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In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher: Martina Navratilova is protesting [View all]WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)31. Try reading (like actually reading) my post.
...you'll learn a shit load of information that Forbes doesn't even know.
Why isn't Sergiy Stakhovsky on your list? He's usually ranked inside the top 100. A truly amazing accomplishment alone.
Here's what he would tell Forbes if they asked:
On prize money tennis:
Im in the negative after the IW and Miami Masters. About five thousand. And thats while reaching the second round in Indian Wells.
This year Ive been flying economy. From London to Dubai and back I flew for 1200 Euros. And we cant order tickets in advance. In addition, you cant give up the cheap tickets. Often, we buy the tickets on the day of departure. And those are completely different numbers.
In a year, I spend 170 thousand Euros on the game expenses category. Last year, only the tickets cost me 85 thousand. I earned $428 thousand. Take out 30%, on average, for taxes.
Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray thats simply another world. We simply dont exist in comparison with them.
Players who arent inside the top-20, dont have any money, except for the prize money. Contracts, clothes thats all for the top-5 or top-10 players.
http://www.letsecondserve.com/2012/04/translated-interview-with-sergiy.html
That's pretty much what I told you.
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Tennis isn't a *major* sport, and Martina said nothing of the sort (it was just a joke)
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
May 2013
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