Hmm, in de eerste twee maanden van 2016 zal worden bepaald wie de grens van 100 miljoen dollar als eerst bereikt. Federer staat op 97,3 miljoen dollar en Djokovic iets meer dan 94 miljoen dollar prijzengeld. Federer verdient aanzienlijk meer overall (inkomsten binnen en buiten de tennisbaan) maar Djokovic gaat harder op de tennisbaan. Winnaar van Brisbane (Federer eerste toernooi) / Doha (Djokovic eerste toernooi) krijgen ruim half miljoen euro bijgeschreven. Wat een enorme bedragen in vergelijking met 'maar' 20 jaar geleden. Voor Federer ook aftellen. Dit jaar wordt hij in augustus alweer 35 jaar. De laatste grote speler die op (redelijk) late leeftijd met tennispensioen ging en die in mijn geheugen is gegrift Andre Agassi op 36 jarige leeftijd. Sindsdien ging de meer fenomenale tennissers best wel vroeg heen.
Why Novak Djokovic May Beat Roger Federer To Become First $100 Million Man In TennisRoger Federer is a man used to making history. But when it comes to the race to reach $100 million in prize money, the 17-time major champion may be upstaged by Novak Djokovic.
Federer’s on-court earnings of $97.3 million seemingly put him in pole position to reach the historic mark, compared with Djokovic’s $94.1 million. However, the top-ranked Serb may get there first based on his outstanding performances in the past few years and a reduced schedule for the men’s Grand Slam record holder from Switzerland.
Although the two men are tied 22-22 in career meetings, Djokovic handed Federer five defeats in eight matches in 2015, including in the finals of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. With Djokovic on almost twice the number of points as second-ranked Andy Murray in the ATP World Tour rankings after a stellar year, the race to $100 million could prove to be one of the more compelling story lines on the men’s side this season.
After a near-perfect 2015, when he won three of the four grand slam events and lost only six matches, Djokovic made a staggering $21,646,145 in prize money, a men’s Tour record. His haul is almost $4 million more than that of Britain’s Murray ($8.3 million) and third-ranked Federer ($8.7 million) combined.
Federer’s Australian campaign will be crucial. Victory at the Australian Open, which starts January 18 in Melbourne, would earn him A$3.85 million ($2.8 million) and push him over the $100 million mark. But winning in Australia has been easier said than done in recent years for Federer, who turns 35 in August. The father-of-four last won a major title at 2012 Wimbledon, while he hasn’t reached the finals in Melbourne since the last of his four Australian Open titles in 2010. He’s made four straight semifinals since then and suffered a shock loss to Italy’s Andreas Seppi in the third round last year.
If Federer successfully defends his title in Brisbane, which starts in two days’ time, and reaches the final in Melbourne, he’ll be at $98,775,079. He would then have to win both Rotterdam ($394,616 for the champion) and Dubai ($511,750) and reach the Indian Wells finals ($501,815) to get over the $100 million threshold. Federer has twice won Rotterdam, and beat Djokovic for his seventh Dubai title last year. Djokovic topped Federer in Indian Wells in 2015, tying the Swiss with four championships in the Californian desert.
Given that Federer will be seeded No. 3 in Melbourne, he could face Djokovic in the semifinals. A defeat there – or even before – would leave him with even more to do. After Indian Wells in March, everything will be out of Federer’s hands as he plans to skip the entire European clay-court season until the French Open at the end of May.
Bron: Forbes[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door George_Zina op 02-01-2016 15:40:07 ]