Naomi Osaka always looks so shy and modest, but the 22-year-old Japanese is officially the highest-paid female athlete in the world, having earned $37.4 million in the last 12 months, according to Forbes.
Before Naomi Osaka’s emergence, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams ruled the top female earners chart in the past ten years, holding the top spot for five and four years, respectively.
Lucrative endorsements and wins on tennis courts helped Osaka set an all-time earnings record for a female athlete in a single year, as she’s ranked No.