Maria Sharapova unchallenged as world's top earning female athlete.

 The Russian tennis player  Maria Sharapova remains unchallenged as the world's highest paid woman in professional sports. But  Sharapova may not have won a grand slam title since 2008.For the seventh straight year, Sharapova topped the annual list provided by Forbes magazine, despite failing to add to her three grand slam titles, although she did make the Wimbledon final in July.Sharapova's earnings, mostly off-court endorsements, were estimated at $25 million, twice as much as her nearest rival, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, the current women's world number one.


Top 10 women earners
1. Maria Sharapova $25 million (Russia, tennis)
2. Caroline Wozniacki $12.5 million (Denmark, tennis
3. Danica Patrick $12 million (U.S., motor racing)
4. Venus Williams $11.5 million (U.S., tennis)
5. Kim Clijsters $11 million (Belgium, tennis)
6. Serena Williams $10.5 million (U.S., tennis)
7. Kim Yuna $10 million (figure skating, South Korea)
8. Li Na $8 million (China, tennis)
9. Ana Ivanovic $6 million (Serbia, tennis)
10. Paula Creamer $5.5 million (U.S., golf)

Federer, Nadal, SWilliams win at Wimbledon.

 Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams — players with a combined 12 Wimbledon titles — won in straight sets Saturday to move into the fourth round and maintain their pursuit of more championship trophies at the All England Club.Six-time champion Federer defeated David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 to move closer to equaling Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon titles.Two-time winner and defending champion Rafael Nadal committed only three unforced errors in a 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-0 victory over Gilles Muller, a 92nd-ranked wild card from Luxembourg.Williams, chasing a third straight title and fifth overall in her comeback from nearly a year out with serious health problems, served 10 aces in downing 26th-seeded Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-2.