Business of Sports

Federer Becomes a Tennis Billionaire: Business of Sports

The tennis great joins Michael Jordan and LeBron James as one of the few athletes to reach billionaire status.

Roger Federer has become the first modern billionaire from the sport of tennis. 

Photographer: Julian Finney/Getty Images
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