The world number one Novak Djokovic and Spain’s young tennis
star Carlos Alcaraz lead the way in terms of earnings in 2023.
The Serbian tennis star leads the way in earnings with more than
$10,581,665, especially after winning three out of the four Grand Slams this
year.
He won the Australian Open after beating Greece’s Stefanos
Tsitsipas in the final with a score of 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), won the French
Open after defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud with a score of 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 and won
the US Open after getting the better of Russia’s Daniil Medvedev with a score
of 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3.
In the second is Alcaraz who won the only other Grand Slam
this year — Wimbledon — after beating Djokovic in the final with a score of 1–6,
7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4. He earned $9,312,064.
Third in terms of earnings this year is Russia’s Daniil
Medvedev who earned $7,411,834. He played the final of the US Open and the semifinal
of the Wimbledon.
Italy’s Jannik Sinner is next on the list with a total earnings
of $4,405,028. He is followed by Greece’s Stefanos Tsitispas who earned $4,022,743.
Cameron Norrie of Britain was the first surprise in the list
of the highest-earning players as he struggled with form in the recent past.
His total prize money earning this year is $2,003,224.
Another British player Dan Evans, who also struggled with
poor form, earned $1,497,843 in prize money.
Italy’s Matteo Berrettini, who had to deal with fitness
concerns throughout the year, managed to earn more than a million dollars in
prize money this year.
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