Raducanu earns place on Forbes list

Emma Raducanu has made her debut in the Forbes list of highest paid tennis players after her US Open triumph last year.

Raducanu became the first qualifier to capture a Grand Slam title in the Open Era with her success at Flushing Meadows, earning $21.1m over the past year.

Former world No.1 Roger Federer retained his place at the top of the list of the world’s highest paid tennis players for a 17th year despite not playing a match for nearly 14 months.

Federer, 41, has not featured since Wimbledon last year, still grossed an estimated $90 million over the last 12 months to top the list.

Japan’s Naomi Osaka is second on the list after making around $56.2 million in the past year.

Serena Williams earned $35.1 million, edging Rafa Nadal ($31.4m) and Novak Djokovic ($27.1m).

Daniil Medvedev is seventh with $19.3m, Kei Nishikori ($13.2m) and Venus Williams ($12m) then sit at eighth and ninth, while Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz ($10.9m) comes in at No.10.

Peter Rowe

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