Alexander Zverev is on course to smash his record earnings in a season after enjoying his best year on court.

The German racked up his 61st win of 2024 on Tuesday after beating Marcos Giron in the last-16 at the Erste Bank Open.

A quarter-final clash with Lorenzo Musetti awaits on Friday as the 27-year-old looks to win his second ATP event of the year.

Zverev triumphed in the Italian Open in May – the 22nd title of his career.

But since then, he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final at Roland Garros, before losing at the Hamburg Open to Arthur Fils in July.

The Bayern Munich fan’s previous best year on court came in 2018 when he managed 60 victories.

That year saw him scoop success in the ATP Finals – the first of his two victories in the season-ending championship with his next victory coming in 2021.

As it stands, Zverev’s 2018 is his most profitable having racked up $7.7million [£5.95m].

His 2021 season saw him bank $6.34m [£4.9m], with his 2024 year so far seeing him take home $6.25m [£4.81m].

And Zverez could smash his own highest-earning season should he achieve success once again in the upcoming ATP Finals.

Zverez is one of four players alongside Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev that have qualified for the eight-man tournament at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, which runs from November 10-17.

In a boost for those that will be taking part in Italy, the prize money – the biggest in professional tennis – has increased from $4.8m [£3.69m] to $4.88m [£3.76m].

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But that huge lump sum would only be awarded if a player completes an unbeaten tournament.

That is something last year’s champion Novak Djokovic failed to do having lost to Sinner in the second of his round-robin matches.

To break it down, participation in each of the three round robin matches would see a player pocket $331k [£255k] for every match.

And victories in those encounters would see an individual bank $396.5k [£305k].

A whopping $1.12m [£865k] semi-final win is then up for grabs, while the winner would take home $2.23m [£1.72m].

Should all six games be won, that could see Zverev scoop the ultimate £3.76m jackpot, which would see him shatter his 2018 earnings.