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‘Laughing to the Bank’- Novak Djokovic Fans Ecstatic As They Find a Massive $160 Million Worth Reason To Declare Him the Unanimous GOAT Over Rafael Nadal

Published 11/16/2022, 8:20 AM EST

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2022 is coming to an end and the Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic, is all set to surpass the highest prize money ever received by any tennis player. The former world number one had a fabulous tennis season, where he won this year’s Wimbledon Championship. Nevertheless, the tennis star’s fans cannot control their emotions over one of his recent achievements.

After defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the current ATP finals tournament, the 21-time Grand Slam champion is ready to capture his sixth ATP finals championship. Djokovic did compete in the last three tennis competitions, which were the Tel Aviv Open, Asthana Open, and Paris Masters. These two out of the three competitions were easy victories.

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Novak Djokovic’s fans are overwhelmed with his record breaking tennis update

Even if he snaps his winning streak in the ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic is still on track to eclipse the $160 million in career prize money. The only tennis player in ATP and WTA history to earn more than $140 million in career earnings is the 21-time Grand Slam champion.

The former no.1 may be ranked eighth in the world according to the ATP rankings, but when it comes to the topic of career prize money, he clearly outperforms the top players. This emotion has overwhelmed Djokovic’s supporters, who are all singing the Serbian tennis player’s praises. Here are some remarks from fans.

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 Some fans called the tennis star goat. A fan wrote,  does your soo called goat also have this insane stat?” While the other simply called out goat.

Further, fans also wrote about looking at the prize amount. A fan wrote, “Laughing to the bank.”

While other fans praised the tennis player for his skills, here are some comments.

 

 

However, Djokovic may be in the ultimate goat run with Rafael Nadal. 

The Spaniard has one two Grand Slam championships, one more than Djokovic. A fan also listed the whole list of the prize money earned by the tennis players.

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Recent Australian Open ban of Novak Djokovic lifted

The former world number’s visa ban has been annulled, which gives the tennis player’s fans even more reason to celebrate. However, following his ATP finals, the tennis star will now be seen continuing his strong form at the Australian Open in 2023.

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When the tennis stars were in Melbourne getting ready to compete in the Australian Open, the ban was issued earlier this year. The ban controversy started when Djokovic, who was not immunized against COVID-19, expressed interest in competing in the tournament. The spectators are happy to watch the tennis player resume his winning streak at the Australian Open the following year because the 21-time Grand Slam champion’s three-year suspension has now been reduced to one year.

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. In the past, she has interned at the sports desk of The Hitavada, a regional English daily newspaper.
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Manaal Siddiqui