{"id":56456,"date":"2023-05-03T10:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=56456"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:24:09","slug":"roger-federer-forbes-highest-paid-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/03\/roger-federer-forbes-highest-paid-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Federer Makes Forbes’ 2023 List of Highest-Paid Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his first full year in retirement, Roger Federer has ticked off another landmark. He features in Forbes’ list of the highest-paid athletes of 2023,<\/a> coming in ninth place. He amassed $95.1 million in the past year.<\/p>\n

It marks 17 straight years Federer has topped the list of the highest-paid tennis players, harnessing his unparalleled paycheck dominance among his peers and active tennis players.<\/p>\n

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Roger Federer has built the best brand in sports.<\/p>\n

Forbes says he earned $95 million last year, making him the world's 9th highest-paid athlete.<\/p>\n

But Federer only played one tennis match before retiring, and 100% of that money came through endorsements.<\/p>\n

That's incredible. pic.twitter.com\/l0pXzVuClN<\/a><\/p>\n

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) May 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n