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Jannik Sinner practically has extra prize cash than Andy Murray already after Indian Wells win

Jannik Sinner nearly has extra prize cash than Andy Murray regardless of solely profitable his first Grand Slam title in 2024

Jannik Sinner of Italy (Picture: Getty)

Jannik Sinner’s win on the Indian Wells Open took his prize cash to greater than £45million and noticed him shut in on the full quantity Andy Murray collected throughout his WHOLE profession.

Sinner, 24, made his skilled debut in 2018 and has since soared as much as change into one of many standout tennis gamers on the planet. Certainly, throughout the 2025 season, he reached the ultimate in every of the 4 Grand Slam occasions, profitable two of them within the type of the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Though Sinner was unable to defend his Australian Open crown for the second time after dropping within the semi-final to Novak Djokovic, he bounced again by profitable at Indian Wells final week. The Italian beat Daniil Medvedev within the last to win that match and change into the youngest man to finish the set of arduous courtroom huge titles.

Jannik Sinner poses after profitable the Indian Wells Open (Picture: Getty)

Within the meantime, Sinner additionally broke the £45m mark for prize cash, cementing his spot as seventh within the all-time males’s singles earnings desk.

Novak Djokovic has accrued probably the most from tennis, having banked £145,189,907.92 throughout a profession that has spanned greater than twenty years and 101 titles – the third most within the Open Period.

Rafael Nadal is second with £101,403,897.38, whereas Roger Federer is third with £98,133,810.10. Then in comes Murray with £48,608,806.56 as fourth to seventh are separated by lower than 4 million.

Present world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz is fifth with £48,298,177.04 – simply greater than £300,000 lower than Murray. Alexander Zverev is then sixth, with the German pocketing £45,814,803.86 throughout his tennis profession.

Sinner then is available in with the seventh-most on £45,116,330.61. Ought to the 2001-born ace proceed as he’s, there isn’t a doubt he’ll no less than be in at quantity 5 earlier than the top of the calendar 12 months.

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He was spectacular throughout the week to win for the primary time at Indian Wells, beating Dalibor Svrcina, Denis Shapovalov, Joao Fonseca, Learner Tien, Zverev and Medvedev within the course of.

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“I knew that this was a match I have not gained, so I needed to arrange in the very best approach, as professionally as doable,” mentioned Sinner after beating Medvedev 7-6 7-6 in California.

“Having this achievement now means loads to me. Now I’ve couple of days to chill out – there may be not a lot time in between right here and Miami. It is once more an necessary match in Miami, however we attempt to play the perfect tennis doable there too.”

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