French Open Prize Money 2016: Updated Purse Payout for Roland Garros

Novak Djokovic can finally kiss the French Open clay. The No. 1 seed defeated Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in Sunday’s final at the 2016 French Open to earn his first career Grand Slam at Roland Garros.

The win is Djokovic’s 12th championship in a major overall, which puts him alone in fourth place among Open-era players. He is tied with Roy Emerson for fourth if we include non-Open-era players.

“It’s really a very special moment, perhaps the greatest moment of my career. Perhaps. Thank you,” Djokovic said, per the Associated Press (via the New York Times). “I hope you felt joy seeing our tennis.”

Making things all the more special: Djokovic finally completed his career Grand Slam. He’s the eighth man in history to ever pull off the feat and the first since Rafael Nadal completed his slam at the 2010 U.S. Open. The 29-year-old Serb is the second-oldest player to complete a slam, just 24 days younger than Andre Agassi when he won his lone French title in 1999.

In a rematch of their Italian Open final, Murray got off to a hot start and seemed ready to take over the match. He played almost flawlessly on his first serves, as he posted four aces and won 14 of his 19 points. Djokovic, meanwhile, committed more than double Murray’s unforced errors (13-6) and allowed him four times as many break points (4-1).

Those good times weren’t around long.

Djokovic came back with a Mortal Kombat-style flawless …

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