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Detailed explanation-1: -Japan’s Naomi Osaka , a four-times Grand Slam tennis champion who has helped raise awareness of mental health issues in sport, is the world’s highest-paid female athlete, according to a list published by business magazine Forbes on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the top is tennis ace Naomi Osaka, who hauled in $57.3 million, easily a calendar-year record for a female athlete. Serena Williams takes the runner-up spot with $45.9 million.

Detailed explanation-3: -Naomi Osaka once again tops the list of the highest-paid female athletes in the world, bringing in $51.1 million in 2022, according to Forbes.

Detailed explanation-4: -For the third straight year, Naomi Osaka tops Forbes’ annual list of the World’s highest-paid female athletes. Osaka leads a pack of seven players who placed inside the list’s Top 10, including Serena Williams, Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek, Venus Williams, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s badminton star PV Sindhu is the only Indian player in the top 25 in Forbes’ annual list of the highest-paid female athletes in the world.