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Rafa Nadal heads the tennis earnings list
By h.b.
Oct 14, 2008 - 8:12 AM

Rafa Nadal is now the richest tennis player in the world, to go with his Number One status. So far this year he has picked up 6 million 583,074 dollars, 4.8 million €.
Federer is second in the earnings list, followed by Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

The player from Mallorca was given the trophy to go with the number one placing at the start of the Madrid Masters which is currently underway.

Nadal teamed up with Carlos Moyá to get a surprise win in doubles against the United States paring of James Blake and Mardy Fish. 4-6, 7-6 and 10-5.