Roger Federer named world's highest paid athlete, according to Forbes
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Roger Federer is the first tennis player to top the annual Forbes list of the world's highest paid athletes, overtaking footballer Lionel Messi, BBC Sport reports.
Federer, 38, moved up four places after earning £86.2m in the past year - about £81m of it in endorsements.
Cristiano Ronaldo (£85m), Messi (£84m) and Neymar (£77.5m) come next, while American basketball player LeBron James (£71.5m) completes the top five.
Boxer Tyson Fury was the highest earning Briton in 11th (£46.2m).
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton came 13th with earnings of £43.7m.
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka was revealed to be the highest paid female athlete earlier this month. She is 29th overall on the list, which was released on Friday.