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Roger Federer: The STAGGERING sum he banked PER DAY in 2021!
Roger Federer remains the biggest earner in tennis despite barely setting foot on court in the last 12 months.
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Roger Federer remains the biggest earner in tennis despite barely setting foot on court in the last 12 months.
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A knee injury kept Federer out of the ongoing Australian Open this year and the 20-time Grand Slam champion played just FIVE events in 2021 due to the injury.
But that didn’t stop him from banking big time!
VERY big!
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The Swiss master topped the Forbes list of the sport’s highest earning stars, raking in $90.6 million before tax (R1.4 billion) in 2021, which works out to be around $250 000 (R3.86 million) a day!
Or R160 000 per hour!
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Roger Federer was well clear of second and third position held by Naomi Osaka on $60.1 million and Serena Williams with $41.8 million.
Not far behind is world No 1 Novak Djokovic, who made $38 million.
Federer’s clean-cut image has always been an asset he has utilised well in the commercial world.
The bulk of Roger Federer’s income came from endorsements as he made less than $700 000 actually playing tennis.
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Top 10 highest earners in tennis:
1. Roger Federer – $90.6 million
2. Naomi Osaka – $60.1 million
3. Serena Williams – $41.8 million
4. Novak Djokovic – $38 million
5. Rafael Nadal – $27 million
6. Kei Nishikori – $26 million
7. Daniil Medvedev – $13.9 million
8. Dominic Thiem – $8.9 million
9. Stefanos Tsitsipas – $8.1 million
10. Ash Barty – $5.8 million