British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu has been listed as one of many world’s highest-paid tennis gamers of 2022.
The 19-year-old US Open champion earned $21.1 million (£17.9m) during the last 12 months and has made her debut on Forbes’ tennis earnings chief board.
The record consists of the highest 10 highest-paid tennis gamers, who’ve collectively earned $316 million (£267.5m) during the last 12 months, on and off-court.
Raducanu, who shot to fame in 2021 changing into the primary qualifier within the Open Era to safe a Grand Slam title, was ranked sixth on Forbes’ record.
Forbes reveals that Raducanu has earned $3.1 million (£2.6m) on-court and $18 million (£15.2m) off-court.
Since her win final 12 months, Raducanu has signed a number of endorsement offers with large corporations together with British Airways, Dior, Evian, Nike and Tiffany.
Despite shedding within the second spherical at Wimbledon this summer season, earlier this month Raducanu thrashed Serena Williams of their first-ever assembly, profitable 6-4, 6-0 within the first spherical on the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Before her win on the US Open Raducanu was ranked a hundred and fiftieth on this planet.
Former world primary Roger Federer retained his place on the prime of the record of the world’s highest-paid tennis gamers for the seventeenth 12 months regardless of not enjoying a match for almost 14 months.
Off-court Federer, 41, earned an eye-watering $90 million.
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka, who has received 4 majors, was ranked second after making round $56.2 million up to now 12 months.
Williams, who has introduced her plans to retire from the game, was positioned third incomes $35.1 million, adopted by Spain’s Rafael Nadal with $31.4 million and Novak Djokovic raking in $27.1 million.
Others on the highest 10 Forbes record embody Russia’s Daniil Medvedev incomes a complete of $19.3 million, Japan’s Kei Nishikori on $13.2 million, Venus Williams on $12 million and Carlos Alcaraz who earned $10.9 million.
Source: information.sky.com”