Wimbledon 2022: Taylor Fritz beats Jason Kubler, but Aussie still earns $335,000 payday

Forget a spending spree on a car or a house … Jason Kubler has other ideas for the money that has swollen his usually skint bank account following his Wimbledon round of 16 appearance.

Jason Kubler reacts during his Wimbledon round of 16 loss to American Taylor Fritz. Picture: Getty Images

Jason Kubler‘s surprise Wimbledon round of 16 effort has earned him prizemoney of $335,000 which he will immediately invest in himself “to see how far I can go”.

Forget a spending spree on a car or a house, the Queenslander has other ideas for the money that has swollen his usually skint bank account.

Kubler has scrapped through his struggling tennis career with multiple knee surgeries and for years has been unable to afford the luxuries of a full time support staff.

But after qualifying at SW19, then making it to the round of 16, the 29-year-old says he can now afford to hire a physiotherapist to help him recover from matches, and also employ his current coach Stephen Huss for longer periods.

Aussie Jason Kubler plays a backhand in his Wimbledon round of 16 loss to Taylor Fritz. Picture: Getty Images

Kubler has made a name for himself at Wimbledon after dispatching Dan Evans, Dennis Novak and Jack Sock in the first week.

But up against the Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz overnight (AEST), Kubler went down in straight sets 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.

Despite not picking up ranking points at Wimbledon he has been given a main draw berth at the ATP event in Newport next week.

“When I do look back on today, it’s not going to be, ‘damn, I lost’. It’s going to be, I’m happy I got to play one of the biggest courts in the world, and I got to play Taylor who is playing very well at the moment and I fought ‘til the end,” Kubler said.

“It is the opportunity I can give myself now, I can get a physio on the road with me maybe every week for the rest of the year. I’m not so worried about paying the coaches to come to tournaments on their expenses.

“Even if another result like this never happens, at least I can put all my efforts, all my sort of own financial backing into it, and then sort of see how good I can get. Hopefully, like I say, full-time physio, hopefully that stops the injuries and I can remain being consistent on the tour and hopefully my ranking keeps rising.”

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Kubler said he had evened out his mental approach during matches in the past few months, picking up tips from various coaches. But he said Huss, his most recent coach, had really worked on stabilising his mental approach in games.

“We have gotten along very well, and we are working well together. So I think having him in my team has definitely helped me.”