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The Business of Sport: Tennis

Pay to play

By Dominic Bliss

Published: June 19 2008 14:33 | Last updated: June 19 2008 14:33

Forget the prize money. For the world’s top tennis players the real cash comes courtesy of sponsors.

Take Roger Federer. The Swiss player has earned £20m in prize money over the course of his 11-year professional career, much of it thanks to his 12 Grand Slam titles. But the lion’s share of his salary – an estimated £16m a year – comes from his many sponsors.

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