Former world number 1 Roger Federer becomes the first tennis billionaire after making $ 90.6 million in the past 12 months. Federer has remained the highest-paid tennis player for the 16th time in a row.
Of that $ 90.6 million, $ 90 million came from his sponsorship and advertising deals. Over the course of his career, Federer has made $ 900 million from sponsorship and advertising deals, while $ 130 million has come from tournament prize money.
Federer, 40, hasn’t played a lot of tennis in the past year, but his popularity and marketability haven’t declined.
Federer is out for the season
Federer’s knee injury worsened at Wimbledon and last month the Swiss announced that he would have end-of-season knee surgery.
“I just wanted to give you a little update on what has happened since Wimbledon. As you can imagine, it wasn’t easy. I also did a lot of examinations with the doctors on my knee and got all the information since I was during the lawn season and further injured at Wimbledon, “said Federer in a video.
“It’s just not the way to go, so unfortunately they told me that in the medium to long term I will feel better, I have to have an operation. I decided to do it. I will be on crutches for many weeks and also for many months out of the game, so of course it will be difficult in a certain way, but at the same time I know that it is the right thing to do because I want to be healthy, I also want to run around and get myself back later Glimmer of hope to return to the tour in some form or other.
Also a big thank you in advance for all of your messages that will come in because you are always amazing. You always think of me. Some of you suffer with me. I will keep you updated as I continue my rehab. I wish you all the best and will be in touch with you soon. ”
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