Whopping $1 Million Reality Allows ATP Finals to Create History as Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz Among Beneficiaries

History is about to be written at the ATP Finals! But not in terms of competition, but of the prize money pool that players will receive after the tournament. As the tournament is about to end, it is ready to give an advantage to players including Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner, even before reaching the final.

The ATP Finals this year is ready to create history as one of the first tennis tournaments. Standing out from the crowd by providing an advantage to five tennis players, with a hefty sum to be made after the tournament. Let’s take a look at the prize pool that will not only benefit one player but will be profitable for five players in the history of the sport.

ATP Finals to benefit Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz 

After giving great performances this year, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Jannik Sinner have created their place in the semi-finals of the tournament. With them reaching the semi-finals, the good news about the year-end tournament is surfing the internet. This will be the first time with more than five players that we will bag out 1 million before the finals.

The 2023 ATP Finals is gonna be the first tennis tournament in history to have five players who will earn more than $1 million in prize money. Including the four players who have reached the semi-finals, Alexander Zverev is the fifth to earn more than a million in the last tournament of the year.

Specifically, their match points exceed 400, and their $325,500 participation fee indicates that they have won more than $780,000 in prize money for each round. This implies that the total prize money for the semi-finals will surpass the $1 million mark.

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However, this is something that has never happened before—before the end of the tournament, players can sit comfortably in such a profitable price pool. While the ATP Finals are poised to make history in terms of prize money, the China Open made history a few months ago when it awarded the women’s champion a massive $2,000,000 in prize money, leaving everyone in utter shock.

When China Open pulled up a never-seen paycheck awarded to women winner

A few months ago, the tournament in Beijing offered one of the most significant paychecks ever seen in both the ATP and WTA circuits. This was never seen before the gesture was pulled as the tournament wanted to attract players, as the China Open was a tournament that took place in Beijing after suffering a 16-month break that was caused by Peng Shuai’s disappearance.

The tournament’s organizers declared that the winner of the women’s division will get $1.225 million. On the other hand, the men’s singles winner was awarded a comparatively lower sum of $650,000. The incredible increase in prize money for women’s champions was given out to acknowledge the importance of gender equality in tennis as well as the growing recognition of women’s accomplishments in the sport.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on the ATP Finals’ $1 million-dollar history? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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