World Tennis Association star Naomi Osaka has been rated as the highest earning sportswoman in the world.
She is closely followed by tennis rival Serena Williams, a research by US business magazine Forbes, has revealed.
Tennis players have topped the rich list for years, with nine women involved in the sport leading the highest-earning sportswomen list for the past year.
Osaka is the highest earner with $37.4m (£26.3m) in the past year, while Serena Williams earned $36m (£27.2m).
In third-place is Ashleigh Barty with an income of $13.1m (£9.9m), with USWNT player Alex Morgan being the only athlete from outside tennis in the top 10.
Tennis players dominated Forbes’ list of the highest-paid female athletes in 2020.
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Naomi Osaka (@naomiosaka) tops the list after raking in $37.4M from endorsement deals and prize money.
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Morgan has an income of $4.6m (£3.5m), which came through endorsements, as she birthed her first child in May.
Meanwhile, Osaka and Williams have both broken the previous record for annual earnings by a female athlete.
The previous record was held by Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, whose income was $29.7m (£22.3m) in 2015.
Forbes calculated the income of the sportswomen for the year under review, starting 1 June 2019 to 1 June 2020.
See the top 10 highest earning sportswomen below:
| Top 10 highest-earning sportswomen* | |||
| Rank | Name | Sport | Earnings |
| 1 | Naomi Osaka | Tennis | $37.4m (£26.3m) |
| 2 | Serena Williams | Tennis | $36m (£27.2m) |
| 3 | Ashleigh Barty | Tennis | $13.1m (£9.9m) |
| 4 | Simona Halep | Tennis | $10.9m (£8.2m) |
| 5 | Bianca Andreescu | Tennis | $8.9m (£6.7m) |
| 6 | Garbine Muguruza | Tennis | $6.6m (£5m) |
| 7 | Elina Svitolina | Tennis | $6.4m (£4.8m) |
| 8 | Sofia Kenin | Tennis | $5.8m (£4.4m) |
| 9 | Angelique Kerber | Tennis | $5.3m (£4m) |
| 10 | Alex Morgan | Football | $4.6m (£3.5m) |
