Tennis》Zverev, Ekaraz compete for ATP year-end championship, win the title and take home sky-high bonuses

Aikalaz. (European News Agency)

[Reporter Wu Mengru/Comprehensive Report] The 2026 ATP Year-End Finals will start on November 15. The championship bonus is US$2.41 million (approximately NT$70.3 million). If a player remains undefeated on the way to promotion, plus the bonus for winning the group stage, he can earn up to US$5.17 million (approximately NT$169 million).

The eight top players participating in the year-end tournament this time are German golf king Alexander Zverev, American "left-handed heavy gun" Ben Shelton, French youngster Arthur Fils, and Spanish emerging player Rafael Jodar. As for Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, Russian player Daniil Medvedev, and Italian player Flavio Cobolli) and American Frances Tiafoe are in the other group. The top two in the group can advance to the semi-finals.

It is worth mentioning that each player in this year-end competition can receive an entry fee of US$338,000 (approximately NT$11.1 million), and each win in the group stage can earn US$405,000 (approximately NT$13.3 million). Those who advance to the finals can receive US$1.2 million. The champion of the event will receive a bonus of US$2.41 million. If the champion remains undefeated throughout the whole process, he can pocket a huge bonus of US$5.17 million. As for Australian Alex de Minaur and American Taylor Fritz, they will serve as substitute players to replace retired players at any time, and they can also receive US$156,000 (approximately NT$5.12 million) each.