Good News From America: Novak Djokovic won a big battle
And while the main question of all tennis questions is "Will Novak Djokovic" appear at the US Open, good news is coming from the USA. The Serb has already won one battle that will be dear to him in the rank of being allowed to perform in New York.
Namely, the prize pool of the US Open has grown to an incredible 60 million dollars. The organizers of the American Grand Slam also announced the individual amounts of the prizes, so the winners will receive 2.6 million dollars each, while the finalists will collect half as much, the semi-finalists 705 thousand dollars. amounted to 57.5 million.
And now comes the main thing. The leaders of the US Open specifically stated that more money is paid for the opening rounds "after the information that reached them from the ATP and WTA Players' Council". The big increases for the opening two rounds are as much as 85 percent, that is, 57 percent more compared to 2016.
So it can be said that Novak Djokovic succeeded in his mission, because this was exactly one of the reasons why he started his tennis union PTPA with Vasek Pospišil after the Masters in Cincinnati and attracted many tennis players. Read More…