Roger Federer has not competed in any tennis tournament on the ATP Tour for more than a year, a situation that brought him consequences this Monday when he was left off the ATP list. The loss of the points he won last year at Wimbledon caused his disappearance from the official ranking.
For the first time in 25 years, Federer will not appear in the ATP ranking. Since he came to appear at 16 years of age in the 803rd place, the Swiss had never left the ranking until today when the changes at Wimbledon caused his fall.
The Swiss star was number 57 in the world prior to the start of the tournament at the All England Club, but he was left without points because the rankings are made from the record of a player’s results in the previous 52 weeks. Despite this, he remains the richest tennis player in the world.
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Million dollars off the field
According to a list released by Forbes of the highest-paid athletes, Federer He is the one who earns the most off the pitch. The Helvetian made profits of up to $90 million dollars only in sponsors, as well as $700 thousand inside the tennis courts.
The European is currently the richest tennis player, surpassing Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic by more than double. The Swiss has a fortune of $550 million dollars, and the vast majority of it was obtained from his contracts with sponsors.
Roger has earned around $1 billion from endorsements during his career so far, being one of the few athletes to reach that amount, a club they are in as well. Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lebron James, Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger Woods y Michael Schumacher.
Between June 2017 and June 2018, Federer earned $77.2 million. Between June 2018 and June 2019 he earned $94 million. Of that amount, roughly $86 million came from endorsements with companies like Credit Suisse, Rolex and Mercedes Benz. Roger earns more from endorsements than any other athlete.
