By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday October 25, 2024
France’s Arthur Fils has been a juggernaut on the ATP 500 stage this yr, and it has earned the 20-year-old a hefty vacation bonus.
Fils, who has received ATP 500 titles in Hamburg (purple clay) and Tokyo (outside laborious) will take residence an extra $615,000 for ending atop the 2024 ATP 500 bonus pool.
The tour alots $1,340,000 to the 5 best-performing gamers at ATP 500 occasions to supply incentive for them to compete. Italy’s Jannik Sinner is at the moment in second place, however he might be handed by Alex de Minaur this weekend.
Second place earns an extra $310,000, third place takes $205,000, fourth place takes residence $130,000 and fifth nets $80,000.
Daniil Medvedev received the prize final yr.
Twentieth-ranked Fils has received his final 13 matches on the ATP 500 stage arter defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in Vienna at the moment 7-6(5), 6-3. He’ll face Ben Shelton for a spot within the remaining on the Erste Financial institution Open.
Assertion Made 😮💨Arthur Fils takes out Tsitsipas 7-6 6-3 to succeed in the #SwissIndoorsBasel semi-finals pic.twitter.com/Islz4WY311
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 25, 2024
Fils matched his largest win of profession over world No.4 Alexander Zverev to seize the 2024 Hamburg title, then saved a championship level in all-French remaining to defeat compatriot Ugo Humbert within the Tokyo remaining.
The Frenchman has received eight of his final 9 matches towards High 20 gamers, and holds a 35-24 document total.
DID YOU KNOW?
Roger Federer is the all-time ATP 500 title chief with 24, whereas Rafael Nadal is second with 23. Novak Djokovic (15), Pete Sampras (12) and David Ferrer (10) are the one different three gamers with double digit ATP 500 titles.