Unlike athletes in, say, the NBA, tennis players are responsible for managing their own expenses and paying for their support teams.
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Imagine I’m Dirk Nowitzki, for example . My job is to compete. I show up, I train, I play. During homestands, I live in my house in Dallas; for away games, I hop on the team plane and stay in the team hotel. The Mavericks organization has a full roster of professionals, from executives in the head office to coaches to physios and medical staff members to cheerleaders, all of whom are paid to by the organization to support me and the rest of the team.
For Wimbledon this year, I found a nice home a short walk from the All-England Club for around £30,000 for the duration of the tournament. The prize money for the first round at Wimbledon is £45,000, which weighed against flights, salaries and expenses for my team would make the tournament a money-losing event for me.
The coaches/trainers are employed in relation to my on-court performance, and my agency is responsible for the endorsement and sponsorship work. These guys share in my success, and my earnings . While it varies from player to player, the standard coaching fee structure on the ATP Tour is salary plus a percentage of prize money earned, with a bonus based on end-of-year rankings.
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