Federer Becomes World’s Highest-Paid Athlete

Roger Federer is the world’s highest-paid athlete, the first time a tennis player took the No. 1 spot in Forbes’ annual list of the 100 top earners since its inception in 1990.

Federer, the 38-year-old, 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, earned $106.3 million in the last 12 months — $100 million via endorsements, according to the report.

He edged Cristiano Ronaldo ($105 million) for No. 1. They were followed by fellow Olympians Lionel Messi ($104 million), Neymar ($95.5 million) and LeBron James ($88.2 million). Messi and Ronaldo were Nos. 1 and 2 in 2019, when Federer was fifth.

The highest-ranked woman, as reported last week, is Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka at No. 29 ($37.4 million), who supplanted Serena Williams ($36 million), who is No. 33. They are the lone women in the top 100, marking the first time multiple women made the list since Williams and Maria Sharapova in 2016.

The breakdown of the 100 athletes:
Basketball 35, Football 31, Soccer 14, Tennis 6, Boxing 4, Golf 4, Auto Racing 3, Baseball 1 (Clayton Kershaw), Cricket 1 (Virat Kohli), MMA 1 (Conor McGregor)

Federer fans are looking forward to the movie of his life. However, a movie as big as this one would require some mega star power. One thing’s for sure, there’s no dearth of Hollywood stars who would like to portray Roger Federer on the big screen.

Federer was once asked if he would want a movie to be made on the rivalry between him and Rafael Nadal

There’s precedent to this as there’s already a film that has been made on the epic rivalry between John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg.

However, no other rivalry even comes close to the intensity of the clashes between Roger and Rafa. Let’s find out whom Roger picked as his ideal choice to play himself.