Drum – 22 August 2019

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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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