Instead of notifying on social networks about the situation of injury as before, Roger Federer responded to the press about his ability to play in 2022. More specifically, the speed train said the knee injury caused him to surgery this year to recover slower than expected. Federer will certainly not participate in Australian Open, and can sit out until the end of Wimbledon.
So what is the reason why Federer still tries to continue playing, not declaring retirement at this time? The reason is probably in the sponsorship contracts signed by the speedboat. Even when he was no longer in his peak form, he was still an expensive face with many leading brands such as Rolex, Credit Suisse and Uniqlo.
The deal with those big men helped Federer earn $ 90 million in 2021, making him the highest income player even the bonus from the tournaments accounted for only $ 30,000. Other players like Nadal, Djokovic or Dominic Thiem are still inferior to Federer a lot about making money and branding, when most of their income still depends on large tennis tournaments.
However, everything has its two sides. The contract signed with the sponsors made Federer unable to retire as desired. Instead, he was forced to continue playing until the limit contract if he did not want to pay compensation. That is why the train was offered for nearly a year but still announced that he would come back, even though that day was getting far away.
With more than 20 years of top tennis play, Federer is currently the owner of a US $ 550 million asset owner, but that number is likely to continue to rise in the future. Currently, the speed train has a significant stake in a company named On, and this business is about to list shares on the stock market. This may be the Federer stepping stone into a billionaire in the future.
