Djokovic wins his sixth ATP Tour Finals championship and the biggest ever tennis paycheck of $4.7 million

On Sunday, Novak Djokovic defeated Norway's Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3 to win his sixth ATP Tour Finals championship. As per AFP, the Serb who is the oldest player (35) to win the finals registered a spectacular win after losing his seventh Wimbledon title to his vaccine status. Seven years since his last ATP Finals victory, the latest win which comes with a $4.7 million cheque prize will move him up from eighth to fifth in the new rankings to be released on Monday.

According to Reuters, by finishing the season-ending tournament undefeated, Djokovic received the largest tennis paycheck ever $4,740,300. For Djokovic, who was given the all-clear to return to Melbourne for the Australian Open in January, the win marked the conclusion of a remarkable week. It was the 23-year-old Casper Ruud's third close call of the year; he had also lost the French Open and US Open finals, reports AFP.

"I made him run, made him play," Djokovic said. "I was really pleased with the way I played. I was looking to be very aggressive and it worked great. I am really pleased with the performance.” With this win, he has matched Roger Federer's total of six titles in the season-ending event. "The fact that I waited seven years makes this victory even sweeter,"he said.

Due to his COVID non-vaccinated status, Djokovic was arrested at the beginning of the year and expelled from Australia.The conservative government at the time even forbade him from going back to Australia until 2025.

A dramatic loosening of immigration restrictions, according to Australia's new Immigration Minister Andrew Giles, has now made the nine-time champion welcome to return.

(With inputs from agencies)

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