The 41-year-old Swiss tennis legend has a sponsorship portfolio that is unmatched in the sports world. Over the past year Federer raked in $90.7 million (CHF86 million) in endorsements, appearances and other business endeavours, helping him become the highest-paid tennis player and the seventh-best-paid athlete in the world, according to business magazineExternal linkForbes.
And this is all without even stepping on court. He’s been recovering from a knee operation since playing at Wimbledon in 2021. From May 2021 to May 2022 the winner of 20 grand slam titles earned less than $1 million in prize money, Forbes said.
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Some of Federer’s biggest sponsors include Swiss chocolate company Lindt & Sprüngli, luxury brand LVMH, and Japanese apparel brand Uniqlo, which offered him a ten-year, $300 million deal in 2018. His biggest payday may still be to come thanks to his investment in Swiss athletic apparel company On, which went public in September 2021.
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka, who has won four tennis majors, is the second-highest-paid tennis player, earning $56.2 million in the past year. Serena Williams, who is set to retire after the US Open, earned $35.1 million this year, pipping former men’s number ones Rafael Nadal ($31.4 million) and Novak Djokovic ($27.1 million).
Football star Lionel Messi took the top spot overall, earning $75 million on the field and $55 million off it, followed by US basketball star LeBron James.
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