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Roger Federer world's highest-paid sports star as top 100 richest athletes named

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TOPSHOT - Roger Federer from Switzerland poses with the trophy after he won his final match against David Goffin from Belgium at the ATP tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 23, 2019. (Photo by CARMEN JASPERSEN / AFP)

Roger Federer is now the world's highest-paid sports star, becoming the first tennis player to top the annual Forbes list.

The Swiss star raked in a huge £86.2million over the past 12 months, with £81million of that coming through endorsements.

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