Young British tennis star Emma Raducanu has become one of the world’s highest-paid female athletes despite a season plagued by injury and fitness issues.
The 20-year-old shot to stardom last year with her shock US Open win which catapulted her up the world rankings to a highest position of 10. The marketable teenager agreed endorsement deals with British Airways, Dior, Evian, HSBC, Porsche, Tiffany and Vodafone, joining Nike as sponsors.
According to Forbes, during her first full year on the WTA Tour, the British youngster earned £581,700 ($700,000) in prize money but off the court she earnt a staggering £14.96million ($18m). The £15.52m total takes the British star up to fourth in the 2022 world’s highest-paid female athlete list.
