Roger Federer named highest paid athlete in Forbes list
Legendary tennis player Roger Federer has become the highest paid athelete in the world. Star footballer Lionel Messi has dropped from the top to third position in the annual Forbes list released on Friday.
Swiss star Federer, who owns a record 20 Grand Slam singles titles, earned $ 106.3 million (about Rs 802 crore) in 12 months, which he has achieved through a $ 100 million deal.
With this, 38-year-old Federer has jumped four places in the Forbes list. He became the first tennis player to top the list of highest grossers.
Football players Cristiano Ronaldo ($ 105 million), Messi ($ 104 million), Neymar ($ 95.5 million) and American basketball player LeBron James ($ 88.2 million) are in the top five.
On the women’s side Naomi Osaka emerged at the highest paid female athelete toppling Serena Williams. Over all she is at the 29th position.
Since 1990, Forbes releases this list every year. In 2019, Federer was at number five on this list. Virat Kohli is the only Indian among the 100 richest players in the world. Virat is at number 66 in this list. In comparison to 2019, Virat has jumped 30 places in this list.
