CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -From Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams to Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu, seven WTA stars feature in Forbes’ annual list of the Top 10 highest-paid female athletes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Naomi Osaka was crowned the highest-paid female athlete in 2021 and 2022 by Forbes, with only Serena Williams coming even remotely close to the Japanese tennis player’s earnings.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Japanese star, who has helped raise awareness of mental health issues in sport, raked in $57.3 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year. Nearly all of Osaka’s earnings came from an endorsement portfolio that has added more than 10 brand partners over the last year-and-a-half.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lionel Messi – Football – $A190m Messi’s crowning achievement of the year will be winning the World Cup – but he was also paid handsomely and takes the title of highest-earning athlete of 2022.