Djokovic and Alcaraz were the world’s first- and second-highest paid tennis players, respectively, last year. Forbes estimated Djokovic made $38.4 million from August 2022 to 2023, while Alcaraz made $31.4 million over the same period. Both athletes made the majority of their money off the court: Djokovic drew in about $25 million from deals with Asics, Lacoste, Waterdrop beverages and more
and about $20 million of Alcaraz’ earnings came off the court through sponsorships with the likes of Louis Vuitton and Calvin Klein.While Djokovic was the No. 1 seed in Paris, there were concerns about his knee injury that led him to withdraw from the French Open and get surgery in June. On Thursday after he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals, the Serbian tennis star said he was “very worried” about his injury and didn’t know how it would impact him the rest of the games. Alcaraz was also playing with an injury in Paris after suffering a groin injury during his second round win last Monday. After the match, he said he had been dealing with the pain since Wimbledon in early July. Djokovic and Alcaraz had played just once at Paris’ Roland Garros before Sunday’s match, competing at the French Open in 2023 in a semifinal match that went to Djokovic.
