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Roger Federer Ranked by Forbes as World's Highest-Paid Athlete

Roger Federer tops the list of the world's highest-paid athletes and is the first tennis player to hold the No. 1 spot on Forbes' annual earnings report in its 30-year history.

Federer moved up from No. 5 on last year's list to the top spot after earning $106.3 million pre-tax in the last 12 months. He raked in most of his money–$100 million–from endorsement deals. Federer edged past Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who have swapped the No. 1 spot in three of the past four years.

Ronaldo ($105 million), Messi ($104 million), Neymar ($95.