every game won.
Victory in the semifinals is paid to 1,105,000 dollars and in the final to 2,201,000which will add up to the aforementioned $4,801,500.
So, just by adding a victory in the group stage, Alcaraz will exceed 10 million dollars in prizes, a high number that is still a far cry from the $14,900,000 that Novak Djokovic currently has.
We remember that Alcaraz was placed in the Red Group of the ATP Finals, together with the Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev and the German Alexander Zverev, while the world number one, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, leads the Green Group, along with the Italian Jannik Sinner, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Danish Holger Rune.
It’s a challenge for the lone Spaniard in the event that brings together the world’s best eight rackets of the season. In the group stage he will play number three, Medvevev, number five, Rublev and number seven, Zverev. The top two in each group will advance to the semifinals.
For his part, Djokovic, a six-time champion in the final tournament of the season, aims to break a tie with Roger Federer for the most titles in the tournament’s history. He also aims to finish 2023 as number one in the world.
Four of the eight individual competitors this year have lifted the ATP Finals trophy on several occasions. In addition to Djokovic’s six times, Zverev did it in two editions and Medvedev and Tsitsipas in one.
ATP Finals 2023
Prize distribution
Booking: $152,500
Fixed Participation: $325,500 (three games)
Win the match in the Group Stage: $390,000
Semifinals win: $1,105,000
Winning the Final: $2,201,000
Undefeated champion: $4,801,500
Source: La Verdad
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