Paris: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are poised to become the first USD100 million (approx Rs 660 crore ) men in tennis in 2016, in a gripping sub-plot to the new Grand Slam season. No player in the history of the sport has broken through the USD100 million on-court earnings barrier but World No 1 Djokovic and Federer, the number three, should reach the landmark next year.


Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Pics/Getty Images 

Djokovic, 28, has just over $94 million in prize money while Federer, six years the Serb's senior, has banked USD97.3 million (approx R643 crore). With USD3.85 million (approx 25 crore) on offer for the winner of January's Australian Open, the season's first major, the veteran Swiss would be the first man to the magical number even if the odds are heavily stacked against a player who won the last of his 17 Grand Slam titles in 2012.