Despite the records, Novak Djokovic trails Rafale Nadal and Roger Federer in off-court revenue
Serbian racket Novak Djokovic, who won the title of the most successful men’s tennis player of all time by becoming champion at the French Open, fell behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in off-court earnings.
Djokovic, who broke the record by adding third place at the French Open to 10 US Open, 7 Wimbledon, 3 US Open in his career, and achieved historic success as the athlete who won the most Grand Slams 23 times in men’s tennis. , he is the Swiss national who ended his active career with the Spanish Nadal when he entered off the court and has not yet beaten Federer.
Djokovic, 36, who took an anti-vaccine stance during the novel coronavirus epidemic and thus missed the US Open and Australian Open, beating his rivals in the “big three,” earned $170 million. dollars with his victories on the court.
Nadal, who won 22 Grand Slam titles but was unable to play at the French Open due to injury, earned $135 million, while Federer, who left tennis last year and had 20 Grand Slam wins, stayed behind. with 131 million dollars.
According to Forbes data, Federer’s earnings surpassed those of Nadal and Djokovic combined in estimated earnings earned before taxes and off-court manager fees.
The Swiss racket made a big difference with a turnover of 990 million dollars off the courts until September 2022, when he announced that he was leaving tennis. Off the court, Nadal earned $390 million and Djokovic $340 million.
DJOKOVIC’S UNIQUE SUCCESS
Djokovic not only broke the record for the number of Grand Slams he won at the French Open, but also made history as the only male tennis player to win at least three titles in all Grand Slam tournaments.
Federer won the French Open title only in 2009. Nadal has lifted the trophy twice at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
389 WEEKS AT THE TOP
Novak Djokovic set another hard-to-break record by staying at the top of the ATP rankings for a total of 389 weeks.
Djokovic, who surpassed Federer’s record of 310 weeks, surpassed Steffi Graf’s stat of 377 weeks in women.
The Serbian athlete also completed the year-end at the top of the world rankings 7 times, beating Federer and Nadal who did so five times each. (AA)
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.