How much prize money did Rafael Nadal receive after winning the Australian Open 2022 Men’s Singles title?
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Australian Open 2022 winner - Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal won his 21st grand slam after defeating the World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the finals of The Australian Open 2022 with the score 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 crossing both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in breaking the record of winning 21 grand slams in Men’s Singles.
After turning pro in 2001, Nadal has come a long way in his career, winning 89 titles till now. The 35-year-old Spanish player currently holds 13 French Open titles, 4 US Open titles, 2 Wimbledon titles, and 2 Australian Open titles. Commonly known as the King of Clay, Nadal plans on going further and winning more grand slams over the years.
This being his first title of the year after having an injury last year, Nadal is highly motivated and fired up. With this, he will take part in his forte, the French Open, in the last week of May.
How much will Nadal take home from his win?
Since the Covid Pandemic caused so much hindrance to the players, all the prize money for the different positions has been increased by 4.9 percent compared to those of the previous years. Since 2001, Nadal has earned a total of £95.5 million ( INR 960 Crore ) from all his matches combined. The prize money that he wins this time after his win against Daniil Medvedev is £2.3 million (INR 23.13 Crore). The Russian in the runner-up position gets £1.2 million (INR 12 Crore).
Novak Djokovic is the only one ahead of Nadal with combined total prize money of £115.4 million (INR 1148 Crore). In third, comes the 40-year-old Swiss legend Roger Federer with a total combined prize money of £97.4 million (INR 979 Crore).
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