$1.6 million Paris dilemma for Djoko

Injured Novak Djokovic stands to lose $1.6 million in ATP bonus pool money if he fails to play at this week's Paris Masters.


Novak Djokovic

The top seed has until his today's opening match against Croatian Ivan Dodig, a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 first-round winner over Fabio Fognini, to decide if fitness or finances will prevail.

But his fourth-ranked rival Roger Federer hinted that the potential massive loss of income might actually mean little in the grand scheme to the most successful player of the season.

"It's a good problem to have, right, he's already made 10 million bucks (on court) this year," said Federer.