T
ENNISsuperstarSERENA
WILLIAMSisonceagaintopp
Forbesmagazine’slistofthe
highestpaidwomeninsport–
forthefourthyearina row.
Serenaearnedanimpressiv
$29,2 million(R442m)betwe
Junelastyearandthisyear,withjust$4,2m
(R63,5m)ofthatcomingfromprizemoney.
Althoughsheplanstocontinueplaying
atleastthroughnextyear,thechamp
isalreadyplanningforherfuture
witha clothingline,Serena,as
wellaslaunchingjewelleryand
beautyproductlinesbytheend
of2020,Forbesreported.
NaomiOsaka,whoshottosu-
perstardomwhenshebeatSerena
atlastyear’sUSOpenfinalandthen
wontheAustralianOpenearlierthis
year,alsomadethelistwithearningsof
$24,3m(R367m)makingheronlythefourth
womanathletetoearnmorethan$20m
(R303m)ina year,afterSerenaandfellow
tennisstarsMariaSharapovaandLiNa.
The highest placed
athlete who’s not a
tennis player is US
footballerAlexMorgan
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Forbesestimatedthewomen’s
earningsbasedonprizemoney,
salaries,bonuses,endorsements
andappearancefees.
FormerWimbledonchampion
AngeliqueKerberwasthirdon
thelistwithearningsof$11,8m
(R178m),followedbythisyear’s
WimbledonchampionSimona
Halepwith$10,2m
(R154m).
Thehighest-
placedathlete
whoisn’ta
tennisplayer
wasUS
footballer
ALEXMORGAN
in 12 thplace
withearnings of
$5,8m(R88m). Alexhas
partnershipdealswithbig
brandsincludingNike,Coca-
Cola,Beats,Continental
Tires and Volkswagen.
Serena
Williams
e highestpaid
maninsport
orthefourth
ear in a row!
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