Novak Djokovic has overtaken Roger Federer for total career earnings with a staggering $119.1 million in prize money

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• Novak Djokovic is the biggest on-court earner in tennis.
• The 31-year-old recently won the 2018 US Open, adding $3.8 million to his total career prize money, which is now at $119.1 million.
• Djokovic has leapfrogged Roger Federer as the highest-paid on-court athlete in the sport's history.
• But Federer still considerably outearns his tennis rival when it comes to endorsements.

Novak Djokovic has just served a huge financial ace.

We're not just talking about the windfall he received for winning the men's US Open final on Sunday, but rather the fact that his $3.8 million winner's check takes his total career prize money to a colossal $119.1 million.

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