US Open Tennis 2015 Prize Money: Updated Purse Payout for New York

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Published: September 14, 2015

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After a rain delay, No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic took down No. 2 Roger Federer in four sets (6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4) to capture the 2015 U.S. Open men's championship. Djokovic joined Flavia Pennetta on the women's side as the champions of the final Grand Slam of the year.

This was Djokovic's third major championship in 2015 and the 10th in his career. The win also brought a check for $3.3 million, per USOpen.org.

Here's a breakdown of the purse payout for all the participants on both sides of the draw:



Despite 11 aces from Federer, he was unable to win the most crucial points of the match against the resilient Djokovic. Federer earned 23 opportunities to break his opponent's serve, but he was only able to convert four of those chances.

Djokovic took advantage of Federer's less than opportunistic play. He closed out the match in a fourth set that featured a late but unsuccessful rally from Federer. When it was over, Djokovic talked about his great season in 2011 but cited family as a reason this year has been more enjoyable, per the U.S. Open's official Twitter account:



While this match didn't last five sets, it was still an awesome display of elite-level tennis from arguably the two best players in the last 25 years. ESPN SportsCenter acknowledges Djokovic's triple Grand Slam season and also validates the concept that he and Federer sit alone atop the men's tennis world:



At 34 years old, Federer is at a point in his career where the conclusion of every Grand Slam event will bring on questions about the end of his career. Per BBC Tennis, Federer wouldn't use the U.S. Open stage as a platform to announce his retirement:



He's at an age where most players have already hung up their rackets—or are at least thinking long and hard about it. Instead, he's playing some of the best tennis of his life. Unfortunately for him, he just hasn't foun...
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