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6. Coming in at #85 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013, Li Na has a combined earnings for the year of $18.2 million. With $3.2 million in winnings and $15 million in endorsements the 31 year old is the sixth highest earning tennis player of 2013.![5. Ranked #68 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013, Serena Williams has made $20 million in the year till June 2013. Her $8.5 million in winnings and $12 million in endorsements for the year is only a small portion of what she has earned throughout her career. Her $45 million in career prize money is the most of any female athlete and is fourth among all tennis players, male or female.]()
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5. Ranked #68 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013, Serena Williams has made $20 million in the year till June 2013. Her $8.5 million in winnings and $12 million in endorsements for the year is only a small portion of what she has earned throughout her career. Her $45 million in career prize money is the most of any female athlete and is fourth among all tennis players, male or female.![<p class="MsoNormal">4. Coming in at #30 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013, Spain’s Rafael Nadal made $26 million for the year till June 2013. A knee injury and seven month absence from the court saw a drop in his prize money taking home $5.4 million and $21 million in endorsements. Nadal's watch<span> sponsor Richard Mille released a sequel in February to the Nadal signature timepiece first released in 2010 for $500,000. The new version is lighter but comes with a heftier $690,000 price tag.</span></p>]()
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4. Coming in at #30 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013, Spain’s Rafael Nadal made $26 million for the year till June 2013. A knee injury and seven month absence from the court saw a drop in his prize money taking home $5.4 million and $21 million in endorsements. Nadal's watch sponsor Richard Mille released a sequel in February to the Nadal signature timepiece first released in 2010 for $500,000. The new version is lighter but comes with a heftier $690,000 price tag.
![<p class="MsoNormal">3. Coming in at #28 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013 is world number one Novak Djokovic . Earning $26.9 million in the previous year he still trails rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer when it comes to endorsement earnings. Djokovic has taken home $12.9 million in winnings and $14 million in endorsements over the past year.</p>]()
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3. Coming in at #28 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013 is world number one Novak Djokovic . Earning $26.9 million in the previous year he still trails rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer when it comes to endorsement earnings. Djokovic has taken home $12.9 million in winnings and $14 million in endorsements over the past year.
![<p class="MsoNormal">2. Ranked #22 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013 is Russia’s Maria Sharapova, earning $29 million for the year ending June 2013. Taking $6 million in winnings and $23 million in endorsements her Grand Slam wins have triggered lucrative bonuses from sponsors. She launched her own candy line, Sugarpova last year and plans to expand her company into other categories once her playing days are over.</p>]()
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2. Ranked #22 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013 is Russia’s Maria Sharapova, earning $29 million for the year ending June 2013. Taking $6 million in winnings and $23 million in endorsements her Grand Slam wins have triggered lucrative bonuses from sponsors. She launched her own candy line, Sugarpova last year and plans to expand her company into other categories once her playing days are over.
![<p class="MsoNormal">1. It’s been a good year for Roger Federer coming in #2 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013. Earning $71 million over the previous year it’s his impressive endorsements that are most lucrative, earning him $65 million last year while his winnings were a mere $6.5 million of his total income. Federer has the most impressive endorsement portfolio in sports, with ten sponsors that collectively pay him more than $40 million annually, including long-term deals with Nike, Rolex, Wilson and Credit Suisse.</p>]()
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1. It’s been a good year for Roger Federer coming in #2 on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2013. Earning $71 million over the previous year it’s his impressive endorsements that are most lucrative, earning him $65 million last year while his winnings were a mere $6.5 million of his total income. Federer has the most impressive endorsement portfolio in sports, with ten sponsors that collectively pay him more than $40 million annually, including long-term deals with Nike, Rolex, Wilson and Credit Suisse.
Novak Djokovic’s dad has revealed the lengths the family had to go to financially to fund the world number one’s tennis career. The sacrifices however paid off with the star earning $26.9 million in the previous year alone. Djokovic however is not the highest paid tennis player of 2013, so who exactly beat him to that title?
