Roger Federer is once again the top prize money earner in tennis after he won title No. The Swiss superstar's 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3 defeat of former US Open winner Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday earned him a cheque of €395,850 ($459,641), which meant he knocked Novak Djokovic off the top of the all-time career prize money leader board. 1 who has been off the Tour since July because of injury, had been leading the on-court earnings list since he became the first player to amass $100 million in prize money in June 2016. The second-ranked Federer, who had started the season as the world No. READ: Roger Federer tops the Forbes Fab 40"I'm very disappointed to announce that I won't be playing Paris," reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Federer told the ATP website.

Source: Forbes October 30, 2017 14:03 UTC