Roger Federer He remains the most marketable tennis player, whether he plays or not. The Swiss maestro has once again become the highest-paid tennis player in the list published by Forbes. Federer is ranked 7th on the list of the top 50 highest paid athletes.
Federer minted $90.7 million this year. Of those, $700,000 came from on-field earnings, with the rest from brand deals and support. Federer did not play a single match in the Tour, except for the farewell match, the doubles draw opponent became friends rafael nadal also 2022 Laver Cup.
Roger Federer‘s last singles appearance remains their quarterfinal defeat so far. 2021 Wimbledon Championship As his Wimbledon injury retires him. He is the only tennis star in the Top 15 to win 20 big.
Novak DjokovicHaving the distinction of being the tennis player who earns the most with prize money, he cannot enter the top 50. rafael nadal Despite two players having great individual seasons winning Grand Slam titles this year as well. This year’s cut was set by Forbes at $37.6 million, and neither Djokovic nor Nadal has been able to exceed it.
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Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams join Roger Federer in the Top 50
Duration federal He is the only male tennis player. Top 25 of the highest-paid athletes in 2022Two ladies from the Tour also joined him. Naomi Osaka He ranks 19th as the next tennis player on the list, with earnings of $59.2 million this year. Serena Williams He is the only tennis player to be ranked 31st in the Top 50 with earnings of $45.3 million in 2022.
Except for Osaka and Williams, no other female athletes made the Top 50. After Williams, no other female player has made more than $15 million, making her the third highest paid female athlete. Venus Williams with $11.3 million to his name this year.
This year, Lionel Messi He ranked first with $130 million, of which $75 million was from on-field earnings, while the remaining $55 million came from endorsements made to him. basketball star LeBron James ranked second with earnings of $121.2 million, Cristiano Ronaldo this year, he entered the top 3 with 115 million dollars in his name. Apart from these 3 athletes, no other player has earned more than $100 million this year.
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