Forbes has published a list of the highest paid female athletes in the world in 2021, and tennis players led it, reports the Championship.

The ex-first rackets of the planet broke into the leaders, and the first number of the updated rating of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Ashleigh Barty from Australia is among the outsiders of the top 10.

The highest paid female athletes in the world according to Forbes

1. Naomi Osaka (tennis) $57.3 million

2. Serena Williams (tennis) $45.9 million ($0.9 million + $45 million)

3. Venus Williams (tennis) $11.3 million ($0.3 million + $11 million)

4. Simone Biles (gymnastics) - $10.1 million (0.1 million + 10 million)

5. Garbiñe Muguruza (tennis) $8.8 million ($2.8 million + $6 million)

6. Ko Jin Young (golf) - $7.5 million (3.5 million + 4 million)

7. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (badminton) $7.2 million ($0.2 million + $7 million)

8. Ashleigh Barty (tennis) $6.9 million ($3.9 million + $3 million)

9. Nelly Korda (golf) - $5.9 million (2.4 million + 3.5 million)

10. Candice Parker (basketball) $5.7 million ($0.2 million + $5.5 million)

Elena Rybakina will play with Zarina Diyas in the first round of the Australian Open

Let's add that the draw of the Australian Open with the participation of the leading tennis players of Kazakhstan took place earlier.

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