Winner of the American Emilio Nava in the second round of Wimbledon qualifying (7-6, 6-3), the Frenchman Maxime Janvier, 225th in the ATP, thought very strongly about the money he was going to receive at the time. of its celebration and did not hide it.
“For the money! The money! That!” This memorable celebration, the work of Maxime Janvier, 225th player in the world, says a lot about the hard life of players ranked beyond the world top 100. The Frenchman, winner this Wednesday over the American Emilio Nava in straight sets (7-6, 6-3 in 1h08), reached the third round of Wimbledon qualifying for the first time.
By reaching the third and final round of Wimbledon qualifying, Maxime Janvier will receive at least 40,000 pounds sterling (a little over 47,000 euros). In the next round, he will challenge another Frenchman, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, in great form in recent weeks. If January wins, he will reach the main draw of Wimbledon for the first time in his career and above all, his winnings at the tournament would increase from 40,000 pounds sterling to 60,000 pounds sterling (71,800 euros).
The hell of the secondary circuit
These sums, which seem substantial to many, are quite simply a godsend for players ranked beyond the world top 100. The reason ? From the slightly more than 47,000 euros received by Maxime Janvier, many costs must be deducted: tax on the prize money, accommodation, transport, gasoline, food, ropes, rent, training structure (as indicated by L’Equipe in “Les galériens du tennis” based on data from Laurent Lokoli on three weeks of future tournaments, which may therefore vary for Maxime Janvier). If it is impossible to know how much the Frenchman will keep in his pocket, it is certain that he will lose part of it.
Another aspect to take into account, the Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) are the biggest tournaments in the world and therefore those which generate the most winnings. For comparison, Maxime Janvier generally plays tournaments ranging from ATP Challenger 75 to ATP Challenger 125 (the numbers indicating the number of points to be won in a tournament, the more points at stake, the greater the winnings to be won. ).
The Frenchman’s last tournament before Wimbledon was the Challenger 125 in Sassuolo, a tournament in which he lost in the first round to Fabio Fognini. With this defeat, Maxime Janvier pocketed $1,465 (figures shared by the ATP website). His performance did not help in securing a big win but, even if he had reached the third round of the Sassuolo Challenger (equivalent to his Wimbledon qualifying performance in terms of matches won), he would have only won 4120 dollars. By removing all the potential costs of the 225th in the world, we can clearly think that he would not have received much of the 4,120 dollars.
While Maxime Janvier’s reaction probably surprised many people, tennis fans certainly quickly understood what this second victory in a row during the Wimbledon qualifiers meant. Despite the costs that will have to be deducted from the 47,000 euros (minimum) pocketed by the Frenchman, he should have a more serene end to the season with what he has left in his pocket. There is no doubt that he will give everything he has in the last round of the qualifiers to increase this prize money and secure a fourth participation in a Grand Slam main draw (after Roland-Garros 2018, 2019 and 2020).
