Sports Desk- Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the highest-earning female player in the world. According to Forbes magazine, he earned $ 33 million in the last 12 months. The two-time Grand Slam champion, the 22-year-old Asian star has outpaced her American rival, Serena Williams.
Serena earned $ 1.4 million less than Osaka in prize money and advertising in the past year. However, both of them broke Maria Sharapova’s previous record of highest earning in a year. Sharapova earned 299 million dollars in 2015.
Osaka has won two consecutive Grand Slams. He won the US Open in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2019. At the same time, Serena has won 23 Grand Slams. Osaka will represent Japan at the Tokyo Olympics next year.
Osaka is number 29 in the overall list
Osaka’s father was a resident of Haiti. While his mother was from Japan. Osaka ranks 29th on the list of all the world’s highest-grossing athletes. Serena is at number 33 on this list.
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