- Title: Federer is the world's highest-paid athlete, says Forbes
- Date: 29th May 2020
- Summary: SINGAPORE (FILE - OCTOBER 20, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF NAOMI OSAKA PRACTISING AHEAD OF THE WTA FINALS MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (FILE - JANUARY 27, 2019) (REUTERS) OSAKA POSING WITH THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN TROPHY, HER SECOND SUCCESSIVE GRAND SLAM TITLE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE - SEPTEMBER 9, 2018) (REUTERS) OSAKA POSING WITH THE U.S. OPEN TROPHY AFTER WINNING HER M
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- Keywords: Forbes Lionel Messi Naomi Osaka Roger Federer Serena Williams top earners
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- Topics: Sport
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- Story Text: Roger Federer is the world's highest-paid athlete for 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic knocked soccer's Lionel Messi off top spot, according to the annual Forbes list released on Friday (May 29).
The Swiss tennis great, owner of a men's record 20 Grand Slam singles titles, earned $106.3 million dollars in the last 12 months, including $100 million dollars via endorsements, to move up four places and become the first player from his sport to top the list.
Soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo ($105 million dollars), Messi ($104 million dollars) and Neymar ($95.5 million dollars) and American basketball player LeBron James ($88.2 million dollars) rounded out the top five.
Japan's Naomi Osaka ($37.4 million dollars), who was ranked 29th on the list, surpassed fellow tennis player Serena Williams ($36 million dollars) as the world's highest-earning female athlete.
Osaka and Williams were the only women on the list.
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