<p>Djokovic posted his 64th win in 66 matches and pushed his 2011 earnings past $10.6 million to set an ATP World Tour money record.<br /><br />The only other men to come close were Rafael Nadal in 2010 and Roger Federer four years ago. They both finished their seasons with just under $10.2 million. By beating Nadal in Monday night’s US Open singles championship match, Serbian Djokovic earned $2.3 million.<br /><br />That comprises $1.8 million for winning the final Grand Slam of the season and an additional $500,000 bonus for winning the US Open series standings, which factors in results from the hard-court tune-up tournaments.<br /><br />Djokovic embarked on a media blitz of New York Tuesday to help celebrate his victory over Nadal. He began his day with the American talk morning shows, CBS’ Early Show and NBC’s Today show.<br /><br />“It has been a dream year and the best of my career so I am loving every minute of it,” Djokovic told the Today Show.<br /><br />“When you win against your top rivals it make victory sweeter. This is the trophy every tennis player dreams to win so I am really thrilled.”<br /><br />Djokovic also travelled to the top of the Empire State Building for a photo shoot before taping a segment of the the Jimmy Fallon show.</p>
<p>Djokovic posted his 64th win in 66 matches and pushed his 2011 earnings past $10.6 million to set an ATP World Tour money record.<br /><br />The only other men to come close were Rafael Nadal in 2010 and Roger Federer four years ago. They both finished their seasons with just under $10.2 million. By beating Nadal in Monday night’s US Open singles championship match, Serbian Djokovic earned $2.3 million.<br /><br />That comprises $1.8 million for winning the final Grand Slam of the season and an additional $500,000 bonus for winning the US Open series standings, which factors in results from the hard-court tune-up tournaments.<br /><br />Djokovic embarked on a media blitz of New York Tuesday to help celebrate his victory over Nadal. He began his day with the American talk morning shows, CBS’ Early Show and NBC’s Today show.<br /><br />“It has been a dream year and the best of my career so I am loving every minute of it,” Djokovic told the Today Show.<br /><br />“When you win against your top rivals it make victory sweeter. This is the trophy every tennis player dreams to win so I am really thrilled.”<br /><br />Djokovic also travelled to the top of the Empire State Building for a photo shoot before taping a segment of the the Jimmy Fallon show.</p>
