1 in men's tennis history. The second-ranked Federer, 36, announced his surprise entry into an event he last played five years ago on his website on Wednesday. "The tournament is special for me," said Federer, the champion in Rotterdam in 2005 and 2012. Federer, the world's top-paid tennis player according to FORBES with annual on- and off-court earnings of $64 milion, would reclaim the No. The last-minute entry of one of the world's most popular sports stars was welcomed by Rotterdam tournament director Richard Krajicek:

Source: Forbes February 07, 2018 19:30 UTC