Federer pips Woods in prize money earnings
Nineteen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has overtaken former world number one golfer Tiger Woods as the highest prize money earner in individual sports, according to a list released by Forbes.
Recently, world number two Federer became the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals by seeing off a spirited challenge from 20-yearold Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 6-1 in a thrilling round robin clash that lasted two hours and 11 minutes.
The victory took his prize money to a whopping $110,235,682, thus surpassing previous number one Woods’ tally of $110,061,012 in his career.
It should be noted that Federer is in a rich-vein of form having won seven titles this year, including Australian Open and Wimbledon, and will chase to win his first season-ending title since 2011.
The 36-year-old Swiss tennis maestro, who chose to sit out of the second half of 2016 in order to recover fully from his knee surgery as well as a back problem, has also moved to number two spot in the ATP Rankings.
POLICE END PROBE INTO KVITOVA ATTACK
Czech police have ended their investigation into a knife attack on twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova last year that forced her off the court for five months this season.
Kvitova, who lifted the Wimbledon trophy in 2011 and 2014, required four hours of surgery in December after protecting herself from a man wielding a knife who had gained access to her apartment by posing as a utility worker.
The police received a number of clues from the public but could not identify the attacker.
“It was not possible to find facts that would warrant launching prosecution (of any specific person),” said police spokeswoman Jitka Dolejsova said.
Kvitova, 27, was ranked 11th in the world at the time of the attack.
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