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The ATP World Tour has announced a record prize money bill for the 2015 season.

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The ATP has announced an increase in prize money which will see it breach the $100million (£63.6million) barrier for the first time in the 2015 season. The biggest changes come at the top level with a prize money increase totalling 14 per cent at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and a smaller three per cent increase at ATP World Tour 250 level. The ATP said increases will take effect over the next four years and will see overall prize money reach $135million (£85.9million) by 2018. Novak Djokovic emerges from the smoke for his match against Stan Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour finals . Tomas Berdych's Instagram photo shows just some of the tennis stars who will benefit from the increase . Djokovic won the Finals tournament this year, and next season there will be an increase in prize money . The ATP said in a statement: 'The increases at ATP events are a testament to the sustained success of men's professional tennis, as well as demonstrating the ATP's confidence in the strength of its product and projected growth in future years.'